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) 2020-06-30 | |||
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El Salvador | SLV | San Salvador | 21,040 | 5,118,599 | 5,744,113 | 6,097,400 | 6,460,300 | 6,765,800 | |||
Ahuachapán | AHU | Ahuachapán | 1,240 | 261,188 | 319,503 | 329,200 | 355,500 | 375,800 | 124000 | → | |
Cabañas | CAB | Sensuntepeque | 1,104 | 138,426 | 149,326 | 155,900 | 163,700 | 174,100 | 110400 | → | |
Chalatenango | CHA | Chalatenango | 2,017 | 177,320 | 192,788 | 198,000 | 201,400 | 210,800 | 201700 | → | |
Cuscatlán | CUS | Cojutepeque | 756 | 178,502 | 231,480 | 237,300 | 259,700 | 276,000 | 75600 | → | |
La Libertad | LLI | Santa Tecla | 1,653 | 513,866 | 660,652 | 711,200 | 784,600 | 831,000 | 165300 | → | |
La Paz | LPA | Zacatecoluca | 1,224 | 245,915 | 308,087 | 324,600 | 354,000 | 375,500 | 122400 | → | |
La Unión | LUN | La Unión | 2,074 | 255,565 | 238,217 | 255,900 | 262,900 | 277,700 | 207400 | → | |
Morazán | MOR | San Francisco Gotera | 1,447 | 160,146 | 174,406 | 187,300 | 199,100 | 211,200 | 144700 | → | |
San Miguel | SMI | San Miguel | 2,077 | 403,411 | 434,003 | 463,100 | 489,500 | 516,200 | 207700 | → | |
San Salvador | SSA | San Salvador | 886 | 1,512,125 | 1,567,156 | 1,688,600 | 1,764,200 | 1,817,600 | 88600 | → | |
Santa Ana | SAN | Santa Ana | 2,023 | 458,587 | 523,655 | 559,100 | 580,600 | 602,600 | 202300 | → | |
San Vicente | SVI | San Vicente | 1,184 | 143,003 | 161,645 | 169,800 | 180,200 | 190,100 | 118400 | → | |
Sonsonate | SON | Sonsonate | 1,225 | 360,183 | 438,960 | 465,300 | 497,100 | 520,800 | 122500 | → | |
Usulután | USU | Usulután | 2,130 | 310,362 | 344,235 | 352,000 | 367,700 | 386,300 | 213000 | → |
- The presented population projections consider the revision of 2014. They are (in contrast to the census results) adjusted for underenumeration.
- Dirección General de Estadistica y Censos (web).
Major Cities
Name | Adm. | Population Calculation (UE-P) 2020-06-30 | |
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1 | Soyapango | SSA | 284,700 |
2 | Santa Ana | SAN | 230,900 |
3 | San Salvador | SSA | 209,600 |
4 | San Miguel | SMI | 201,900 |
5 | Apopa | SSA | 198,500 |
6 | Tonacatepeque | SSA | 146,400 |
7 | Ilopango | SSA | 143,000 |
8 | Colón | LLI | 142,400 |
9 | Mejicanos | SSA | 141,400 |
10 | Santa Tecla | LLI | 124,900 |
11 | Delgado | SSA | 118,400 |
12 | San Martín | SSA | 101,700 |
Major Urban Agglomeration
Name | Adm. | Population Calculation (UE-P) 2020-06-30 | |
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1 | San Salvador | SSA | 1,865,900 |
Contents: Cities & Towns
The population of all Salvadoran cities and towns with more than 10,000 inhabitants by census years.
