The population of El Salvador is expected to grow by 31,000 in 2026 and reach 6,703,000 in 2027. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 28,314 people yearly. The population density of El Salvador has changed from 221.1 in 1980 to 319.0 in 2024.
| Current population | 6,678,455 people at present (Tuesday 17th of March 2026) | |
| Median Age | 33.0 years |
| Population density | 322.0 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6,672,000 | 31,000 (0.5%) | -28,314 | 33.0 | 322 | 4,759,000 (71.3%) | |
| 2025 | 6,641,000 | 31,000 (0.5%) | -28,314 | 32.7 | 1.91 | 321 | 4,712,000 (71.0%) |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -34,065 | 32.4 | 319 | 4,665,000 (70.6%) | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -34,065 | 32.2 | 317 | 4,616,000 (70.2%) | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -34,065 | 31.9 | 316 | 4,567,000 (69.8%) | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -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 2025 the population of El Salvador was 6,641,000 and the average age increased from 22.5 in 1960 to 32.7. Urban population has increased from 3,456,736 (58.9%) in 2000 to 4,759,000 (71.3%) in the current year. The population density of El Salvador has changed from 221.1 in 1980 to 319.0 in 2024.
| 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 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -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.
The demographics of El Salvador constitutes of 3,554,000 women and 3,118,000 men, which means there are 877 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 33.0% of population (2,201,093) is 19 or younger, 57.0% of population (3,805,709) is between age 20 and 64 and 10.0% of population (666,533) is over 65.