| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 19 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.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 6,323,985 | 6,338,193 | 28,416 | 0.448 | 0.0777 |
| 2025 | 6,352,401 | 6,365,503 | 26,204 | 0.412 | 0.0773 |
| 2026 | 6,378,605 | 6,391,253 | 25,297 | 0.396 | 0.0770 |
| 2027 | 6,403,902 | 6,416,443 | 25,081 | 0.391 | 0.0767 |
| 2028 | 6,428,983 | 6,440,934 | 23,901 | 0.371 | 0.0763 |
| 2029 | 6,452,884 | 6,464,414 | 23,060 | 0.357 | 0.0760 |
| 2030 | 6,475,944 | 6,486,207 | 20,525 | 0.316 | 0.0757 |
| 2031 | 6,496,469 | 6,506,402 | 19,866 | 0.305 | 0.0754 |
| 2032 | 6,516,335 | 6,525,797 | 18,924 | 0.290 | 0.0750 |
| 2033 | 6,535,259 | 6,544,662 | 18,805 | 0.287 | 0.0747 |
| 2034 | 6,554,064 | 6,562,189 | 16,249 | 0.248 | 0.0744 |
| 2035 | 6,570,313 | 6,578,181 | 15,736 | 0.239 | 0.0740 |
| 2036 | 6,586,049 | 6,593,324 | 14,550 | 0.221 | 0.0737 |
| 2037 | 6,600,599 | 6,607,020 | 12,842 | 0.194 | 0.0734 |
| 2038 | 6,613,441 | 6,619,833 | 12,784 | 0.193 | 0.0730 |
| 2039 | 6,626,225 | 6,631,167 | 9,885 | 0.149 | 0.0727 |
| 2040 | 6,636,110 | 6,640,752 | 9,283 | 0.140 | 0.0724 |
| 2041 | 6,645,393 | 6,649,293 | 7,800 | 0.117 | 0.0720 |
| 2042 | 6,653,193 | 6,656,215 | 6,043 | 0.091 | 0.0717 |
| 2043 | 6,659,236 | 6,661,884 | 5,296 | 0.079 | 0.0713 |
| 2044 | 6,664,532 | 6,665,751 | 2,438 | 0.037 | 0.0710 |
| 2045 | 6,666,970 | 6,668,025 | 2,110 | 0.032 | 0.0706 |
| 2046 | 6,669,080 | 6,669,409 | 659 | 0.010 | 0.0703 |
| 2047 | 6,669,739 | 6,669,836 | 194 | 0.003 | 0.0700 |
| 2048 | 6,669,933 | 6,669,222 | -1,421 | -0.021 | 0.0696 |
| 2049 | 6,668,512 | 6,666,756 | -3,513 | -0.053 | 0.0693 |
| 2050 | 6,664,999 | 6,663,346 | -3,307 | -0.050 | 0.0689 |
| 2051 | 6,661,692 | 6,658,584 | -6,215 | -0.093 | 0.0686 |
| 2052 | 6,655,477 | 6,652,327 | -6,300 | -0.095 | 0.0683 |
| 2053 | 6,649,177 | 6,645,254 | -7,846 | -0.118 | 0.0680 |
| 2054 | 6,641,331 | 6,636,014 | -10,634 | -0.160 | 0.0676 |
| 2055 | 6,630,697 | 6,624,747 | -11,901 | -0.180 | 0.0673 |
| 2056 | 6,618,796 | 6,612,215 | -13,163 | -0.199 | 0.0669 |
| 2057 | 6,605,633 | 6,598,565 | -14,137 | -0.214 | 0.0666 |
| 2058 | 6,591,496 | 6,584,690 | -13,612 | -0.207 | 0.0663 |
| 2059 | 6,577,884 | 6,570,284 | -15,199 | -0.231 | 0.0659 |
