| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 24 Jun 2024 |
The current population of El Salvador is 6,361,535 as of April 26, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of El Salvador is projected at 6,396,289, or 6.40 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in El Salvador is projected at 6,364,943, or 6.36 million people, for the year 2023.
El Salvador is the tenth-most populous country in North America and is in the 112th 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 | |
| 2022 | 6,323,795 | 6,336,392 | 25,194 | 0.398 | 0.079 |
| 2023 | 6,348,989 | 6,364,943 | 31,907 | 0.501 | 0.079 |
| 2024 | 6,380,896 | 6,396,289 | 30,786 | 0.481 | 0.079 |
| 2025 | 6,411,682 | 6,426,229 | 29,093 | 0.453 | 0.078 |
| 2026 | 6,440,775 | 6,454,735 | 27,921 | 0.433 | 0.078 |
| 2027 | 6,468,696 | 6,481,920 | 26,448 | 0.408 | 0.078 |
| 2028 | 6,495,144 | 6,507,533 | 24,777 | 0.381 | 0.077 |
| 2029 | 6,519,921 | 6,531,581 | 23,320 | 0.357 | 0.077 |
| 2030 | 6,543,241 | 6,554,224 | 21,966 | 0.335 | 0.077 |
| 2031 | 6,565,207 | 6,575,289 | 20,165 | 0.307 | 0.076 |
| 2032 | 6,585,372 | 6,594,732 | 18,720 | 0.284 | 0.076 |
| 2033 | 6,604,092 | 6,612,593 | 17,003 | 0.257 | 0.076 |
| 2034 | 6,621,095 | 6,628,758 | 15,326 | 0.231 | 0.075 |
| 2035 | 6,636,421 | 6,642,981 | 13,120 | 0.198 | 0.075 |
| 2036 | 6,649,541 | 6,655,215 | 11,347 | 0.170 | 0.074 |
| 2037 | 6,660,888 | 6,665,414 | 9,052 | 0.136 | 0.074 |
| 2038 | 6,669,940 | 6,673,556 | 7,231 | 0.108 | 0.074 |
| 2039 | 6,677,171 | 6,679,834 | 5,326 | 0.080 | 0.073 |
| 2040 | 6,682,497 | 6,684,174 | 3,354 | 0.050 | 0.073 |
| 2041 | 6,685,851 | 6,686,672 | 1,643 | 0.025 | 0.072 |
| 2042 | 6,687,494 | 6,687,447 | -94 | -0.001 | 0.072 |
| 2043 | 6,687,400 | 6,686,596 | -1,609 | -0.024 | 0.071 |
| 2044 | 6,685,791 | 6,684,118 | -3,345 | -0.050 | 0.071 |
| 2045 | 6,682,446 | 6,679,967 | -4,957 | -0.074 | 0.071 |
| 2046 | 6,677,489 | 6,674,258 | -6,461 | -0.097 | 0.070 |
| 2047 | 6,671,028 | 6,667,096 | -7,863 | -0.118 | 0.070 |
| 2048 | 6,663,165 | 6,658,486 | -9,358 | -0.141 | 0.069 |
| 2049 | 6,653,807 | 6,648,422 | -10,769 | -0.162 | 0.069 |
| 2050 | 6,643,038 | 6,636,854 | -12,369 | -0.186 | 0.068 |
| 2051 | 6,630,669 | 6,623,673 | -13,991 | -0.211 | 0.068 |
| 2052 | 6,616,678 | 6,608,955 | -15,446 | -0.234 | 0.067 |
| 2053 | 6,601,232 | 6,592,679 | -17,106 | -0.259 | 0.067 |
