Population in El Salvador
258 indicators covering population for El Salvador.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population aged 25-64 years | 3,120 thousands | 2025 | up 19.3% | 114th |
| General government total expenditure | 11.16 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 75.6% | 155th |
| Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking | 5.0% | 2024 | down 68.8% | 104th |
| Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities | 91.5% | 2024 | up 2.0% | 108th |
| Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation | 91.5% | 2024 | up 2.0% | 108th |
| Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services | 88.0% | 2024 | up 3.5% | 151st |
| Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities | 98.8% | 2024 | up 3.3% | 106th |
| Share of people practicing open defecation | 1.2% | 2024 | down 67.7% | 79th |
| Population growth | 0.5% | 2024 | up 15.2% | 149th |
| Rural population | 24.0% | 2024 | down 22.9% | 141st |
| DEC alternative conversion factor | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | 160th |
| Official exchange rate | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 2024 | unchanged | 160th |
| GDP | 35.37 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 56.5% | 164th |
| GDP per capita | 5,580 current LCU | 2024 | up 52.2% | 204th |
| GDP | 35.37 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 56.5% | 107th |
| GDP per capita | 5,580 current US$ | 2024 | up 52.2% | 130th |
| GDP | 28.69 billion constant LCU | 2024 | up 27.0% | 160th |
| GDP deflator | 123.28 base year varies by country | 2024 | up 23.3% | 134th |
| GDP growth | 2.6% | 2024 | up 50.5% | 128th |
| GDP at market prices | 29.06 billion constant 2010 US$ | 2024 | up 27.0% | 105th |
| GNI | 33.11 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 53.6% | 164th |
| GNI per capita | 5,224 current LCU | 2024 | up 49.3% | 200th |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method | 5,120 current US$ | 2024 | up 47.1% | 126th |
| Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities | 77.1% | 2024 | up 3.0% | 107th |
| Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking | 97.8 | 2023 | up 3.2% | 91st |
| Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP | 27.5% | 2025 | up 50.8% | 5th |
| Population growth rate | 0.5% | 2023 | up 12.6% | 152nd |
| Population | 6.31 million people | 2023 | up 2.8% | 112th |
| Population: comparison of UN projections | 6.31 million people | 2023 | up 2.8% | 112th |
| Birth rate | 15.76 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.9% | 105th |
| Number of births, by world region | 99,428 births | 2023 | down 15.6% | 105th |
| Annual change in population | 29,313 people | 2023 | up 17.9% | 120th |
| Population | 6.31 million people | 2023 | up 2.8% | 113th |
| Number of children under 15, by world region | 1.59 million people | 2023 | down 13.3% | 108th |
| Population by age group | 6.31 million people | 2023 | up 2.8% | 112th |
| Life expectancy by sex | 76.26 years | 2023 | up 0.8% | 143rd |
| Total dependency ratio | 49.7% | 2023 | down 14.7% | 168th |
| Youth dependency ratio | 37.7% | 2023 | down 20.2% | 103rd |
| Number of children, working-age adults, and older people | 504,728 people | 2023 | up 18.5% | 107th |
| Population by age group | 504,728 people | 2023 | up 18.5% | 107th |
| Population growth rate with and without migration | 0.5% | 2023 | up 12.6% | 152nd |
| Median age vs. births per woman | 26.96 years | 2023 | up 15.9% | 151st |
| Number of children, working-age adults, and older people | 504,728 people | 2023 | up 18.5% | 107th |
| The global population hockey stick | 6.31 million people | 2023 | up 2.8% | 113th |
| Number of births | 99,428 births | 2023 | down 15.6% | 105th |
| Population | 6.31 million people | 2023 | up 2.8% | 112th |
| Share of children, working-age adults, and older people | 1.59 million people | 2023 | down 13.3% | 108th |
| Population | 6.31 million people | 2023 | up 2.8% | 113th |
| Births, by age of mother | 0 births | 2023 | down 100.0% | 132nd |
| Population by age group | 495,946 people | 2023 | down 14.0% | 108th |
| Share of births by age of mother | 15.4% | 2023 | down 29.5% | 35th |
| Birth rate | 15.76 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 17.9% | 105th |
| Birth rate by women's age group | 54.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 2023 | down 23.2% | 65th |
| Has the population peaked? | 6.31 million people | 2023 | up 2.8% | 112th |
| Life expectancy at birth, total | 72.1 years | 2023 | up 1.2% | 134th |
| Fertility rate, total | 1.77 births per woman | 2023 | down 17.6% | 122nd |
| Mortality rate, infant | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 32.4% | 120th |
| Total population by age | 30.2 | 2023 | up 20.3% | 110th |
| Population density of the capital city | 5,120 people per km² | 2100 | down 5.8% | 107th |
| Military personnel as a share of total population | 0.4% | 2022 | up 56.7% | 54th |