Name: El Salvador Population
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The total population in El Salvador was estimated at 6.3 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1950, El Salvador had a population of 2.2 million people. source: World Bank

Population in El Salvador is expected to reach 6.37 Million by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the El Salvador Population is projected to trend around 6.40 Million in 2026 and 6.42 Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	2881080.00	2932680.00		Dec 2024
Employment Rate	47.58	48.81	percent	Dec 2024
Labor Force Participation Rate	62.30	64.40	percent	Dec 2024
Minimum Wages	408.80	408.80	USD/Month	Jan 2026
Population	6.34	6.31	Million	Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons	121646.00	161400.00		Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate	4.65	5.20	percent	Dec 2024
Youth Unemployment Rate	11.80	14.00	percent	Dec 2022

El Salvador Population

The population of El Salvador represents 0.09 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 1119 people on the planet is a resident of El Salvador.