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
Capital
National capital
Elevation
653 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/El_Salvador
Coordinates
13.689, -89.187
Record updated
2019-09-05
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 of 15,000 or more listed in El Salvador, holding 8.3% of the national population.