Fertility rate vs share that are religious in El Salvador
El Salvador: Fertility rate vs share that are religious was 1.77 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs share that are religious in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs share that are religious in El Salvador is 1.77, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs share that are religious in El Salvador peaked at 6.69 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.77, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 131st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.45 | 6.3 | 6.59 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.57 | 6.28 | 6.69 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.75 | 5.23 | 6.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.49 | 4.03 | 5.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.59 | 3.22 | 3.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 | 2.26 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 | 1.84 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.77 | 1.82 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 128 Georgia 1.81 compare
- 129 Montenegro 1.8 compare
- 130 North Korea 1.78 compare
- 131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.77 compare
- 133 Bulgaria 1.75 compare
- 134 Brunei 1.75 compare
More population data for El Salvador
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.855 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 204,177 (2100)
- Population density 244.85 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.855 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.77 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 120 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.77 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.77 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.8239 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.77 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs share that are religious in El Salvador?
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious in El Salvador was 1.77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs share that are religious recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs share that are religious recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for fertility rate vs share that are religious?
- El Salvador ranks 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs share that are religious rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 Fertility rate vs share that are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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