El Salvador vs Guatemala
El Salvador vs Guatemala: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -3.7 per 1,000 people in El Salvador and -0.5 per 1,000 people in Guatemala, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 3.2 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher since 1979, when it overtook El Salvador.
- In 2023, El Salvador ranked 194 and Guatemala ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts El Salvador at -1.1 per 1,000 people and Guatemala at -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | El Salvador | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -3.7 | -0.5 |
| 2022 | -3.7 | -0.5 |
| 2021 | -4.4 | -1.7 |
| 2020 | -4 | -1.4 |
| 2019 | -8.9 | -3.4 |
| 2018 | -8.7 | -3.4 |
| 2017 | -8.1 | -2.6 |
| 2016 | -7.7 | -1.9 |
| 2015 | -8.3 | -3 |
| 2014 | -8 | -2.6 |
| 2013 | -8 | -2.3 |
| 2012 | -8.3 | -2.2 |
| 2011 | -8.8 | -2.2 |
| 2010 | -9 | -2.5 |
| 2009 | -9.3 | -3 |
| 2008 | -9.3 | -3.1 |
| 2007 | -9.5 | -3 |
| 2006 | -14.3 | -3.2 |
| 2005 | -14.4 | -3.8 |
| 2004 | -14.6 | -3.7 |
| 2003 | -14.9 | -4.4 |
| 2002 | -15.2 | -4.5 |
| 2001 | -15.5 | -5 |
| 2000 | -16 | -5.6 |
| 1999 | -16.5 | -4.1 |
| 1998 | -16.9 | -3.5 |
| 1997 | -16.6 | -4 |
| 1996 | -16.5 | -4.1 |
| 1995 | -16.1 | -3.9 |
| 1994 | -15.3 | -3.3 |
| 1993 | -14.3 | -3.8 |
| 1992 | -8.6 | -3.4 |
| 1991 | -9.2 | -4.4 |
| 1990 | -7.4 | -3.1 |
| 1989 | -7.2 | -3.5 |
| 1988 | -5.9 | -3.6 |
| 1987 | -6.3 | -3.8 |
| 1986 | -6.4 | -3.9 |
| 1985 | -5.9 | -3.2 |
| 1984 | -6.2 | -3.3 |
| 1983 | -7.6 | -4.4 |
| 1982 | -8 | -6.4 |
| 1981 | -21.3 | -6.4 |
| 1980 | -15.7 | -6.3 |
| 1979 | -9.9 | -7 |
| 1978 | -7.2 | -7.4 |
| 1977 | -6.7 | -7.2 |
| 1976 | -7.4 | -8.1 |
| 1975 | -6.4 | -6.9 |
| 1974 | -5.7 | -6 |
| 1973 | -4.9 | -5.1 |
| 1972 | -4.5 | -4.5 |
| 1971 | -4.4 | -4.2 |
| 1970 | -3.1 | -2.7 |
| 1969 | -1.2 | -2.1 |
| 1968 | -0.8 | -1.5 |
| 1967 | -0.9 | -0.9 |
| 1966 | -1.2 | -0.8 |
| 1965 | -1.7 | -0.1 |
| 1964 | -2.6 | -0.1 |
| 1963 | -3.2 | 0.1 |
| 1962 | -3.5 | 0.2 |
| 1961 | -1.4 | 0.2 |
| 1960 | -1.8 | -0 |
| 1959 | -2.8 | -0.3 |
| 1958 | -3.8 | -1.4 |
| 1957 | -3.2 | -0.6 |
| 1956 | -3.2 | -0.5 |
| 1955 | -3.3 | -0.5 |
| 1954 | -3.4 | -0.5 |
| 1953 | -3.6 | -0.6 |
| 1952 | -3 | -0 |
| 1951 | -2.5 | 0.3 |
| 1950 | -2.1 | 0.3 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | El Salvador | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -3.6-8.6–0.8 | -0.4-1.4–0.5 |
| 2025 | -3.8-10.5–2.2 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 |
| 2026 | -3.7-12.3–3.4 | -0.4-1.8–0.8 |
| 2027 | -3.5-12.9–4.2 | -0.4-2–0.9 |
| 2028 | -3.5-13.3–4.9 | -0.4-2.1–1 |
| 2029 | -3.4-14.5–5.6 | -0.4-2.2–1.2 |
| 2030 | -3.6-15.4–6.4 | -0.4-2.2–1.2 |
| 2031 | -3.4-15.9–6.9 | -0.4-2.3–1.3 |
| 2032 | -3.3-16.1–7.5 | -0.3-2.4–1.4 |
| 2033 | -3.1-15.9–8.1 | -0.3-2.5–1.4 |
| 2034 | -3.2-16.6–8.8 | -0.3-2.4–1.5 |
| 2035 | -3-16.4–9.7 | -0.3-2.6–1.6 |
| 2036 | -2.9-16.7–9.5 | -0.3-2.6–1.6 |
| 2037 | -2.9-16.7–9.7 | -0.3-2.6–1.7 |
| 2038 | -2.6-16.5–10.9 | -0.3-2.6–1.7 |
| 2039 | -2.8-17.2–10.7 | -0.3-2.7–1.7 |
| 2040 | -2.6-17.5–11.9 | -0.3-2.7–1.6 |
| 2041 | -2.6-18.1–11.7 | -0.3-2.7–1.7 |
| 2042 | -2.7-17.5–12.1 | -0.3-2.7–1.8 |
| 2043 | -2.5-18.4–12.8 | -0.3-2.7–1.7 |
| 2044 | -2.7-17.4–12.3 | -0.3-2.8–1.8 |
| 2045 | -2.6-17.6–12.7 | -0.3-2.8–1.8 |
| 2046 | -2.5-18.1–13.5 | -0.3-2.8–1.7 |
| 2047 | -2.4-17.4–13.3 | -0.3-2.8–1.7 |
| 2048 | -2.4-18.1–14.4 | -0.3-2.8–1.8 |
| 2049 | -2.5-18–14.5 | -0.3-2.7–1.9 |
