Fertility & birth rates in Chile and El Salvador

Fertility rate in Chile vs El Salvador chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Chile was 1.17 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 Chile 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
	Chile	El Salvador
1960	4.7	6.62
1961	4.66	6.64
1962	4.6	6.68
1963	4.54	6.69
1964	4.46	6.68
1965	4.36	6.64
1966	4.26	6.57
1967	4.14	6.49
1968	4.03	6.39
1969	3.9	6.28
1970	3.78	6.18
1971	3.65	6.13
1972	3.53	6.03
1973	3.41	5.93
1974	3.29	5.82
1975	3.18	5.71
1976	3.08	5.59
1977	2.98	5.47
1978	2.89	5.36
1979	2.81	5.23
1980	2.74	5.11
1981	2.69	4.99
1982	2.65	4.83
1983	2.62	4.65
1984	2.6	4.48
1985	2.59	4.32
1986	2.59	4.19
1987	2.59	4.18
1988	2.59	4.1
1989	2.59	4.03
1990	2.58	3.96
1991	2.56	3.89
1992	2.48	3.8
1993	2.43	3.69
1994	2.38	3.61
1995	2.35	3.57
1996	2.28	3.48
1997	2.2	3.38
1998	2.15	3.34
1999	2.07	3.22
2000	2.05	3.08
2001	2.01	2.93
2002	1.93	2.78
2003	1.89	2.64
2004	1.84	2.52
2005	1.83	2.44
2006	1.8	2.4
2007	1.83	2.35
2008	1.85	2.29
2009	1.86	2.26
2010	1.84	2.24
2011	1.82	2.22
2012	1.8	2.19
2013	1.79	2.15
2014	1.77	2.13
2015	1.74	2.07
2016	1.69	1.97
2017	1.56	1.9
2018	1.54	1.85
2019	1.43	1.84
2020	1.31	1.82
2021	1.18	1.8
2022	1.25	1.79
2023	1.17	1.78
2024	1.14	1.77
2025	1.13	1.75
2026	1.12	1.74
2027	1.12	1.73
2028	1.12	1.72
2029	1.12	1.72
2030	1.13	1.71
2031	1.13	1.7
2032	1.14	1.7
2033	1.15	1.69
2034	1.15	1.69
2035	1.16	1.68
2036	1.17	1.68
2037	1.17	1.68
2038	1.18	1.67
2039	1.19	1.67
2040	1.19	1.67
2041	1.2	1.67
2042	1.2	1.67
2043	1.21	1.67
2044	1.21	1.66
2045	1.22	1.66
2046	1.22	1.66
2047	1.22	1.66
2048	1.23	1.66
2049	1.24	1.66
2050	1.24	1.65

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Chile	El Salvador
1960	39.7%	45.5%
1961	39.7%	45.7%
1962	39.7%	45.8%
1963	39.6%	46%
1964	39.4%	46.1%
1965	39.2%	46.2%
1966	39%	46.3%
1967	38.8%	46.5%
1968	38.5%	46.6%
1969	38.3%	46.8%
1970	38%	46.8%
1971	37.6%	46.7%
1972	37.2%	46.6%
1973	36.8%	46.4%
1974	36.3%	46.2%
1975	35.8%	45.9%
1976	35.3%	45.6%
1977	34.8%	45.3%
1978	34.3%	44.9%
1979	33.8%	44.5%
1980	33.3%	44.2%
1981	32.9%	43.9%
1982	32.4%	43.7%
1983	32%	43.4%
1984	31.5%	43.1%
1985	31.2%	42.7%
1986	30.8%	42.4%
1987	30.5%	42.1%
1988	30.2%	41.9%
1989	30%	41.8%
1990	29.8%	41.7%
1991	29.6%	41.7%
1992	29.3%	41.5%
1993	29.1%	41.1%
1994	28.9%	40.5%
1995	28.6%	39.8%
1996	28.3%	39.1%
1997	28%	38.5%
1998	27.7%	38%
1999	27.3%	37.5%
2000	26.8%	37.1%
2001	26.3%	36.7%
2002	25.8%	36.3%
2003	25.3%	35.9%
2004	24.7%	35.4%
2005	24.1%	34.9%
2006	23.5%	34.4%
2007	22.9%	33.9%
2008	22.4%	33.4%
2009	22%	32.7%
2010	21.5%	32%
2011	21.1%	31.3%
2012	20.8%	30.6%
2013	20.5%	29.9%
2014	20.2%	29.2%
2015	19.9%	28.6%
2016	19.7%	28%
2017	19.3%	27.5%
2018	19%	27%
2019	18.7%	26.7%
2020	18.4%	26.3%
2021	18.1%	26%
2022	17.8%	25.6%
2023	17.4%	25.2%
2024	17%	24.8%
2025	16.5%	24.4%
2026	16.1%	24%
2027	15.7%	23.5%
2028	15.3%	23.1%
2029	14.9%	22.7%
2030	14.4%	22.3%
2031	14%	21.9%
2032	13.7%	21.6%
2033	13.4%	21.4%
2034	13.1%	21.1%
2035	12.8%	20.8%
2036	12.7%	20.6%
2037	12.5%	20.3%
2038	12.4%	20.1%
2039	12.3%	19.8%
2040	12.2%	19.6%
2041	12.1%	19.3%
2042	12%	19%
2043	12%	18.8%
2044	11.9%	18.5%
2045	11.8%	18.3%
2046	11.7%	18%
2047	11.7%	17.8%
2048	11.6%	17.6%
2049	11.5%	17.3%
2050	11.5%	17.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17% of the population in Chile and 24.8% in El Salvador in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 41.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Chile and El Salvador compared.