| 2060 | 6,562,685 | 6,554,199 | -16,972 | -0.259 | 0.0656 |
| 2061 | 6,545,713 | 6,537,101 | -17,223 | -0.263 | 0.0653 |
| 2062 | 6,528,490 | 6,519,119 | -18,742 | -0.287 | 0.0649 |
| 2063 | 6,509,748 | 6,499,526 | -20,443 | -0.315 | 0.0646 |
| 2064 | 6,489,305 | 6,478,356 | -21,897 | -0.338 | 0.0643 |
| 2065 | 6,467,408 | 6,455,855 | -23,107 | -0.358 | 0.0639 |
| 2066 | 6,444,301 | 6,432,657 | -23,289 | -0.362 | 0.0636 |
| 2067 | 6,421,012 | 6,408,814 | -24,397 | -0.381 | 0.0632 |
| 2068 | 6,396,615 | 6,383,583 | -26,064 | -0.408 | 0.0628 |
| 2069 | 6,370,551 | 6,357,176 | -26,751 | -0.421 | 0.0625 |
| 2070 | 6,343,800 | 6,329,849 | -27,903 | -0.441 | 0.0621 |
| 2071 | 6,315,897 | 6,301,664 | -28,465 | -0.452 | 0.0618 |
| 2072 | 6,287,432 | 6,272,855 | -29,155 | -0.465 | 0.0614 |
| 2073 | 6,258,277 | 6,241,824 | -32,907 | -0.527 | 0.0610 |
| 2074 | 6,225,370 | 6,209,161 | -32,418 | -0.522 | 0.0606 |
| 2075 | 6,192,952 | 6,175,901 | -34,102 | -0.552 | 0.0602 |
| 2076 | 6,158,850 | 6,140,614 | -36,472 | -0.594 | 0.0599 |
| 2077 | 6,122,378 | 6,103,698 | -37,360 | -0.612 | 0.0594 |
| 2078 | 6,085,018 | 6,065,626 | -38,784 | -0.639 | 0.0590 |
| 2079 | 6,046,234 | 6,026,033 | -40,401 | -0.670 | 0.0586 |
| 2080 | 6,005,833 | 5,985,033 | -41,601 | -0.695 | 0.0582 |
| 2081 | 5,964,232 | 5,942,992 | -42,480 | -0.715 | 0.0578 |
| 2082 | 5,921,752 | 5,900,187 | -43,130 | -0.731 | 0.0573 |
| 2083 | 5,878,622 | 5,856,529 | -44,185 | -0.754 | 0.0569 |
| 2084 | 5,834,437 | 5,811,605 | -45,664 | -0.786 | 0.0565 |
| 2085 | 5,788,773 | 5,765,732 | -46,082 | -0.799 | 0.0560 |
| 2086 | 5,742,691 | 5,719,483 | -46,416 | -0.812 | 0.0556 |
| 2087 | 5,696,275 | 5,672,919 | -46,711 | -0.823 | 0.0552 |
| 2088 | 5,649,564 | 5,626,263 | -46,602 | -0.828 | 0.0547 |
| 2089 | 5,602,962 | 5,579,409 | -47,105 | -0.844 | 0.0543 |
| 2090 | 5,555,857 | 5,532,369 | -46,976 | -0.849 | 0.0539 |
| 2091 | 5,508,881 | 5,485,392 | -46,978 | -0.856 | 0.0534 |
| 2092 | 5,461,903 | 5,438,514 | -46,778 | -0.860 | 0.0530 |
| 2093 | 5,415,125 | 5,391,717 | -46,817 | -0.868 | 0.0526 |
| 2094 | 5,368,308 | 5,344,855 | -46,906 | -0.878 | 0.0522 |
| 2095 | 5,321,402 | 5,298,053 | -46,697 | -0.881 | 0.0518 |
| 2096 | 5,274,705 | 5,251,561 | -46,287 | -0.881 | 0.0514 |
| 2097 | 5,228,418 | 5,205,941 | -44,953 | -0.863 | 0.0510 |
