Fertility rate: births per woman in El Salvador
El Salvador: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.77 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.77 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in El Salvador peaked at 6.69 live births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.77 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 6.59 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.57 live births per woman | 6.28 live births per woman | 6.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.75 live births per woman | 5.23 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.49 live births per woman | 4.03 live births per woman | 5.11 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.59 live births per woman | 3.22 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 3.08 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | 1.82 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 128 Georgia 1.81 live births per woman compare
- 129 Montenegro 1.8 live births per woman compare
- 130 North Korea 1.78 live births per woman compare
- 131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.77 live births per woman compare
- 133 Bulgaria 1.75 live births per woman compare
- 134 Brunei 1.75 live births per woman compare
More population data for El Salvador
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 204,177 people (2100)
- Population density 244.85 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.77 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 120 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.77 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.77 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in El Salvador?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in El Salvador was 1.77 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 live births per woman in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- El Salvador ranks 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.