El Salvador Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • El Salvador rural population for 2021 was 1,634,233, a 2.21% decline from 2020.
  • El Salvador rural population for 2020 was 1,671,098, a 2.37% decline from 2019.
  • El Salvador rural population for 2019 was 1,711,610, a 2.52% decline from 2018.
  • El Salvador rural population for 2018 was 1,755,932, a 2.45% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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El Salvador Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 1,634,233 25.88 -2.23%
2020 1,671,098 26.56 -2.40%
2019 1,711,610 27.25 -2.56%
2018 1,755,932 27.98 -2.48%
2017 1,800,096 28.73 -2.40%
2016 1,843,838 29.50 -2.37%
2015 1,888,013 30.30 -2.34%
2014 1,932,777 31.13 -2.27%
2013 1,977,179 31.96 -2.23%
2012 2,021,704 32.81 -2.20%
2011 2,066,752 33.68 -2.18%
2010 2,112,276 34.55 -2.15%
2009 2,158,108 35.43 -2.11%
2008 2,204,055 36.32 -2.06%
2007 2,249,988 37.23 -1.40%
2006 2,281,801 37.81 -1.47%
2005 2,315,624 38.35 -1.36%
2004 2,347,447 38.89 -1.25%
2003 2,376,929 39.44 -1.12%
2002 2,403,668 39.99 -0.98%
2001 2,427,334 40.54 -0.86%
2000 2,448,221 41.09 -0.76%
1999 2,466,870 41.64 -0.67%
1998 2,483,505 42.20 -2.23%
1997 2,539,386 43.46 -2.10%
1996 2,593,177 44.73 -1.97%
1995 2,644,859 46.01 -1.79%
1994 2,692,579 47.30 -1.59%
1993 2,735,702 48.58 -0.83%
1992 2,758,614 49.69 0.61%
1991 2,741,785 50.21 0.70%
1990 2,722,555 50.73 0.79%
1989 2,701,087 51.25 0.91%
1988 2,676,530 51.77 1.02%
1987 2,649,436 52.29 0.93%
1986 2,624,825 52.81 0.93%
1985 2,600,433 53.32 0.99%
1984 2,574,747 53.84 1.00%
1983 2,549,216 54.36 0.99%
1982 2,524,105 54.87 0.17%
1981 2,519,696 55.39 -0.03%
1980 2,520,572 55.90 0.79%
1979 2,500,856 56.41 1.07%
1978 2,474,258 56.93 1.20%
1977 2,444,835 57.44 1.25%
1976 2,414,379 57.94 1.32%
1975 2,382,820 58.45 1.44%
1974 2,348,756 58.95 1.52%
1973 2,313,257 59.46 1.57%
1972 2,277,232 59.96 1.57%
1971 2,241,715 60.46 2.25%
1970 2,191,757 60.56 2.30%
1969 2,141,985 60.66 2.35%
1968 2,092,257 60.76 2.44%
1967 2,041,818 60.87 2.50%
1966 1,991,448 60.97 2.53%
1965 1,941,693 61.07 2.52%
1964 1,893,315 61.17 2.46%
1963 1,847,250 61.27 2.42%
1962 1,803,000 61.37 2.56%
1961 1,757,449 61.47 2.54%
1960 1,713,344 61.65 %