Natural population change in Chile vs El Salvador by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Chile 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
	Chile	El Salvador
1960	198,461	81,544
1961	198,788	84,614
1962	200,905	88,237
1963	202,370	90,794
1964	202,741	93,328
1965	203,341	95,341
1966	204,661	97,156
1967	204,377	98,424
1968	203,577	98,851
1969	202,764	99,848
1970	200,402	100,499
1971	198,523	104,714
1972	198,162	107,604
1973	197,666	111,546
1974	196,322	113,846
1975	196,890	116,737
1976	196,986	120,511
1977	197,163	121,446
1978	196,483	124,468
1979	197,198	123,838
1980	198,281	111,771
1981	198,211	117,346
1982	199,522	120,938
1983	202,352	121,700
1984	205,407	125,036
1985	208,910	127,248
1986	213,571	130,177
1987	218,034	133,667
1988	221,602	136,230
1989	224,854	139,093
1990	226,941	140,311
1991	227,180	140,691
1992	219,224	139,221
1993	215,003	138,432
1994	209,834	137,974
1995	208,017	138,268
1996	199,897	136,929
1997	190,433	134,448
1998	185,815	134,065
1999	177,995	128,947
2000	175,362	122,315
2001	171,659	114,313
2002	162,322	106,137
2003	154,287	97,849
2004	150,138	90,905
2005	147,009	84,883
2006	142,277	80,887
2007	145,043	76,776
2008	147,105	75,107
2009	147,576	74,908
2010	145,527	75,695
2011	141,053	76,182
2012	134,617	75,495
2013	133,785	73,869
2014	131,373	72,581
2015	127,074	69,263
2016	120,545	63,751
2017	106,268	59,824
2018	103,950	57,509
2019	86,006	56,816
2020	52,378	48,244
2021	27,530	46,530
2022	41,041	53,138
2023	48,518	51,985

Maternal mortality chart: Chile vs El Salvador

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 10 deaths per 100,000 live births in Chile, compared to 39 deaths in El Salvador.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Chile	El Salvador
1985	73	193
1986	70	169
1987	67	178
1988	64	173
1989	62	155
1990	56	145
1991	54	129
1992	52	121
1993	49	114
1994	47	101
1995	44	89
1996	41	78
1997	39	67
1998	36	61
1999	35	53
2000	33	48
2001	32	45
2002	30	40
2003	29	38
2004	28	35
2005	27	34
2006	27	33
2007	26	33
2008	24	33
2009	24	35
2010	22	34
2011	20	35
2012	18	36
2013	17	39
2014	16	41
2015	14	43
2016	13	43
2017	12	44
2018	11	43
2019	11	40
2020	12	48
2021	14	58
2022	12	39
2023	10	39

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.72% in Chile 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
	Chile	El Salvador
1960	15.3%	18.5%
1961	14.9%	18.1%
1962	14.3%	17.7%
1963	13.6%	17.3%
1964	12.7%	17%
1965	11.6%	16.6%
1966	10.4%	16.3%
1967	9.36%	16%
1968	8.69%	15.6%
1969	8.26%	15.3%
1970	8.01%	15%
1971	7.86%	14.6%
1972	7.73%	14.3%
1973	7.54%	13.9%
1974	7.14%	13.5%
1975	6.46%	13.1%
1976	5.63%	12.6%
1977	4.85%	12.1%
1978	4.2%	11.6%
1979	3.69%	11.1%
1980	3.29%	12.5%
1981	2.98%	10%
1982	2.71%	9.46%
1983	2.47%	8.94%
1984	2.3%	8.42%
1985	2.23%	7.93%
1986	2.22%	7.47%
1987	2.2%	7.04%
1988	2.14%	6.65%
1989	2.03%	6.28%
1990	1.91%	5.94%
1991	1.76%	5.61%
1992	1.63%	5.3%
1993	1.5%	5%
1994	1.39%	4.71%
1995	1.31%	4.42%
1996	1.26%	4.15%
1997	1.22%	3.89%
1998	1.19%	3.65%
1999	1.15%	3.43%
2000	1.09%	3.23%
2001	1.03%	3.04%
2002	0.98%	2.86%
2003	0.95%	2.7%
2004	0.93%	2.55%
2005	0.91%	2.4%
2006	0.9%	2.27%
2007	0.89%	2.15%
2008	0.89%	2.04%
2009	0.88%	1.94%
2010	0.87%	1.84%
2011	0.86%	1.75%
2012	0.84%	1.67%
2013	0.82%	1.59%
2014	0.81%	1.52%
2015	0.79%	1.45%
2016	0.77%	1.39%
2017	0.75%	1.33%
2018	0.72%	1.27%
2019	0.7%	1.22%
2020	0.68%	1.17%
2021	0.67%	1.12%
2022	0.68%	1.08%
2023	0.72%	1.04%