El Salvador vs North Korea: Fertility rate: births per woman
El Salvador
1.77 live births per woman
in 2023
North Korea
1.78 live births per woman
in 2023
El Salvador rank
131st
North Korea rank
130th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- El Salvador
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea 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 North Korea ranks 130th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 7 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | North Korea | 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 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, El Salvador or North Korea?
- North Korea, 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: births per woman between El Salvador and North Korea?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and North Korea rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- El Salvador ranks 131st and North Korea ranks 130th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.