El Salvador population 6,617,474 (live)

The population of El Salvador is expected to grow by 32,000 in 2024 and reach 6,641,000 in 2025. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 34,065 people yearly. The population density of El Salvador has changed from 221.1 in 1980 to 315.9 in 2022.

Current population 6,617,474 people at present (Thursday 28th of March 2024)
Median Age 32.4 years
Population density 319.0 per km2
Population of El Salvador from 1960 to 2024 (historical)
Year Population Year change Migrants Median age Fertility rate Density (Ppl/km2) Urban population
2024 6,610,000 32,000 (0.5%) -34,065 32.4 319 4,665,000 (70.6%)
2023 6,578,000 33,000 (0.5%) -34,065 32.2 317 4,616,000 (70.2%)
2022 6,545,000 33,000 (0.5%) -34,065 31.9 316 4,567,000 (69.8%)
2021 6,512,000 33,000 (0.5%) -34,065 31.7 314 4,518,000 (69.4%)
2020 6,479,000 34,000 (0.5%) -34,065 31.4 2.00 313 4,468,000 (69.0%)
2019 0 0 (0.0%) -40,539 31.2 2.02 311 4,417,000 (68.5%)
2018 0 0 (0.0%) -40,539 30.9 2.04 309 4,366,000 (68.1%)
2017 0 0 (0.0%) -40,539 30.7 2.06 308 4,314,000 (67.6%)
2016 0 0 (0.0%) -40,539 30.4 2.08 306 4,262,955 (67.2%)
2015 6,312,478 31,289 (0.5%) -40,539 30.1 2.10 305 4,212,064 (66.7%)
2010 6,164,626 27,350 (0.4%) -48,083 28.8 2.27 298 3,962,991 (64.3%)
2005 6,028,961 28,186 (0.5%) -57,134 27.5 2.53 291 3,716,734 (61.6%)
2000 5,867,626 42,439 (0.7%) -62,557 26.4 3.02 283 3,456,736 (58.9%)
1995 5,611,115 66,170 (1.2%) -65,371 25.5 3.58 271 3,028,150 (54.0%)
1990 5,254,984 69,041 (1.3%) -53,030 24.6 3.96 254 2,587,186 (49.2%)
1985 4,923,860 65,328 (1.3%) -51,337 23.6 4.43 238 2,296,291 (46.6%)
1980 4,580,704 79,388 (1.7%) -46,350 22.9 5.10 221 2,018,167 (44.1%)
1975 4,147,525 93,812 (2.3%) -32,846 22.4 5.72 199 1,721,638 (41.5%)
1970 3,668,595 95,888 (2.6%) -18,195 22.2 6.17 176 1,445,500 (39.4%)
1965 3,197,863 91,677 (2.9%) -8,861 22.2 6.55 153 1,244,257 (38.9%)
1960 2,762,899 80,341 (2.8%) -4,806 22.5 6.67 133 1,059,434 (38.3%)

In 2023 the population of El Salvador was 6,578,000 and the average age increased from 22.5 in 1960 to 32.2. Urban population has increased from 3,456,736 (58.9%) in 2000 to 4,665,000 (70.6%) in the current year. The population density of El Salvador has changed from 221.1 in 1980 to 315.9 in 2022.

Estimated Population 2020-2050
Year Population Year change Migrants Median age Fertility rate Density (Ppl/km2) Urban population
2020 0 0 (0.0%) -34,065 31.4 2.00 313 4,468,000 (69.0%)
2025 6,641,000 31,000 (0.5%) -28,314 32.7 1.91 321 4,712,000 (71.0%)
2030 6,786,000 26,000 (0.4%) -27,102 34.0 1.84 328 4,935,000 (72.7%)
2035 6,887,000 18,000 (0.3%) -23,251 35.5 1.79 332 5,115,000 (74.3%)
2040 6,962,000 13,000 (0.2%) -23,250 37.0 1.75 336 5,272,000 (75.7%)
2045 6,997,000 4,000 (0.1%) -23,250 38.6 1.72 338 5,398,000 (77.1%)
2050 6,997,000 -3,000 (0.0%) -23,250 40.1 1.71 338 5,492,000 (78.5%)

The life expectancy at birth should reach 80.2 (76.9 years for male and 83.7 years for females). Population density will go up to 337.7 people per square kilometer.

El Salvador demographics 2023

The demographics of El Salvador constitutes of 3,519,000 women and 3,091,000 men, which means there are 878 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 33.8% of population (2,231,536) is 19 or younger, 56.7% of population (3,746,548) is between age 20 and 64 and 9.6% of population (633,899) is over 65.

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