compatriots.net finds 10,543 people from abroad holding company roles, research posts or other documented positions in El Salvador, from 116 countries of origin; 123 of them are recorded by an official register.
The largest groups come from United States, Guatemala, Costa Rica.
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,304 |
| Guatemala | 1,008 |
| Costa Rica | 906 |
| Mexico | 878 |
| Spain | 662 |
| Colombia | 600 |
| Honduras | 577 |
| Nicaragua | 458 |
| Argentina | 312 |
| Peru | 290 |
| Dominican Republic | 255 |
| Chile | 218 |
| Other | 2,851 |
Industry is not available for this register.
Abroad, 27,349 people from El Salvador are documented in 152 other countries.
| Host country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 12,877 |
| United Kingdom | 2,780 |
| Spain | 2,602 |
| Colombia | 1,628 |
| Guatemala | 1,599 |
| Canada | 1,526 |
| Costa Rica | 1,293 |
| Mexico | 1,223 |
| France | 1,029 |
| Germany | 1,015 |
| Chile | 934 |
| Luxembourg | 925 |
| Other | 10,269 |
El Salvador's company register lists 228 officer rows, 16 with a stated nationality (self-stamp rate 0.12; above 0.98 the field is ignored as it only repeats the register's own country).
Counts are people with a documented cross-border move: an official register's nationality or birthplace, ORCID/VIAF/Wikidata records, or a dated study-then-work transition. Name-based estimates and heritage (ancestral) readings are not included in these counts. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other".
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.