Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in El Salvador
El Salvador: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected was 1.73 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.73
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
130th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.14
in 1965
All-time low
1.73
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.73 for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in El Salvador peaked at 5.14 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.73, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 130th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.62 | — |
| 1951 | 4.65 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 4.7 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 4.74 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 4.78 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 4.82 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 4.85 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 4.89 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 4.92 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 4.96 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 4.99 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 5.03 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 5.07 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 5.1 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 5.13 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 5.14 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 5.14 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 5.13 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 5.1 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 5.05 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 5.01 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 4.99 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 4.93 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 4.86 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 4.79 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 4.72 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 4.64 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 4.56 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 4.49 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 4.41 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 4.34 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 4.27 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 4.16 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 4.04 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 3.92 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 3.81 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 3.73 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 3.75 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 3.72 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 3.67 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 3.63 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 3.59 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.53 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 3.44 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.38 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 3.35 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 3.28 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 3.19 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 3.17 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.06 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.93 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.79 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 2.65 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 2.52 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 2.41 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 2.34 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.3 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.27 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.21 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.18 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.17 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.15 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.12 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.09 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.06 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.01 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.91 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.85 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.79 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.77 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.76 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.74 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.73 | -0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.73 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.73 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.79 | 4.62 | 4.96 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.09 | 4.99 | 5.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.74 | 4.41 | 5.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.94 | 3.67 | 4.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.36 | 3.06 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.46 | 2.18 | 2.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 | 1.79 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 | 1.73 | 1.77 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 127 Montenegro 1.79 compare
- 128 Ecuador 1.79 compare
- 129 Georgia 1.78 compare
- 131 Bulgaria 1.73 compare
- 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.72 compare
- 133 North Korea 1.72 compare
More population data for El Salvador
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2367 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,637 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.3467 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.855 (2100)
- Population density 244.85 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 204,177 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in El Salvador?
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in El Salvador was 1.73 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.14 in 1965.
- What is the lowest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
- El Salvador ranks 130th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).