Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 1,133 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1,133 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
18th
of 241 countries
All-time high
1,133 per 100,000 people
in 2025
All-time low
71.28 per 100,000 people
in 2005
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in El Salvador stood at 1,133 per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 375.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in El Salvador peaked at 1,133 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 71.28 per 100,000 people, in 2005.
That places El Salvador 18th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 129.98 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 119.39 per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 110.48 per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 94.16 per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 74.81 per 100,000 people | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 71.28 per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 106.39 per 100,000 people | +49.3% |
| 2007 | 100 per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 85.28 per 100,000 people | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 83.34 per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 81.82 per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 110.1 per 100,000 people | +34.6% |
| 2012 | 133.23 per 100,000 people | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 156.37 per 100,000 people | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 177.31 per 100,000 people | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 238.07 per 100,000 people | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 314.95 per 100,000 people | +32.3% |
| 2017 | 414.41 per 100,000 people | +31.6% |
| 2018 | 520.66 per 100,000 people | +25.6% |
| 2019 | 667.46 per 100,000 people | +28.2% |
| 2020 | 725.38 per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 823.77 per 100,000 people | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 922.6 per 100,000 people | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 1,074 per 100,000 people | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 1,117 per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 1,133 per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1,133 per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.93 per 100,000 people, 31.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1,133 per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.06 per 100,000 people, 40.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.51 per 100,000 people | 71.28 per 100,000 people | 129.98 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 281.44 per 100,000 people | 81.82 per 100,000 people | 667.46 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 965.91 per 100,000 people | 725.38 per 100,000 people | 1,133 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More development goals data for El Salvador
- Red List Index 0.8269 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 609.19 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 875 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 429 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in El Salvador?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in El Salvador was 1,133 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,133 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.28 per 100,000 people in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- El Salvador ranks 18th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 375.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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