Population in El Salvador
The population of El Salvador was 6,365,503 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
El Salvador, 2025
6,365,503
Change from 2024
+0.4%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
112th of 217
Population in El Salvador over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | El Salvador | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,365,503 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 6,338,193 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6,183,676 people, the figure has changed by +2.9%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, El Salvador has the 112th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for El Salvador
All statistics for El Salvador
Population growth
0.43%
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
Population aged 65 and over
8.3%
2025 · World Bank