El Salvador vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious

El Salvador
1.77 live births per woman
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.78 live births per woman
in 2023
El Salvador rank
131st
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
130th

Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious over time

  • El Salvador
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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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 fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious, 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 fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious 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 fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
El Salvador ranks 131st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 130th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.