El Salvador vs Philippines: Birth rate
El Salvador
15.76 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Philippines
16.02 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
105th
Philippines rank
102nd
Birth rate over time
- El Salvador
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 16.02 births per 1,000 people against 15.76 births per 1,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.26 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
El Salvador ranks 105th and Philippines ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.29 births per 1,000 people | 47.54 births per 1,000 people | 0.2553 births per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 1960s | 45.97 births per 1,000 people | 44.11 births per 1,000 people | 1.87 births per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 41.63 births per 1,000 people | 38.16 births per 1,000 people | 3.47 births per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 36.77 births per 1,000 people | 36.44 births per 1,000 people | 0.3304 births per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 30.97 births per 1,000 people | 32.1 births per 1,000 people | 1.13 births per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 2000s | 22.54 births per 1,000 people | 27.84 births per 1,000 people | 5.3 births per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 2010s | 18.36 births per 1,000 people | 22.85 births per 1,000 people | 4.5 births per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 2020s | 16.03 births per 1,000 people | 16.3 births per 1,000 people | 0.2675 births per 1,000 people | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, El Salvador or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 16.02 births per 1,000 people against 15.76 births per 1,000 people in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between El Salvador and Philippines?
- 0.26 births per 1,000 people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for birth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 105th and Philippines ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.