Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0831 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0831 units per person for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0831 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0262 units per person, in 1984.
El Salvador ranks 115th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0328 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0323 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0321 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0323 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0324 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0326 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0328 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0329 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.033 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0331 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0325 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0315 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0306 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0298 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0291 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0284 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0279 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0276 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0273 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0271 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0269 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0267 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0265 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0263 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0262 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0262 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0263 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0266 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0269 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0274 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.028 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0287 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0294 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0306 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0326 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0346 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0368 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0391 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0416 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0441 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0467 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0494 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0521 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0551 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0581 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0613 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0647 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0664 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0665 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0668 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0672 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0678 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0686 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0694 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0703 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0713 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0725 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0737 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.075 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0763 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0771 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0776 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0786 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.08 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0815 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0831 units per person | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0326 units per person | 0.0321 units per person | 0.0331 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0292 units per person | 0.0271 units per person | 0.0325 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0266 units per person | 0.0262 units per person | 0.0274 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0345 units per person | 0.028 units per person | 0.0441 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0587 units per person | 0.0467 units per person | 0.0668 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0712 units per person | 0.0672 units per person | 0.0763 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0797 units per person | 0.0771 units per person | 0.0831 units per person | 6 |
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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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0098 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in El Salvador?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0831 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0831 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0262 units per person in 1984.
- How does El Salvador rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 115th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above, 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 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.