Population density rose 0.651% to 304 km per capita in El Salvador in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in El Salvador reached an all time high of 306 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 137 km per capita in 1961. When compared to El Salvador's main peers, population density in Costa Rica amounted to 94.1 km per capita, 141 km per capita in Guatemala, 70.9 km per capita in Honduras and 49.8 km per capita in Nicaragua in 2015.
El Salvador has been ranked 25th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Belize | km per capita | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | km per capita | 90.1 | 91.5 | 92.8 | 94.1 | 95.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | km per capita | 298 | 300 | 302 | 304 | 306 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | km per capita | 131 | 134 | 137 | 141 | 144 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | km per capita | 66.8 | 68.1 | 69.5 | 70.9 | 72.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | km per capita | 59.9 | 60.6 | 61.4 | 62.2 | 62.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | km per capita | 47.7 | 48.4 | 49.1 | 49.8 | 50.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | km per capita | 48.6 | 49.5 | 50.3 | 51.1 | 52.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | km per capita | 33.5 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.6 |
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