🌆 Largest Cities in El Salvador
Cities of El Salvador with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
San Salvador20%
Soyapango13%
San Miguel9.6%
Santa Ana6.9%
Mejicanos6.2%
Santa Tecla4.8%
Apopa4.4%
Delgado2.8%
Sonsonate2.3%
San Marcos
Usulután
Cojutepeque
Cuscatancingo
San Vicente
Zacatecoluca
San Martín
Ilopango
Ahuachapán
Antiguo Cuscatlán
Chalchuapa
Quezaltepeque
La Unión
Ayutuxtepeque
Acajutla
Aguilares
Sensuntepeque
Chalatenango
Izalco
Metapán
San Rafael Oriente
Puerto El Triunfo
La Libertad
1
San SalvadorSan Salvador Department
525,990
2
SoyapangoSan Salvador Department
329,708
3
San MiguelSan Miguel Department
247,126
4
Santa AnaSanta Ana Department
176,661
5
MejicanosSan Salvador Department
160,317
6
Santa TeclaLa Libertad Department
124,694
7
ApopaSan Salvador Department
112,158
8
DelgadoSan Salvador Department
71,594
9
SonsonateSonsonate Department
59,468
10
San MarcosSan Salvador Department
54,615
11
UsulutánUsulutan
51,910
12
CojutepequeCuscatlan
48,411
13
CuscatancingoSan Salvador Department
44,369
14
San VicenteSan Vicente Department
41,504
15
ZacatecolucaLa Paz Department
39,613
16
San MartínCuscatlan
39,361
17
IlopangoSan Salvador Department
38,890
18
AhuachapánAhuachapan
34,102
19
Antiguo CuscatlánLa Libertad Department
33,767
20
ChalchuapaSanta Ana Department
32,282
21
QuezaltepequeLa Libertad Department
28,886
22
La UniónLa Union
26,807
23
AyutuxtepequeSan Salvador Department
25,426
24
AcajutlaSonsonate Department
22,763
25
AguilaresSan Salvador Department
21,445
26
SensuntepequeCabanas
20,386
27
ChalatenangoChalatenango Department
19,364
28
IzalcoSonsonate Department
19,197
29
MetapánSanta Ana Department
19,143
30
San Rafael OrienteSan Miguel Department
19,095
31
Puerto El TriunfoUsulutan
19,074
32
La LibertadLa Libertad Department
16,855
33
San FranciscoMorazan
16,152
34
SonzacateSonsonate Department
15,446
35
Santiago de MaríaUsulutan
15,032
Highlights
Within El Salvador, San Salvador ranks first in 2026 with 525,990, followed by Soyapango (329,708) and San Miguel (247,126).
San Salvador is 1.6 times higher than Soyapango, the runner-up.
Across 35 entries, values run from 525,990 (San Salvador) to 15,032 (Santiago de María), with a median of 34,102.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.