Rural population in El Salvador in 2025 — 1,558,039 people. Ranked 111 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 9.4%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.56M | −22,232 | −1.41% |
| 2024 | 1.58M | −21,864 | −1.36% |
| 2023 | 1.6M | −21,547 | −1.33% |
| 2022 | 1.62M | −22,599 | −1.37% |
| 2021 | 1.65M | −33,526 | −2% |
| 2020 | 1.68M | −36,626 | −2.13% |
| 2019 | 1.72M | −40,182 | −2.29% |
| 2018 | 1.76M | −39,986 | −2.23% |
| 2017 | 1.8M | −38,897 | −2.12% |
| 2016 | 1.84M | −38,266 | −2.04% |
| 2015 | 1.87M | −41,888 | −2.19% |
| 2014 | 1.92M | −43,383 | −2.21% |
| 2013 | 1.96M | −44,926 | −2.24% |
| 2012 | 2M | −46,316 | −2.26% |
| 2011 | 2.05M | −47,347 | −2.26% |
| 2010 | 2.1M | −47,706 | −2.22% |
| 2009 | 2.15M | −47,088 | −2.15% |
| 2008 | 2.19M | −45,178 | −2.02% |
| 2007 | 2.24M | −48,875 | −2.14% |
| 2006 | 2.29M | −53,853 | −2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.34M | −52,985 | −2.21% |
| 2004 | 2.39M | −51,309 | −2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.44M | −48,896 | −1.96% |
| 2002 | 2.49M | −45,736 | −1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.54M | −42,319 | −1.64% |
| 2000 | 2.58M | −39,057 | −1.49% |
| 1999 | 2.62M | −35,901 | −1.35% |
| 1998 | 2.66M | −32,646 | −1.21% |
| 1997 | 2.69M | −29,054 | −1.07% |
| 1996 | 2.72M | −24,770 | −0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.74M | −19,684 | −0.71% |
| 1994 | 2.76M | −13,619 | −0.49% |
| 1993 | 2.78M | −458 | −0.02% |
| 1992 | 2.78M | +9,364 | +0.34% |
| 1991 | 2.77M | +12,630 | +0.46% |
| 1990 | 2.75M | +16,564 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.74M | +19,198 | +0.71% |
| 1988 | 2.72M | +20,886 | +0.77% |
| 1987 | 2.7M | +20,587 | +0.77% |
| 1986 | 2.68M | +21,485 | +0.81% |
| 1985 | 2.66M | +22,603 | +0.86% |
| 1984 | 2.63M | +21,186 | +0.81% |
| 1983 | 2.61M | +19,932 | +0.77% |
| 1982 | 2.59M | +3,218 | +0.12% |
| 1981 | 2.59M | −7,465 | −0.29% |
| 1980 | 2.6M | +11,295 | +0.44% |
| 1979 | 2.59M | +28,558 | +1.12% |
| 1978 | 2.56M | +34,700 | +1.38% |
| 1977 | 2.52M | +35,947 | +1.45% |
| 1976 | 2.49M | +37,682 | +1.54% |
| 1975 | 2.45M | +40,615 | +1.69% |
| 1974 | 2.41M | +43,503 | +1.84% |
| 1973 | 2.36M | +45,670 | +1.97% |
| 1972 | 2.32M | +46,866 | +2.06% |
| 1971 | 2.27M | +48,314 | +2.17% |
| 1970 | 2.22M | +51,578 | +2.37% |
| 1969 | 2.17M | +54,502 | +2.57% |
| 1968 | 2.12M | +55,065 | +2.67% |
| 1967 | 2.06M | +54,667 | +2.72% |
| 1966 | 2.01M | +53,248 | +2.72% |
| 1965 | 1.95M | +50,932 | +2.68% |
| 1964 | 1.9M | +48,175 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 1.86M | +45,671 | +2.52% |
| 1962 | 1.81M | +45,145 | +2.56% |
| 1961 | 1.76M | +44,453 | +2.58% |
| 1960 | 1.72M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
