What is the population of San Salvador?
San Salvador has a city population of 525,990. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
Capital city · El Salvador · North America
San Salvador
City population
525,990
#1
in El Salvador
#1
in San Salvador Department
#1,075
worldwide
13.689, -89.187
About San Salvador
The capital and largest city in El Salvador, San Salvador holds 525,990 residents and accounts for 8.3% of the national population. Situated at 653 m elevation, the city is surrounded by several substantial municipalities: Mejicanos at 4 km with 160,317 residents, Delgado at 4 km with 71,594, San Marcos at 3 km with 54,615, and Cuscatancingo at 4 km with 44,369.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 10
Coordinates
13.689, -89.187
Record updated
5 September 2019
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 35 in El SalvadorClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| San Salvador | 526K |
San Salvador Population FAQ
Where is San Salvador?
San Salvador is in San Salvador Department, El Salvador. Its coordinates are 13.689, -89.187.
How big is San Salvador compared with other cities in El Salvador?
It is the 1st largest of the 35 cities listed in El Salvador, holding 8.3% of the national population.