El Salvador

Net migration rate in El Salvador

Net migration rate in El Salvador: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -3.7 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
-3.7 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
−1.6 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
194 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-1.1 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in El SalvadorNet migration rate in El Salvador: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -3.7 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -19 per 1,000 people and 17.2 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -19 per 1,000 people and 17.2 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was -0.8 per 1,000 people in 1968, the lowest -21.3 per 1,000 people in 1981.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearEl Salvador
2023-3.7
2022-3.7
2021-4.4
2020-4
2019-8.9
2018-8.7
2017-8.1
2016-7.7
2015-8.3
2014-8
2013-8
2012-8.3
2011-8.8
2010-9
2009-9.3
2008-9.3
2007-9.5
2006-14.3
2005-14.4
2004-14.6
2003-14.9
2002-15.2
2001-15.5
2000-16
1999-16.5
1998-16.9
1997-16.6
1996-16.5
1995-16.1
1994-15.3
1993-14.3
1992-8.6
1991-9.2
1990-7.4
1989-7.2
1988-5.9
1987-6.3
1986-6.4
1985-5.9
1984-6.2
1983-7.6
1982-8
1981-21.3
1980-15.7
1979-9.9
1978-7.2
1977-6.7
1976-7.4
1975-6.4
1974-5.7
1973-4.9
1972-4.5
1971-4.4
1970-3.1
1969-1.2
1968-0.8
1967-0.9
1966-1.2
1965-1.7
1964-2.6
1963-3.2
1962-3.5
1961-1.4
1960-1.8
1959-2.8
1958-3.8
1957-3.2
1956-3.2
1955-3.3
1954-3.4
1953-3.6
1952-3
1951-2.5
1950-2.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearEl Salvador
2024-3.6-8.6–0.8
2025-3.8-10.5–2.2
2026-3.7-12.3–3.4
2027-3.5-12.9–4.2
2028-3.5-13.3–4.9
2029-3.4-14.5–5.6
2030-3.6-15.4–6.4
2031-3.4-15.9–6.9
2032-3.3-16.1–7.5
2033-3.1-15.9–8.1
2034-3.2-16.6–8.8
2035-3-16.4–9.7
2036-2.9-16.7–9.5
2037-2.9-16.7–9.7
2038-2.6-16.5–10.9
2039-2.8-17.2–10.7
2040-2.6-17.5–11.9
2041-2.6-18.1–11.7
2042-2.7-17.5–12.1
2043-2.5-18.4–12.8
2044-2.7-17.4–12.3
2045-2.6-17.6–12.7
2046-2.5-18.1–13.5
2047-2.4-17.4–13.3
2048-2.4-18.1–14.4
2049-2.5-18–14.5
2050-2.2-18.1–14.7
2051-2.4-18.5–14.5
2052-2.2-18.7–14.4
2053-2.2-18.5–14.3
2054-2.4-20.1–14
2055-2.4-18.3–13.7
2056-2.4-18.7–15.2
2057-2.3-18.5–14.5
2058-2-19.2–14.7
2059-2.1-19.2–14.9
2060-2.1-18.6–14.5
2061-2-18.7–15
2062-2-19.6–15.1
2063-2.1-19.2–14.9
2064-2.1-19.2–14.5
2065-2.1-19.1–14.9
2066-1.9-19.1–15.7
2067-1.8-19.5–15.8
2068-1.9-18.8–15.7
2069-1.7-19.8–16
2070-1.7-19.2–16.3
2071-1.5-19.1–15.9
2072-1.4-19–16.2
2073-1.8-19–15.7
2074-1.4-18.7–16.2
2075-1.4-18.8–16.7
2076-1.6-19–16.1
2077-1.5-19.8–16.9
2078-1.5-19.1–16.4
2079-1.5-19.6–16.8
2080-1.5-19.6–16.5
2081-1.4-18.7–16.9
2082-1.3-18.3–17.8
2083-1.3-18.4–17.3
2084-1.4-18.5–17.8
2085-1.4-18.1–17.7
2086-1.3-18.9–17.3
2087-1.3-18.8–17.7
2088-1.2-17.8–17.7
2089-1.3-17.8–17.2
2090-1.2-18.7–17.3
2091-1.2-17.9–18.2
2092-1.2-17.9–17.6
2093-1.2-18.8–16.5
2094-1.3-17.9–16.4
2095-1.3-18.1–17.4
2096-1.3-18–17
2097-1.1-18.5–17.7
2098-1.1-19.1–16
2099-1.1-19–17
2100-1.1-19–17.2

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.

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