| 2054 | 6,584,126 | 6,574,781 | -18,690 | -0.284 | 0.067 |
| 2055 | 6,565,436 | 6,555,297 | -20,278 | -0.309 | 0.066 |
| 2056 | 6,545,158 | 6,534,368 | -21,580 | -0.330 | 0.066 |
| 2057 | 6,523,578 | 6,511,985 | -23,186 | -0.356 | 0.065 |
| 2058 | 6,500,392 | 6,488,040 | -24,704 | -0.381 | 0.065 |
| 2059 | 6,475,688 | 6,462,632 | -26,113 | -0.404 | 0.064 |
| 2060 | 6,449,575 | 6,435,806 | -27,538 | -0.428 | 0.064 |
| 2061 | 6,422,037 | 6,407,503 | -29,067 | -0.454 | 0.063 |
| 2062 | 6,392,970 | 6,377,657 | -30,627 | -0.480 | 0.063 |
| 2063 | 6,362,343 | 6,346,333 | -32,020 | -0.505 | 0.063 |
| 2064 | 6,330,323 | 6,313,485 | -33,675 | -0.533 | 0.062 |
| 2065 | 6,296,648 | 6,279,006 | -35,284 | -0.562 | 0.062 |
| 2066 | 6,261,364 | 6,242,974 | -36,781 | -0.589 | 0.061 |
| 2067 | 6,224,583 | 6,205,574 | -38,017 | -0.613 | 0.061 |
| 2068 | 6,186,566 | 6,166,724 | -39,685 | -0.644 | 0.060 |
| 2069 | 6,146,881 | 6,126,257 | -41,247 | -0.673 | 0.060 |
| 2070 | 6,105,634 | 6,084,247 | -42,774 | -0.703 | 0.059 |
| 2071 | 6,062,860 | 6,040,699 | -44,322 | -0.734 | 0.059 |
| 2072 | 6,018,538 | 5,995,641 | -45,793 | -0.764 | 0.058 |
| 2073 | 5,972,745 | 5,948,952 | -47,586 | -0.800 | 0.058 |
| 2074 | 5,925,159 | 5,900,549 | -49,220 | -0.834 | 0.057 |
| 2075 | 5,875,939 | 5,850,631 | -50,616 | -0.865 | 0.056 |
| 2076 | 5,825,323 | 5,799,283 | -52,080 | -0.898 | 0.056 |
| 2077 | 5,773,243 | 5,746,462 | -53,563 | -0.932 | 0.055 |
| 2078 | 5,719,680 | 5,692,173 | -55,014 | -0.966 | 0.055 |
| 2079 | 5,664,666 | 5,636,436 | -56,460 | -1.002 | 0.054 |
| 2080 | 5,608,206 | 5,579,374 | -57,664 | -1.034 | 0.054 |
| 2081 | 5,550,542 | 5,520,965 | -59,155 | -1.071 | 0.053 |
| 2082 | 5,491,387 | 5,461,194 | -60,385 | -1.106 | 0.052 |
| 2083 | 5,431,002 | 5,400,277 | -61,450 | -1.138 | 0.052 |
| 2084 | 5,369,552 | 5,338,248 | -62,608 | -1.173 | 0.051 |
| 2085 | 5,306,944 | 5,275,117 | -63,655 | -1.207 | 0.051 |
| 2086 | 5,243,289 | 5,211,105 | -64,367 | -1.235 | 0.050 |
| 2087 | 5,178,922 | 5,146,312 | -65,220 | -1.267 | 0.049 |
| 2088 | 5,113,702 | 5,080,813 | -65,779 | -1.295 | 0.049 |
| 2089 | 5,047,923 | 5,014,842 | -66,162 | -1.319 | 0.048 |
| 2090 | 4,981,761 | 4,948,431 | -66,660 | -1.347 | 0.047 |
| 2091 | 4,915,101 | 4,881,627 | -66,947 | -1.371 | 0.047 |
| 2092 | 4,848,154 | 4,814,632 | -67,044 | -1.393 | 0.046 |
