Updated 12 November 2026 150,817businesses in the base 2,820categories 1,774chains
Log inSign up
ranking14 departments · 7 townsdata as of 12 November 2026

Ranking of the departments of El Salvador by property, construction and trade businesses per inhabitant

How many property, construction and trade 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, 127.7 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 783 inhabitants.

127.7
property, construction and trade businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — El Salvador
one for every 783 inhabitants
209.1
the most — Cuscatlán Department
one for every 478 inhabitants
48.6
the fewest — Cabañas Department
one for every 2,056 inhabitants
6.0M
inhabitants
Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024 (aproximado)
How we count. Businesses — the active property, construction and trade 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: property, construction and trade businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Property, construction and trade businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Department ↕Population ↕Construction ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Cuscatlán Department 254,000 531
209.1
478
02 San Miguel Department 470,000 848
180.4
554
03 La Libertad Department 806,000 1,337
165.9
603
04 San Salvador Department 1,580,000 2,250
142.4
702
05 Santa Ana Department 525,000 635
121.0
827
06 Sonsonate Department 469,000 511
109.0
918
07 Usulután Department 337,000 347
103.0
971
08 Chalatenango Department 186,000 174
93.5
1,069
09 La Unión Department 231,000 210
90.9
1,100
10 Morazán Department 185,000 157
84.9
1,178
11 San Vicente Department 171,000 135
78.9
1,267
12 Ahuachapán Department 345,000 258
74.8
1,337
13 La Paz Department 324,000 238
73.5
1,361
14 Cabañas Department 146,000 71
48.6
2,056
Average of El Salvador — 127.7 per 100,000 inhabitants7,702 property, construction and trade businesses · 6,029,000 inhabitants

Towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Property, construction and trade businesses per 100,000 inhabitants in the large towns. Population of the towns — GeoNames.

No. ↕Town ↕Population ↕Construction ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 San SalvadorSan Salvador Department 525,990 1,431
272.1
368
02 Santa TeclaLa Libertad Department 124,694 329
263.8
379
03 San MiguelSan Miguel Department 247,126 593
240.0
417
04 Santa AnaSanta Ana Department 176,661 356
201.5
496
05 ApopaSan Salvador Department 112,158 112
99.9
1,001
06 MejicanosSan Salvador Department 160,317 112
69.9
1,431
07 SoyapangoSan Salvador Department 329,708 115
34.9
2,867

Property, Construction & Trades in El Salvador — in one file

7,702 property, construction and trade businesses with address, phone and website — for the whole country or only the departments you need.

By department
Beyond El Salvador

Need another country or custom data?

We collect 70.7 million listings in 248 countries. Any country, city, category and set of fields — review texts, detailed opening hours, regular updates — with a free sample and a quote within one business day.

Cart 0

Your cart is empty

Take the whole business database of El Salvador or configure your selection by department and sector — the price updates as you go.

Configure a selection