El Salvador Population (2024)

Population now

6,621,256

World: 110th
Central America: 4th

Male:	3,092,462	(46.71 %)
Female:	3,528,794	(53.29 %)

Births in 2024:	139,764
Deaths in 2024:	60,628

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	69.61 years
Female:	78.75 years
Total:	74.36 years
Median Age:	28.12 years

Birth Rate:	16.69
Death Rate:	7.24
Growth Rate:	1.31 %
Fertility Rate:	1.93

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El Salvador Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	3M	1M	1M	0.97	1.77%	47.30	17.07	6.67	49.95	47.72	52.25	16.56	38.35%	131.48
1961	3M	1M	1M	0.97	1.84%	47.09	16.58	6.68	50.62	48.39	52.91	16.45	38.53%	135.29
1962	3M	1M	1M	0.97	1.90%	46.79	16.12	6.67	51.26	49.02	53.55	16.33	38.63%	139.31
1963	3M	1M	2M	0.98	1.96%	46.41	15.67	6.65	51.85	49.58	54.18	16.22	38.73%	143.50
1964	3M	2M	2M	0.98	2.01%	45.95	15.25	6.61	52.39	50.08	54.78	16.13	38.83%	147.79
1965	3M	2M	2M	0.98	2.06%	45.44	14.84	6.55	52.89	50.52	55.35	16.10	38.93%	152.15
1966	3M	2M	2M	0.98	2.11%	44.91	14.46	6.49	53.36	50.91	55.90	16.01	39.03%	156.56
1967	3M	2M	2M	0.99	2.15%	44.37	14.10	6.42	53.80	51.27	56.44	15.98	39.13%	161.00
1968	3M	2M	2M	0.99	2.19%	43.84	13.76	6.34	54.23	51.61	56.97	15.98	39.24%	165.48
1969	4M	2M	2M	0.99	2.22%	43.34	13.44	6.26	54.63	51.91	57.49	16.02	39.34%	170.00
1970	4M	2M	2M	0.99	2.26%	42.88	13.14	6.17	55.00	52.16	58.00	16.06	39.44%	174.58
1971	4M	2M	2M	0.99	2.30%	42.45	12.88	6.09	55.32	52.35	58.48	16.12	39.54%	179.19
1972	4M	2M	2M	0.99	2.32%	42.04	12.66	6.00	55.59	52.45	58.94	16.19	40.04%	183.81
1973	4M	2M	2M	0.99	2.34%	41.63	12.48	5.91	55.79	52.47	59.37	16.26	40.54%	188.42
1974	4M	2M	2M	0.98	2.34%	41.21	12.32	5.82	55.95	52.42	59.77	16.35	41.05%	192.98
1975	4M	2M	2M	0.98	2.34%	40.75	12.20	5.72	56.05	52.29	60.15	16.44	41.55%	197.47
1976	4M	2M	2M	0.98	2.32%	40.23	12.10	5.61	56.11	52.09	60.51	16.53	42.06%	201.88
1977	4M	2M	2M	0.98	2.30%	39.64	12.01	5.49	56.14	51.86	60.86	16.61	42.57%	206.20
1978	4M	2M	2M	0.98	2.27%	38.99	11.92	5.37	56.18	51.63	61.20	16.70	43.08%	210.39
1979	5M	2M	2M	0.97	2.24%	38.26	11.82	5.24	56.25	51.45	61.56	16.79	43.59%	214.41
1980	5M	2M	2M	0.97	2.21%	37.49	11.68	5.10	56.39	51.38	61.96	16.89	44.10%	218.21
1981	5M	2M	2M	0.97	2.19%	36.68	11.49	4.96	56.66	51.47	62.42	17.01	44.61%	221.79
1982	5M	2M	2M	0.97	2.19%	35.87	11.24	4.82	57.06	51.75	62.94	17.15	45.13%	225.15
1983	5M	2M	2M	0.96	2.21%	35.08	10.94	4.68	57.60	52.23	63.53	17.29	45.64%	228.37
1984	5M	2M	2M	0.96	2.24%	34.33	10.58	4.55	58.28	52.90	64.19	17.43	46.16%	231.51
1985	5M	2M	3M	0.96	2.30%	33.65	10.19	4.43	59.10	53.76	64.92	17.56	46.68%	234.64
1986	5M	2M	3M	0.96	2.39%	33.04	9.76	4.32	60.03	54.78	65.70	17.80	47.20%	237.75
1987	5M	2M	3M	0.96	2.49%	32.51	9.31	4.22	61.02	55.90	66.52	18.02	47.71%	240.85
1988	5M	3M	3M	0.96	2.61%	32.04	8.88	4.13	62.04	57.05	67.35	18.23	48.23%	243.98
