Population, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population, male was 3.02 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in El Salvador is 3.02 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in El Salvador peaked at 3.02 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.38 million, in 1960.
El Salvador ranks 114th 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 | 1.57 million | 1.38 million | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.03 million | 1.83 million | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 million | 2.25 million | 2.59 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.78 million | 2.64 million | 2.86 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.87 million | 2.87 million | 2.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.93 million | 2.89 million | 2.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.99 million | 2.96 million | 3.02 million | 6 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 57,489 (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 13, female, interpolated 54,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 53,859 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 53,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 56,536 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 57,783 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in El Salvador?
- Population, male in El Salvador was 3.02 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 million in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for population, male?
- El Salvador ranks 114th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.