El Salvador at a glance
- Across 262 distritos, El Salvador runs from 54 to 121.6 men per 100 women aged 20–39.
- 2 sit at 115 or above and 211 at 95 or below.
- Summed across every distrito on this page the figure is 89.3; the published national figure is 100.2 (different source and vintage).
Every line is computed from the distrito table below. Green cells hold more women per man aged 20–39.
The map
Every municipio in El Salvador, shaded by men per 100 women aged 20–39. Green holds more women, red more men.
94 or fewer112 or more men per 100 women
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Most women-heavy distritos
Lowest men-per-100-women, 20–39. 30 of 262 with at least 300 people in the band, sortable by any column.
| Santa Rosa Guachipilín | Santa Ana Norte | 54 | 5k |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio del Monte | Sonsonate Centro | 54.6 | 29k |
| Tecoluca | San Vicente Sur | 62.5 | 28k |
| Masahuat | Santa Ana Norte | 66 | 4k |
| San José Cancasque | Chalatenango Sur | 67.7 | 1k |
| San José Las Flores | Chalatenango Sur | 70.8 | 1k |
| Guazapa | San Salvador Norte | 71.3 | 29k |
| Concepción de Oriente | La Unión Norte | 71.7 | 8k |
| El Carmen | La Unión Sur | 72 | 12k |
| Comacarán | San Miguel Centro | 72 | 4k |
| Jucuarán | Usulután Este | 72 | 13k |
| Jicalapa | La Libertad Costa | 72.3 | 8k |
| Bolívar | La Unión Norte | 72.3 | 4k |
| Anamorós | La Unión Norte | 72.7 | 13k |
| El Paisnal | San Salvador Norte | 73.3 | 18k |
| Lislique | La Unión Norte | 73.9 | 13k |
| Arcatao | Chalatenango Sur | 74.2 | 2k |
| Polorós | La Unión Norte | 74.3 | 9k |
| San Antonio Pajonal | Santa Ana Oeste | 74.8 | 4k |
| San Luis de la Reina | San Miguel Norte | 74.9 | 7k |
| Nuevo Edén de San Juan | San Miguel Norte | 75.2 | 4k |
| Cinquera | Cabañas Oeste | 75.3 | 1k |
| El Paraíso | Chalatenango Centro | 75.5 | 11k |
| Agua Caliente | Chalatenango Centro | 75.8 | 7k |
| Carolina | San Miguel Norte | 76.3 | 8k |
| Dulce Nombre de María | Chalatenango Centro | 76.7 | 4k |
| Candelaria de la Frontera | Santa Ana Oeste | 76.7 | 23k |
| Conchagua | La Unión Sur | 77 | 35k |
| El Carrizal | Chalatenango Sur | 77.2 | 2k |
| La Palma | Chalatenango Norte | 77.4 | 11k |
Most men-heavy distritos
Highest men-per-100-women, 20–39. 30 of 262 with at least 300 people in the band. Units housing an institution (prison, barracks, camp) read high here; the figure is correct, the dating signal is not.
