Urban population, total in El Salvador

El Salvador: Urban population, total was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
47th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2008
All-time low
0.5%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Urban population, total in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.477 % of total population1995: 0.547 % of total population1996: 0.548 % of total population1998: 0.578 % of total population1999: 0.579 % of total population2000: 0.584 % of total population2001: 0.588 % of total population2002: 0.59 % of total population2003: 0.592 % of total population2004: 0.597 % of total population2005: 0.599 % of total population2006: 0.599 % of total population2007: 0.627 % of total population2008: 0.648 % of total population2009: 0.632 % of total population2012: 0.626 % of total population2014: 0.623 % of total population2015: 0.624 % of total population2016: 0.617 % of total population2017: 0.602 % of total population2018: 0.617 % of total population2019: 0.617 % of total population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, total in El Salvador is 0.6%, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, total in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 47th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Urban population, total in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, total (% of total population) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of total population Change
1991 0.5%
1995 0.5% +14.7%
1996 0.5% +0.2%
1998 0.6% +5.5%
1999 0.6% +0.1%
2000 0.6% +0.9%
2001 0.6% +0.6%
2002 0.6% +0.3%
2003 0.6% +0.4%
2004 0.6% +0.8%
2005 0.6% +0.4%
2006 0.6% +0.0%
2007 0.6% +4.6%
2008 0.6% +3.5%
2009 0.6% -2.6%
2012 0.6% -0.9%
2014 0.6% -0.4%
2015 0.6% +0.1%
2016 0.6% -1.0%
2017 0.6% -2.6%
2018 0.6% +2.5%
2019 0.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 44 Paraguay 0.6% compare
  2. 45 Montenegro 0.6% compare
  3. 46 Latvia 0.6% compare
  4. 48 Poland 0.6% compare
  5. 49 Morocco 0.6% compare
  6. 50 Georgia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, total in El Salvador?
Urban population, total in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, total recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for urban population, total?
El Salvador ranks 47th out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
Is urban population, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,485 data points, 1970–2021
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