Population, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population, female was 52.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
52.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
18th
of 218 countries
All-time high
52.5%
in 2024
All-time low
50.0%
in 1970
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in El Salvador stood at 52.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in El Salvador peaked at 52.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 18th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.6% | — |
| 1961 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 50.0% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 50.5% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 52.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.3% | 50.0% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.2% | 50.0% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 50.5% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 51.1% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 51.8% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 52.3% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 52.5% | 52.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 15 British Virgin Islands 52.7% compare
- 16 Serbia 52.6% compare
- 17 United States Virgin Islands 52.6% compare
- 19 Estonia 52.4% compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 52.4% compare
- 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.4% 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.395 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in El Salvador?
- Population, female in El Salvador was 52.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for population, female?
- El Salvador ranks 18th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.