El Salvador vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- El Salvador
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1.78 live births per woman against 1.77 live births per woman in El Salvador, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 131st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 130th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 7 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.45 live births per woman | 3.61 live births per woman | 2.84 live births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 6.57 live births per woman | 3.65 live births per woman | 2.92 live births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 5.75 live births per woman | 3.23 live births per woman | 2.52 live births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.49 live births per woman | 2.67 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3.59 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.57 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 0.644 live births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.05 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 0.1913 live births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 0.0055 live births per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, El Salvador or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1.78 live births per woman against 1.77 live births per woman in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between El Salvador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- El Salvador ranks 131st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 130th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.