Population growth in El Salvador
The population of El Salvador changed by 0.43% in 2025.
El Salvador, 2025
0.43%
Change from 2024
−0.02percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
146th of 217
Population growth in El Salvador over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | El Salvador | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.43% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 0.45% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 0.47% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 0.39% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 0.34% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 0.20% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 0.04% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 0.10% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 0.21% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 0.28% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 0.34% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 0.39% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 0.41% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 0.39% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 0.36% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 0.33% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 0.31% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 0.32% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 0.12% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | -0.05% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 0.02% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 0.10% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 0.20% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 0.31% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 0.41% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.02 percentage points from 0.45% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.34%, the figure has changed by +0.09 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, El Salvador has the 146th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for El Salvador
All statistics for El Salvador
Population
6,365,503 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-23,934 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
6,309,624 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
27.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.78 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.46%
2023 · UN Population Division