El Salvador Cities by Population 2026

5 Most Populated El Salvador Cities

San Salvador

333,295

Soyapango

258,274

Santa Ana

249,665

San Miguel

213,496

Apopa

154,611

262 cities

City	2026 Pop. ↓	Annual Change
San Salvador	333,295	-0.18%
Soyapango	258,274	-0.02%
Santa Ana	249,665	0.05%
San Miguel	213,496	-0.07%
Apopa	154,611	-0.14%
Mejicanos	133,594	-0.27%
Ahuachapan	130,348	0.94%
Santa Tecla	127,393	0%
Delgado	124,072	0.16%
Colon	122,944	0.52%
Ilopango	120,166	0.14%
Tonacatepeque	102,969	-0.11%
San Martin	93,009	0.08%
Opico	91,782	0.52%
Izalco	88,126	0.61%
Zacatecoluca	85,215	0.9%
Sonsonate	81,887	0.38%
Chalchuapa	77,626	0.43%
Cuscatancingo	76,014	0.07%
Metapan	73,688	0.63%
Ciudad Arce	72,510	0.11%
Usulutan	70,725	-0.04%
Ilobasco	70,677	0.75%
Quezaltepeque	65,721	0.02%
Nahuizalco	60,666	0.62%
Acajutla	59,333	0.56%
San Marcos	59,133	-0.4%
San Pedro Perulapan	58,230	0.81%
San Vicente	57,054	0.27%
Cojutepeque	55,724	0.49%
La Libertad	54,885	0.67%
Panchimalco	53,496	0.06%
Jiquilisco	50,477	0.54%
San Francisco Menendez	48,477	0.46%
Santiago Nonualco	42,756	0.52%
Armenia	42,308	0.51%
Atiquizaya	41,355	0.95%
Sensuntepeque	39,070	0.35%
Antiguo Cuscatlan	38,830	0.55%
Coatepeque	36,957	0.65%
Ayutuxtepeque	36,547	-0.13%
Nejapa	36,524	-0.02%
Conchagua	35,331	0.22%
La Union	34,824	0.01%
Jujutla	33,789	0.91%
Olocuilta	33,050	0.52%
Tacuba	32,253	0.46%
El Congo	31,356	0.36%
Santo Tomas	31,119	0.04%
Zaragoza	30,555	0.58%
San Luis Talpa	30,281	0.66%
San Antonio del Monte	29,514	0.76%
San Pedro Masahuat	29,384	0.41%
Guazapa	29,276	-0.09%
Aguilares	28,564	0.18%
Tecoluca	28,496	0.51%
Sonzacate	28,111	0.75%
Moncagua	27,983	0.5%
Santa Rosa de Lima	27,583	0.25%
Ciudad Barrios	27,206	0.25%
Chinameca	26,572	0.46%
Nueva Concepcion	26,315	-0.08%
Chirilagua	25,494	0.63%
Suchitoto	24,829	0.36%
Chalatenango	24,667	0.02%
San Julian	24,603	0.64%
Guaymango	24,590	0.84%
San Pablo Tacachico	24,474	0.01%
Juayua	23,689	0.32%
San Francisco Gotera	23,009	0.28%
Candelaria de La Frontera	22,964	-0.12%
Santiago Texacuangos	22,691	0.04%
El Transito	21,899	0.47%
San Luis La Herradura	21,437	0.33%
San Sebastian Salitrillo	21,242	0.27%
Santiago de Maria	20,732	0.63%
El Rosario	20,724	0.74%
Texistepeque	20,695	0.01%
San Jose Villanueva	20,355	0.34%
San Rafael Cedros	19,999	0.76%
Apastepeque	19,733	0.25%
Sacacoyo	18,855	0.62%
Jucuapa	18,626	0.26%
El Carmen	18,051	0.52%
San Juan Nonualco	17,858	0.58%
Lolotique	17,781	0.63%
Corinto	17,685	0.77%
El Paisnal	17,625	0.1%
Tepecoyo	17,426	0.68%
Santa Elena	17,306	0.13%
Berlin	17,201	0.17%
Huizucar	16,898	0.63%
Rosario de Mora	16,782	-0.05%
San Alejo	16,727	-0.39%
Puerto El Triunfo	16,482	0.62%
San Rafael	15,814	0.62%
Pasaquina	15,570	-0.34%
