Departments
The population of the departments of El Salvador according to census results and latest official projections.
Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area 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 | ||
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Ahuachapán | AHU | Ahuachapán | 1,240 | 261,188 | 319,503 | 329,200 | 347,500 | 370,600 | 124000 | → |
Cabañas | CAB | Sensuntepeque | 1,104 | 138,426 | 149,326 | 155,900 | 155,000 | 154,100 | 110400 | → |
Chalatenango | CHA | Chalatenango | 2,017 | 177,320 | 192,788 | 198,000 | 188,000 | 177,600 | 201700 | → |
Cuscatlán | CUS | Cojutepeque | 756 | 178,502 | 231,480 | 237,300 | 253,600 | 269,500 | 75600 | → |
La Libertad | LLI | Santa Tecla | 1,653 | 513,866 | 660,652 | 711,200 | 766,900 | 807,200 | 165300 | → |
La Paz | LPA | Zacatecoluca | 1,224 | 245,915 | 308,087 | 324,600 | 344,300 | 361,700 | 122400 | → |
La Unión | LUN | La Unión | 2,074 | 255,565 | 238,217 | 255,900 | 243,800 | 227,200 | 207400 | → |
Morazán | MOR | San Francisco Gotera | 1,447 | 160,146 | 174,406 | 187,300 | 191,700 | 195,000 | 144700 | → |
San Miguel | SMI | San Miguel | 2,077 | 403,411 | 434,003 | 463,100 | 467,900 | 464,300 | 207700 | → |
San Salvador | SSA | San Salvador | 886 | 1,512,125 | 1,567,156 | 1,688,600 | 1,727,300 | 1,729,500 | 88600 | → |
Santa Ana | SAN | Santa Ana | 2,023 | 458,587 | 523,655 | 559,100 | 560,500 | 561,100 | 202300 | → |
San Vicente | SVI | San Vicente | 1,184 | 143,003 | 161,645 | 169,800 | 173,200 | 175,300 | 118400 | → |
Sonsonate | SON | Sonsonate | 1,225 | 360,183 | 438,960 | 465,300 | 487,900 | 509,200 | 122500 | → |
Usulután | USU | Usulután | 2,130 | 310,362 | 344,235 | 352,000 | 352,200 | 348,800 | 213000 | → |
El Salvador | SLV | San Salvador | 21,040 | 5,118,599 | 5,744,113 | 6,097,400 | 6,259,900 | 6,351,000 | → |
- The population projections for 2015 and 2024 according to the revision of 2021. In contrast to the census results, projections are adjusted for underenumeration.
- Oficina Nacional de Estadística y Censos, El Salvador.
Major Cities
Name | Adm. | Population Projection (P) 2024-06-30 | |
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1 | San Salvador | SSA | 334,416 |
2 | Soyapango | SSA | 258,359 |
3 | Santa Ana | SAN | 201,900 |
4 | San Miguel | SMI | 152,900 |
5 | Apopa | SSA | 145,300 |
6 | Mejicanos | SSA | 134,363 |
7 | Colón | LLI | 114,300 |
8 | Santa Tecla | LLI | 113,700 |
9 | Ilopango | SSA | 102,500 |
10 | Delgado | SSA | 98,300 |
Major Urban Agglomeration
Name | Adm. | Population Projection (P) 2024-06-30 | |
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1 | San Salvador | SSA | 1,654,000 |
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.
Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1992-09-27 | Population Census (C) 2007-05-12 | Area | |
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Acajutla | SON | 18,008 | 23,637 | 0 | |
Aguilares | SSA | 16,984 | 19,134 | 461 | → |
Ahuachapán | AHU | 26,840 | 58,386 | 0 | |
Antiguo Cuscatlán | LLI | 26,722 | 33,002 | 0 | |
Apopa | SSA | 88,827 | 123,095 | 0 | |
Armenia | SON | 11,864 | 22,811 | 0 | |
Ateos (in: Sacacoyo district) | LLI | ... | 5,852 | 0 | |
Atiquizaya | AHU | 7,498 | 13,674 | 0 | |
Ayutuxtepeque | SSA | 20,137 | 33,569 | 0 | |
Berlín | USU | 8,951 | 8,537 | 0 | |
Candelaria de la Frontera | SAN | 4,986 | 6,039 | 0 | |
Cara Sucia (in: San Francisco Menéndez district) | AHU | ... | 7,372 | 0 | |
Chalatenango | CHA | 15,306 | 13,951 | 0 | |
Chalchuapa | SAN | 25,545 | 43,013 | 0 | |
Changallo (in: Ilopango district) | SSA | ... | 5,480 | 0 | |
Chanmico (in: San Juan Opico district) | LLI | ... | 23,952 | 0 | |
Chinameca | SMI | 6,842 | 5,751 | 0 | |
Ciudad Arce | LLI | 7,989 | 29,385 | 0 | |
Ciudad Barrios | SMI | 6,719 | 6,563 | 0 | |
Ciudad Real (in: San Sebastián Salitrillo district) | SAN | ... | 15,508 | 0 | |
Coatepeque | SAN | 4,568 | 6,395 | 0 | |
Cojutepeque | CUS | 38,230 | 40,400 | 0 | |
Colón | LLI | 1,469 | 91,212 | 0 | → |
Concepción de Ataco | AHU | 6,169 | 5,902 | 0 | → |
Cuscatancingo | SSA | 35,139 | 21,409 | 0 | |
