Rural population, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Rural population, per capita was 0.2448 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.2448 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.6162 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2448 units per person, in 2025.
That places El Salvador 145th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6162 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6148 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6136 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6126 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6117 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6108 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.61 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6092 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6083 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6073 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.606 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6046 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6027 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6004 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5975 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5942 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5905 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5863 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5819 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.577 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5719 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5665 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5608 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5549 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5489 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5426 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5363 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5298 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5233 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5167 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5102 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5036 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4971 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4905 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4835 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.476 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4682 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4601 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4517 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4431 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4344 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4255 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4165 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4075 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3986 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3897 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3809 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3723 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3636 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3547 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3457 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3367 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3278 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3191 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3108 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.303 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.296 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2891 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2824 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2758 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2694 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2632 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2585 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2539 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2493 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2448 units per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6114 units per person | 0.6073 units per person | 0.6162 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5941 units per person | 0.577 units per person | 0.606 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5452 units per person | 0.5167 units per person | 0.5719 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4784 units per person | 0.4431 units per person | 0.5102 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3944 units per person | 0.3547 units per person | 0.4344 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3086 units per person | 0.2758 units per person | 0.3457 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2565 units per person | 0.2448 units per person | 0.2694 units per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 253.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.4 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.4 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Rural population 24.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in El Salvador?
- Rural population, per capita in El Salvador was 0.2448 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6162 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2448 units per person in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for rural population, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 145th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.