Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita was 0.6731 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.6731 units per person for population ages 15-64, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.6731 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4991 units per person, in 1969.
That places El Salvador 60th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5119 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5107 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5095 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.508 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5066 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5054 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5039 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5022 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5005 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4991 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4995 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5014 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5036 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5062 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5092 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5124 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5158 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5196 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5236 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5278 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5312 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.534 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5369 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.54 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5433 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5464 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5493 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5522 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5538 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5542 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5545 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5548 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5552 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.558 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5629 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5676 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5719 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5757 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5787 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5809 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5824 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5835 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5848 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5863 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5878 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5894 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5909 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5942 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6063 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6128 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6192 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6255 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6318 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6377 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6429 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6476 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6515 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6546 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.657 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6596 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6624 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6652 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6679 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6705 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6731 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5058 units per person | 0.4991 units per person | 0.5119 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5119 units per person | 0.4995 units per person | 0.5278 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5441 units per person | 0.5312 units per person | 0.5542 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.566 units per person | 0.5545 units per person | 0.5809 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5906 units per person | 0.5824 units per person | 0.6063 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.638 units per person | 0.6128 units per person | 0.657 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6664 units per person | 0.6596 units per person | 0.6731 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 57 South Africa 0.6739 units per person compare
- 58 Mexico 0.6739 units per person compare
- 59 Ukraine 0.6733 units per person compare
- 61 Philippines 0.6714 units per person compare
- 62 New Caledonia 0.6713 units per person compare
- 63 Peru 0.6692 units per person compare
More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1187 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, per capita in El Salvador?
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in El Salvador was 0.6731 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6731 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4991 units per person in 1969.
- How does El Salvador rank for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 60th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 15-64, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.