Population of El Salvador

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date19 May 2025

The current population of El Salvador is 6,366,223 as of July 12, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of El Salvador is projected at 6,365,503, or 6.37 million, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in El Salvador is projected at 6,338,193, or 6.34 million people, for the year 2024.

El Salvador is the tenth-most populous country in North America and is in the 113th position in the world on the list of 237 countries and territories.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

El Salvador population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
20246,323,9856,338,19328,4160.4480.0777
20256,352,4016,365,50326,2040.4120.0773
20266,378,6056,391,25325,2970.3960.0770
20276,403,9026,416,44325,0810.3910.0767
20286,428,9836,440,93423,9010.3710.0763
20296,452,8846,464,41423,0600.3570.0760
20306,475,9446,486,20720,5250.3160.0757
20316,496,4696,506,40219,8660.3050.0754
20326,516,3356,525,79718,9240.2900.0750
20336,535,2596,544,66218,8050.2870.0747
20346,554,0646,562,18916,2490.2480.0744
20356,570,3136,578,18115,7360.2390.0740
20366,586,0496,593,32414,5500.2210.0737
20376,600,5996,607,02012,8420.1940.0734
20386,613,4416,619,83312,7840.1930.0730
20396,626,2256,631,1679,8850.1490.0727
20406,636,1106,640,7529,2830.1400.0724
20416,645,3936,649,2937,8000.1170.0720
20426,653,1936,656,2156,0430.0910.0717
20436,659,2366,661,8845,2960.0790.0713
20446,664,5326,665,7512,4380.0370.0710
20456,666,9706,668,0252,1100.0320.0706
20466,669,0806,669,4096590.0100.0703
20476,669,7396,669,8361940.0030.0700
20486,669,9336,669,222-1,421-0.0210.0696
20496,668,5126,666,756-3,513-0.0530.0693
20506,664,9996,663,346-3,307-0.0500.0689
20516,661,6926,658,584-6,215-0.0930.0686
20526,655,4776,652,327-6,300-0.0950.0683
20536,649,1776,645,254-7,846-0.1180.0680
20546,641,3316,636,014-10,634-0.1600.0676
20556,630,6976,624,747-11,901-0.1800.0673
20566,618,7966,612,215-13,163-0.1990.0669
20576,605,6336,598,565-14,137-0.2140.0666
20586,591,4966,584,690-13,612-0.2070.0663
20596,577,8846,570,284-15,199-0.2310.0659
20606,562,6856,554,199-16,972-0.2590.0656
20616,545,7136,537,101-17,223-0.2630.0653
20626,528,4906,519,119-18,742-0.2870.0649
20636,509,7486,499,526-20,443-0.3150.0646
20646,489,3056,478,356-21,897-0.3380.0643
20656,467,4086,455,855-23,107-0.3580.0639
20666,444,3016,432,657-23,289-0.3620.0636
20676,421,0126,408,814-24,397-0.3810.0632
20686,396,6156,383,583-26,064-0.4080.0628
20696,370,5516,357,176-26,751-0.4210.0625
20706,343,8006,329,849-27,903-0.4410.0621
20716,315,8976,301,664-28,465-0.4520.0618
20726,287,4326,272,855-29,155-0.4650.0614
20736,258,2776,241,824-32,907-0.5270.0610
20746,225,3706,209,161-32,418-0.5220.0606
20756,192,9526,175,901-34,102-0.5520.0602
20766,158,8506,140,614-36,472-0.5940.0599
20776,122,3786,103,698-37,360-0.6120.0594
20786,085,0186,065,626-38,784-0.6390.0590
20796,046,2346,026,033-40,401-0.6700.0586
20806,005,8335,985,033-41,601-0.6950.0582
20815,964,2325,942,992-42,480-0.7150.0578
20825,921,7525,900,187-43,130-0.7310.0573
20835,878,6225,856,529-44,185-0.7540.0569
20845,834,4375,811,605-45,664-0.7860.0565
20855,788,7735,765,732-46,082-0.7990.0560
20865,742,6915,719,483-46,416-0.8120.0556
20875,696,2755,672,919-46,711-0.8230.0552
20885,649,5645,626,263-46,602-0.8280.0547
20895,602,9625,579,409-47,105-0.8440.0543
20905,555,8575,532,369-46,976-0.8490.0539
20915,508,8815,485,392-46,978-0.8560.0534
20925,461,9035,438,514-46,778-0.8600.0530
20935,415,1255,391,717-46,817-0.8680.0526
20945,368,3085,344,855-46,906-0.8780.0522
20955,321,4025,298,053-46,697-0.8810.0518
20965,274,7055,251,561-46,287-0.8810.0514
20975,228,4185,205,941-44,953-0.8630.0510
20985,183,4655,161,162-44,607-0.8640.0506
20995,138,8585,116,885-43,946-0.8590.0502
21005,094,9125,073,225-43,375-0.8550.0498

