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Ranking of the departments of El Salvador by food and drink businesses per inhabitant

How many food and drink businesses there are per 100,000 inhabitants in every department of El Salvador and in the cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. On average, 418.2 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 239 inhabitants.

418.2
food and drink businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — El Salvador
one for every 239 inhabitants
549.3
the most — La Libertad Department
one for every 182 inhabitants
186.3
the fewest — Cabañas Department
one for every 537 inhabitants
6.0M
inhabitants
Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024 (aproximado)
How we count. Businesses — the active food and drink businesses of our base on the date of the update. Population — Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024 (aproximado). Tourist areas and business districts rise in the ranking: many businesses for the resident population.

Ranking of the departments: food and drink businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Food and drink businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Department ↕Population ↕Food & Drink ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 La Libertad Department 806,000 4,427
549.3
182
02 Santa Ana Department 525,000 2,730
520.0
192
03 San Miguel Department 470,000 2,304
490.2
204
04 Sonsonate Department 469,000 2,104
448.6
223
05 San Salvador Department 1,580,000 6,370
403.2
248
06 Usulután Department 337,000 1,291
383.1
261
07 La Unión Department 231,000 850
368.0
272
08 San Vicente Department 171,000 605
353.8
283
09 Chalatenango Department 186,000 632
339.8
294
10 La Paz Department 324,000 1,091
336.7
297
11 Ahuachapán Department 345,000 1,143
331.3
302
12 Cuscatlán Department 254,000 827
325.6
307
13 Morazán Department 185,000 565
305.4
327
14 Cabañas Department 146,000 272
186.3
537
Average of El Salvador — 418.2 per 100,000 inhabitants25,211 food and drink businesses · 6,029,000 inhabitants

Towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Food and drink businesses per 100,000 inhabitants in the large towns. Population of the towns — GeoNames.

No. ↕Town ↕Population ↕Food & Drink ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Santa TeclaLa Libertad Department 124,694 1,104
885.4
113
02 Santa AnaSanta Ana Department 176,661 1,553
879.1
114
03 San SalvadorSan Salvador Department 525,990 3,241
616.2
162
04 San MiguelSan Miguel Department 247,126 1,485
600.9
166
05 ApopaSan Salvador Department 112,158 492
438.7
228
06 MejicanosSan Salvador Department 160,317 371
231.4
432
07 SoyapangoSan Salvador Department 329,708 618
187.4
534

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