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El Salvador

Population

6,399,050

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
113th
Share of world
0.08%
Annual change
+25,7500.43%

Population of El Salvador

5M10M15M20M95% prediction intervalProjected peak20266.4M2050 projection6.7M↑ 4% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 6,399,050. 2050 projection: 6,663,345.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for El Salvador. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20266,391,2530.43%113
20256,365,5030.42%113
20206,234,6730.20%112
20196,222,3180.04%112
20186,219,8070.10%112
20176,213,5330.21%112
20156,183,6760.38%110
20106,068,2490.21%108
20056,005,5780.21%103
20005,943,3660.62%101

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Population by City

San Salvador is home to 333,295 people, 5.21% of El Salvador's population.

City population300K100K50K
San Salvador 333.3KSoyapango 258.3KSanta Ana 249.7KSan Miguel 213.5KApopa 154.6KMejicanos 133.6KAhuachapan 130.3KSanta Tecla 127.4KDelgado 124.1KColon 122.9K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1San Salvador333.3K5.21%
2Soyapango258.3K4.04%
3Santa Ana249.7K3.91%
4San Miguel213.5K3.34%
5Apopa154.6K2.42%
6Mejicanos133.6K2.09%
7Ahuachapan130.3K2.04%
8Santa Tecla127.4K1.99%
9Delgado124.1K1.94%
10Colon122.9K1.92%

El Salvador by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
El Salvador is home to an estimated 6,399,050 people, the 113th largest population in the world.
Daily change
El Salvador has a net population change of approximately 69 people per day, driven by 265 births, 132 deaths, and net emigration of 64 people.
Share of world
El Salvador makes up 0.08% of the world's population and 1.03% of North America's.
Density
308.5 people per km² of land (798.9 per mi²), ranking 47th among countries and territories.
Urban living
75.52% of people live in urban areas.

El Salvador Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 17100+ years, female: 7995–99 years, male: 40595–99 years, female: 1,09290–94 years, male: 2,68890–94 years, female: 6,18385–89 years, male: 10,23485–89 years, female: 20,28380–84 years, male: 23,67580–84 years, female: 40,79175–79 years, male: 41,15275–79 years, female: 64,57570–74 years, male: 56,84670–74 years, female: 87,92265–69 years, male: 73,89265–69 years, female: 112,19960–64 years, male: 92,83560–64 years, female: 140,32455–59 years, male: 114,17155–59 years, female: 166,02050–54 years, male: 129,28950–54 years, female: 187,73845–49 years, male: 148,13145–49 years, female: 207,27640–44 years, male: 159,65140–44 years, female: 204,90035–39 years, male: 215,76035–39 years, female: 234,41430–34 years, male: 288,53430–34 years, female: 286,22025–29 years, male: 318,85125–29 years, female: 307,55820–24 years, male: 287,25420–24 years, female: 272,88115–19 years, male: 287,44415–19 years, female: 268,81810–14 years, male: 283,17010–14 years, female: 266,6375–9 years, male: 254,8295–9 years, female: 243,2080–4 years, male: 247,2010–4 years, female: 236,110100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4100K100K200K200K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

29.4 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

72.7 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

47.50%

Female

52.50%

Life expectancy 68.2Life expectancy 76.9

Ethnicity

86.3%

Mestizo

  • Mestizo86.3%
  • White12.7%
  • Other0.6%
  • Indigenous0.2%
  • Black0.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2007 est.

Religion

50%

Roman Catholic, the largest religion

  • Roman Catholic50%
  • Protestant36%
  • None12%
  • Other2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2014 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - El Salvador United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Oficina Nacional de Estadística y Censos