Population 6,365,503
people· 2025
Published observation
Over time Full published history El Salvador 2025 · 6.37M
0 1.59M 3.18M 4.77M 6.37M 1960 1993 2025 1960: 2,791,459 1961: 2,870,016 1962: 2,949,204 1963: 3,028,679 1964: 3,111,883 1965: 3,199,466 1966: 3,290,961 1967: 3,385,184 1968: 3,480,773 1969: 3,576,485 1970: 3,668,796 1971: 3,757,523 1972: 3,846,830 1973: 3,938,068 1974: 4,029,671 1975: 4,120,449 1976: 4,210,310 1977: 4,301,256 1978: 4,394,114 1979: 4,480,388 1980: 4,540,382 1981: 4,570,599 1982: 4,622,477 1983: 4,707,367 1984: 4,798,003 1985: 4,894,706 1986: 4,992,769 1987: 5,092,441 1988: 5,195,833 1989: 5,298,979 1990: 5,399,726 1991: 5,495,077 1992: 5,585,609 1993: 5,659,957 1994: 5,714,129 1995: 5,762,131 1996: 5,805,286 1997: 5,844,578 1998: 5,880,781 1999: 5,913,900 2000: 5,943,366 2001: 5,968,060 2002: 5,986,631 2003: 5,998,599 2004: 6,004,671 2005: 6,005,578 2006: 6,002,319 2007: 6,009,824 2008: 6,029,297 2009: 6,048,279 2010: 6,068,249 2011: 6,090,127 2012: 6,113,975 2013: 6,138,839 2014: 6,162,955 2015: 6,183,676 2016: 6,200,800 2017: 6,213,533 2018: 6,219,807 2019: 6,222,318 2020: 6,234,673 2021: 6,255,782 2022: 6,280,319 2023: 6,309,624 2024: 6,338,193 2025: 6,365,503 Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
Source & method 