Demographics of El Salvador
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 30 Oct 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of El Salvador is projected at 6.52 million, up by 0.50% compared with 6.49 million in 2020. El Salvador is ranked 112nd in terms of population and 156th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0.11 million births in El Salvador in 2021. That is 314 per day, which is ranked 105th. The crude birth rate is 17.57 per 1000 people. There are 46.5 thousand deaths in El Salvador in 2021. That is 127 per day, which is ranked 109th. The crude death rate is 7.13 per 1000 people.
4.83 million people are living in urban areas, which is 74.12% of El Salvador population. El Salvador is ranked th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in El Salvador in 2021 is 87.91 males per 100 females. There are 3.05 million males and 3.47 million females in El Salvador. The percentage of female population is 53.22% compare to 46.78% male population. El Salvador has 0.42 million more females than males. El Salvador is at 89th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
---|---|---|
1950 | 2,199,903 | - |
1955 | 2,432,877 | 2.30 |
1960 | 2,766,319 | 2.81 |
1965 | 3,201,310 | 2.95 |
1970 | 3,673,066 | 2.69 |
1975 | 4,154,689 | 2.33 |
1980 | 4,591,135 | 1.77 |
1985 | 4,936,803 | 1.35 |
1990 | 5,270,074 | 1.34 |
1995 | 5,628,602 | 1.20 |
2000 | 5,887,930 | 0.74 |
2005 | 6,052,124 | 0.47 |
2010 | 6,183,877 | 0.43 |
2015 | 6,325,121 | 0.48 |
2016 | 6,356,137 | 0.49 |
2017 | 6,388,124 | 0.50 |
2018 | 6,420,740 | 0.51 |
2019 | 6,453,550 | 0.51 |
2020 | 6,486,201 | 0.51 |
2021 | 6,518,500 | 0.50 |
- Population
- Growth
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 48,921 | 101,528 | 21.99 | 45.66 |
1955 | 48,007 | 115,229 | 19.62 | 47.15 |
1960 | 47,446 | 131,472 | 17.07 | 47.30 |
1965 | 47,589 | 145,502 | 14.84 | 45.44 |
1970 | 48,312 | 157,673 | 13.14 | 42.88 |
1975 | 50,715 | 169,245 | 12.20 | 40.75 |
1980 | 53,534 | 171,587 | 11.68 | 37.49 |
1985 | 50,277 | 166,220 | 10.19 | 33.65 |
1990 | 42,772 | 164,926 | 8.10 | 31.21 |
1995 | 39,620 | 162,754 | 7.05 | 28.98 |
2000 | 39,802 | 146,487 | 6.77 | 24.93 |
2005 | 40,659 | 129,006 | 6.72 | 21.31 |
2010 | 42,364 | 121,613 | 6.85 | 19.65 |
2015 | 44,037 | 118,588 | 6.96 | 18.73 |
2020 | 46,060 | 115,623 | 7.10 | 17.83 |
2021 | 46,500 | 114,532 | 7.13 | 17.57 |
- Total
- Crude
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 803,161 | 1,396,737 | - | 36.509 |
1955 | 909,227 | 1,520,106 | 2.80 | 37.427 |
1960 | 1,059,695 | 1,703,204 | 3.32 | 38.354 |
1965 | 1,244,965 | 1,952,898 | 3.22 | 38.931 |
1970 | 1,446,857 | 2,221,738 | 2.95 | 39.439 |
1975 | 1,723,324 | 2,424,201 | 3.57 | 41.551 |
1980 | 2,020,033 | 2,560,671 | 2.96 | 44.099 |
1985 | 2,298,304 | 2,625,556 | 2.48 | 46.677 |
1990 | 2,589,320 | 2,665,664 | 2.41 | 49.274 |
1995 | 3,029,314 | 2,581,801 | 3.66 | 53.988 |
2000 | 3,456,741 | 2,410,885 | 1.69 | 58.912 |
2005 | 3,716,729 | 2,312,232 | 1.36 | 61.648 |
2010 | 4,034,898 | 2,129,728 | 1.82 | 65.452 |
2015 | 4,399,797 | 1,912,681 | 1.70 | 69.700 |
2020 | 4,758,508 | 1,720,558 | 1.49 | 73.444 |
2021 | 4,826,802 | 1,685,522 | 1.44 | 74.118 |
- Population
- Urbanization
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 294,519 | 281,010 | 575,529 | 8.83 | 104.807 |
05-09 | 290,599 | 277,358 | 567,957 | 8.71 | 104.774 |
10-14 | 291,457 | 279,866 | 571,323 | 8.76 | 104.142 |
15-19 | 289,409 | 285,514 | 574,923 | 8.82 | 101.364 |
20-24 | 305,860 | 316,065 | 621,925 | 9.54 | 96.771 |
25-29 | 282,281 | 311,214 | 593,495 | 9.10 | 90.703 |
30-34 | 222,945 | 267,024 | 489,969 | 7.52 | 83.492 |
35-39 | 180,950 | 232,604 | 413,554 | 6.34 | 77.793 |
40-44 | 165,349 | 217,984 | 383,333 | 5.88 | 75.854 |
45-49 | 149,287 | 199,032 | 348,319 | 5.34 | 75.007 |
50-54 | 130,902 | 176,793 | 307,695 | 4.72 | 74.043 |
55-59 | 113,942 | 155,637 | 269,579 | 4.14 | 73.210 |
60-64 | 94,647 | 130,815 | 225,462 | 3.46 | 72.352 |
65-69 | 77,895 | 111,241 | 189,136 | 2.90 | 70.024 |
70-74 | 59,309 | 84,309 | 143,618 | 2.20 | 70.347 |
75-79 | 45,677 | 63,972 | 109,649 | 1.68 | 71.402 |
80-84 | 32,104 | 43,950 | 76,054 | 1.17 | 73.047 |
85-89 | 16,318 | 23,623 | 39,941 | 0.61 | 69.077 |
90-94 | 5,181 | 8,768 | 13,949 | 0.21 | 59.090 |
95-99 | 860 | 1,969 | 2,829 | 0.04 | 43.677 |
100+ | 58 | 203 | 261 | 0.00 | 28.571 |
Total | 3,049,549 | 3,468,951 | 6,518,500 | 87.910 |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio