Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — El Salvador

Children under 15 in El Salvador in 2025 — 1,552,183 people. Ranked 107 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 22.1%.

2025 1.55M people −1.28% vs 2024
World rank 107of 217
Period maximum 2.33M people1993
Period minimum 1.27M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — El Salvador, 1960–20251M1.5M2M2.5M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,271,033 people1962: 1,351,904 people1964: 1,434,516 people1966: 1,524,732 people1968: 1,623,602 people1970: 1,717,028 people1972: 1,791,981 people1974: 1,860,614 people1976: 1,920,924 people1978: 1,973,285 people1980: 2,006,634 people1982: 2,018,356 people1984: 2,065,778 people1986: 2,118,600 people1988: 2,178,867 people1990: 2,254,159 people1992: 2,320,350 people1994: 2,311,882 people1996: 2,271,435 people1998: 2,233,141 people2000: 2,204,602 people2002: 2,173,569 people2004: 2,126,079 people2006: 2,067,685 people2008: 2,010,804 people2010: 1,942,051 people2012: 1,870,308 people2014: 1,799,828 people2016: 1,736,131 people2018: 1,682,053 people2020: 1,641,797 people2022: 1,608,833 people2024: 1,572,260 people2025: 1,552,183 people
Change over the period: +281,150 (+22.12%) Average annual rate: 0.31 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador

El Salvador 1.55M people
World 2.01B people
Central America computed 46.63M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 945M people
Children under 15 — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.55M −20,077 −1.28%
2024 1.57M −18,421 −1.16%
2023 1.59M −18,152 −1.13%
2022 1.61M −17,410 −1.07%
2021 1.63M −15,554 −0.95%
2020 1.64M −17,996 −1.08%
2019 1.66M −22,260 −1.32%
2018 1.68M −25,440 −1.49%
2017 1.71M −28,638 −1.65%
2016 1.74M −31,004 −1.75%
2015 1.77M −32,693 −1.82%
2014 1.8M −34,704 −1.89%
2013 1.83M −35,776 −1.91%
2012 1.87M −35,805 −1.88%
2011 1.91M −35,938 −1.85%
2010 1.94M −35,456 −1.79%
2009 1.98M −33,297 −1.66%
2008 2.01M −28,717 −1.41%
2007 2.04M −28,164 −1.36%
2006 2.07M −30,138 −1.44%
2005 2.1M −28,256 −1.33%
2004 2.13M −25,513 −1.19%
2003 2.15M −21,977 −1.01%
2002 2.17M −17,265 −0.79%
2001 2.19M −13,768 −0.62%
2000 2.2M −13,337 −0.6%
1999 2.22M −15,202 −0.68%
1998 2.23M −17,996 −0.8%
1997 2.25M −20,298 −0.89%
1996 2.27M −20,873 −0.91%
1995 2.29M −19,574 −0.85%
1994 2.31M −16,304 −0.7%
1993 2.33M +7,836 +0.34%
1992 2.32M +31,441 +1.37%
1991 2.29M +34,750 +1.54%
1990 2.25M +36,923 +1.67%
1989 2.22M +38,369 +1.76%
1988 2.18M +33,724 +1.57%
1987 2.15M +26,543 +1.25%
1986 2.12M +26,503 +1.27%
1985 2.09M +26,319 +1.27%
1984 2.07M +23,872 +1.17%
1983 2.04M +23,550 +1.17%
1982 2.02M +10,207 +0.51%
1981 2.01M +1,515 +0.08%
1980 2.01M +12,173 +0.61%
1979 1.99M +21,176 +1.07%
1978 1.97M +25,453 +1.31%
1977 1.95M +26,908 +1.4%
1976 1.92M +28,908 +1.53%
1975 1.89M +31,402 +1.69%
1974 1.86M +33,427 +1.83%
1973 1.83M +35,206 +1.96%
1972 1.79M +36,727 +2.09%
1971 1.76M +38,226 +2.23%
1970 1.72M +43,913 +2.62%
1969 1.67M +49,513 +3.05%
1968 1.62M +49,935 +3.17%
1967 1.57M +48,935 +3.21%
1966 1.52M +46,522 +3.15%
1965 1.48M +43,694 +3.05%
1964 1.43M +42,096 +3.02%
1963 1.39M +40,516 +3%
1962 1.35M +40,363 +3.08%
1961 1.31M +40,508 +3.19%
1960 1.27M

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.