Population ages 75-79, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population ages 75-79, female was 1.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.9%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
100th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1.9%
in 2025
All-time low
0.5%
in 1985
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 75-79, female in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 75-79, female in El Salvador is 1.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 75-79, female in El Salvador peaked at 1.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1985.
That places El Salvador 100th out of 218 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 75-79, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1961 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | +2.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.1%, 90% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 75-79, female in El Salvador?
- Population ages 75-79, female in El Salvador was 1.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 75-79, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 75-79, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1985.
- How does El Salvador rank for population ages 75-79, female?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 75-79, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 75-79, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 75 to 79 as a percentage of the total female population.