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Ranking of the departments of El Salvador by shops per inhabitant

How many shops there are per 100,000 inhabitants in every department of El Salvador and in the cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. On average, 433.4 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 231 inhabitants.

433.4
shops per 100,000 inhabitants — El Salvador
one for every 231 inhabitants
596.0
the most — San Miguel Department
one for every 168 inhabitants
150.0
the fewest — Cabañas Department
one for every 667 inhabitants
6.0M
inhabitants
Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024 (aproximado)
How we count. Businesses — the active shops 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: shops per 100,000 inhabitants

Shops per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Department ↕Population ↕Retail ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 San Miguel Department 470,000 2,801
596.0
168
02 La Libertad Department 806,000 4,459
553.2
181
03 Santa Ana Department 525,000 2,749
523.6
191
04 San Salvador Department 1,580,000 7,956
503.5
199
05 Sonsonate Department 469,000 1,778
379.1
264
06 Usulután Department 337,000 1,252
371.5
269
07 Cuscatlán Department 254,000 933
367.3
272
08 La Unión Department 231,000 733
317.3
315
09 Ahuachapán Department 345,000 1,029
298.3
335
10 San Vicente Department 171,000 469
274.3
365
11 Morazán Department 185,000 491
265.4
377
12 Chalatenango Department 186,000 468
251.6
397
13 La Paz Department 324,000 794
245.1
408
14 Cabañas Department 146,000 219
150.0
667
Average of El Salvador — 433.4 per 100,000 inhabitants26,131 shops · 6,029,000 inhabitants

Towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Shops per 100,000 inhabitants in the large towns. Population of the towns — GeoNames.

No. ↕Town ↕Population ↕Retail ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Santa TeclaLa Libertad Department 124,694 1,350
1,082.7
92
02 Santa AnaSanta Ana Department 176,661 1,761
996.8
100
03 San SalvadorSan Salvador Department 525,990 4,814
915.2
109
04 San MiguelSan Miguel Department 247,126 2,053
830.8
120
05 ApopaSan Salvador Department 112,158 484
431.5
232
06 MejicanosSan Salvador Department 160,317 385
240.1
416
07 SoyapangoSan Salvador Department 329,708 750
227.5
440

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