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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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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