1989	5M	3M	3M	0.95	2.73%	31.61	8.47	4.04	63.05	58.19	68.17	18.44	48.75%	247.18
1990	5M	3M	3M	0.95	2.85%	31.22	8.10	3.96	64.00	59.27	68.95	18.64	49.27%	250.48
1991	5M	3M	3M	0.95	2.96%	30.83	7.79	3.89	64.86	60.23	69.66	18.90	49.79%	253.91
1992	5M	3M	3M	0.95	3.04%	30.44	7.53	3.82	65.62	61.08	70.31	19.17	50.32%	257.43
1993	5M	3M	3M	0.95	3.10%	30.02	7.32	3.74	66.27	61.80	70.87	19.44	51.42%	260.95
1994	6M	3M	3M	0.95	3.13%	29.54	7.16	3.66	66.82	62.39	71.36	19.69	52.70%	264.35
1995	6M	3M	3M	0.94	3.11%	28.98	7.05	3.58	67.28	62.85	71.78	19.95	53.99%	267.52
1996	6M	3M	3M	0.94	3.06%	28.32	6.97	3.48	67.65	63.23	72.14	20.15	55.27%	270.43
1997	6M	3M	3M	0.94	2.99%	27.57	6.91	3.38	67.98	63.54	72.47	20.36	56.54%	273.11
1998	6M	3M	3M	0.94	2.90%	26.73	6.86	3.26	68.28	63.82	72.78	20.57	57.80%	275.56
1999	6M	3M	3M	0.93	2.79%	25.84	6.81	3.14	68.58	64.09	73.08	20.77	58.36%	277.80
2000	6M	3M	3M	0.93	2.68%	24.93	6.77	3.02	68.88	64.36	73.38	20.97	58.91%	279.84
2001	6M	3M	3M	0.93	2.57%	24.04	6.74	2.90	69.16	64.62	73.67	21.18	59.46%	281.70
2002	6M	3M	3M	0.92	2.46%	23.21	6.71	2.79	69.43	64.87	73.94	21.40	60.01%	283.37
2003	6M	3M	3M	0.92	2.35%	22.47	6.70	2.69	69.68	65.09	74.19	21.61	60.56%	284.89
2004	6M	3M	3M	0.92	2.25%	21.84	6.71	2.60	69.91	65.29	74.42	21.82	61.11%	286.30
2005	6M	3M	3M	0.91	2.17%	21.31	6.72	2.53	70.12	65.49	74.63	22.01	61.65%	287.65
2006	6M	3M	3M	0.91	2.10%	20.88	6.74	2.47	70.33	65.68	74.84	22.30	62.19%	288.94
2007	6M	3M	3M	0.91	2.03%	20.53	6.77	2.41	70.54	65.87	75.05	22.54	62.77%	290.20
2008	6M	3M	3M	0.9	1.97%	20.21	6.80	2.36	70.76	66.06	75.26	22.75	63.68%	291.43
2009	6M	3M	3M	0.9	1.92%	19.92	6.82	2.31	70.98	66.26	75.48	22.97	64.57%	292.67
2010	6M	3M	3M	0.9	1.87%	19.65	6.85	2.27	71.21	66.48	75.71	23.20	65.45%	293.91
2011	6M	3M	3M	0.9	1.83%	19.42	6.87	2.22	71.45	66.70	75.96	23.45	66.33%	295.18
2012	6M	3M	3M	0.89	1.79%	19.21	6.89	2.19	71.69	66.92	76.20	23.72	67.19%	296.48
2013	6M	3M	3M	0.89	1.76%	19.04	6.91	2.15	71.94	67.14	76.45	24.00	68.04%	297.82
2014	6M	3M	3M	0.89	1.72%	18.88	6.94	2.13	72.18	67.35	76.70	24.35	68.87%	299.20
2015	6M	3M	3M	0.89	1.69%	18.73	6.96	2.10	72.41	67.57	76.95	24.69	69.70%	300.62
2016	6M	3M	3M	0.89	1.66%	18.59	6.98	2.08	72.64	67.79	77.19	25.08	70.50%	302.10
2017	6M	3M	3M	0.88	1.63%	18.43	7.01	2.06	72.87	68.01	77.42	25.46	71.28%	303.62
2018	6M	3M	3M	0.88	1.59%	18.25	7.04	2.04	73.10	68.23	77.64	25.83	72.02%	305.17
2019	6M	3M	3M	0.88	1.55%	18.05	7.07	2.02	73.32	68.46	77.84	26.19	72.75%	306.73
2020	6M	3M	3M	0.88	1.51%	17.83	7.10	2.00	73.53	68.69	78.04	26.55	73.44%	308.28
2021	7M	3M	3M	0.88	1.51%	17.83	7.10	2.00	73.53	68.69	78.04	26.93	74.12%	309.81
2022	7M	3M	3M	0.88	1.51%	17.83	7.10	2.00	73.53	68.69	78.04	27.32	74.77%	311.31
2023	7M	3M	4M	0.88	1.36%	16.97	7.20	1.95	74.15	69.38	78.57	27.72	75.39%	312.83
2024	7M	3M	4M	0.88	1.31%	16.69	7.24	1.93	74.36	69.61	78.75	28.12	76.00%	314.31