| 2093 | 4,781,110 | 4,747,639 | -66,942 | -1.410 | 0.046 |
| 2094 | 4,714,168 | 4,680,722 | -66,892 | -1.429 | 0.045 |
| 2095 | 4,647,276 | 4,613,943 | -66,666 | -1.445 | 0.044 |
| 2096 | 4,580,610 | 4,547,448 | -66,324 | -1.459 | 0.044 |
| 2097 | 4,514,286 | 4,481,207 | -66,159 | -1.476 | 0.043 |
| 2098 | 4,448,127 | 4,415,225 | -65,804 | -1.490 | 0.043 |
| 2099 | 4,382,323 | 4,349,602 | -65,442 | -1.505 | 0.042 |
| 2100 | 4,316,881 | 4,284,249 | -65,264 | -1.523 | 0.041 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 2,157,496 | 2,182,409 | 49,825 | 2.283 | 0.087 |
| 1951 | 2,207,321 | 2,232,150 | 49,658 | 2.225 | 0.088 |
| 1952 | 2,256,979 | 2,283,105 | 52,252 | 2.289 | 0.088 |
| 1953 | 2,309,231 | 2,335,943 | 53,423 | 2.287 | 0.088 |
| 1954 | 2,362,654 | 2,390,852 | 56,397 | 2.359 | 0.089 |
| 1955 | 2,419,051 | 2,448,633 | 59,164 | 2.416 | 0.089 |
| 1956 | 2,478,215 | 2,509,186 | 61,943 | 2.469 | 0.090 |
| 1957 | 2,540,158 | 2,572,504 | 64,692 | 2.515 | 0.090 |
| 1958 | 2,604,850 | 2,637,600 | 65,500 | 2.483 | 0.090 |
| 1959 | 2,670,350 | 2,705,557 | 70,415 | 2.603 | 0.091 |
| 1960 | 2,740,765 | 2,779,327 | 77,123 | 2.775 | 0.092 |
| 1961 | 2,817,888 | 2,858,896 | 82,015 | 2.869 | 0.093 |
| 1962 | 2,899,903 | 2,937,821 | 75,836 | 2.582 | 0.094 |
| 1963 | 2,975,739 | 3,014,885 | 78,293 | 2.597 | 0.094 |
| 1964 | 3,054,032 | 3,095,170 | 82,276 | 2.658 | 0.095 |
| 1965 | 3,136,308 | 3,179,506 | 86,395 | 2.717 | 0.095 |
| 1966 | 3,222,703 | 3,266,436 | 87,466 | 2.678 | 0.096 |
| 1967 | 3,310,169 | 3,354,611 | 88,884 | 2.650 | 0.097 |
| 1968 | 3,399,053 | 3,443,251 | 88,396 | 2.567 | 0.097 |
| 1969 | 3,487,449 | 3,530,958 | 87,018 | 2.465 | 0.098 |
| 1970 | 3,574,467 | 3,619,090 | 89,246 | 2.466 | 0.098 |
| 1971 | 3,663,713 | 3,708,010 | 88,594 | 2.389 | 0.098 |
| 1972 | 3,752,307 | 3,798,109 | 91,604 | 2.412 | 0.099 |
| 1973 | 3,843,911 | 3,890,639 | 93,456 | 2.402 | 0.099 |
| 1974 | 3,937,367 | 3,984,049 | 93,364 | 2.344 | 0.100 |
| 1975 | 4,030,731 | 4,076,751 | 92,041 | 2.258 | 0.100 |
| 1976 | 4,122,772 | 4,166,890 | 88,235 | 2.118 | 0.101 |
| 1977 | 4,211,007 | 4,256,699 | 91,385 | 2.147 | 0.101 |
| 1978 | 4,302,392 | 4,346,522 | 88,260 | 2.031 | 0.101 |
| 1979 | 4,390,652 | 4,433,041 | 84,777 | 1.912 | 0.102 |
| 1980 | 4,475,429 | 4,508,992 | 67,126 | 1.489 | 0.101 |
