Population, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population, female was 3.34 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in El Salvador is 3.34 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in El Salvador peaked at 3.34 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.41 million, in 1960.
El Salvador ranks 110th of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 million | 1.41 million | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.04 million | 1.83 million | 2.26 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.48 million | 2.29 million | 2.71 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.93 million | 2.76 million | 3.06 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 million | 3.08 million | 3.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 million | 3.18 million | 3.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.31 million | 3.27 million | 3.34 million | 6 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,537 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 64,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 62,076 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 63,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 60,556 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,274 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 58,333 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in El Salvador?
- Population, female in El Salvador was 3.34 million 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 3.34 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 million in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for population, female?
- El Salvador ranks 110th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.