El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Population, female
El Salvador
3.34 million
in 2025
Nicaragua
3.56 million
in 2025
El Salvador rank
110th
Nicaragua rank
107th
Population, female over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 3.56 million against 3.34 million in El Salvador, a difference of 217,990.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 110th and Nicaragua ranks 107th of 217 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 | 1.59 million | 1.03 million | 564,145 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.04 million | 1.40 million | 643,790 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.48 million | 1.86 million | 619,589 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.93 million | 2.33 million | 597,620 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.13 million | 2.71 million | 415,148 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.23 million | 3.11 million | 119,796 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.31 million | 3.45 million | 140,840 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 3.56 million against 3.34 million in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 217,990, 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, female?
- El Salvador ranks 110th and Nicaragua ranks 107th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.