Delgado | SSA | 56,701 | 95,574 | 0 | |
Dolores Apulo (in: Ilopango district) | SSA | ... | 9,499 | 0 | |
El Arenal (in: Delgado district) | SSA | ... | 10,634 | 0 | |
El Congo | SAN | 7,047 | 12,392 | 0 | |
El Izcaquilio (in: Atiquizaya district) | AHU | ... | 5,369 | 0 | |
El Refugio | AHU | 1,643 | 6,045 | 0 | |
El Tránsito | SMI | 7,506 | 7,612 | 0 | → |
Guazapa | SSA | 8,708 | 12,697 | 0 | |
Güisquil (in: Conchagua district) | LUN | ... | 8,986 | 0 | |
Ilobasco | CAB | 18,092 | 22,394 | 0 | |
Ilopango | SSA | 79,069 | 88,883 | 0 | |
Izalco | SON | 15,187 | 19,199 | 0 | |
Jiquilisco | USU | 7,223 | 12,581 | 0 | |
Juayúa | SON | 7,860 | 10,401 | 0 | |
Jucuapa | USU | 8,388 | 10,023 | 0 | |
La Esperanza (in: Olocuilta district) | LPA | ... | 7,852 | 0 | |
La Libertad | LLI | 13,338 | 11,705 | 0 | |
Las Flores (in: Tonacatepeque district) | SSA | ... | 27,316 | 0 | |
La Unión | LUN | 21,091 | 16,911 | 0 | |
Mejicanos | SSA | 131,972 | 140,751 | 2212 | → |
Metapán | SAN | 15,148 | 18,185 | 0 | |
Nahuizalco | SON | 5,821 | 16,410 | 0 | |
Nejapa | SSA | 4,269 | 16,530 | 0 | → |
Nueva Concepción | CHA | 7,903 | 8,114 | 0 | |
Nueva Guadalupe | SMI | 4,588 | 5,064 | 0 | → |
Olocuilta | LPA | 5,004 | 5,924 | 0 | |
Panchimalco | SSA | 5,357 | 6,804 | 0 | |
Planes de Renderos (in: Panchimalco district) | SSA | ... | 6,322 | 0 | |
Puerto El Triunfo | USU | 3,464 | 7,609 | 0 | |
Quezaltepeque | LLI | 22,859 | 32,349 | 0 | |
Rosario de Mora | SSA | 4,101 | 5,053 | 0 | → |
San Antonio del Monte | SON | 7,227 | 17,634 | 0 | |
San Francisco Gotera | MOR | 12,659 | 15,307 | 0 | → |
San José Villanueva | LLI | 7,247 | 10,126 | 0 | |
San Juan Opico (Opico) | LLI | 5,640 | 10,671 | 0 | |
San Luis La Herradura | LPA | 5,249 | 6,028 | 0 | |
San Luis Mariona (in: Cuscatancingo district) | SSA | ... | 44,991 | 0 | |
San Marcos | SSA | 43,254 | 60,028 | 0 | |
San Martín | SSA | 31,173 | 65,462 | 0 | |
San Miguel | SMI | 127,696 | 155,958 | 0 | |
San Rafael Oriente | SMI | ... | 4,975 | 0 | |
San Salvador | SSA | 415,346 | 316,090 | 7225 | → |
San Sebastián | SVI | 5,802 | 6,553 | 0 | → |
Santa Ana | SAN | 139,389 | 198,251 | 0 | |
Santa Elena | USU | 4,658 | 5,184 | 0 | → |
Santa María | USU | 2,014 | 7,312 | 0 | |
Santa Rosa de Lima | LUN | 10,480 | 13,640 | 573 | → |
Santa Tecla (Nueva San Salvador) | LLI | 98,392 | 108,840 | 0 | → |
Santiago de María | USU | 11,894 | 13,350 | 0 | |
Santiago Nonualco | LPA | 7,509 | 7,385 | 0 | |
Santiago Texacuangos | SSA | 3,366 | 6,565 | 0 | |
Santo Tomás | SSA | 11,548 | 16,167 | 0 | |
San Vicente | SVI | 29,455 | 34,928 | 0 | |
Sensuntepeque | CAB | 16,021 | 15,395 | 387 | → |
Sonsonate | SON | 46,830 | 43,171 | 0 | |
Sonzacate | SON | 12,219 | 25,005 | 840 | → |
Soyapango | SSA | 261,122 | 241,403 | 2972 | → |
Tonacatepeque | SSA | 4,946 | 5,886 | 0 | |
Turín | AHU | 2,830 | 5,198 | 0 | |
Usulután | USU | 40,971 | 43,400 | 0 | |
Veracruz (in: Ciudad Arce district) | LLI | ... | 6,938 | 0 | |
Veracruz (in: Tonacatepeque district) | SSA | ... | 43,806 | 0 | |
Zacatecoluca | LPA | 31,268 | 41,341 | 0 | |
Zaragoza | LLI | 9,298 | 16,945 | 0 |
- Oficina Nacional de Estadística y Censos, El Salvador.
(2024) Figures in italics are calculated by »City Population«.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
Gender (P 2024) | |
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Males | 2,964,944 |
Females | 3,386,025 |
Age Groups (P 2024) | |
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0-14 years | 1,549,796 |
15-64 years | 4,191,068 |
65+ years | 610,105 |
Age Distribution (P 2024) | |
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80+ years | 160,239 |
70-79 years | 264,773 |
60-69 years | 412,281 |
50-59 years | 584,466 |
40-49 years | 695,900 |
30-39 years | 972,880 |
20-29 years | 1,171,994 |
10-19 years | 1,071,626 |
0-9 years | 1,016,810 |
Urbanization (C 2007) | |
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Rural | 2,145,277 |
Urban | 3,598,836 |
Literacy (A10+) (C 2007) | |
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yes | 3,784,775 |
no | 718,718 |