Ecuador vs El Salvador: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Ecuador
1.79 children per women
in 2023
El Salvador
1.73 children per women
in 2023
Ecuador rank
128th
El Salvador rank
130th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.79 children per women against 1.73 children per women in El Salvador, a difference of 0.06 children per women.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 128th and El Salvador ranks 130th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.22 children per women | 4.79 children per women | 0.4319 children per women | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 5.42 children per women | 5.09 children per women | 0.3366 children per women | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 4.78 children per women | 4.74 children per women | 0.0436 children per women | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 3.84 children per women | 3.94 children per women | 0.1004 children per women | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3.23 children per women | 3.36 children per women | 0.1272 children per women | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.75 children per women | 2.46 children per women | 0.2854 children per women | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2.24 children per women | 1.99 children per women | 0.2424 children per women | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.85 children per women | 1.75 children per women | 0.096 children per women | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- Ecuador, at 1.79 children per women against 1.73 children per women in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 0.06 children per women, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Ecuador ranks 128th and El Salvador ranks 130th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).