El Salvador Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	7M	3M	4M	0.88	1.26%	16.40	7.27	1.91	74.57	69.84	78.93	28.51	76.58%	315.73
2026	7M	3M	4M	0.88	1.20%	16.09	7.30	1.90	74.77	70.07	79.10	28.94	77.13%	317.16
2027	7M	3M	4M	0.87	1.15%	15.78	7.34	1.88	74.97	70.30	79.27	29.40	77.67%	318.49
2028	7M	3M	4M	0.87	1.10%	15.48	7.37	1.87	75.16	70.52	79.43	29.84	78.19%	319.82
2029	7M	3M	4M	0.87	1.05%	15.17	7.41	1.85	75.36	70.75	79.60	30.25	78.68%	321.06
2030	7M	3M	4M	0.87	1.00%	14.86	7.44	1.84	75.56	70.98	79.77	30.66	79.15%	322.20
2031	7M	3M	4M	0.87	0.95%	14.60	7.49	1.83	75.75	71.20	79.93	31.04	79.61%	323.19
2032	7M	3M	4M	0.87	0.90%	14.33	7.54	1.82	75.94	71.42	80.09	31.46	80.04%	324.10
2033	7M	3M	4M	0.87	0.86%	14.07	7.58	1.80	76.13	71.65	80.24	31.90	80.46%	324.95
2034	7M	3M	4M	0.87	0.81%	13.80	7.63	1.79	76.32	71.87	80.40	32.33	80.86%	325.71
2035	7M	3M	4M	0.87	0.76%	13.54	7.68	1.78	76.51	72.09	80.56	32.75	81.24%	326.47
2036	7M	3M	4M	0.87	0.72%	13.34	7.74	1.77	76.69	72.31	80.71	33.17	81.60%	327.19
2037	7M	3M	4M	0.87	0.68%	13.14	7.80	1.76	76.88	72.53	80.86	33.56	81.94%	327.85
2038	7M	3M	4M	0.87	0.65%	12.95	7.87	1.76	77.06	72.76	81.00	33.94	82.27%	328.47
2039	7M	3M	4M	0.88	0.61%	12.75	7.93	1.75	77.25	72.98	81.15	34.28	82.58%	328.99
2040	7M	3M	4M	0.88	0.57%	12.55	7.99	1.74	77.43	73.20	81.30	34.65	82.88%	329.42
2041	7M	3M	4M	0.88	0.54%	12.40	8.07	1.73	77.61	73.42	81.44	35.02	83.16%	329.80
2042	7M	3M	4M	0.88	0.50%	12.25	8.15	1.72	77.79	73.65	81.58	35.40	83.44%	330.09
2043	7M	3M	4M	0.88	0.47%	12.10	8.22	1.72	77.98	73.87	81.73	35.77	83.71%	330.32
2044	7M	3M	4M	0.88	0.44%	11.95	8.30	1.71	78.16	74.10	81.87	36.14	83.98%	330.42
2045	7M	3M	4M	0.88	0.41%	11.80	8.38	1.70	78.34	74.32	82.01	36.49	84.24%	330.47
2046	7M	3M	4M	0.88	0.38%	11.67	8.47	1.70	78.52	74.54	82.14	36.85	84.51%	330.47
2047	7M	3M	4M	0.88	0.35%	11.54	8.56	1.69	78.69	74.76	82.28	37.22	84.76%	330.37
2048	7M	3M	4M	0.88	0.32%	11.42	8.66	1.69	78.87	74.98	82.41	37.60	85.02%	330.23
2049	7M	3M	4M	0.88	0.29%	11.29	8.75	1.68	79.04	75.20	82.55	37.95	85.27%	329.99
2050	7M	3M	4M	0.88	0.26%	11.16	8.84	1.68	79.22	75.42	82.68	38.33	85.52%	329.71

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