| 2098 | 5,183,465 | 5,161,162 | -44,607 | -0.864 | 0.0506 |
| 2099 | 5,138,858 | 5,116,885 | -43,946 | -0.859 | 0.0502 |
| 2100 | 5,094,912 | 5,073,225 | -43,375 | -0.855 | 0.0498 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 2,157,496 | 2,183,506 | 52,020 | 2.383 | 0.0876 |
| 1951 | 2,209,516 | 2,235,305 | 51,577 | 2.307 | 0.0881 |
| 1952 | 2,261,093 | 2,287,952 | 53,718 | 2.348 | 0.0885 |
| 1953 | 2,314,811 | 2,341,983 | 54,345 | 2.321 | 0.0889 |
| 1954 | 2,369,156 | 2,397,831 | 57,350 | 2.392 | 0.0893 |
| 1955 | 2,426,506 | 2,456,595 | 60,178 | 2.450 | 0.0896 |
| 1956 | 2,486,684 | 2,518,165 | 62,962 | 2.500 | 0.0901 |
| 1957 | 2,549,646 | 2,582,511 | 65,730 | 2.545 | 0.0905 |
| 1958 | 2,615,376 | 2,648,661 | 66,570 | 2.513 | 0.0910 |
| 1959 | 2,681,946 | 2,717,537 | 71,181 | 2.619 | 0.0916 |
| 1960 | 2,753,127 | 2,791,459 | 76,663 | 2.747 | 0.0926 |
| 1961 | 2,829,790 | 2,870,016 | 80,452 | 2.803 | 0.0936 |
| 1962 | 2,910,242 | 2,949,204 | 77,924 | 2.642 | 0.0944 |
| 1963 | 2,988,166 | 3,028,679 | 81,026 | 2.675 | 0.0949 |
| 1964 | 3,069,192 | 3,111,883 | 85,381 | 2.744 | 0.0953 |
| 1965 | 3,154,573 | 3,199,466 | 89,786 | 2.806 | 0.0959 |
| 1966 | 3,244,359 | 3,290,961 | 93,203 | 2.832 | 0.0967 |
| 1967 | 3,337,562 | 3,385,184 | 95,245 | 2.814 | 0.0975 |
| 1968 | 3,432,807 | 3,480,773 | 95,931 | 2.756 | 0.0982 |
| 1969 | 3,528,738 | 3,576,485 | 95,494 | 2.670 | 0.0988 |
| 1970 | 3,624,232 | 3,668,796 | 89,129 | 2.429 | 0.0993 |
| 1971 | 3,713,361 | 3,757,523 | 88,324 | 2.351 | 0.0997 |
| 1972 | 3,801,685 | 3,846,830 | 90,290 | 2.347 | 0.1000 |
| 1973 | 3,891,975 | 3,938,068 | 92,186 | 2.341 | 0.1004 |
| 1974 | 3,984,161 | 4,029,671 | 91,021 | 2.259 | 0.1008 |
| 1975 | 4,075,182 | 4,120,449 | 90,533 | 2.197 | 0.1012 |
| 1976 | 4,165,715 | 4,210,310 | 89,189 | 2.118 | 0.1016 |
| 1977 | 4,254,904 | 4,301,256 | 92,704 | 2.155 | 0.1020 |
| 1978 | 4,347,608 | 4,394,114 | 93,013 | 2.117 | 0.1024 |
| 1979 | 4,440,621 | 4,480,388 | 79,534 | 1.775 | 0.1026 |
| 1980 | 4,520,155 | 4,540,382 | 40,453 | 0.891 | 0.1021 |
| 1981 | 4,560,608 | 4,570,599 | 19,982 | 0.437 | 0.1009 |
| 1982 | 4,580,590 | 4,622,477 | 83,774 | 1.812 | 0.1002 |
| 1983 | 4,664,364 | 4,707,367 | 86,006 | 1.827 | 0.1002 |
| 1984 | 4,750,370 | 4,798,003 | 95,267 | 1.986 | 0.1003 |
