How does El Salvador rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?

El Salvador ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in El Salvador

Name: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in El Salvador
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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El Salvador: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square was 0.3045 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.3045 1000 No per square kilometre

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

33rd

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.3045 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

0.1377 1000 No per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in El Salvador, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in El Salvador is 0.3045 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in El Salvador peaked at 0.3045 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1377 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places El Salvador 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1961 to 2023.
Year	1000 No per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.1377 1000 No per square kilometre	—
1962	0.1414 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.8%
1963	0.1453 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.7%
1964	0.1493 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.7%
1965	0.1535 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.8%
1966	0.1578 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.9%
1967	0.1624 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.9%
1968	0.1669 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.8%
1969	0.1715 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.8%
1970	0.176 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.6%
1971	0.1802 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.4%
1972	0.1845 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.4%
1973	0.1889 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.4%
1974	0.1933 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.3%
1975	0.1976 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.3%
1976	0.2032 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.8%
1977	0.2076 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.2%
1978	0.2121 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.2%
1979	0.2162 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.0%
1980	0.2191 1000 No per square kilometre	+1.3%
1981	0.2206 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.7%
1982	0.2231 1000 No per square kilometre	+1.1%
1983	0.2272 1000 No per square kilometre	+1.8%
1984	0.2316 1000 No per square kilometre	+1.9%
1985	0.2362 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.0%
1986	0.241 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.0%
1987	0.2458 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.0%
1988	0.2508 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.0%
1989	0.2557 1000 No per square kilometre	+2.0%
1990	0.2606 1000 No per square kilometre	+1.9%
1991	0.2652 1000 No per square kilometre	+1.8%
1992	0.2696 1000 No per square kilometre	+1.6%
1993	0.2732 1000 No per square kilometre	+1.3%
1994	0.2758 1000 No per square kilometre	+1.0%
1995	0.2781 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.8%
1996	0.2802 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.7%
1997	0.2821 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.7%
1998	0.2838 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.6%
1999	0.2854 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.6%
2000	0.2868 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.5%
2001	0.288 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.4%
2002	0.2889 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.3%
2003	0.2895 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.2%
2004	0.2898 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.1%
2005	0.2898 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.2897 1000 No per square kilometre	-0.1%
2007	0.29 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.1%
2008	0.291 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.3%
2009	0.2919 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.3%
2010	0.2929 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.3%
2011	0.2939 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.4%
2012	0.2951 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.4%
2013	0.2963 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.4%
2014	0.2974 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.4%
2015	0.2984 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.3%
2016	0.2993 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.3%
2017	0.2999 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.2%
2018	0.3002 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.1%
2019	0.3003 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	0.3009 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.2%
2021	0.3019 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.3%
2022	0.3031 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.4%
2023	0.3045 1000 No per square kilometre	+0.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.154 1000 No per square kilometre	0.1377 1000 No per square kilometre	0.1715 1000 No per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.196 1000 No per square kilometre	0.176 1000 No per square kilometre	0.2162 1000 No per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.2351 1000 No per square kilometre	0.2191 1000 No per square kilometre	0.2557 1000 No per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.2754 1000 No per square kilometre	0.2606 1000 No per square kilometre	0.2854 1000 No per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.2896 1000 No per square kilometre	0.2868 1000 No per square kilometre	0.2919 1000 No per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.2974 1000 No per square kilometre	0.2929 1000 No per square kilometre	0.3003 1000 No per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.3026 1000 No per square kilometre	0.3009 1000 No per square kilometre	0.3045 1000 No per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

30 Tuvalu 0.3272 1000 No per square kilometre compare
31 Pakistan 0.3211 1000 No per square kilometre compare
32 Guam 0.3083 1000 No per square kilometre compare
34 Cayman Islands 0.3043 1000 No per square kilometre compare
35 Saint Lucia 0.2939 1000 No per square kilometre compare
36 Trinidad and Tobago 0.293 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in El Salvador?: Population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in El Salvador was 0.3045 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 0.3045 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1377 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does El Salvador rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?: El Salvador ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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. — Total Population - Both sexes ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit: 1000 No per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.