El Salvador - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in El Salvador was 6,486,201 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,486,201 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,766,319 in 1960.

Definition: 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: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 2,766,319
1961 2,846,601
1962 2,931,187
1963 3,019,224
1964 3,109,571
1965 3,201,310
1966 3,293,954
1967 3,387,384
1968 3,481,624
1969 3,576,834
1970 3,673,066
1971 3,770,060
1972 3,867,310
1973 3,964,273
1974 4,060,255
1975 4,154,689
1976 4,247,508
1977 4,338,451
1978 4,426,679
1979 4,511,127
1980 4,591,135
1981 4,666,361
1982 4,737,256
1983 4,804,936
1984 4,871,041
1985 4,936,803
1986 5,002,339
1987 5,067,531
1988 5,133,273
1989 5,200,608
1990 5,270,074
1991 5,342,190
1992 5,416,327
1993 5,490,478
1994 5,561,916
1995 5,628,602
1996 5,689,943
1997 5,746,288
1998 5,797,764
1999 5,844,834
2000 5,887,930
2001 5,927,001
2002 5,962,139
2003 5,994,075
2004 6,023,801
2005 6,052,124
2006 6,079,395
2007 6,105,810
2008 6,131,767
2009 6,157,678
2010 6,183,877
2011 6,210,567
2012 6,237,922
2013 6,266,076
2014 6,295,124
2015 6,325,121
2016 6,356,137
2017 6,388,124
2018 6,420,740
2019 6,453,550
2020 6,486,201

Population, female

The value for Population, female in El Salvador was 3,449,777 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,449,777 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,404,515 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,404,515
1961 1,443,691
1962 1,484,834
1963 1,527,562
1964 1,571,384
1965 1,615,905
1966 1,660,916
1967 1,706,402
1968 1,752,511
1969 1,799,503
1970 1,847,506
1971 1,896,457
1972 1,946,081
1973 1,996,046
1974 2,045,921
1975 2,095,350
1976 2,144,279
1977 2,192,564
1978 2,239,729
1979 2,285,168
1980 2,328,488
1981 2,369,507
1982 2,408,426
1983 2,445,725
1984 2,482,122
1985 2,518,178
1986 2,553,917
1987 2,589,320
1988 2,624,922
1989 2,661,390
1990 2,699,100
1991 2,738,337
1992 2,778,783
1993 2,819,480
1994 2,859,100
1995 2,896,649
1996 2,931,847
1997 2,964,852
1998 2,995,711
1999 3,024,616
2000 3,051,738
2001 3,077,036
2002 3,100,543
2003 3,122,538
2004 3,143,437
2005 3,163,573
2006 3,183,092
2007 3,202,064
2008 3,220,666
2009 3,239,061
2010 3,257,398
2011 3,275,742
2012 3,294,183
2013 3,312,806
2014 3,331,687
2015 3,350,892
2016 3,370,447
2017 3,390,314
2018 3,410,312
2019 3,430,197
2020 3,449,777

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in El Salvador was 53.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 53.19 in 2020, while its lowest value was 50.30 in 1970.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.77
1961 50.72
1962 50.66
1963 50.59
1964 50.53
1965 50.48
1966 50.42
1967 50.38
1968 50.34
1969 50.31
1970 50.30
1971 50.30
1972 50.32
1973 50.35
1974 50.39
1975 50.43
1976 50.48
1977 50.54
1978 50.60
1979 50.66
1980 50.72
1981 50.78
1982 50.84
1983 50.90
1984 50.96
1985 51.01
1986 51.05
1987 51.10
1988 51.14
1989 51.17
1990 51.22
1991 51.26
1992 51.30
1993 51.35
1994 51.40
1995 51.46
1996 51.53
1997 51.60
1998 51.67
1999 51.75
2000 51.83
2001 51.92
2002 52.00
2003 52.09
2004 52.18
2005 52.27
2006 52.36
2007 52.44
2008 52.52
2009 52.60
2010 52.68
2011 52.74
2012 52.81
2013 52.87
2014 52.92
2015 52.98
2016 53.03
2017 53.07
2018 53.11
2019 53.15
2020 53.19

Population, male

The value for Population, male in El Salvador was 3,036,424 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,036,424 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,361,804 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,361,804
1961 1,402,910
1962 1,446,353
1963 1,491,662
1964 1,538,187
1965 1,585,405
1966 1,633,038
1967 1,680,982
1968 1,729,113
1969 1,777,331
1970 1,825,560
1971 1,873,603
1972 1,921,229
1973 1,968,227
1974 2,014,334
1975 2,059,339
1976 2,103,229
1977 2,145,887
1978 2,186,950
1979 2,225,959
1980 2,262,647
1981 2,296,854
1982 2,328,830
1983 2,359,211
1984 2,388,919
1985 2,418,625
1986 2,448,422
1987 2,478,211
1988 2,508,351
1989 2,539,218
1990 2,570,974
1991 2,603,853
1992 2,637,544
1993 2,670,998
1994 2,702,816
1995 2,731,953
1996 2,758,096
1997 2,781,436
1998 2,802,053
1999 2,820,218
2000 2,836,192
2001 2,849,965
2002 2,861,596
2003 2,871,537
2004 2,880,364
2005 2,888,551
2006 2,896,303
2007 2,903,746
2008 2,911,101
2009 2,918,617
2010 2,926,479
2011 2,934,825
2012 2,943,739
2013 2,953,270
2014 2,963,437
2015 2,974,229
2016 2,985,690
2017 2,997,810
2018 3,010,428
2019 3,023,353
2020 3,036,424

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in El Salvador was 46.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.70 in 1970, while its lowest value was 46.81 in 2020.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.23
1961 49.28
1962 49.34
1963 49.41
1964 49.47
1965 49.52
1966 49.58
1967 49.62
1968 49.66
1969 49.69
1970 49.70
1971 49.70
1972 49.68
1973 49.65
1974 49.61
1975 49.57
1976 49.52
1977 49.46
1978 49.40
1979 49.34
1980 49.28
1981 49.22
1982 49.16
1983 49.10
1984 49.04
1985 48.99
1986 48.95
1987 48.90
1988 48.86
1989 48.83
1990 48.78
1991 48.74
1992 48.70
1993 48.65
1994 48.60
1995 48.54
1996 48.47
1997 48.40
1998 48.33
1999 48.25
2000 48.17
2001 48.08
2002 48.00
2003 47.91
2004 47.82
2005 47.73
2006 47.64
2007 47.56
2008 47.48
2009 47.40
2010 47.32
2011 47.26
2012 47.19
2013 47.13
2014 47.08
2015 47.02
2016 46.97
2017 46.93
2018 46.89
2019 46.85
2020 46.81

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population