El Salvador Population Pyramid 2070
El Salvador in 2070
In 2070, El Salvador is projected to have a population of 6,329,848 people. Compared with 2060, when the projection stands at 6,554,199, that represents a decline of 3.4% over ten years.
Half of the population would be younger than 46.8 years, with 14.2% children under 15 and 25.9% aged 65 or older. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in El Salvador had on average 1.77 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 72.1 years on average (76.3 years for girls, 67.5 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
43,170 immigrants live in El Salvador, 0.7% of the population.
| Honduras | 12,039 |
| Guatemala | 9,157 |
| Nicaragua | 8,063 |
| United States of America | 5,562 |
| Mexico | 1,765 |
1,834,669 people born in El Salvador live in other countries.
| United States of America | 1,569,946 |
| Mexico | 55,410 |
| Canada | 49,004 |
| Spain | 42,228 |
| Italy | 24,538 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 6,329,849 | 46.8 | |
| Panama | 5,984,213 | 44.3 | |
| Costa Rica | 4,921,499 | 54.9 | |
| Nicaragua | 9,235,612 | 42.1 | |
| Belize | 524,069 | 45.5 |