| Santo Domingo | San Vicente Norte | 141.6 | 7k |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Sebastián Salitrillo | Santa Ana Oeste | 121.6 | 21k |
| Salcoatitán | Sonsonate Norte | 114.5 | 6k |
| San Cayetano Istepeque | San Vicente Sur | 112.7 | 6k |
| Perquín | Morazán Norte | 110.2 | 4k |
| Tepetitán | San Vicente Sur | 108 | 4k |
| San Vicente | San Vicente Sur | 108 | 57k |
| Turín | Ahuachapán Norte | 107.5 | 10k |
| San Ildefonso | San Vicente Norte | 107.1 | 9k |
| San Juan Talpa | La Paz Oeste | 106.1 | 8k |
| San Rafael Obrajuelo | La Paz Este | 106.1 | 11k |
| San Isidro | Morazán Norte | 105.9 | 3k |
| Santa Cruz Michapa | Cuscatlán Sur | 105.9 | 14k |
| Meanguera | Morazán Norte | 105 | 8k |
| San Juan Nonualco | La Paz Este | 104.5 | 18k |
| Sonsonate | Sonsonate Centro | 104.4 | 81k |
| Apaneca | Ahuachapán Centro | 102.9 | 10k |
| San Francisco Gotera | Morazán Sur | 102.7 | 23k |
| Concepción de Ataco | Ahuachapán Centro | 101.6 | 13k |
| Chilanga | Morazán Sur | 101.3 | 10k |
| Ojos de Agua | Chalatenango Sur | 101.2 | 3k |
| Ahuachapán | Ahuachapán Centro | 100.5 | 128k |
| Sonzacate | Sonsonate Centro | 100.1 | 28k |
| Cojutepeque | Cuscatlán Sur | 100.1 | 55k |
| San Rafael Cedros | Cuscatlán Sur | 100 | 20k |
| San Esteban Catarina | San Vicente Norte | 99.7 | 6k |
| Santa Tecla | La Libertad Sur | 99.5 | 127k |
| San Sebastián | San Vicente Norte | 99 | 15k |
| Atiquizaya | Ahuachapán Norte | 99 | 41k |
| Tejutepeque | Cabañas Oeste | 98.4 | 8k |
By Municipio
Every municipio in El Salvador, aggregated from the distritos above.
| Distritos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| San Salvador Norte | 75.3 | 75k | 3 |
| La Unión Norte | 79.2 | 107k | 10 |
| La Libertad Costa | 79.7 | 104k | 5 |
| Chalatenango Norte | 80.7 | 25k | 3 |
| La Unión Sur | 81.7 | 120k | 8 |
| Santa Ana Norte | 82.2 | 102k | 4 |
| Santa Ana Este | 82.7 | 68k | 2 |
| San Salvador Oeste | 84.1 | 192k | 2 |
| San Salvador Sur | 84.3 | 184k | 5 |
| Chalatenango Centro | 84.6 | 85k | 10 |
| San Miguel Norte | 84.8 | 82k | 8 |
| Usulután Oeste | 85.8 | 78k | 4 |
| Sonsonate Oeste | 86.8 | 59k | 1 |
| Cuscatlán Norte | 87.1 | 107k | 5 |
| La Libertad Centro | 87.4 | 163k | 2 |
| San Miguel Oeste | 87.6 | 102k | 6 |
| San Salvador Centro | 87.6 | 705k | 5 |
| San Salvador Este | 88.1 | 574k | 4 |
| Usulután Norte | 88.5 | 112k | 9 |
| Usulután Este | 88.6 | 159k | 10 |
| Chalatenango Sur | 88.8 | 67k | 20 |
| Cabañas Oeste | 89.1 | 85k | 4 |
| La Libertad Oeste | 89.1 | 182k | 5 |
| Cabañas Este | 89.5 | 69k | 5 |
| Sonsonate Norte | 89.6 | 101k | 4 |
| Santa Ana Centro | 89.7 | 250k | 1 |
| San Miguel Centro | 90.3 | 280k | 6 |
| Sonsonate Centro | 90.7 | 160k | 5 |
| Santa Ana Oeste | 90.8 | 141k | 6 |
| La Libertad Este | 91.2 | 117k | 5 |
| Morazán Norte | 92.7 | 64k | 11 |
| Morazán Sur | 92.7 | 131k | 15 |
| Ahuachapán Sur | 92.8 | 115k | 4 |
| Sonsonate Este | 92.8 | 190k | 6 |
| San Vicente Sur | 92.9 | 107k | 6 |
| La Paz Centro | 93 | 130k | 12 |
| La Libertad Norte | 93.2 | 99k | 3 |
| La Paz Oeste | 93.7 | 118k | 7 |
| Cuscatlán Sur | 97.3 | 163k | 11 |
| La Libertad Sur | 97.3 | 142k | 2 |
| La Paz Este | 97.7 | 113k | 3 |
| Ahuachapán Norte | 98 | 73k | 4 |
| Ahuachapán Centro | 98.8 | 182k | 4 |
| San Vicente Norte | 100.4 | 68k | 7 |
Census age-by-sex counts. Figures for 2024. Data updated August 6, 2026. A ratio is a supply number, not a measure of dating success.
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