Departments
The population of the departments of El Salvador according to census results.
| Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1992-09-27 | Population Census (C) 2007-05-12 | Population Census (C) 2024-05-02 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahuachapán | AHU | Ahuachapán | 1,240 | 261,188 | 319,503 | 348,880 | 124000 | → |
| Cabañas | CAB | Sensuntepeque | 1,104 | 138,426 | 149,326 | 143,049 | 110400 | → |
| Chalatenango | CHA | Chalatenango | 2,017 | 177,320 | 192,788 | 185,930 | 201700 | → |
| Cuscatlán | CUS | Cojutepeque | 756 | 178,502 | 231,480 | 244,901 | 75600 | → |
| La Libertad | LLI | Santa Tecla | 1,653 | 513,866 | 660,652 | 765,879 | 165300 | → |
| La Paz | LPA | Zacatecoluca | 1,224 | 245,915 | 308,087 | 318,374 | 122400 | → |
| La Unión | LUN | La Unión | 2,074 | 255,565 | 238,217 | 224,375 | 207400 | → |
| Morazán | MOR | San Francisco Gotera | 1,447 | 160,146 | 174,406 | 169,784 | 144700 | → |
| San Miguel | SMI | San Miguel | 2,077 | 403,411 | 434,003 | 447,634 | 207700 | → |
| San Salvador | SSA | San Salvador | 886 | 1,512,125 | 1,567,156 | 1,563,371 | 88600 | → |
| Santa Ana | SAN | Santa Ana | 2,023 | 458,587 | 523,655 | 552,938 | 202300 | → |
| San Vicente | SVI | San Vicente | 1,184 | 143,003 | 161,645 | 161,857 | 118400 | → |
| Sonsonate | SON | Sonsonate | 1,225 | 360,183 | 438,960 | 470,455 | 122500 | → |
| Usulután | USU | Usulután | 2,130 | 310,362 | 344,235 | 325,494 | 213000 | → |
| El Salvador | SLV | San Salvador | 21,040 | 5,118,599 | 5,744,113 | 6,029,976 | → |
- The 2024 total population includes 91,112 males and 12,943 females living in jails; the department figures excludes them.
- Oficina Nacional de Estadística y Censos; Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador.
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Projection (P) 2024-06-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Salvador | SSA | 334,416 |
| 2 | Soyapango | SSA | 258,359 |
| 3 | Santa Ana | SAN | 201,900 |
| 4 | San Miguel | SMI | 152,900 |
| 5 | Apopa | SSA | 145,300 |
| 6 | Mejicanos | SSA | 134,363 |
| 7 | Colón | LLI | 114,300 |
| 8 | Santa Tecla | LLI | 113,700 |
| 9 | Ilopango | SSA | 102,500 |
| 10 | Delgado | SSA | 98,300 |
Major Urban Agglomeration
| Name | Adm. | Population Projection (P) 2024-06-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Salvador | SSA | 1,654,000 |
Contents: Cities & Towns
The population of all Salvadoran cities and towns with more than 5,000 inhabitants by census years.
The urban population of single or adjacent cantons within one district is tabulated.
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1992-09-27 | Population Census (C) 2007-05-12 | Area | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acajutla | SON | 18,008 | 23,637 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Aguilares | SSA | 16,984 | 19,134 | 461 | → | ||||||||||||||
| Ahuachapán | AHU | 26,840 | 58,386 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Antiguo Cuscatlán | LLI | 26,722 | 33,002 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Apopa | SSA | 88,827 | 123,095 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Armenia | SON | 11,864 | 22,811 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Ateos (in: Sacacoyo district) | LLI | ... | 5,852 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Atiquizaya | AHU | 7,498 | 13,674 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Ayutuxtepeque | SSA | 20,137 | 33,569 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Berlín | USU | 8,951 | 8,537 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Candelaria de la Frontera | SAN | 4,986 | 6,039 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Cara Sucia (in: San Francisco Menéndez district) | AHU | ... | 7,372 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Chalatenango | CHA | 15,306 | 13,951 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Chalchuapa | SAN | 25,545 | 43,013 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Changallo (in: Ilopango district) | SSA | ... | 5,480 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Chanmico (in: San Juan Opico district) | LLI | ... | 23,952 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Chinameca | SMI | 6,842 | 5,751 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Ciudad Arce | LLI | 7,989 | 29,385 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Ciudad Barrios | SMI | 6,719 | 6,563 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Ciudad Real (in: San Sebastián Salitrillo district) | SAN | ... | 15,508 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Coatepeque | SAN | 4,568 | 6,395 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Cojutepeque | CUS | 38,230 | 40,400 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Colón | LLI | 1,469 | 91,212 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||||
| Concepción de Ataco | AHU | 6,169 | 5,902 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||||
| Cuscatancingo | SSA | 35,139 | 21,409 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Delgado | SSA | 56,701 | 95,574 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Dolores Apulo (in: Ilopango district) | SSA | ... | 9,499 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| El Arenal (in: Delgado district) | SSA | ... | 10,634 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| El Congo | SAN | 7,047 | 12,392 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| El Izcaquilio (in: Atiquizaya district) | AHU | ... | 5,369 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| El Refugio | AHU | 1,643 | 6,045 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| El Tránsito | SMI | 7,506 | 7,612 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||||
