Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and El Salvador

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs El Salvador chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda was 1.58 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.78 in El Salvador in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs El Salvador population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Antigua	El Salvador
1960	4.6	6.62
1961	4.56	6.64
1962	4.55	6.68
1963	4.54	6.69
1964	4.48	6.68
1965	4.42	6.64
1966	4.32	6.57
1967	4.18	6.49
1968	4.01	6.39
1969	3.83	6.28
1970	3.63	6.18
1971	3.46	6.13
1972	3.29	6.03
1973	3.13	5.93
1974	2.93	5.82
1975	2.77	5.71
1976	2.78	5.59
1977	2.78	5.47
1978	2.57	5.36
1979	2.63	5.23
1980	2.31	5.11
1981	2.17	4.99
1982	2.09	4.83
1983	2.12	4.65
1984	2.04	4.48
1985	2.15	4.32
1986	2.03	4.19
1987	2.07	4.18
1988	2.13	4.1
1989	2.2	4.03
1990	2.25	3.96
1991	2.04	3.89
1992	2.13	3.8
1993	2.04	3.69
1994	2.07	3.61
1995	2.16	3.57
1996	2.27	3.48
1997	2.19	3.38
1998	2.02	3.34
1999	1.96	3.22
2000	2.2	3.08
2001	2.02	2.93
2002	1.94	2.78
2003	1.89	2.64
2004	1.85	2.52
2005	1.83	2.44
2006	1.83	2.4
2007	1.86	2.35
2008	2.04	2.29
2009	2.01	2.26
2010	1.79	2.24
2011	1.75	2.22
2012	1.66	2.19
2013	1.54	2.15
2014	1.53	2.13
2015	1.57	2.07
2016	1.46	1.97
2017	1.49	1.9
2018	1.37	1.85
2019	1.47	1.84
2020	1.57	1.82
2021	1.58	1.8
2022	1.58	1.79
2023	1.58	1.78
2024	1.58	1.77
2025	1.58	1.75
2026	1.57	1.74
2027	1.57	1.73
2028	1.57	1.72
2029	1.57	1.72
2030	1.56	1.71
2031	1.56	1.7
2032	1.56	1.7
2033	1.56	1.69
2034	1.56	1.69
2035	1.56	1.68
2036	1.56	1.68
2037	1.57	1.68
2038	1.57	1.67
2039	1.57	1.67
2040	1.57	1.67
2041	1.57	1.67
2042	1.57	1.67
2043	1.57	1.67
2044	1.57	1.66
2045	1.57	1.66
2046	1.57	1.66
2047	1.57	1.66
2048	1.57	1.66
2049	1.57	1.66
2050	1.58	1.65

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	El Salvador
1960	40.1%	45.5%
1961	40%	45.7%
1962	39.9%	45.8%
1963	39.9%	46%
1964	40.4%	46.1%
1965	41.3%	46.2%
1966	42.1%	46.3%
1967	42.8%	46.5%
1968	43.4%	46.6%
1969	43.9%	46.8%
1970	43.7%	46.8%
1971	42.7%	46.7%
1972	41.6%	46.6%
1973	40.4%	46.4%
1974	39.1%	46.2%
1975	37.8%	45.9%
1976	36.4%	45.6%
1977	35.2%	45.3%
1978	34%	44.9%
1979	33%	44.5%
1980	32%	44.2%
1981	31%	43.9%
1982	30%	43.7%
1983	29.2%	43.4%
1984	28.6%	43.1%
1985	28.6%	42.7%
1986	28.7%	42.4%
1987	28.9%	42.1%
1988	29.1%	41.9%
1989	29.4%	41.8%
1990	29.8%	41.7%
1991	29.7%	41.7%
1992	29.3%	41.5%
1993	29%	41.1%
1994	28.8%	40.5%
1995	28.6%	39.8%
1996	28.6%	39.1%
1997	28.4%	38.5%
1998	28.3%	38%
1999	28%	37.5%
2000	27.8%	37.1%
2001	27.5%	36.7%
2002	27.2%	36.3%
2003	26.8%	35.9%
2004	26.4%	35.4%
2005	25.9%	34.9%
2006	25.4%	34.4%
2007	25%	33.9%
2008	24.6%	33.4%
2009	24.2%	32.7%
2010	23.8%	32%
2011	23.2%	31.3%
2012	22.6%	30.6%
2013	22.1%	29.9%
2014	21.7%	29.2%
2015	21.2%	28.6%
2016	20.6%	28%
2017	20.2%	27.5%
2018	19.8%	27%
2019	19.4%	26.7%
2020	19.1%	26.3%
2021	18.8%	26%
2022	18.6%	25.6%
2023	18.2%	25.2%
2024	17.8%	24.8%
2025	17.5%	24.4%
2026	17.2%	24%
2027	17%	23.5%
2028	16.9%	23.1%
2029	16.8%	22.7%
2030	16.7%	22.3%
2031	16.6%	21.9%
2032	16.5%	21.6%
2033	16.4%	21.4%
2034	16.4%	21.1%
2035	16.3%	20.8%
2036	16.1%	20.6%
2037	15.9%	20.3%
2038	15.7%	20.1%
2039	15.5%	19.8%
2040	15.4%	19.6%
2041	15.2%	19.3%
2042	15%	19%
2043	14.8%	18.8%
2044	14.7%	18.5%
2045	14.5%	18.3%
2046	14.4%	18%
2047	14.2%	17.8%
2048	14.1%	17.6%
2049	14%	17.3%
2050	13.8%	17.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 24.8% in El Salvador in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 41.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and El Salvador compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs El Salvador by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +0.93% in El Salvador. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Antigua	El Salvador
1960	1,434	81,544
1961	1,476	84,614
1962	1,509	88,237
1963	1,543	90,794
1964	1,559	93,328
1965	1,528	95,341
1966	1,489	97,156
1967	1,431	98,424
1968	1,369	98,851
1969	1,308	99,848
1970	1,248	100,499
1971	1,219	104,714
1972	1,179	107,604
1973	1,135	111,546
1974	1,074	113,846
1975	1,028	116,737
1976	1,075	120,511
1977	1,124	121,446
1978	1,064	124,468
1979	1,150	123,838
1980	1,002	111,771
1981	940	117,346
1982	913	120,938
1983	941	121,700
1984	899	125,036
1985	955	127,248
1986	855	130,177
1987	845	133,667
1988	848	136,230
1989	845	139,093
1990	833	140,311
1991	673	140,691
1992	728	139,221
1993	706	138,432
1994	757	137,974
1995	844	138,268
1996	947	136,929
1997	932	134,448
1998	845	134,065
1999	828	128,947
2000	1,009	122,315
2001	900	114,313
2002	843	106,137
2003	793	97,849
2004	757	90,905
2005	738	84,883
2006	742	80,887
2007	770	76,776
2008	911	75,107
2009	900	74,908
2010	758	75,695
2011	743	76,182
2012	678	75,495
2013	586	73,869
2014	564	72,581
2015	583	69,263
2016	496	63,751
2017	504	59,824
2018	411	57,509
2019	461	56,816
2020	512	48,244
2021	492	46,530
2022	486	53,138
2023	462	51,985

