Population ages 0-14, total in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population ages 0-14, total was 1.55 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.55 million for population ages 0-14, total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in El Salvador peaked at 2.33 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million, in 1960.
El Salvador ranks 107th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.46 million | 1.27 million | 1.67 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.87 million | 1.72 million | 1.99 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.09 million | 2.01 million | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 million | 2.22 million | 2.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.10 million | 1.98 million | 2.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 million | 1.66 million | 1.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million | 1.55 million | 1.64 million | 6 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 54,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 57,783 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 53,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 57,891 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 54,053 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 57,818 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 57,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 56,536 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 53,859 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 12.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in El Salvador?
- Population ages 0-14, total in El Salvador was 1.55 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 million in 1993.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- El Salvador ranks 107th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.