El Salvador
Urban population
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
Historical trend
Analytical takeaways
- El Salvador records 4.81M for Urban population in 2025, ranking #100 globally out of 217 countries.
- Urban population increased from 1.07M in 1960 to 4.81M in 2025, a gain of 3.74M.
- The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.
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