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Ranking of the departments of El Salvador by industrial and wholesale businesses per inhabitant

How many industrial and wholesale 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, 114.6 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 873 inhabitants.

114.6
industrial and wholesale businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — El Salvador
one for every 873 inhabitants
170.1
the most — San Salvador Department
one for every 588 inhabitants
25.3
the fewest — Cabañas Department
one for every 3,946 inhabitants
6.0M
inhabitants
Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024 (aproximado)
How we count. Businesses — the active industrial and wholesale 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: industrial and wholesale businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Industrial and wholesale businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Department ↕Population ↕Industry ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 San Salvador Department 1,580,000 2,688
170.1
588
02 La Libertad Department 806,000 1,317
163.4
612
03 San Miguel Department 470,000 650
138.3
723
04 Cuscatlán Department 254,000 326
128.3
779
05 Santa Ana Department 525,000 555
105.7
946
06 Sonsonate Department 469,000 386
82.3
1,215
07 Usulután Department 337,000 234
69.4
1,440
08 San Vicente Department 171,000 106
62.0
1,613
09 La Unión Department 231,000 132
57.1
1,750
10 La Paz Department 324,000 184
56.8
1,761
11 Ahuachapán Department 345,000 167
48.4
2,066
12 Morazán Department 185,000 68
36.8
2,721
13 Chalatenango Department 186,000 57
30.6
3,263
14 Cabañas Department 146,000 37
25.3
3,946
Average of El Salvador — 114.6 per 100,000 inhabitants6,907 industrial and wholesale businesses · 6,029,000 inhabitants

Towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

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

No. ↕Town ↕Population ↕Industry ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 San SalvadorSan Salvador Department 525,990 1,734
329.7
303
02 Santa TeclaLa Libertad Department 124,694 354
283.9
352
03 Santa AnaSanta Ana Department 176,661 382
216.2
462
04 San MiguelSan Miguel Department 247,126 491
198.7
503
05 ApopaSan Salvador Department 112,158 154
137.3
728
06 SoyapangoSan Salvador Department 329,708 222
67.3
1,485
07 MejicanosSan Salvador Department 160,317 105
65.5
1,527

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