San Miguel: population, schooling, jobs and electricity
San Miguel is a department of El Salvador, number 5 of 14 by population. The 2024 census counted 447,634 people in San Miguel department, 7.4% of El Salvador's 6,029,976 and 5th largest of 14 departments by population. Of these, 242,193 were women and 205,441 men.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in San Miguel: The 2024 census counted 179,474 employed people aged 10 and over in San Miguel, equal to 47.0% of everyone that age, 7th highest of 14 among departments (national 48.8%).
- Education in San Miguel: In the 2024 census, 13.1% of people aged 10 and over in San Miguel could not read or write, 6th highest of 14 among departments (national 9.5%).
Are there more women or men in San Miguel?
There were 118 women for every 100 men in San Miguel at the 2024 census, 2nd highest of 14 among departments (national figure 112).
Source: Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador (BCR) / Oficina Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (ONEC) · saved copyHow many older people live in San Miguel?
People aged 65 and over were 11.0% of the population of San Miguel in the 2024 census, 6th lowest of 14 among departments (national 10.6%).
Source: Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador (BCR) / Oficina Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (ONEC) · saved copyWhat is the population density of San Miguel?
San Miguel covers 2,077.10 km2 according to the BCR's 2022 household survey report, giving 216 people per km2 with the 2024 census count, 7th least dense of 14 departments (national 287).
Source: Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador (BCR) / Oficina Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (ONEC) · saved copyHow many people have emigrated from San Miguel?
The 2024 census recorded 21,738 emigrants from households in San Miguel, or 48.6 per 1,000 residents, 7th highest of 14 among departments (national 37.6); 9.6% of all recorded emigrants came from here.
Source: Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador (BCR) / Oficina Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (ONEC) · saved copyHow departments are governed in El Salvador
Departments (14). Governor appointed by the president. Represents the executive; no political power of its own.
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Other departments of El Salvador
- San Salvador 1,563,371
- La Libertad 765,879
- Santa Ana 552,938
- Sonsonate 470,455
- Ahuachapan 348,880
- Usulutan 325,494
- La Paz 318,374
- Cuscatlan 244,901
- La Union 224,375
- Chalatenango 185,930
- Morazan 169,784
- San Vicente 161,857
- Cabanas 143,049
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Sources
- Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador (BCR) / Oficina Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (ONEC): Censo 2024: poblacion de 10 anos o mas economicamente activa ocupada por departamento, edad, horas trabajadas y sexo (TAB_CE_4), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e572eea5da5c…)
- Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador (BCR) / Oficina Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (ONEC): Censo 2024: poblacion de 3 anos o mas por departamento, edad, sexo y condicion de leer y escribir (TAB_EDU_3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fdd169f5525b…)
- Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador (BCR) / Oficina Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (ONEC): Encuesta de Hogares de Propositos Multiples 2022: resultados (Tabla 1.1 poblacion y densidad; Graficos 2.3 y 4.7), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 584a21f9c420…)
- Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador (BCR) / Oficina Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (ONEC): Censo 2024: emigrantes por departamento de residencia del hogar, pais de residencia actual y sexo (TAB_EMI_3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3cf7c746df0e…)
- Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador (BCR) / Oficina Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (ONEC): Censo 2024: poblacion de 3 anos o mas segun manejo de un segundo idioma (TAB_IDIO_1), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2ccb6cff3883…)
- Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador (BCR) / Oficina Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (ONEC): VII Censo de Poblacion y VI de Vivienda 2024: poblacion total por departamento, edades quinquenales y sexo (TAB_POB_2), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bb74b81f0d5b…)
- Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador (BCR) / Oficina Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (ONEC): Censo 2024: viviendas particulares segun tipo de suministro de energia electrica por departamento (TAB_VIV_19), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 444e5f1e904c…)
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