| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of El Salvador is 6,547,290 as of May 26, 2022, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of El Salvador is projected at 6,518,499 or 6.519 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in El Salvador is projected at 6,486,205 or 6.486 million people for the year 2020. El Salvador ranks number 112th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. El Salvador is ranked 10th among 41 countries in North America.
El Salvador's population peak will be 2045 with 6.95 million people after El Salvador's population will be decreased year by year. The El Salvadorn population is projected to reach 6.8 million in 2030 and increase further to 6.94 million in 2050 and 4.8 million by 2100. El Salvador accounts for 0.083 percent of the world population. However, its global share declined by 0.099% in 1989 and is projected to decline at 0.044% by 2100.
El Salvador was at 108th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to increase at 132nd in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 6,486,205 | 32,652 | 0.51 | 0.083 |
| 2021 | 6,518,499 | 32,294 | 0.50 | 0.083 |
| 2022 | 6,550,389 | 31,890 | 0.49 | 0.082 |
| 2023 | 6,581,792 | 31,403 | 0.48 | 0.082 |
| 2024 | 6,612,670 | 30,878 | 0.47 | 0.082 |
| 2025 | 6,642,932 | 30,262 | 0.46 | 0.081 |
| 2026 | 6,672,556 | 29,624 | 0.45 | 0.081 |
| 2027 | 6,701,347 | 28,791 | 0.43 | 0.080 |
| 2028 | 6,728,922 | 27,575 | 0.41 | 0.080 |
| 2029 | 6,754,787 | 25,865 | 0.38 | 0.080 |
| 2030 | 6,778,586 | 23,799 | 0.35 | 0.079 |
| 2031 | 6,800,107 | 21,521 | 0.32 | 0.079 |
| 2032 | 6,819,436 | 19,329 | 0.28 | 0.078 |
| 2033 | 6,836,969 | 17,533 | 0.26 | 0.078 |
| 2034 | 6,853,289 | 16,320 | 0.24 | 0.078 |
| 2035 | 6,868,810 | 15,521 | 0.23 | 0.077 |
| 2036 | 6,883,660 | 14,850 | 0.22 | 0.077 |
| 2037 | 6,897,639 | 13,979 | 0.20 | 0.077 |
| 2038 | 6,910,512 | 12,873 | 0.19 | 0.076 |
| 2039 | 6,921,892 | 11,380 | 0.16 | 0.076 |
| 2040 | 6,931,498 | 9,606 | 0.14 | 0.075 |
| 2041 | 6,939,248 | 7,750 | 0.11 | 0.075 |
| 2042 | 6,945,233 | 5,985 | 0.09 | 0.075 |
| 2043 | 6,949,517 | 4,284 | 0.06 | 0.074 |
| 2044 | 6,952,229 | 2,712 | 0.04 | 0.074 |
| 2045 | 6,953,452 | 1,223 | 0.02 | 0.073 |
| 2046 | 6,953,186 | -266 | 0.00 | 0.073 |
| 2047 | 6,951,395 | -1,791 | -0.03 | 0.073 |
| 2048 | 6,948,075 | -3,320 | -0.05 | 0.072 |
| 2049 | 6,943,210 | -4,865 | -0.07 | 0.072 |
| 2050 | 6,936,786 | -6,424 | -0.09 | 0.071 |
| 2051 | 6,928,818 | -7,968 | -0.11 | 0.071 |
| 2052 | 6,919,289 | -9,529 | -0.14 | 0.070 |
| 2053 | 6,908,188 | -11,101 | -0.16 | 0.070 |
| 2054 | 6,895,507 | -12,681 | -0.18 | 0.070 |