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs El Salvador

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 35 deaths per 100,000 live births in Antigua and Barbuda, compared to 39 deaths in El Salvador.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	El Salvador
1985	38	193
1986	38	169
1987	40	178
1988	38	173
1989	41	155
1990	41	145
1991	42	129
1992	40	121
1993	40	114
1994	38	101
1995	38	89
1996	37	78
1997	37	67
1998	34	61
1999	34	53
2000	37	48
2001	36	45
2002	36	40
2003	33	38
2004	34	35
2005	33	34
2006	32	33
2007	32	33
2008	31	33
2009	32	35
2010	31	34
2011	31	35
2012	30	36
2013	32	39
2014	32	41
2015	30	43
2016	28	43
2017	31	44
2018	31	43
2019	32	40
2020	35	48
2021	32	58
2022	36	39
2023	35	39

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 1.04% in El Salvador. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Antigua	El Salvador
1960	8.25%	18.5%
1961	7.74%	18.1%
1962	7.18%	17.7%
1963	6.59%	17.3%
1964	6%	17%
1965	5.41%	16.6%
1966	4.86%	16.3%
1967	4.36%	16%
1968	3.92%	15.6%
1969	3.54%	15.3%
1970	3.23%	15%
1971	2.96%	14.6%
1972	2.74%	14.3%
1973	2.56%	13.9%
1974	2.4%	13.5%
1975	2.25%	13.1%
1976	2.11%	12.6%
1977	1.97%	12.1%
1978	1.84%	11.6%
1979	1.71%	11.1%
1980	1.6%	12.5%
1981	1.5%	10%
1982	1.42%	9.46%
1983	1.36%	8.94%
1984	1.31%	8.42%
1985	1.29%	7.93%
1986	1.28%	7.47%
1987	1.28%	7.04%
1988	1.3%	6.65%
1989	1.32%	6.28%
1990	1.35%	5.94%
1991	1.39%	5.61%
1992	1.43%	5.3%
1993	1.47%	5%
1994	1.51%	4.71%
1995	1.54%	4.42%
1996	1.55%	4.15%
1997	1.55%	3.89%
1998	1.54%	3.65%
1999	1.52%	3.43%
2000	1.49%	3.23%
2001	1.46%	3.04%
2002	1.43%	2.86%
2003	1.4%	2.7%
2004	1.36%	2.55%
2005	1.33%	2.4%
2006	1.3%	2.27%
2007	1.27%	2.15%
2008	1.24%	2.04%
2009	1.22%	1.94%
2010	1.19%	1.84%
2011	1.17%	1.75%
2012	1.15%	1.67%
2013	1.13%	1.59%
2014	1.12%	1.52%
2015	1.1%	1.45%
2016	1.08%	1.39%
2017	1.06%	1.33%
2018	1.05%	1.27%
2019	1.03%	1.22%
2020	1.01%	1.17%
2021	0.98%	1.12%
2022	0.96%	1.08%
2023	0.93%	1.04%