El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Population ages 20-24, male
El Salvador
297,443
in 2025
Nicaragua
314,830
in 2025
El Salvador rank
99th
Nicaragua rank
96th
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 314,830 against 297,443 in El Salvador, a difference of 17,387.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 99th and Nicaragua ranks 96th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134,080 | 86,260 | 47,820 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 176,274 | 126,064 | 50,210 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 238,616 | 164,291 | 74,325 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 265,782 | 223,826 | 41,956 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 259,803 | 266,402 | 6,600 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 311,842 | 305,212 | 6,629 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 321,100 | 313,435 | 7,666 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 314,830 against 297,443 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 17,387, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for population ages 20-24, male?
- El Salvador ranks 99th and Nicaragua ranks 96th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 20-24, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 20 to 24.