The population density in El Salvador amounted to 303.1 people in 2022. Between 1961 and 2022, the population density rose by 165.45 people, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

El Salvador: Population density, people per square km: The latest value from 2021 is 305 people per square km, an increase from 304 people per square km in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 456 people per square km, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for El Salvador from 1961 to 2021 is 245 people per square km. The minimum value, 137 people per square km, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 305 people per square km was recorded in 2021.

The world's most accurate population datasets. Seven maps/datasets for the distribution of various populations in El Salvador: (1) Overall population density (2) Women (3) Men (4) Children (ages 0-5) (5) Youth (ages 15-24) (6) Elderly (ages 60+) (7) Women of reproductive age (ages 15-49).

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in El Salvador was reported at 303 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. El Salvador - Population density (people per sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

The total population in El Salvador was estimated at 6.6 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - El Salvador Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

El Salvador: Population growth, percent: The latest value from 2023 is 0.45 percent, an increase from 0.35 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 1.15 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for El Salvador from 1961 to 2023 is 1.32 percent. The minimum value, -0.06 percent, was reached in 2006 while the maximum of 2.82 percent was recorded in 1961.

El Salvador SV: Population Density: People per Square Km data was reported at 307.811 Person/sq km in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 306.212 Person/sq km for 2016. El Salvador SV: Population Density: People per Square Km data is updated yearly, averaging 250.287 Person/sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2017, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 307.811 Person/sq km in 2017 and a record low of 136.366 Person/sq km in 1961. El Salvador SV: Population Density: People per Square Km data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.; Weighted average;

WorldPop produces different types of gridded population count datasets, depending on the methods used and end application. An overview of the data can be found in Tatem et al, and a description of the modelling methods used found in Stevens et al. The 'Global per country 2000-2020' datasets represent the outputs from a project focused on construction of consistent 100m resolution population count datasets for all countries of the World for each year 2000-2020. These efforts necessarily involved some shortcuts for consistency. The 'individual countries' datasets represent older efforts to map populations for each country separately, using a set of tailored geospatial inputs and differing methods and time periods. The 'whole continent' datasets are mosaics of the individual countries datasets

WorldPop (www.worldpop.org - School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton; Department of Geography and Geosciences, University of Louisville; Departement de Geographie, Universite de Namur) and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University (2018). Global High Resolution Population Denominators Project - Funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1134076). https://dx.doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/WP00645

In 2022, El Salvador had the highest population density in Central America, with over *** people per square kilometer. The second place was Guatemala, slightly over half the density in El Salvador. In 2022, Guatemala ranked as the most populated country in the region, with over ********** inhabitants.

Population, total in El Salvador was reported at 6309624 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. El Salvador - Population, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population in largest city in El Salvador was reported at 1123376 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. El Salvador - Population in largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

El Salvador: Percent urban population: The latest value from 2023 is 75.39 percent, an increase from 74.77 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 61.36 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for El Salvador from 1960 to 2023 is 53.23 percent. The minimum value, 38.35 percent, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 75.39 percent was recorded in 2023.

303.1 (people per sq. km) in 2022. Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers.

Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) in El Salvador was reported at 24.81 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. El Salvador - Population ages 0-14 (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

El Salvador: Migrant population, percent of total population: The latest value from 2015 is 1 percent, unchanged from 1 percent in 2010. In comparison, the world average is 10 percent, based on data from 195 countries. Historically, the average for El Salvador from 1990 to 2015 is 1 percent. The minimum value, 1 percent, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 1 percent was recorded in 1990.

El Salvador: Female population, percent of total: The latest value from 2023 is 52.5 percent, unchanged from 52.5 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 49.99 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for El Salvador from 1960 to 2023 is 51.28 percent. The minimum value, 50.01 percent, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 52.5 percent was recorded in 2022.

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in El Salvador was reported at 23.32 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. El Salvador - Population in the largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

El Salvador population density for 400m H3 hexagons.

Built from Kontur Population: Global Population Density for 400m H3 Hexagons Vector H3 hexagons with population counts at 400m resolution.

Fixed up fusion of GHSL, Facebook, Microsoft Buildings, Copernicus Global Land Service Land Cover, Land Information New Zealand, and OpenStreetMap data.

This scatter chart displays GDP (current US$) against urban population (people) in El Salvador. The data is about countries per year.

Population, male in El Salvador was reported at 3010733 Persons in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. El Salvador - Population, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.