Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 292,567 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in El Salvador, 1989–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 292,567 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in El Salvador peaked at 1.59 million people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 185,676 people, in 2019.
That places El Salvador 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.31 million people | 1.31 million people | 1.31 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.36 million people | 1.11 million people | 1.59 million people | 5 |
| 2000s | 946,472 people | 552,341 people | 1.26 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 410,074 people | 185,676 people | 689,385 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 313,516 people | 292,567 people | 327,003 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More poverty & inequality data for El Salvador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,819 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.6% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.362 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1087 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1087 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.157 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.4% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2333 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in El Salvador?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in El Salvador was 292,567 people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 million people in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 185,676 people in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- El Salvador ranks 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.