This reference page collects population of el salvador in one place: population 6,309,624; surface area 21,040 km2; density 299.9 /km2; capital San Salvador. Figures are refreshed automatically by a scheduled build and cached locally so the page keeps its values even when the upstream API is temporarily unavailable. Use the table below for exact numbers, or the related pages for the same dataset for neighbouring periods and locations.
Population 6,309,624
Surface area 21,040 km2
Density 299.9 /km2
Capital San Salvador
Income group Upper middle income
Data year 2023
How the El Salvador population figure is derived
Population and land area come from the same World Bank release, so the density of 299.9 people per km2 is internally consistent. Cross-check against the country ranking table to see where El Salvador sits.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the data on population of el salvador come from?
From a public open API that is queried automatically and cached after every successful run.
How often is population of el salvador updated?
The build runs on a schedule, so values refresh at least daily and old pages stay live.