Number of people living in the capital city in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of people living in the capital city was 1.36 million people in 2100. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in the capital city in El Salvador, 2020–2100
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.36 million people for number of people living in the capital city in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in El Salvador peaked at 1.65 million people in 2045 and was at its lowest, 1.36 million people, in 2100.
El Salvador ranks 105th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Number of people living in the capital city in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.60 million people | — |
| 2025 | 1.62 million people | +1.2% |
| 2030 | 1.63 million people | +1.0% |
| 2035 | 1.64 million people | +0.8% |
| 2040 | 1.65 million people | +0.4% |
| 2045 | 1.65 million people | +0.2% |
| 2050 | 1.65 million people | -0.3% |
| 2055 | 1.64 million people | -0.5% |
| 2060 | 1.63 million people | -0.9% |
| 2065 | 1.61 million people | -1.1% |
| 2070 | 1.58 million people | -1.6% |
| 2075 | 1.56 million people | -1.6% |
| 2080 | 1.53 million people | -2.1% |
| 2085 | 1.49 million people | -2.5% |
| 2090 | 1.45 million people | -2.9% |
| 2095 | 1.40 million people | -3.0% |
| 2100 | 1.36 million people | -2.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.36 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.50 million people, 91% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.36 million people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.64 million people, 83% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1.61 million people | 1.60 million people | 1.62 million people | 2 |
| 2030s | 1.64 million people | 1.63 million people | 1.64 million people | 2 |
| 2040s | 1.65 million people | 1.65 million people | 1.65 million people | 2 |
| 2050s | 1.65 million people | 1.64 million people | 1.65 million people | 2 |
| 2060s | 1.62 million people | 1.61 million people | 1.63 million people | 2 |
| 2070s | 1.57 million people | 1.56 million people | 1.58 million people | 2 |
| 2080s | 1.51 million people | 1.49 million people | 1.53 million people | 2 |
| 2090s | 1.42 million people | 1.40 million people | 1.45 million people | 2 |
| 2100s | 1.36 million people | 1.36 million people | 1.36 million people | 1 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in the capital city in El Salvador?
- Number of people living in the capital city in El Salvador was 1.36 million people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million people in 2045.
- What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 million people in 2100.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of people living in the capital city?
- El Salvador ranks 105th out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
- Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.