Jayaque	15,454	0.1%
Comasagua	15,063	0.05%
Guatajiagua	15,053	1.01%
Tamanique	14,995	0.05%
San Sebastian	14,680	0.23%
Mercedes Umana	14,601	0.48%
Cuisnahuat	14,095	0.71%
Santa Cruz Michapa	14,062	0.64%
Teotepeque	14,012	0.14%
Tejutla	13,486	0.27%
Monte San Juan	13,455	0.64%
Lislique	13,381	0.02%
San Simon	13,352	0.77%
Chiltiupan	13,260	0.25%
Cacaopera	12,948	0.87%
Concepcion de Ataco	12,771	0.29%
Concepcion Batres	12,727	0.55%
Jucuaran	12,715	0.41%
Alegria	12,590	0.33%
Anamoros	12,498	-0.27%
Victoria	12,444	0.88%
El Carmen	12,352	0.02%
Nahulingo	12,341	0.66%
Candelaria	12,249	0.84%
San Pedro Nonualco	12,237	0.84%
Chapeltique	12,122	-0.02%
Santa Isabel Ishuatan	12,082	0.49%
El Refugio	11,947	0.79%
Ozatlan	11,902	0.08%
Sociedad	11,878	0.9%
Santa Catarina Masahuat	11,847	0.64%
San Rafael Obrajuelo	11,541	0.37%
San Jorge	11,510	0.52%
El Paraiso	11,371	0.36%
Nuevo Cuscatlan	11,341	0.42%
Santa Maria	11,133	0.13%
La Palma	11,041	0%
Caluco	10,947	0.8%
Jocoro	10,944	0.42%
San Lorenzo	10,663	0.9%
San Cristobal	10,590	0.97%
Sesori	10,485	0.37%
Turin	10,427	0.52%
San Jose Guayabal	10,151	0.26%
San Bartolome Perulapia	10,140	0.86%
San Pedro Puxtla	10,101	0.83%
El Porvenir	9,995	0.29%
Nueva Guadalupe	9,766	0.46%
Chilanga	9,759	0.46%
Osicala	9,756	0.43%
Santo Domingo	9,742	0.72%
Apaneca	9,645	0.36%
San Ildefonso	9,232	0.76%
Talnique	9,203	0.13%
Estanzuelas	9,168	-0.01%
Poloros	9,129	0.22%
San Matias	9,042	0.04%
San Ignacio	9,024	0.18%
La Reina	8,975	0.25%
Nueva Esparta	8,629	-0.42%
Carolina	8,556	0.68%
Nueva Granada	8,480	0.4%
San Francisco Chinameca	8,391	0.91%
San Juan Talpa	8,348	0.52%
Jicalapa	7,807	0.13%
Meanguera	7,787	0.78%
Tenancingo	7,635	0.37%
Concepcion de Oriente	7,623	-0.29%
Tejutepeque	7,604	0.5%
El Divisadero	7,412	0.53%
Santa Maria Ostuma	7,294	0.57%
Ereguayquin	6,963	0.59%
Santo Domingo	6,926	0.45%
Tecapan	6,912	0%
Agua Caliente	6,854	0.1%
San Isidro	6,834	0.57%
San Luis de La Reina	6,796	0.67%
Yayantique	6,751	-0.09%
El Triunfo	6,686	-0.1%
San Antonio	6,665	0.44%
San Gerardo	6,627	0.62%
Jutiapa	6,558	0.77%
San Miguel Tepezontes	6,499	1.04%
San Esteban Catarina	6,496	0.6%
Verapaz	6,459	0.44%
Santa Clara	6,247	0.66%
Santiago de La Frontera	6,238	0.35%
Cuyultitan	6,006	0.28%
San Ramon	5,920	0.54%
San Agustin	5,911	0.7%
Intipuca	5,844	-0.24%
San Francisco Javier	5,830	0.45%
Yucuaiquin	5,795	-0.24%
San Cayetano Istepeque	5,767	0.63%
San Dionisio	5,763	0.68%
Dolores	5,757	0.44%
Guadalupe	5,748	0.1%
San Lorenzo	5,712	0%
Salcoatitan	5,683	0.34%
El Sauce	5,608	-0.11%
Quelepa	5,608	0.21%
Yamabal	5,485	0.73%
Concepcion Quezaltepeque	5,398	0.15%
Citala	5,350	0.19%
Guacotecti	5,331	0.15%
Delicias de Concepcion	5,144	0.57%
San Carlos	5,012	0.68%
