Share of population in cities over 1 million in El Salvador in 2025 — 17.79%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 121. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6.64 pp.
1960–2025 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.79 | +0.07 pp |
| 2024 | 17.72 | +0.04 pp |
| 2023 | 17.69 | +0 pp |
| 2022 | 17.69 | −0.02 pp |
| 2021 | 17.7 | −0.04 pp |
| 2020 | 17.74 | −0.03 pp |
| 2019 | 17.77 | −0.02 pp |
| 2018 | 17.79 | +0.02 pp |
| 2017 | 17.77 | +0 pp |
| 2016 | 17.77 | −0.01 pp |
| 2015 | 17.77 | −0.02 pp |
| 2014 | 17.79 | −0.03 pp |
| 2013 | 17.82 | −0.03 pp |
| 2012 | 17.85 | −0.03 pp |
| 2011 | 17.88 | −0.02 pp |
| 2010 | 17.9 | −0.02 pp |
| 2009 | 17.92 | −0.01 pp |
| 2008 | 17.94 | −0.02 pp |
| 2007 | 17.95 | +0.02 pp |
| 2006 | 17.93 | +0.05 pp |
| 2005 | 17.88 | +0.04 pp |
| 2004 | 17.84 | +0.02 pp |
| 2003 | 17.82 | +0.01 pp |
| 2002 | 17.82 | −0.01 pp |
| 2001 | 17.83 | −0.03 pp |
| 2000 | 17.86 | −0.05 pp |
| 1999 | 17.91 | −0.06 pp |
| 1998 | 17.97 | −0.07 pp |
| 1997 | 18.04 | −0.08 pp |
| 1996 | 18.12 | −0.09 pp |
| 1995 | 18.21 | −0.11 pp |
| 1994 | 18.32 | −0.13 pp |
| 1993 | 18.46 | −0.07 pp |
| 1992 | 18.52 | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 18.23 | +0.27 pp |
| 1990 | 17.96 | +0.24 pp |
| 1989 | 17.71 | +0.22 pp |
| 1988 | 17.49 | +0.22 pp |
| 1987 | 17.28 | +0.22 pp |
| 1986 | 17.06 | +0.21 pp |
| 1985 | 16.84 | +0.21 pp |
| 1984 | 16.64 | +0.22 pp |
| 1983 | 16.42 | +0.23 pp |
| 1982 | 16.18 | +0.34 pp |
| 1981 | 15.85 | +0.4 pp |
| 1980 | 15.44 | +0.29 pp |
| 1979 | 15.15 | +0.2 pp |
| 1978 | 14.95 | +0.16 pp |
| 1977 | 14.79 | +0.16 pp |
| 1976 | 14.63 | +0.16 pp |
| 1975 | 14.47 | +0.15 pp |
| 1974 | 14.32 | +0.13 pp |
| 1973 | 14.19 | +0.13 pp |
| 1972 | 14.06 | +0.13 pp |
| 1971 | 13.94 | +0.32 pp |
| 1970 | 13.62 | +0.29 pp |
| 1969 | 13.32 | +0.27 pp |
| 1968 | 13.06 | +0.25 pp |
| 1967 | 12.8 | +0.24 pp |
| 1966 | 12.56 | +0.24 pp |
| 1965 | 12.32 | +0.24 pp |
| 1964 | 12.08 | +0.24 pp |
| 1963 | 11.84 | +0.24 pp |
| 1962 | 11.6 | +0.23 pp |
| 1961 | 11.37 | +0.22 pp |
| 1960 | 11.15 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Panama
44.95
Mexico
42.66
Costa Rica
29.16
El Salvador
17.79
Guatemala
17.28
Nicaragua
16
Honduras
14.99
The share of a country's population living in urban agglomerations larger than one million people. The indicator separates countries with the same level of urbanization: in some the urban population is spread across many mid-sized cities, in others it is concentrated in one or two agglomerations. The highest values come from small countries with a single dominant city, where the capital agglomeration holds more than half of the country.
Important: Countries without agglomerations of this size are absent from the series rather than entered as zero. The aggregate for a group of countries is therefore calculated only where coverage is sufficient: averaging the countries that do have million-plus cities would overstate the share.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Demography Population densityHow many people there are per square kilometer of a country's territory.
Environment Forest coverWhat share of a country's territory is covered by forest.
Environment Forest areaThe absolute area of forest in square kilometers.
Environment Protected areasThe share of land and sea under protection — nature reserves, national parks, sanctuaries.