Population estimates and projections in El Salvador
El Salvador had an estimated population of 6,309,624 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
El Salvador, 2023 (latest estimate)
6,309,624
Change from 2022
+0.5%
Projection for 2030
6,486,206 people
Projection for 2050
6,663,346 people
Projection for 2100
5,073,224 people
Position in 2023
111th of 216
Population estimates and projections in El Salvador over time
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El Salvador
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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | El Salvador |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 5,073,224 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 5,298,054 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 5,532,369 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 5,765,732 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 5,985,032 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 6,175,901 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 6,329,848 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 6,455,855 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 6,554,199 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 6,624,746 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 6,663,346 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 6,668,025 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 6,640,752 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 6,578,181 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 6,486,206 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 6,365,503 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 people |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 people |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 people |
| 2020 | 6,234,674 people |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 people |
| 2018 | 6,219,808 people |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 people |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 people |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 people |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5% from 6,280,319 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 6,138,839 people, the figure has changed by +2.8%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, El Salvador has the 111th highest value.
More for El Salvador
All statistics for El Salvador
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
6,365,503 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.43%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
8.3%
2025 · World Bank