Santa Rita	4,858	0.45%
Lolotiquillo	4,792	0.46%
San Juan Tepezontes	4,779	1.01%
Santa Rosa Guachipilin	4,740	0.04%
San Antonio Masahuat	4,728	0.15%
Nombre de Jesus	4,640	0.15%
Oratorio de Concepcion	4,640	0.65%
Perquin	4,504	0.51%
Comalapa	4,404	0.11%
San Buenaventura	4,345	-0.07%
Joateca	4,342	0.72%
El Rosario	4,188	0.36%
Paraiso de Osorio	4,132	1%
Dulce Nombre de Maria	4,120	0.27%
Tapalhuaca	4,110	0.74%
Uluazapa	4,091	0.61%
Masahuat	4,035	0.5%
Gualococti	4,026	0.85%
San Antonio Pajonal	4,016	0.17%
Tepetitan	4,004	0.23%
Yoloaiquin	3,912	0.64%
Jocoaitique	3,889	0.65%
Torola	3,796	0.88%
Bolivar	3,792	-0.26%
San Emigdio	3,693	0.74%
San Rafael	3,676	0.16%
Comacaran	3,654	0.72%
Nuevo Eden de San Juan	3,610	-0.11%
Ojos de Agua	3,463	0.12%
La Laguna	3,355	0.06%
San Francisco Morazan	3,223	0.16%
Sensembra	3,143	0.9%
Santa Cruz Analquito	3,117	0.26%
San Isidro	3,026	1.1%
Arambala	3,017	0.87%
California	2,929	0.27%
San Jose	2,734	-0.51%
Jerusalen	2,700	0.52%
Arcatao	2,464	0.74%
San Fernando	2,300	0.66%
El Carrizal	2,234	0.49%
Meanguera del Golfo	2,233	0.36%
San Miguel de Mercedes	2,065	0.39%
San Fernando	2,022	0.8%
San Antonio de La Cruz	1,930	0.36%
El Rosario	1,592	0.76%
Nueva Trinidad	1,584	0.51%
Potonico	1,572	-0.19%
Cancasque	1,489	0.27%
Cinquera	1,370	0.59%
Las Flores	1,302	-0.08%
Las Vueltas	1,275	-0.08%
San Isidro Labrador	1,239	0.24%
San Luis del Carmen	1,076	-0.37%
Mercedes La Ceiba	1,035	0.88%
San Francisco Lempa	1,004	0.7%
Azacualpa	984	-0.1%
San Antonio Los Ranchos	960	-0.21%

El Salvador Overview

The largest city in El Salvador is San Salvador, with a population of 333,295 people.

El Salvador is a relatively small Central American country with a population of around six million residents, and is known for its beaches, mountains and rainforests. San Salvador is the capital and the most populous city in El Salvador, and is the country’s financial, cultural and educational center. The capital has a population of 333.3K. San Salvador is surrounded by volcanoes and is situated in the Boqueron Volcano Valley, a region of high seismic activity, making the city a high risk for earthquakes.

The eastern city of San Miguel is the second most populous city in El Salvador, with 213.5K residents. San Miguel also plays an important role in El Salvador’s economy due to its agriculture, textile and chemical industries. After San Miguel, the third-largest city in El Salvador is Santa Ana, which is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination and has approximately 249.7K residents. The city has strong retail and manufacturing industries as well as markets, museums and historical buildings.

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