El Salvador population (2026)
The population of El Salvador is 6,391,254 as of 1 July 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024. El Salvador ranks #113 of 236 countries and territories and holds 0.077% of the world population. The population is growing by 0.40% a year (+25,751 people). The median age is 29.4 years, women have 1.74 children on average and life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years. Population density is 308 people per km² of land. The capital is San Salvador.
Population of El Salvador, 1955–2050
| Year | Population | Yearly change | Median age | Fertility | Life expectancy | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2050 | 6,663,346 | -0.05% | 39.9 | 1.65 | 77.5 | 0.069% |
| 2045 | 6,668,025 | +0.03% | 37.8 | 1.66 | 76.6 | 0.071% |
| 2040 | 6,640,752 | +0.14% | 35.8 | 1.67 | 75.6 | 0.072% |
| 2035 | 6,578,181 | +0.24% | 33.7 | 1.68 | 74.6 | 0.074% |
| 2030 | 6,486,206 | +0.32% | 31.3 | 1.71 | 73.6 | 0.076% |
| 2026 | 6,391,254 | +0.40% | 29.4 | 1.74 | 72.7 | 0.077% |
| 2025 | 6,365,503 | +0.41% | 28.9 | 1.75 | 72.5 | 0.077% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | +0.45% | 28.4 | 1.77 | 72.3 | 0.078% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | +0.46% | 28.0 | 1.78 | 72.1 | 0.078% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | +0.48% | 27.5 | 1.78 | 72.0 | 0.078% |
| 2020 | 6,234,674 | +0.37% | 26.7 | 1.82 | 70.2 | 0.079% |
| 2015 | 6,183,677 | +0.29% | 24.8 | 2.07 | 71.0 | 0.083% |
| 2010 | 6,068,250 | +0.35% | 23.6 | 2.24 | 70.9 | 0.086% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | -0.03% | 22.7 | 2.44 | 69.3 | 0.091% |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | +0.46% | 21.2 | 3.08 | 67.7 | 0.096% |
| 1995 | 5,762,130 | +0.79% | 19.6 | 3.57 | 64.9 | 0.100% |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | +1.86% | 18.7 | 3.96 | 62.0 | 0.101% |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | +2.00% | 18.1 | 4.32 | 58.0 | 0.101% |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | +0.89% | 17.4 | 5.11 | 48.6 | 0.102% |
| 1975 | 4,120,448 | +2.20% | 16.7 | 5.71 | 53.4 | 0.101% |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | +2.43% | 16.5 | 6.18 | 51.4 | 0.099% |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | +2.81% | 16.7 | 6.64 | 50.2 | 0.096% |
| 1960 | 2,791,458 | +2.75% | 17.1 | 6.62 | 48.3 | 0.093% |
| 1955 | 2,456,595 | +2.45% | 17.6 | 6.47 | 46.0 | 0.090% |
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Nearby countries: United States, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina