Fertility & birth rates in Argentina and El Salvador

Fertility rate in Argentina vs El Salvador chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Argentina was 1.5 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 Argentina 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
	Argentina	El Salvador
1960	3.14	6.62
1961	3.12	6.64
1962	3.13	6.68
1963	3.11	6.69
1964	3.08	6.68
1965	3.01	6.64
1966	2.97	6.57
1967	2.98	6.49
1968	3.01	6.39
1969	3.05	6.28
1970	3.09	6.18
1971	3.11	6.13
1972	3.14	6.03
1973	3.17	5.93
1974	3.22	5.82
1975	3.27	5.71
1976	3.32	5.59
1977	3.36	5.47
1978	3.36	5.36
1979	3.34	5.23
1980	3.3	5.11
1981	3.25	4.99
1982	3.2	4.83
1983	3.15	4.65
1984	3.12	4.48
1985	3.07	4.32
1986	3.05	4.19
1987	3.04	4.18
1988	3.05	4.1
1989	3.02	4.03
1990	3.03	3.96
1991	3.01	3.89
1992	2.99	3.8
1993	2.97	3.69
1994	2.94	3.61
1995	2.86	3.57
1996	2.78	3.48
1997	2.71	3.38
1998	2.66	3.34
1999	2.64	3.22
2000	2.59	3.08
2001	2.53	2.93
2002	2.49	2.78
2003	2.45	2.64
2004	2.43	2.52
2005	2.43	2.44
2006	2.4	2.4
2007	2.37	2.35
2008	2.43	2.29
2009	2.4	2.26
2010	2.41	2.24
2011	2.39	2.22
2012	2.3	2.19
2013	2.34	2.15
2014	2.39	2.13
2015	2.35	2.07
2016	2.24	1.97
2017	2.17	1.9
2018	2.07	1.85
2019	1.88	1.84
2020	1.6	1.82
2021	1.59	1.8
2022	1.48	1.79
2023	1.5	1.78
2024	1.5	1.77
2025	1.5	1.75
2026	1.51	1.74
2027	1.51	1.73
2028	1.51	1.72
2029	1.51	1.72
2030	1.51	1.71
2031	1.51	1.7
2032	1.52	1.7
2033	1.52	1.69
2034	1.52	1.69
2035	1.52	1.68
2036	1.52	1.68
2037	1.52	1.68
2038	1.52	1.67
2039	1.52	1.67
2040	1.52	1.67
2041	1.52	1.67
2042	1.52	1.67
2043	1.53	1.67
2044	1.53	1.66
2045	1.53	1.66
2046	1.53	1.66
2047	1.53	1.66
2048	1.53	1.66
2049	1.53	1.66
2050	1.54	1.65

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Argentina	El Salvador
1960	31.2%	45.5%
1961	31.1%	45.7%
1962	31%	45.8%
1963	30.8%	46%
1964	30.6%	46.1%
1965	30.5%	46.2%
1966	30.2%	46.3%
1967	30%	46.5%
1968	29.8%	46.6%
1969	29.7%	46.8%
1970	29.6%	46.8%
1971	29.5%	46.7%
1972	29.5%	46.6%
1973	29.5%	46.4%
1974	29.6%	46.2%
1975	29.7%	45.9%
1976	29.8%	45.6%
1977	29.9%	45.3%
1978	30.1%	44.9%
1979	30.3%	44.5%
1980	30.5%	44.2%
1981	30.6%	43.9%
1982	30.8%	43.7%
1983	30.9%	43.4%
1984	31%	43.1%
1985	31%	42.7%
1986	30.9%	42.4%
1987	30.9%	42.1%
1988	30.7%	41.9%
1989	30.6%	41.8%
1990	30.4%	41.7%
1991	30.3%	41.7%
1992	30%	41.5%
1993	29.8%	41.1%
1994	29.6%	40.5%
1995	29.3%	39.8%
1996	29.1%	39.1%
1997	28.8%	38.5%
1998	28.6%	38%
1999	28.4%	37.5%
2000	28.2%	37.1%
2001	27.9%	36.7%
2002	27.7%	36.3%
2003	27.5%	35.9%
2004	27.2%	35.4%
2005	26.9%	34.9%
2006	26.7%	34.4%
2007	26.4%	33.9%
2008	26.1%	33.4%
2009	25.9%	32.7%
2010	25.7%	32%
2011	25.5%	31.3%
2012	25.3%	30.6%
2013	25.2%	29.9%
2014	25%	29.2%
2015	24.9%	28.6%
2016	24.7%	28%
2017	24.6%	27.5%
2018	24.4%	27%
2019	24.1%	26.7%
2020	23.7%	26.3%
2021	23.2%	26%
2022	22.8%	25.6%
2023	22.2%	25.2%
2024	21.6%	24.8%
2025	21%	24.4%
2026	20.4%	24%
2027	19.9%	23.5%
2028	19.3%	23.1%
2029	18.7%	22.7%
2030	18.1%	22.3%
2031	17.6%	21.9%
2032	17.1%	21.6%
2033	16.7%	21.4%
2034	16.4%	21.1%
2035	16.2%	20.8%
2036	16.2%	20.6%
2037	16.1%	20.3%
2038	16.2%	20.1%
2039	16.2%	19.8%
2040	16.2%	19.6%
2041	16.1%	19.3%
2042	16.1%	19%
2043	16.1%	18.8%
2044	16%	18.5%
2045	16%	18.3%
2046	15.9%	18%
2047	15.8%	17.8%
2048	15.7%	17.6%
2049	15.6%	17.3%
2050	15.5%	17.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.6% of the population in Argentina and 24.8% in El Salvador in 2024, compared to 30.4% and 41.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Argentina and El Salvador compared.

Natural population change in Argentina vs El Salvador by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.63% in Argentina 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
	Argentina	El Salvador
1960	315,943	81,544
1961	317,816	84,614
1962	316,952	88,237
1963	317,041	90,794
1964	311,020	93,328
1965	304,734	95,341
1966	303,981	97,156
1967	308,904	98,424
1968	312,440	98,851
1969	319,108	99,848
1970	339,096	100,499
1971	344,889	104,714
1972	357,835	107,604
1973	370,856	111,546
1974	388,107	113,846
1975	409,561	116,737
1976	422,330	120,511
1977	441,647	121,446
1978	448,413	124,468
1979	449,952	123,838
1980	443,732	111,771
1981	442,501	117,346
1982	431,926	120,938
1983	426,145	121,700
1984	423,279	125,036
1985	428,866	127,248
1986	436,760	130,177
1987	443,404	133,667
1988	455,701	136,230
1989	460,991	139,093
1990	466,640	140,311
1991	474,960	140,691
1992	473,226	139,221
1993	474,791	138,432
1994	481,958	137,974
1995	469,658	138,268
1996	458,199	136,929
1997	450,930	134,448
1998	440,184	134,065
1999	444,038	128,947
2000	437,562	122,315
2001	430,579	114,313
2002	424,825	106,137
2003	410,141	97,849
2004	417,970	90,905
2005	428,247	84,883
2006	424,591	80,887
2007	402,889	76,776
2008	442,442	75,107
2009	439,271	74,908
2010	441,335	75,695
2011	448,730	76,182
2012	411,540	75,495
2013	421,694	73,869
2014	450,462	72,581
2015	444,161	69,263
2016	391,767	63,751
2017	375,260	59,824
2018	346,031	57,509
2019	280,005	56,816
2020	151,347	48,244
2021	88,677	46,530
2022	96,673	53,138
2023	154,648	51,985

Maternal mortality chart: Argentina vs El Salvador

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Argentina, compared to 39 deaths in El Salvador.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Argentina	El Salvador
1985	80	193
1986	76	169
1987	73	178
1988	70	173
1989	68	155
1990	68	145
1991	67	129
1992	65	121
1993	62	114
1994	62	101
1995	60	89
1996	59	78
1997	60	67
1998	57	61
1999	57	53
2000	58	48
2001	60	45
2002	59	40
2003	61	38
2004	58	35
2005	57	34
2006	60	33
2007	62	33
2008	59	33
2009	62	35
2010	55	34
2011	48	35
2012	49	36
2013	47	39
2014	43	41
2015	39	43
2016	40	43
2017	38	44
2018	38	43
2019	36	40
2020	40	48
2021	76	58
2022	39	39
2023	33	39

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.96% in Argentina 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
	Argentina	El Salvador
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.7%
1963	-	17.3%
1964	-	17%
1965	-	16.6%
1966	-	16.3%
1967	-	16%
1968	-	15.6%
1969	7.25%	15.3%
1970	7.17%	15%
1971	7.08%	14.6%
1972	6.97%	14.3%
1973	6.82%	13.9%
1974	6.61%	13.5%
1975	6.33%	13.1%
1976	5.98%	12.6%
1977	5.56%	12.1%
1978	5.12%	11.6%
1979	4.68%	11.1%
1980	4.28%	12.5%
1981	3.94%	10%
1982	3.65%	9.46%
1983	3.41%	8.94%
1984	3.21%	8.42%
1985	3.06%	7.93%
1986	2.96%	7.47%
1987	2.91%	7.04%
1988	2.9%	6.65%
1989	2.89%	6.28%
1990	2.88%	5.94%
1991	2.84%	5.61%
1992	2.76%	5.3%
1993	2.66%	5%
1994	2.54%	4.71%
1995	2.42%	4.42%
1996	2.31%	4.15%
1997	2.19%	3.89%
1998	2.09%	3.65%
1999	2.01%	3.43%
2000	1.94%	3.23%
2001	1.88%	3.04%
2002	1.83%	2.86%
2003	1.78%	2.7%
2004	1.73%	2.55%
2005	1.67%	2.4%
2006	1.62%	2.27%
2007	1.58%	2.15%
2008	1.54%	2.04%
2009	1.49%	1.94%
2010	1.44%	1.84%
2011	1.39%	1.75%
2012	1.33%	1.67%
2013	1.27%	1.59%
2014	1.22%	1.52%
2015	1.17%	1.45%
2016	1.14%	1.39%
2017	1.1%	1.33%
2018	1.07%	1.27%
2019	1.05%	1.22%
2020	1.03%	1.17%
2021	1%	1.12%
2022	0.98%	1.08%
2023	0.96%	1.04%