| 1981 | 4,542,555 | 4,549,173 | 13,237 | 0.291 | 0.101 |
| 1982 | 4,555,792 | 4,599,904 | 88,224 | 1.918 | 0.100 |
| 1983 | 4,644,016 | 4,689,680 | 91,327 | 1.947 | 0.100 |
| 1984 | 4,735,343 | 4,782,219 | 93,752 | 1.960 | 0.100 |
| 1985 | 4,829,095 | 4,876,757 | 95,323 | 1.955 | 0.100 |
| 1986 | 4,924,418 | 4,970,788 | 92,741 | 1.866 | 0.100 |
| 1987 | 5,017,159 | 5,067,200 | 100,082 | 1.975 | 0.101 |
| 1988 | 5,117,241 | 5,170,440 | 106,399 | 2.058 | 0.101 |
| 1989 | 5,223,640 | 5,270,825 | 94,370 | 1.790 | 0.101 |
| 1990 | 5,318,010 | 5,367,179 | 98,338 | 1.832 | 0.101 |
| 1991 | 5,416,348 | 5,461,070 | 89,445 | 1.638 | 0.101 |
| 1992 | 5,505,793 | 5,552,206 | 92,825 | 1.672 | 0.101 |
| 1993 | 5,598,618 | 5,630,987 | 64,738 | 1.150 | 0.101 |
| 1994 | 5,663,356 | 5,693,038 | 59,364 | 1.043 | 0.101 |
| 1995 | 5,722,720 | 5,748,195 | 50,951 | 0.886 | 0.100 |
| 1996 | 5,773,671 | 5,797,140 | 46,937 | 0.810 | 0.100 |
| 1997 | 5,820,608 | 5,842,638 | 44,060 | 0.754 | 0.099 |
| 1998 | 5,864,668 | 5,885,083 | 40,829 | 0.694 | 0.098 |
| 1999 | 5,905,497 | 5,923,852 | 36,710 | 0.620 | 0.098 |
| 2000 | 5,942,207 | 5,958,482 | 32,550 | 0.546 | 0.097 |
| 2001 | 5,974,757 | 5,988,095 | 26,676 | 0.445 | 0.096 |
| 2002 | 6,001,433 | 6,011,275 | 19,684 | 0.327 | 0.095 |
| 2003 | 6,021,117 | 6,026,849 | 11,463 | 0.190 | 0.094 |
| 2004 | 6,032,580 | 6,035,655 | 6,151 | 0.102 | 0.093 |
| 2005 | 6,038,731 | 6,037,817 | -1,828 | -0.030 | 0.092 |
| 2006 | 6,036,903 | 6,034,436 | -4,934 | -0.082 | 0.091 |
| 2007 | 6,031,969 | 6,044,131 | 24,324 | 0.402 | 0.090 |
| 2008 | 6,056,293 | 6,068,099 | 23,612 | 0.389 | 0.089 |
| 2009 | 6,079,905 | 6,091,188 | 22,565 | 0.370 | 0.088 |
| 2010 | 6,102,470 | 6,114,034 | 23,129 | 0.378 | 0.088 |
| 2011 | 6,125,599 | 6,137,349 | 23,499 | 0.383 | 0.087 |
| 2012 | 6,149,098 | 6,161,289 | 24,382 | 0.396 | 0.086 |
| 2013 | 6,173,480 | 6,185,642 | 24,325 | 0.393 | 0.085 |
| 2014 | 6,197,805 | 6,209,526 | 23,443 | 0.378 | 0.085 |
| 2015 | 6,221,248 | 6,231,066 | 19,636 | 0.315 | 0.084 |
| 2016 | 6,240,884 | 6,250,510 | 19,252 | 0.308 | 0.083 |
| 2017 | 6,260,136 | 6,266,654 | 13,037 | 0.208 | 0.082 |
| 2018 | 6,273,173 | 6,276,342 | 6,339 | 0.101 | 0.082 |
| 2019 | 6,279,512 | 6,280,217 | 1,410 | 0.022 | 0.081 |
| 2020 | 6,280,922 | 6,292,731 | 23,618 | 0.375 | 0.080 |
| 2021 | 6,304,540 | 6,314,167 | 19,255 | 0.305 | 0.080 |