El Salvador
Population 2026
6,391,255
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.40%
- Density
- 308 per km²
- Land area
- 20,720 km²
- Capital
- San Salvador
- Currency
- Dollar (USD)
- Official languages
- ES-SV
- Urban population
- 75.5%
- Continent
- NA
Demographics
- Births
- 96,9222026
- Deaths
- 48,1042026
- Birth rate
- 15.6per 1,000
- Death rate
- 7.5per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.77
- Life expectancy
- 72.3At birth, years
- Median age
- 28.4
- Net migration
- -23,934
Age distribution
- 0–1424.4%
- 15–6467.3%
- 65+8.3%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $36.7B
- GDP per capita
- $5.8K
- GDP growth
- +3.9%
- Inflation
- 0.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
- Exports
- $11.8B
- Imports
- $20.6B
- Tourism receipts
- 12.3%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture4.4%
- Industry24.5%
- Manufacturing12.7%
- Services58.9%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture13.9%
- Industry23.1%
- Services63.0%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San SalvadorSan Salvador Department | 525,9902019 |
| 2 | SoyapangoSan Salvador Department | 329,7082014 |
| 3 | San MiguelSan Miguel Department | 247,1262026 |
| 4 | Santa AnaSanta Ana Department | 176,6612026 |
| 5 | MejicanosSan Salvador Department | 160,3172019 |
| 6 | Santa TeclaLa Libertad Department | 124,6942026 |
| 7 | ApopaSan Salvador Department | 112,1582026 |
| 8 | DelgadoSan Salvador Department | 71,5942020 |
| 9 | SonsonateSonsonate Department | 59,4682026 |
| 10 | San MarcosSan Salvador Department | 54,6152019 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6,391,255 | 96.9K | 48.1K |
| 2020 | 6,234,679 | 102K | 53.4K |
| 2010 | 6,068,253 | 119K | 43.8K |
| 2000 | 5,943,363 | 161K | 38.9K |
| 1990 | 5,399,728 | 182K | 41.8K |
| 1980 | 4,540,377 | 181K | 69.1K |
| 1970 | 3,668,799 | 157K | 56.5K |
| 1960 | 2,791,448 | 131K | 49.7K |
| 1950 | 2,183,513 | 102K | 45.9K |