Population in El Salvador 258 indicators covering population for El Salvador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Census based on population register recently completed 0 2015 — 12th Total population 6,366 2025 up 2.9% 17th Share of population below and above $30 per day 5.71 million people 2023 down 2.0% 73rd Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (PPP) 8.6% 2023 down 46.9% 47th Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities 88.2% 2024 down 2.5% 37th Replacement-level fertility rate 2.12 2010 down 0.9% 93rd Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus 94.0% 2022 up 4.4% 40th Literate and illiterate world population 10.2% 2024 down 18.7% 54th Crude death rate caused by intentional injuries 43.36 2018 down 19.4% 2nd Access to handwashing facilities 88.2% 2024 down 2.3% 34th 6.2.1.b Proportion of population with a basic handwashing facility 90.7 2018 up 0.4% 21st Share of population covered by social protection 88.8% 2022 down 0.9% 4th Percentage of population with access to electricity - SDG 7.1.1 98.7 2024 up 3.8% 23rd Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 7.9 2022 down 81.4% 28th Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services 91.62 2024 up 7.0% 33rd Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 88.04 2024 up 3.5% 27th Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 3.3 2024 down 94.8% 35th Percentage of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 94.4 2023 up 14.9% 15th ← Previous Page 5 of 5