| 2050 | -2.2-18.1–14.7 | -0.3-2.9–1.9 |
| 2051 | -2.4-18.5–14.5 | -0.3-2.7–1.9 |
| 2052 | -2.2-18.7–14.4 | -0.3-2.9–1.9 |
| 2053 | -2.2-18.5–14.3 | -0.3-2.9–1.8 |
| 2054 | -2.4-20.1–14 | -0.3-2.9–1.9 |
| 2055 | -2.4-18.3–13.7 | -0.3-2.9–1.8 |
| 2056 | -2.4-18.7–15.2 | -0.3-2.9–2 |
| 2057 | -2.3-18.5–14.5 | -0.3-2.9–2 |
| 2058 | -2-19.2–14.7 | -0.3-3–1.9 |
| 2059 | -2.1-19.2–14.9 | -0.3-3.1–1.8 |
| 2060 | -2.1-18.6–14.5 | -0.3-3.2–1.7 |
| 2061 | -2-18.7–15 | -0.3-3.1–2 |
| 2062 | -2-19.6–15.1 | -0.3-3.1–1.8 |
| 2063 | -2.1-19.2–14.9 | -0.3-3.1–1.9 |
| 2064 | -2.1-19.2–14.5 | -0.3-3.1–1.9 |
| 2065 | -2.1-19.1–14.9 | -0.3-3.2–2 |
| 2066 | -1.9-19.1–15.7 | -0.3-3.1–2.1 |
| 2067 | -1.8-19.5–15.8 | -0.3-3–2.1 |
| 2068 | -1.9-18.8–15.7 | -0.3-3–2.1 |
| 2069 | -1.7-19.8–16 | -0.3-3.1–2.1 |
| 2070 | -1.7-19.2–16.3 | -0.3-3–2.2 |
| 2071 | -1.5-19.1–15.9 | -0.3-3.2–2.2 |
| 2072 | -1.4-19–16.2 | -0.3-3.3–2.1 |
| 2073 | -1.8-19–15.7 | -0.3-3.3–2.1 |
| 2074 | -1.4-18.7–16.2 | -0.3-3.4–2 |
| 2075 | -1.4-18.8–16.7 | -0.3-3.2–2 |
| 2076 | -1.6-19–16.1 | -0.2-3.2–2.1 |
| 2077 | -1.5-19.8–16.9 | -0.2-3.3–2 |
| 2078 | -1.5-19.1–16.4 | -0.2-3.2–2 |
| 2079 | -1.5-19.6–16.8 | -0.3-3.4–2 |
| 2080 | -1.5-19.6–16.5 | -0.2-3.5–2 |
| 2081 | -1.4-18.7–16.9 | -0.3-3.5–1.9 |
| 2082 | -1.3-18.3–17.8 | -0.3-3.7–2 |
| 2083 | -1.3-18.4–17.3 | -0.3-3.4–1.9 |
| 2084 | -1.4-18.5–17.8 | -0.3-3.2–1.9 |
| 2085 | -1.4-18.1–17.7 | -0.2-3.5–2.1 |
| 2086 | -1.3-18.9–17.3 | -0.3-3.4–2 |
| 2087 | -1.3-18.8–17.7 | -0.2-3.5–2 |
| 2088 | -1.2-17.8–17.7 | -0.2-3.3–2 |
| 2089 | -1.3-17.8–17.2 | -0.2-3.2–2.1 |
| 2090 | -1.2-18.7–17.3 | -0.2-3.2–2.1 |
| 2091 | -1.2-17.9–18.2 | -0.3-3.3–2 |
| 2092 | -1.2-17.9–17.6 | -0.3-3.3–2.2 |
| 2093 | -1.2-18.8–16.5 | -0.3-3.4–2 |
| 2094 | -1.3-17.9–16.4 | -0.3-3.4–2 |
| 2095 | -1.3-18.1–17.4 | -0.3-3.7–2 |
| 2096 | -1.3-18–17 | -0.3-3.3–1.9 |
| 2097 | -1.1-18.5–17.7 | -0.3-3.1–1.9 |
| 2098 | -1.1-19.1–16 | -0.2-3.3–2 |
| 2099 | -1.1-19–17 | -0.2-3.2–1.8 |
| 2100 | -1.1-19–17.2 | -0.3-3.2–2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
El Salvador vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyEl Salvador: 72.1 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEl Salvador: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEl Salvador: 9.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEl Salvador: 3.03% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
- Suicide rateEl Salvador: 9.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEl Salvador: 6.31 million people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthEl Salvador: 0.46% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEl Salvador: 1.78 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEl Salvador: 75.5% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageEl Salvador: 27 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEl Salvador: 8% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEl Salvador: 1.34% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEl Salvador: $489M in 2025Guatemala: $617M in 2025
- Military spending per personEl Salvador: $77 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEl Salvador: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEl Salvador: 42,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerEl Salvador: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEl Salvador: 1.62% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEl Salvador: 3 million TIV in 2025Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023