El Salvador vs Montenegro: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
El Salvador
1.77 births per woman
in 2024
Montenegro
1.8 births per woman
in 2024
El Salvador rank
121st
Montenegro rank
119th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- El Salvador
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 1.8 births per woman against 1.77 births per woman in El Salvador, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 121st and Montenegro ranks 119th of 215 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.57 births per woman | 3.19 births per woman | 3.38 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 5.75 births per woman | 2.44 births per woman | 3.3 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.49 births per woman | 2.11 births per woman | 2.37 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3.59 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.57 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | 0.7475 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.05 births per woman | 1.74 births per woman | 0.3095 births per woman | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.79 births per woman | 1.77 births per woman | 0.022 births per woman | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, El Salvador or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 1.8 births per woman against 1.77 births per woman in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between El Salvador and Montenegro?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Montenegro?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Montenegro rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- El Salvador ranks 121st and Montenegro ranks 119th 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.