Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — El Salvador

Population aged 65 and over in El Salvador in 2025 — 528,918 people. Ranked 107 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 478%.

2025 528,918 people +2.41% vs 2024
World rank 107of 217
Period maximum 528,918 people2025
Period minimum 91,512 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — El Salvador, 1960–20250200,000400,000600,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 91,512 people1962: 94,781 people1964: 100,941 people1966: 107,784 people1968: 115,024 people1970: 119,373 people1972: 117,772 people1974: 117,224 people1976: 117,582 people1978: 120,070 people1980: 121,912 people1982: 122,327 people1984: 125,486 people1986: 131,499 people1988: 139,763 people1990: 151,301 people1992: 164,103 people1994: 186,002 people1996: 213,654 people1998: 244,532 people2000: 277,457 people2002: 312,153 people2004: 348,896 people2006: 388,088 people2008: 400,978 people2010: 407,733 people2012: 419,120 people2014: 433,268 people2016: 449,254 people2018: 466,459 people2020: 480,676 people2022: 493,736 people2024: 516,475 people2025: 528,918 people
Change over the period: +437,406 (+477.98%) Average annual rate: 2.74 %

Comparison, 2025

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

El Salvador 528,918 people
World 855M people
Central America computed 14.72M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 528,918 +12,443 +2.41%
2024 516,475 +11,685 +2.31%
2023 504,790 +11,054 +2.24%
2022 493,736 +8,134 +1.68%
2021 485,602 +4,926 +1.02%
2020 480,676 +6,139 +1.29%
2019 474,537 +8,078 +1.73%
2018 466,459 +8,513 +1.86%
2017 457,946 +8,692 +1.93%
2016 449,254 +8,307 +1.88%
2015 440,947 +7,679 +1.77%
2014 433,268 +7,315 +1.72%
2013 425,953 +6,833 +1.63%
2012 419,120 +6,124 +1.48%
2011 412,996 +5,263 +1.29%
2010 407,733 +3,989 +0.99%
2009 403,744 +2,766 +0.69%
2008 400,978 +2,009 +0.5%
2007 398,969 +10,881 +2.8%
2006 388,088 +19,874 +5.4%
2005 368,214 +19,318 +5.54%
2004 348,896 +18,672 +5.65%
2003 330,224 +18,071 +5.79%
2002 312,153 +17,546 +5.96%
2001 294,607 +17,150 +6.18%
2000 277,457 +16,703 +6.41%
1999 260,754 +16,222 +6.63%
1998 244,532 +15,754 +6.89%
1997 228,778 +15,124 +7.08%
1996 213,654 +14,278 +7.16%
1995 199,376 +13,374 +7.19%
1994 186,002 +12,545 +7.23%
1993 173,457 +9,354 +5.7%
1992 164,103 +6,530 +4.14%
1991 157,573 +6,272 +4.15%
1990 151,301 +6,018 +4.14%
1989 145,283 +5,520 +3.95%
1988 139,763 +4,403 +3.25%
1987 135,360 +3,861 +2.94%
1986 131,499 +3,452 +2.7%
1985 128,047 +2,561 +2.04%
1984 125,486 +1,789 +1.45%
1983 123,697 +1,370 +1.12%
1982 122,327 +511 +0.42%
1981 121,816 −96 −0.08%
1980 121,912 +534 +0.44%
1979 121,378 +1,308 +1.09%
1978 120,070 +1,412 +1.19%
1977 118,658 +1,076 +0.92%
1976 117,582 +487 +0.42%
1975 117,095 −129 −0.11%
1974 117,224 −215 −0.18%
1973 117,439 −333 −0.28%
1972 117,772 −627 −0.53%
1971 118,399 −974 −0.82%
1970 119,373 +1,008 +0.85%
1969 118,365 +3,341 +2.9%
1968 115,024 +3,590 +3.22%
1967 111,434 +3,650 +3.39%
1966 107,784 +3,520 +3.38%
1965 104,264 +3,323 +3.29%
1964 100,941 +3,161 +3.23%
1963 97,780 +2,999 +3.16%
1962 94,781 +2,081 +2.24%
1961 92,700 +1,188 +1.3%
1960 91,512

Central America, 2025

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About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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