| 1985 | 4,845,637 | 4,894,706 | 98,137 | 2.005 | 0.1005 |
| 1986 | 4,943,774 | 4,992,769 | 97,989 | 1.963 | 0.1007 |
| 1987 | 5,041,763 | 5,092,441 | 101,357 | 1.990 | 0.1008 |
| 1988 | 5,143,120 | 5,195,833 | 105,425 | 2.029 | 0.1010 |
| 1989 | 5,248,545 | 5,298,979 | 100,868 | 1.904 | 0.1012 |
| 1990 | 5,349,413 | 5,399,726 | 100,627 | 1.864 | 0.1013 |
| 1991 | 5,450,040 | 5,495,077 | 90,073 | 1.639 | 0.1014 |
| 1992 | 5,540,113 | 5,585,609 | 90,993 | 1.629 | 0.1014 |
| 1993 | 5,631,106 | 5,659,957 | 57,701 | 1.019 | 0.1012 |
| 1994 | 5,688,807 | 5,714,129 | 50,644 | 0.886 | 0.1007 |
| 1995 | 5,739,451 | 5,762,131 | 45,359 | 0.787 | 0.1001 |
| 1996 | 5,784,810 | 5,805,286 | 40,952 | 0.705 | 0.0994 |
| 1997 | 5,825,762 | 5,844,578 | 37,632 | 0.644 | 0.0986 |
| 1998 | 5,863,394 | 5,880,781 | 34,774 | 0.591 | 0.0979 |
| 1999 | 5,898,168 | 5,913,900 | 31,465 | 0.532 | 0.0971 |
| 2000 | 5,929,633 | 5,943,366 | 27,466 | 0.462 | 0.0963 |
| 2001 | 5,957,099 | 5,968,060 | 21,922 | 0.367 | 0.0954 |
| 2002 | 5,979,021 | 5,986,631 | 15,219 | 0.254 | 0.0945 |
| 2003 | 5,994,240 | 5,998,599 | 8,717 | 0.145 | 0.0934 |
| 2004 | 6,002,957 | 6,004,671 | 3,428 | 0.057 | 0.0923 |
| 2005 | 6,006,385 | 6,005,578 | -1,615 | -0.027 | 0.0912 |
| 2006 | 6,004,770 | 6,002,319 | -4,901 | -0.082 | 0.0900 |
| 2007 | 5,999,869 | 6,009,824 | 19,911 | 0.331 | 0.0889 |
| 2008 | 6,019,780 | 6,029,297 | 19,033 | 0.316 | 0.0881 |
| 2009 | 6,038,813 | 6,048,279 | 18,932 | 0.313 | 0.0872 |
| 2010 | 6,057,745 | 6,068,249 | 21,009 | 0.346 | 0.0864 |
| 2011 | 6,078,754 | 6,090,127 | 22,746 | 0.373 | 0.0856 |
| 2012 | 6,101,500 | 6,113,975 | 24,950 | 0.408 | 0.0849 |
| 2013 | 6,126,450 | 6,138,839 | 24,778 | 0.404 | 0.0842 |
| 2014 | 6,151,228 | 6,162,955 | 23,454 | 0.381 | 0.0835 |
| 2015 | 6,174,682 | 6,183,676 | 17,989 | 0.291 | 0.0828 |
| 2016 | 6,192,671 | 6,200,800 | 16,257 | 0.262 | 0.0820 |
| 2017 | 6,208,928 | 6,213,533 | 9,211 | 0.148 | 0.0813 |
| 2018 | 6,218,139 | 6,219,807 | 3,337 | 0.054 | 0.0805 |
| 2019 | 6,221,476 | 6,222,318 | 1,683 | 0.027 | 0.0797 |
| 2020 | 6,223,159 | 6,234,673 | 23,029 | 0.369 | 0.0790 |
| 2021 | 6,246,188 | 6,255,782 | 19,187 | 0.307 | 0.0786 |
| 2022 | 6,265,375 | 6,280,319 | 29,888 | 0.476 | 0.0783 |
| 2023 | 6,295,263 | 6,309,624 | 28,722 | 0.455 | 0.0780 |