| 2055 | 6,881,226 | -14,281 | -0.21 | 0.069 |
| 2056 | 6,865,336 | -15,890 | -0.23 | 0.069 |
| 2057 | 6,847,847 | -17,489 | -0.25 | 0.068 |
| 2058 | 6,828,744 | -19,103 | -0.28 | 0.068 |
| 2059 | 6,808,019 | -20,725 | -0.30 | 0.067 |
| 2060 | 6,785,675 | -22,344 | -0.33 | 0.067 |
| 2061 | 6,761,703 | -23,972 | -0.35 | 0.066 |
| 2062 | 6,736,109 | -25,594 | -0.38 | 0.066 |
| 2063 | 6,708,893 | -27,216 | -0.40 | 0.065 |
| 2064 | 6,680,073 | -28,820 | -0.43 | 0.065 |
| 2065 | 6,649,648 | -30,425 | -0.46 | 0.064 |
| 2066 | 6,617,634 | -32,014 | -0.48 | 0.064 |
| 2067 | 6,584,027 | -33,607 | -0.51 | 0.063 |
| 2068 | 6,548,826 | -35,201 | -0.53 | 0.063 |
| 2069 | 6,512,048 | -36,778 | -0.56 | 0.062 |
| 2070 | 6,473,704 | -38,344 | -0.59 | 0.062 |
| 2071 | 6,433,806 | -39,898 | -0.62 | 0.061 |
| 2072 | 6,392,359 | -41,447 | -0.64 | 0.061 |
| 2073 | 6,349,365 | -42,994 | -0.67 | 0.060 |
| 2074 | 6,304,795 | -44,570 | -0.70 | 0.060 |
| 2075 | 6,258,663 | -46,132 | -0.73 | 0.059 |
| 2076 | 6,210,992 | -47,671 | -0.76 | 0.059 |
| 2077 | 6,161,809 | -49,183 | -0.79 | 0.058 |
| 2078 | 6,111,157 | -50,652 | -0.82 | 0.057 |
| 2079 | 6,059,051 | -52,106 | -0.85 | 0.057 |
| 2080 | 6,005,527 | -53,524 | -0.88 | 0.056 |
| 2081 | 5,950,639 | -54,888 | -0.91 | 0.056 |
| 2082 | 5,894,452 | -56,187 | -0.94 | 0.055 |
| 2083 | 5,837,057 | -57,395 | -0.97 | 0.054 |
| 2084 | 5,778,543 | -58,514 | -1.00 | 0.054 |
| 2085 | 5,719,023 | -59,520 | -1.03 | 0.053 |
| 2086 | 5,658,552 | -60,471 | -1.06 | 0.053 |
| 2087 | 5,597,230 | -61,322 | -1.08 | 0.052 |
| 2088 | 5,535,163 | -62,067 | -1.11 | 0.051 |
| 2089 | 5,472,491 | -62,672 | -1.13 | 0.051 |
| 2090 | 5,409,347 | -63,144 | -1.15 | 0.050 |
| 2091 | 5,345,824 | -63,523 | -1.17 | 0.049 |
| 2092 | 5,281,972 | -63,852 | -1.19 | 0.049 |
| 2093 | 5,217,855 | -64,117 | -1.21 | 0.048 |
| 2094 | 5,153,516 | -64,339 | -1.23 | 0.048 |
| 2095 | 5,088,997 | -64,519 | -1.25 | 0.047 |
| 2096 | 5,024,359 | -64,638 | -1.27 | 0.046 |
| 2097 | 4,959,664 | -64,695 | -1.29 | 0.046 |
| 2098 | 4,894,995 | -64,669 | -1.30 | 0.045 |
| 2099 | 4,830,434 | -64,561 | -1.32 | 0.044 |
| 2100 | 4,766,080 | -64,354 | -1.33 | 0.044 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 2,199,898 | - | - | 0.087 |
| 1951 | 2,237,782 | 37,884 | 1.72 | 0.087 |
| 1952 | 2,280,438 | 42,656 | 1.91 | 0.087 |
| 1953 | 2,327,374 | 46,936 | 2.06 | 0.087 |
| 1954 | 2,378,248 | 50,874 | 2.19 | 0.087 |
| 1955 | 2,432,880 | 54,632 | 2.30 | 0.088 |
| 1956 | 2,491,254 | 58,374 | 2.40 | 0.088 |
| 1957 | 2,553,503 | 62,249 | 2.50 | 0.089 |
| 1958 | 2,619,895 | 66,392 | 2.60 | 0.090 |
| 1959 | 2,690,752 | 70,857 | 2.70 | 0.090 |
| 1960 | 2,766,324 | 75,572 | 2.81 | 0.091 |
