El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
El Salvador
1.13 million
in 2025
Nicaragua
1.12 million
in 2025
El Salvador rank
117th
Nicaragua rank
118th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.13 million against 1.12 million in Nicaragua, a difference of 11,520.
Across all 66 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 117th and Nicaragua ranks 118th of 121 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 388,586 | 264,867 | 123,720 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 588,398 | 437,153 | 151,246 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 814,785 | 613,404 | 201,381 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.04 million | 830,288 | 206,593 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.07 million | 921,533 | 151,195 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.10 million | 1.02 million | 74,181 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.12 million | 1.09 million | 25,572 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 1.13 million against 1.12 million in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 11,520, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- El Salvador ranks 117th and Nicaragua ranks 118th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.