MigrantoMigration trends in El Salvador
Latin America
1.8M people from El Salvador have built lives abroad. That's 28.9% of the country population, spread across 41 different countries
6.3M
Population
43.2K
Immigrants
1.8M
Emigrants
−1.8M
Outflow
Every 4th person born in El Salvador now lives abroad
The #45 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in El Salvador
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
47.1K immigrants · 955.6K emigrants
1995
- Slipped out of the 3 biggest countries by emigrants in Latin America
- The diaspora abroad passed 1M people
2000
- Emigration to Guatemala declined sharply — 112.3K fewer migrants there
2005
- The diaspora abroad passed 1M people
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 879.1K more citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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