| 1961 | 2,846,600 | 80,276 | 2.90 | 0.092 |
| 1962 | 2,931,192 | 84,592 | 2.97 | 0.093 |
| 1963 | 3,019,224 | 88,032 | 3.00 | 0.094 |
| 1964 | 3,109,563 | 90,339 | 2.99 | 0.095 |
| 1965 | 3,201,313 | 91,750 | 2.95 | 0.096 |
| 1966 | 3,293,952 | 92,639 | 2.89 | 0.097 |
| 1967 | 3,387,383 | 93,431 | 2.84 | 0.097 |
| 1968 | 3,481,624 | 94,241 | 2.78 | 0.098 |
| 1969 | 3,576,838 | 95,214 | 2.73 | 0.099 |
| 1970 | 3,673,068 | 96,230 | 2.69 | 0.099 |
| 1971 | 3,770,059 | 96,991 | 2.64 | 0.100 |
| 1972 | 3,867,309 | 97,250 | 2.58 | 0.100 |
| 1973 | 3,964,270 | 96,961 | 2.51 | 0.101 |
| 1974 | 4,060,260 | 95,990 | 2.42 | 0.101 |
| 1975 | 4,154,692 | 94,432 | 2.33 | 0.102 |
| 1976 | 4,247,502 | 92,810 | 2.23 | 0.102 |
| 1977 | 4,338,458 | 90,956 | 2.14 | 0.103 |
| 1978 | 4,426,675 | 88,217 | 2.03 | 0.103 |
| 1979 | 4,511,129 | 84,454 | 1.91 | 0.103 |
| 1980 | 4,591,134 | 80,005 | 1.77 | 0.103 |
| 1981 | 4,666,364 | 75,230 | 1.64 | 0.103 |
| 1982 | 4,737,257 | 70,893 | 1.52 | 0.103 |
| 1983 | 4,804,935 | 67,678 | 1.43 | 0.102 |
| 1984 | 4,871,035 | 66,100 | 1.38 | 0.102 |
| 1985 | 4,936,807 | 65,772 | 1.35 | 0.101 |
| 1986 | 5,002,336 | 65,529 | 1.33 | 0.101 |
| 1987 | 5,067,537 | 65,201 | 1.30 | 0.100 |
| 1988 | 5,133,274 | 65,737 | 1.30 | 0.100 |
| 1989 | 5,200,602 | 67,328 | 1.31 | 0.099 |
| 1990 | 5,270,079 | 69,477 | 1.34 | 0.099 |
| 1991 | 5,342,198 | 72,119 | 1.37 | 0.099 |
| 1992 | 5,416,323 | 74,125 | 1.39 | 0.098 |
| 1993 | 5,490,477 | 74,154 | 1.37 | 0.098 |
| 1994 | 5,561,919 | 71,442 | 1.30 | 0.098 |
| 1995 | 5,628,600 | 66,681 | 1.20 | 0.098 |
| 1996 | 5,689,938 | 61,338 | 1.09 | 0.098 |
| 1997 | 5,746,284 | 56,346 | 0.99 | 0.097 |
| 1998 | 5,797,765 | 51,481 | 0.90 | 0.097 |
| 1999 | 5,844,846 | 47,081 | 0.81 | 0.096 |
| 2000 | 5,887,936 | 43,090 | 0.74 | 0.096 |
| 2001 | 5,927,006 | 39,070 | 0.66 | 0.095 |
| 2002 | 5,962,136 | 35,130 | 0.59 | 0.095 |
| 2003 | 5,994,077 | 31,941 | 0.54 | 0.094 |
| 2004 | 6,023,797 | 29,720 | 0.50 | 0.093 |
| 2005 | 6,052,123 | 28,326 | 0.47 | 0.093 |
| 2006 | 6,079,399 | 27,276 | 0.45 | 0.092 |
| 2007 | 6,105,810 | 26,411 | 0.43 | 0.091 |
| 2008 | 6,131,764 | 25,954 | 0.43 | 0.090 |
| 2009 | 6,157,686 | 25,922 | 0.42 | 0.090 |
| 2010 | 6,183,875 | 26,189 | 0.43 | 0.089 |
| 2011 | 6,210,568 | 26,693 | 0.43 | 0.088 |
| 2012 | 6,237,923 | 27,355 | 0.44 | 0.088 |
| 2013 | 6,266,070 | 28,147 | 0.45 | 0.087 |
| 2014 | 6,295,128 | 29,058 | 0.46 | 0.086 |
| 2015 | 6,325,124 | 29,996 | 0.48 | 0.086 |
| 2016 | 6,356,143 | 31,019 | 0.49 | 0.085 |
| 2017 | 6,388,126 | 31,983 | 0.50 | 0.085 |
| 2018 | 6,420,746 | 32,620 | 0.51 | 0.084 |
| 2019 | 6,453,553 | 32,807 | 0.51 | 0.084 |