El Salvador vs North Korea: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
El Salvador
1.77 births per woman
in 2024
North Korea
1.78 births per woman
in 2024
El Salvador rank
121st
North Korea rank
120th
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time
- El Salvador
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.78 births per woman against 1.77 births per woman in El Salvador, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 121st and North Korea ranks 120th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.57 births per woman | 3.65 births per woman | 2.92 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 5.75 births per woman | 3.23 births per woman | 2.52 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.49 births per woman | 2.67 births per woman | 1.81 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3.59 births per woman | 2.17 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.57 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | 0.644 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.05 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 0.1913 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.79 births per woman | 1.8 births per woman | 0.0076 births per woman | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, El Salvador or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 1.78 births per woman against 1.77 births per woman in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between El Salvador and North Korea?
- 0.01 births per woman, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and North Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and North Korea rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- El Salvador ranks 121st and North Korea ranks 120th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.