The urban population of municipalities (municipios) 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 | 25,237 | 0 | → | |
Aguilares | SSA | 16,984 | 19,134 | 0 | → | |
Ahuachapán | AHU | 26,840 | 63,981 | 0 | → | |
Antiguo Cuscatlán | LLI | 26,722 | 33,698 | 0 | → | |
Apopa | SSA | 88,827 | 131,286 | 0 | → | |
Armenia | SON | 11,864 | 23,994 | 0 | → | |
Atiquizaya | AHU | 7,498 | 20,864 | 0 | → | |
Ayutuxtepeque | SSA | 20,137 | 34,710 | 0 | → | |
Chalatenango | CHA | 15,306 | 16,976 | 0 | → | |
Chalchuapa | SAN | 25,545 | 47,695 | 0 | → | |
Ciudad Arce | LLI | 7,989 | 41,483 | 0 | → | |
Coatepeque | SAN | 4,568 | 13,340 | 0 | → | |
Cojutepeque | CUS | 38,230 | 41,072 | 0 | → | |
Colón | LLI | 1,469 | 91,212 | 0 | → | |
Conchagua | LUN | 2,458 | 17,025 | 0 | → | |
Cuscatancingo | SSA | 35,139 | 66,400 | 0 | → | |
Delgado | SSA | 56,701 | 112,161 | 0 | → | |
El Congo | SAN | 7,047 | 14,594 | 0 | → | |
Guazapa | SSA | 8,708 | 14,227 | 0 | → | |
Ilobasco | CAB | 18,092 | 23,778 | 0 | → | |
Ilopango | SSA | 79,069 | 103,862 | 0 | → | |
Izalco | SON | 15,187 | 39,786 | 0 | → | |
Jiquilisco | USU | 7,223 | 20,270 | 0 | → | |
Juayúa | SON | 7,860 | 13,798 | 0 | → | |
Jucuapa | USU | 8,388 | 10,468 | 0 | → | |
La Libertad | LLI | 13,338 | 23,103 | 0 | → | |
La Unión | LUN | 21,091 | 18,046 | 0 | → | |
Mejicanos | SSA | 131,972 | 140,751 | 0 | → | |
Metapán | SAN | 15,148 | 19,356 | 0 | → | |
Nahuizalco | SON | 5,821 | 33,589 | 0 | → | |
Nejapa | SSA | 4,269 | 16,530 | 0 | → | |
Olocuilta | LPA | 5,004 | 15,917 | 0 | → | |
Opico (San Juan Opico) | LLI | 5,640 | 44,986 | 0 | → | |
Panchimalco | SSA | 5,357 | 16,164 | 0 | → | |
Quezaltepeque | LLI | 22,859 | 36,162 | 0 | → | |
San Antonio del Monte | SON | 7,227 | 19,982 | 0 | → | |
San Francisco Gotera | MOR | 12,659 | 15,307 | 0 | → | |
San Francisco Menéndez | AHU | 987 | 12,396 | 0 | → | |
San José Villanueva | LLI | 7,247 | 10,737 | 0 | → | |
San Luis Talpa | LPA | 6,249 | 13,218 | 0 | → | |
San Marcos | SSA | 43,254 | 63,209 | 0 | → | |
San Martín | SSA | 31,173 | 66,004 | 0 | → | |
San Miguel | SMI | 127,696 | 158,136 | 0 | → | |
San Pedro Masahuat | LPA | 2,483 | 13,116 | 0 | → | |
San Pedro Perulapán | CUS | 1,257 | 14,988 | 0 | → | |
San Salvador | SSA | 415,346 | 316,090 | 7225 | → | |
San Sebastián Salitrillo | SAN | 995 | 17,481 | 0 | → | |
Santa Ana | SAN | 139,389 | 204,340 | 0 | → | |
Santa Rosa de Lima | LUN | 10,480 | 13,640 | 0 | → | |
Santa Tecla (Nueva San Salvador) | LLI | 98,392 | 108,840 | 0 | → | |
Santiago de María | USU | 11,894 | 14,339 | 0 | → | |
Santiago Nonualco | LPA | 7,509 | 12,013 | 0 | → | |
Santiago Texacuangos | SSA | 3,366 | 12,382 | 0 | → | |
Santo Tomás | SSA | 11,548 | 18,752 | 0 | → | |
San Vicente | SVI | 29,455 | 36,700 | 0 | → | |
Sensuntepeque | CAB | 16,021 | 15,395 | 0 | → | |
Sonsonate | SON | 46,830 | 49,129 | 0 | → | |
Sonzacate | SON | 12,219 | 25,005 | 0 | → | |
Soyapango | SSA | 261,122 | 241,403 | 2972 | → | |
Tecoluca | SVI | 2,580 | 10,476 | 0 | → | |
Tonacatepeque | SSA | 4,946 | 78,158 | 0 | → | |
Usulután | USU | 40,971 | 51,496 | 0 | → | |
Zacatecoluca | LPA | 31,268 | 42,127 | 0 | → | |
Zaragoza | LLI | 9,298 | 18,035 | 0 | → |
- The census figures are not adjusted for underenumeration.
- Dirección General de Estadistica y Censos (1992: provided by Clive Thornton; 2007: web).
(2020) calculated by »City Population« using projections for the total population of municipalites by the Dirección General de Estadistica y Censos.