Demographics of El Salvador

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date19 May 2025

As of 2025, the population of El Salvador is projected at 6.37 million, compared to 6.34 million in 2024. It is the tenth-most populous country in North America and ranks 113th in the world. The population growth rate in 2025 is projected at 0.41 percent, the 151st highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 3.02 million males and 3.34 million females in El Salvador. The percentage of the male population is 47.5%, compared to 52.5% of the female population. El Salvador has 318k more females than males. The sex ratio in El Salvador in 2025 will be 90.484 males per 100 females. El Salvador is in the 23th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

El Salvador population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
19501,078,3211,105,1862,183,5062.3897.569
19551,213,1351,243,4602,456,5952.4597.561
19601,379,7621,411,6972,791,4592.7597.738
19651,590,0141,609,4533,199,4662.8198.792
19701,833,9181,834,8783,668,7962.4399.948
19752,052,5862,067,8624,120,4492.2099.261
19802,247,3372,293,0444,540,3820.8998.007
19852,400,4782,494,2274,894,7062.0096.241
19902,641,1742,758,5525,399,7261.8695.745
19952,802,2352,959,8965,762,1310.7994.673
20002,867,2683,076,0985,943,3660.4693.211
20052,872,4633,133,1146,005,578-0.0391.681
20102,892,1473,176,1026,068,2490.3591.060
20152,945,3633,238,3136,183,6760.2990.954
20202,962,8693,271,8046,234,6730.3790.558
20212,972,1253,283,6576,255,7820.3190.513
20222,983,4003,296,9196,280,3190.4890.491
20232,997,1853,312,4396,309,6240.4690.483
20243,010,7333,327,4596,338,1930.4590.481
20253,023,7533,341,7506,365,5030.4190.484
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195044.19517.2026.296
195546.03316.5906.475
196048.29216.0826.618
196550.20815.7426.636
197051.36415.4616.178
197553.42215.7365.705
198048.58916.3565.107
198558.03117.1254.316
199061.98117.6903.964
199564.90318.5903.568
200067.71120.2243.076
200569.33621.6842.440
201070.90922.5642.239
201570.95223.8342.067
202070.24425.6911.819
202169.94126.0881.803
202271.96926.5101.785
202372.09926.9561.775
202472.30227.4161.768
202572.52027.8901.753
  • Total
  • Crude

El Salvador death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195045,946102,49621.04246.941
195548,422116,60819.71147.467
196049,706131,25017.80747.019
196552,784148,12616.49846.297
197056,494156,99115.39842.791
197554,347171,08213.18941.520
198069,097180,86615.21839.835
198547,664174,9119.73835.735
199041,837182,1487.74833.733
199539,136177,4046.79230.788
200038,939161,2556.55227.132
200543,474128,3587.23921.373
201043,789119,4817.21619.690
201545,623114,8887.37818.579
202053,401101,6468.56516.303
202154,503101,0298.71216.150
202246,84499,9857.45915.920
202347,44399,4287.51915.758
202447,34498,8587.47015.597
202547,73497,8747.49915.376
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of El Salvador

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
1950803,1611,396,73736.509
1955909,2271,520,10637.427
19601,059,6951,703,20438.354
19651,244,9651,952,89838.931
19701,446,8572,221,73839.439
19751,723,3242,424,20141.551
19802,020,0332,560,67144.099
19852,298,3042,625,55646.677
19902,589,3202,665,66449.274
19953,029,3142,581,80153.988
20003,456,7412,410,88558.912
20053,716,7292,312,23261.648
20104,034,8982,129,72865.452
20154,399,7971,912,68169.700
20204,758,5081,720,55873.444
20214,826,8021,685,52274.118
20224,893,6611,651,51274.767
20234,959,0441,618,51775.393
20245,022,9851,586,55075.996
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

El Salvador population by Age Group (2025)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 249,440 238,303 487,742 7.66 104.673
05-09 260,178 247,982 508,161 7.98 104.918
10-14 286,934 269,346 556,279 8.74 106.530
15-19 287,370 268,940 556,311 8.74 106.853
20-24 297,443 282,789 580,232 9.12 105.182
25-29 320,959 310,267 631,227 9.92 103.446
30-34 278,706 277,779 556,486 8.74 100.334
35-39 202,870 226,497 429,368 6.75 89.569
40-44 157,393 205,861 363,254 5.71 76.456
45-49 146,690 206,120 352,810 5.54 71.167
50-54 127,930 184,564 312,494 4.91 69.315
55-59 112,369 163,021 275,390 4.33 68.929
60-64 90,490 136,341 226,832 3.56 66.370
65-69 72,558 109,022 181,580 2.85 66.554
70-74 56,036 85,977 142,013 2.23 65.176
75-79 40,398 62,502 102,900 1.62 64.635
80-84 23,134 39,962 63,096 0.99 57.890
85-89 9,888 19,461 29,349 0.46 50.809
90-94 2,583 5,939 8,521 0.13 43.492
95-99 369 1,006 1,376 0.02 36.680
100+ 11 70 82 0.00 15.714
Total 3,023,749 3,341,749 6,365,503 90.484