El Salvador vs Honduras: Population ages 65 and above, total
El Salvador
528,918
in 2025
Honduras
499,897
in 2025
El Salvador rank
107th
Honduras rank
110th
Population ages 65 and above, total over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 528,918 against 499,897 in Honduras, a difference of 29,021.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 107th and Honduras ranks 110th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103,458 | 74,450 | 29,009 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 118,499 | 95,855 | 22,644 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 129,519 | 137,903 | 8,384 | Honduras |
| 1990s | 197,953 | 172,033 | 25,920 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 352,333 | 219,504 | 132,829 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 438,821 | 313,434 | 125,387 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 501,700 | 449,024 | 52,675 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, El Salvador or Honduras?
- El Salvador, at 528,918 against 499,897 in Honduras as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 29,021, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total?
- El Salvador ranks 107th and Honduras ranks 110th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.