El Salvador's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 6.4 million in 2021.
The population of El Salvador grew at 0.5% in the last year and is ranked the 17th most populated country in Americas, ahead of Costa Rica.
El Salvador last conducted a national census in 2007 and 91.2% of births in El Salvador are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how El Salvador compares to other countries around the world and in the Americas region.
El Salvador's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London