Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0781 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0781 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
36th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1295 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.0781 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0781 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.1295 1000 No per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0781 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 36th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0838 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0862 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0886 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0911 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0937 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0962 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0988 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1014 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1039 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1066 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1092 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1111 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1129 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1146 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1163 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1186 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.12 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1214 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1226 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1236 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1244 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1252 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1257 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1262 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1267 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1271 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1275 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1279 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1283 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1287 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1291 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1295 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1283 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1266 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1246 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1225 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1201 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1177 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1171 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1164 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1155 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1146 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1137 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1126 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1105 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1093 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1071 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1049 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1028 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1006 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0985 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0964 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0944 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0923 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0903 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0884 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0866 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0848 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.083 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0813 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0797 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0781 1000 No per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0937 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0838 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1039 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1066 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1226 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1263 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1236 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1283 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1244 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1171 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1295 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1049 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1164 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0935 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0848 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1028 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0806 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0781 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.083 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 33 Seychelles 0.0868 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 34 Guatemala 0.0828 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 35 Ethiopia 0.0822 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 37 Cambodia 0.0733 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 38 Isle of Man 0.0713 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 39 Kenya 0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for El Salvador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.8121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.893 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2563 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,984 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,013 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,591 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,482 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,073 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0781 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1295 1000 No per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0781 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 36th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.