El Salvador population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
19502,157,4962,183,50652,0202.3830.0876
19512,209,5162,235,30551,5772.3070.0881
19522,261,0932,287,95253,7182.3480.0885
19532,314,8112,341,98354,3452.3210.0889
19542,369,1562,397,83157,3502.3920.0893
19552,426,5062,456,59560,1782.4500.0896
19562,486,6842,518,16562,9622.5000.0901
19572,549,6462,582,51165,7302.5450.0905
19582,615,3762,648,66166,5702.5130.0910
19592,681,9462,717,53771,1812.6190.0916
19602,753,1272,791,45976,6632.7470.0926
19612,829,7902,870,01680,4522.8030.0936
19622,910,2422,949,20477,9242.6420.0944
19632,988,1663,028,67981,0262.6750.0949
19643,069,1923,111,88385,3812.7440.0953
19653,154,5733,199,46689,7862.8060.0959
19663,244,3593,290,96193,2032.8320.0967
19673,337,5623,385,18495,2452.8140.0975
19683,432,8073,480,77395,9312.7560.0982
19693,528,7383,576,48595,4942.6700.0988
19703,624,2323,668,79689,1292.4290.0993
19713,713,3613,757,52388,3242.3510.0997
19723,801,6853,846,83090,2902.3470.1000
19733,891,9753,938,06892,1862.3410.1004
19743,984,1614,029,67191,0212.2590.1008
19754,075,1824,120,44990,5332.1970.1012
19764,165,7154,210,31089,1892.1180.1016
19774,254,9044,301,25692,7042.1550.1020
19784,347,6084,394,11493,0132.1170.1024
19794,440,6214,480,38879,5341.7750.1026
19804,520,1554,540,38240,4530.8910.1021
19814,560,6084,570,59919,9820.4370.1009
19824,580,5904,622,47783,7741.8120.1002
19834,664,3644,707,36786,0061.8270.1002
19844,750,3704,798,00395,2671.9860.1003
19854,845,6374,894,70698,1372.0050.1005
19864,943,7744,992,76997,9891.9630.1007
19875,041,7635,092,441101,3571.9900.1008
19885,143,1205,195,833105,4252.0290.1010
19895,248,5455,298,979100,8681.9040.1012
19905,349,4135,399,726100,6271.8640.1013
19915,450,0405,495,07790,0731.6390.1014
19925,540,1135,585,60990,9931.6290.1014
19935,631,1065,659,95757,7011.0190.1012
19945,688,8075,714,12950,6440.8860.1007
19955,739,4515,762,13145,3590.7870.1001
19965,784,8105,805,28640,9520.7050.0994
19975,825,7625,844,57837,6320.6440.0986
19985,863,3945,880,78134,7740.5910.0979
19995,898,1685,913,90031,4650.5320.0971
20005,929,6335,943,36627,4660.4620.0963
20015,957,0995,968,06021,9220.3670.0954
20025,979,0215,986,63115,2190.2540.0945
20035,994,2405,998,5998,7170.1450.0934
20046,002,9576,004,6713,4280.0570.0923
20056,006,3856,005,578-1,615-0.0270.0912
20066,004,7706,002,319-4,901-0.0820.0900
20075,999,8696,009,82419,9110.3310.0889
20086,019,7806,029,29719,0330.3160.0881
20096,038,8136,048,27918,9320.3130.0872
20106,057,7456,068,24921,0090.3460.0864
20116,078,7546,090,12722,7460.3730.0856
20126,101,5006,113,97524,9500.4080.0849
20136,126,4506,138,83924,7780.4040.0842
20146,151,2286,162,95523,4540.3810.0835
20156,174,6826,183,67617,9890.2910.0828
20166,192,6716,200,80016,2570.2620.0820
20176,208,9286,213,5339,2110.1480.0813
20186,218,1396,219,8073,3370.0540.0805
20196,221,4766,222,3181,6830.0270.0797
20206,223,1596,234,67323,0290.3690.0790
20216,246,1886,255,78219,1870.3070.0786
20226,265,3756,280,31929,8880.4760.0783
20236,295,2636,309,62428,7220.4550.0780