| Guazapa | SSA | 8,708 | 12,697 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Güisquil (in: Conchagua district) | LUN | ... | 8,986 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Ilobasco | CAB | 18,092 | 22,394 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Ilopango | SSA | 79,069 | 88,883 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Izalco | SON | 15,187 | 19,199 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Jiquilisco | USU | 7,223 | 12,581 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Juayúa | SON | 7,860 | 10,401 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Jucuapa | USU | 8,388 | 10,023 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| La Esperanza (in: Olocuilta district) | LPA | ... | 7,852 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| La Libertad | LLI | 13,338 | 11,705 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Las Flores (in: Tonacatepeque district) | SSA | ... | 27,316 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| La Unión | LUN | 21,091 | 16,911 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Mejicanos | SSA | 131,972 | 140,751 | 2212 | → | ||||||||||||||
| Metapán | SAN | 15,148 | 18,185 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Nahuizalco | SON | 5,821 | 16,410 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Nejapa | SSA | 4,269 | 16,530 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||||
| Nueva Concepción | CHA | 7,903 | 8,114 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Nueva Guadalupe | SMI | 4,588 | 5,064 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||||
| Olocuilta | LPA | 5,004 | 5,924 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Panchimalco | SSA | 5,357 | 6,804 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Planes de Renderos (in: Panchimalco district) | SSA | ... | 6,322 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Puerto El Triunfo | USU | 3,464 | 7,609 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Quezaltepeque | LLI | 22,859 | 32,349 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Rosario de Mora | SSA | 4,101 | 5,053 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||||
| San Antonio del Monte | SON | 7,227 | 17,634 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| San Francisco Gotera | MOR | 12,659 | 15,307 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||||
| San José Villanueva | LLI | 7,247 | 10,126 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| San Juan Opico (Opico) | LLI | 5,640 | 10,671 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| San Luis La Herradura | LPA | 5,249 | 6,028 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| San Luis Mariona (in: Cuscatancingo district) | SSA | ... | 44,991 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| San Marcos | SSA | 43,254 | 60,028 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| San Martín | SSA | 31,173 | 65,462 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| San Miguel | SMI | 127,696 | 155,958 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| San Rafael Oriente | SMI | ... | 4,975 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| San Salvador | SSA | 415,346 | 316,090 | 7225 | → | ||||||||||||||
| San Sebastián | SVI | 5,802 | 6,553 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Ana | SAN | 139,389 | 198,251 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Santa Elena | USU | 4,658 | 5,184 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||||
| Santa María | USU | 2,014 | 7,312 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Santa Rosa de Lima | LUN | 10,480 | 13,640 | 573 | → | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Tecla (Nueva San Salvador) | LLI | 98,392 | 108,840 | 0 | → | ||||||||||||||
| Santiago de María | USU | 11,894 | 13,350 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Santiago Nonualco | LPA | 7,509 | 7,385 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Santiago Texacuangos | SSA | 3,366 | 6,565 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Santo Tomás | SSA | 11,548 | 16,167 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| San Vicente | SVI | 29,455 | 34,928 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Sensuntepeque | CAB | 16,021 | 15,395 | 387 | → | ||||||||||||||
| Sonsonate | SON | 46,830 | 43,171 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Sonzacate | SON | 12,219 | 25,005 | 840 | → | ||||||||||||||
| Soyapango | SSA | 261,122 | 241,403 | 2972 | → | ||||||||||||||
| Tonacatepeque | SSA | 4,946 | 5,886 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Turín | AHU | 2,830 | 5,198 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Usulután | USU | 40,971 | 43,400 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Veracruz (in: Ciudad Arce district) | LLI | ... | 6,938 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Veracruz (in: Tonacatepeque district) | SSA | ... | 43,806 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Zacatecoluca | LPA | 31,268 | 41,341 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Zaragoza | LLI | 9,298 | 16,945 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
- Oficina Nacional de Estadística y Censos, El Salvador.
(2024) Figures in italics are calculated by »City Population«.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
| Gender (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 2,848,533 |
| Females | 3,181,443 |
| Age Groups (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 1,298,807 |
| 15-64 years | 4,094,147 |
| 65+ years | 637,022 |
| Age Distribution (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 90+ years | 30,723 |
| 80-89 years | 127,712 |
| 70-79 years | 277,812 |
| 60-69 years | 458,186 |
| 50-59 years | 644,854 |
| 40-49 years | 787,058 |
| 30-39 years | 903,608 |
| 20-29 years | 1,051,601 |
| 10-19 years | 923,363 |
| 0-9 years | 825,059 |