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Republic of El Salvador

Departments

The population of the departments of El Salvador according to census results and latest official projections.

NameAbbr.CapitalArea
A (km²)
Population
Census (C)
1992-09-27
Population
Census (C)
2007-05-12
Population
Projection (P)
2007-06-30
Population
Projection (P)
2015-06-30
Population
Projection (P)
2024-06-30
 
AhuachapánAHUAhuachapán1,240261,188319,503329,200347,500370,600124000
CabañasCABSensuntepeque1,104138,426149,326155,900155,000154,100110400
ChalatenangoCHAChalatenango2,017177,320192,788198,000188,000177,600201700
CuscatlánCUSCojutepeque756178,502231,480237,300253,600269,50075600
La LibertadLLISanta Tecla1,653513,866660,652711,200766,900807,200165300
La PazLPAZacatecoluca1,224245,915308,087324,600344,300361,700122400
La UniónLUNLa Unión2,074255,565238,217255,900243,800227,200207400
MorazánMORSan Francisco Gotera1,447160,146174,406187,300191,700195,000144700
San MiguelSMISan Miguel2,077403,411434,003463,100467,900464,300207700
San SalvadorSSASan Salvador8861,512,1251,567,1561,688,6001,727,3001,729,50088600
Santa AnaSANSanta Ana2,023458,587523,655559,100560,500561,100202300
San VicenteSVISan Vicente1,184143,003161,645169,800173,200175,300118400
SonsonateSONSonsonate1,225360,183438,960465,300487,900509,200122500
UsulutánUSUUsulután2,130310,362344,235352,000352,200348,800213000
El SalvadorSLVSan Salvador21,0405,118,5995,744,1136,097,4006,259,9006,351,000

Major Cities

 NameAdm.Population
Projection (P)
2024-06-30
1San SalvadorSSA334,416
2SoyapangoSSA258,359
3Santa AnaSAN201,900
4San MiguelSMI152,900
5ApopaSSA145,300
6MejicanosSSA134,363
7ColónLLI114,300
8Santa TeclaLLI113,700
9IlopangoSSA102,500
10DelgadoSSA98,300

Major Urban Agglomeration

 NameAdm.Population
Projection (P)
2024-06-30
1San SalvadorSSA1,654,000

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all Salvadoran cities and towns with more than 5,000 inhabitants by census years.

The urban population of single or adjacent cantons within one district is tabulated.

NameAdm.Population
Census (C)
1992-09-27
Population
Census (C)
2007-05-12
Area 
AcajutlaSON18,00823,6370
AguilaresSSA16,98419,134461
AhuachapánAHU26,84058,3860
Antiguo CuscatlánLLI26,72233,0020
ApopaSSA88,827123,0950
ArmeniaSON11,86422,8110
Ateos (in: Sacacoyo district)LLI...5,8520
AtiquizayaAHU7,49813,6740
AyutuxtepequeSSA20,13733,5690
BerlínUSU8,9518,5370
Candelaria de la FronteraSAN4,9866,0390
Cara Sucia (in: San Francisco Menéndez district)AHU...7,3720
ChalatenangoCHA15,30613,9510
ChalchuapaSAN25,54543,0130
Changallo (in: Ilopango district)SSA...5,4800
Chanmico (in: San Juan Opico district)LLI...23,9520
ChinamecaSMI6,8425,7510
Ciudad ArceLLI7,98929,3850
Ciudad BarriosSMI6,7196,5630
Ciudad Real (in: San Sebastián Salitrillo district)SAN...15,5080
CoatepequeSAN4,5686,3950
CojutepequeCUS38,23040,4000
ColónLLI1,46991,2120
Concepción de AtacoAHU6,1695,9020
CuscatancingoSSA35,13921,4090
DelgadoSSA56,70195,5740
Dolores Apulo (in: Ilopango district)SSA...9,4990
El Arenal (in: Delgado district)SSA...10,6340
El CongoSAN7,04712,3920
El Izcaquilio (in: Atiquizaya district)AHU...5,3690
El RefugioAHU1,6436,0450
El TránsitoSMI7,5067,6120
GuazapaSSA8,70812,6970
Güisquil (in: Conchagua district)LUN...8,9860
IlobascoCAB18,09222,3940
IlopangoSSA79,06988,8830
IzalcoSON15,18719,1990
JiquiliscoUSU7,22312,5810
JuayúaSON7,86010,4010
JucuapaUSU8,38810,0230
La Esperanza (in: Olocuilta district)LPA...7,8520
La LibertadLLI13,33811,7050
Las Flores (in: Tonacatepeque district)SSA...27,3160
La UniónLUN21,09116,9110
MejicanosSSA131,972140,7512212
MetapánSAN15,14818,1850
NahuizalcoSON5,82116,4100
NejapaSSA4,26916,5300
Nueva ConcepciónCHA7,9038,1140
Nueva GuadalupeSMI4,5885,0640
OlocuiltaLPA5,0045,9240
PanchimalcoSSA5,3576,8040
Planes de Renderos (in: Panchimalco district)SSA...6,3220
Puerto El TriunfoUSU3,4647,6090
QuezaltepequeLLI22,85932,3490
Rosario de MoraSSA4,1015,0530
San Antonio del MonteSON7,22717,6340
San Francisco GoteraMOR12,65915,3070
San José VillanuevaLLI7,24710,1260
San Juan Opico (Opico)LLI5,64010,6710
San Luis La HerraduraLPA5,2496,0280
San Luis Mariona (in: Cuscatancingo district)SSA...44,9910
San MarcosSSA43,25460,0280
San MartínSSA31,17365,4620
San MiguelSMI127,696155,9580
San Rafael OrienteSMI...4,9750
San SalvadorSSA415,346316,0907225
San SebastiánSVI5,8026,5530
Santa AnaSAN139,389198,2510
Santa ElenaUSU4,6585,1840
Santa MaríaUSU2,0147,3120
Santa Rosa de LimaLUN10,48013,640573
Santa Tecla (Nueva San Salvador)LLI98,392108,8400
Santiago de MaríaUSU11,89413,3500
Santiago NonualcoLPA7,5097,3850
Santiago TexacuangosSSA3,3666,5650
Santo TomásSSA11,54816,1670
San VicenteSVI29,45534,9280
SensuntepequeCAB16,02115,395387
SonsonateSON46,83043,1710
SonzacateSON12,21925,005840
SoyapangoSSA261,122241,4032972
TonacatepequeSSA4,9465,8860
TurínAHU2,8305,1980
UsulutánUSU40,97143,4000
Veracruz (in: Ciudad Arce district)LLI...6,9380
Veracruz (in: Tonacatepeque district)SSA...43,8060
ZacatecolucaLPA31,26841,3410
ZaragozaLLI9,29816,9450

Population Structure

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

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