El Salvador vs Panama: Rural population
El Salvador
1.56 million
in 2025
Panama
1.55 million
in 2025
El Salvador rank
111th
Panama rank
112th
Rural population over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.56 million against 1.55 million in Panama, a difference of 10,700.
Across all 66 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 111th and Panama ranks 112th of 217 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.94 million | 719,382 | 1.22 million | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.42 million | 878,556 | 1.54 million | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.65 million | 1.06 million | 1.59 million | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.73 million | 1.14 million | 1.59 million | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.37 million | 1.19 million | 1.18 million | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.90 million | 1.36 million | 544,053 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.62 million | 1.51 million | 104,407 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 1.56 million against 1.55 million in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between El Salvador and Panama?
- 10,700, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for rural population?
- El Salvador ranks 111th and Panama ranks 112th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.