El Salvador vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
El Salvador
1.73 children per women
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.72 children per women
in 2023
El Salvador rank
130th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
133rd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- El Salvador
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.73 children per women against 1.72 children per women in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
Across all 74 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 130th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.79 children per women | 2.79 children per women | 2 children per women | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 5.09 children per women | 3.2 children per women | 1.89 children per women | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 4.74 children per women | 2.96 children per women | 1.78 children per women | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 3.94 children per women | 2.49 children per women | 1.45 children per women | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3.36 children per women | 1.93 children per women | 1.43 children per women | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.46 children per women | 1.8 children per women | 0.6661 children per women | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.99 children per women | 1.79 children per women | 0.2076 children per women | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.75 children per women | 1.74 children per women | 0.0156 children per women | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, El Salvador or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- El Salvador, at 1.73 children per women against 1.72 children per women in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between El Salvador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.01 children per women, with El Salvador 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- El Salvador ranks 130th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 133rd 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).