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El Salvador: Administrative Division

Contents: El Salvador

Republic


6,097,389 Population [2007] – projection

6,350,969 Population [2024] – projection

21,040km² Area

301.9/km² Density [2024]

Contents: Departments and Municipalities

The population of the departments (departamentos) and municipalities (municipios) of El Salvador according to census results and latest official projections.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, literacy (a10+)).

NameStatusPopulation
Census
1992-09-27
Population
Projection
2007-06-30
Population
Projection
2024-06-30
AhuachapánDepartment261,188329,248370,578
Ahuachapán CentroMunicipality127,857166,466182,143
Ahuachapán NorteMunicipality45,95461,77673,075
Ahuachapán SurMunicipality87,377101,006115,360
CabañasDepartment138,426155,892154,063
Cabañas EsteMunicipality72,07475,84568,972
Cabañas OesteMunicipality66,35280,04785,091
ChalatenangoDepartment177,320198,049177,552
Chalatenango CentroMunicipality82,91694,83285,089
Chalatenango NorteMunicipality22,01425,69325,382
Chalatenango SurMunicipality72,39077,52467,081
CuscatlánDepartment178,502237,270269,532
Cuscatlán NorteMunicipality57,83892,714106,578
Cuscatlán SurMunicipality120,664144,556162,954
La LibertadDepartment513,866711,196807,235
La Libertad CentroMunicipality91,497144,891163,086
La Libertad CostaMunicipality73,66583,832104,044
La Libertad EsteMunicipality64,19298,136116,637
La Libertad NorteMunicipality72,75886,46899,154
La Libertad OesteMunicipality87,185153,856181,963
La Libertad SurMunicipality124,569144,013142,351
La PazDepartment245,915324,628361,691
La Paz CentroMunicipality94,300120,165130,485
La Paz EsteMunicipality77,84197,889112,911
La Paz OesteMunicipality73,774106,574118,295
La UniónDepartment255,565255,945227,155
La Unión NorteMunicipality122,350121,682107,031
La Unión SurMunicipality133,215134,263120,124
MorazánDepartment160,146187,306195,026
Morazán NorteMunicipality50,10459,20863,716
Morazán SurMunicipality110,042128,098131,310
San MiguelDepartment403,411463,083464,302
San Miguel CentroMunicipality245,803289,855280,275
San Miguel NorteMunicipality75,91580,50681,629
San Miguel OesteMunicipality81,69392,722102,398
San SalvadorDepartment1,512,1251,688,5621,729,479
San Salvador CentroMunicipality751,359730,687704,913
San Salvador EsteMunicipality435,628548,344574,108
San Salvador NorteMunicipality52,70463,27475,341
San Salvador OesteMunicipality133,070173,197191,543
San Salvador SurMunicipality139,364173,060183,574
Santa AnaDepartment458,587559,097561,106
Santa Ana CentroMunicipality210,970262,032249,855
Santa Ana EsteMunicipality56,22265,11467,690
Santa Ana NorteMunicipality78,39191,020102,228
Santa Ana OesteMunicipality113,004140,931141,333
San VicenteDepartment143,003169,797175,255
San Vicente NorteMunicipality59,89067,29268,457
San Vicente SurMunicipality83,113102,505106,798
SonsonateDepartment360,183465,274509,210
Sonsonate CentroMunicipality124,804149,367159,794
Sonsonate EsteMunicipality118,115165,962189,887
Sonsonate NorteMunicipality69,58694,448100,837
Sonsonate OesteMunicipality47,67855,49758,692
UsulutánDepartment310,362352,042348,785
Usulután EsteMunicipality145,754164,232158,913
Usulután NorteMunicipality102,920109,784111,914
Usulután OesteMunicipality61,68878,02677,958
El SalvadorRepublic5,118,5996,097,3896,350,969

Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadística y Censos, El Salvador.

Explanation: The presented municipal division came into effect in May 2024. The 2024 population projection considers the revision of 2021. In contrast to the projection, the census figures are not adjusted for underenumeration.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (P 2024)
Males2,964,944
Females3,386,025
Age Groups (P 2024)
0-14 years1,549,796
15-64 years4,191,068
65+ years610,105
Age Distribution (P 2024)
80+ years160,239
70-79 years264,773
60-69 years412,281
50-59 years584,466
40-49 years695,900
30-39 years972,880
20-29 years1,171,994
10-19 years1,071,626
0-9 years1,016,810
Urbanization (C 2007)
Rural2,145,277
Urban3,598,836
Literacy (A10+) (C 2007)
yes3,784,775
no718,718