Fertility & birth rates in Dominica and El Salvador

Fertility rate in Dominica vs El Salvador by year

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Dominica

El Salvador

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Year	Fertility rate
	Dominica	El Salvador
2023	1.48	1.78
2022	1.48	1.79
2021	1.48	1.8
2020	1.5	1.82
2019	1.5	1.84
2018	1.52	1.85
2017	1.54	1.9
2016	1.58	1.97
2015	1.65	2.07
2014	1.71	2.13
2013	1.78	2.15
2012	1.83	2.19
2011	1.86	2.22
2010	1.89	2.24
2009	1.92	2.26
2008	1.97	2.29
2007	2.02	2.35
2006	2.07	2.4
2005	2	2.44
2004	2.02	2.52
2003	2.08	2.64
2002	2.16	2.78
2001	2.4	2.93
2000	2.35	3.08
1999	2.46	3.22
1998	2.32	3.34
1997	2.41	3.38
1996	2.55	3.48
1995	2.71	3.57
1994	2.96	3.61
1993	3.2	3.69
1992	3.18	3.8
1991	3.15	3.89
1990	3.09	3.96
1989	3.06	4.03
1988	3.06	4.1
1987	3.06	4.18
1986	3.08	4.19
1985	3.12	4.32
1984	3.15	4.48
1983	3.18	4.65
1982	3.17	4.83
1981	3.11	4.99
1980	3.04	5.11
1979	2.96	5.23
1978	2.96	5.36
1977	3.02	5.47
1976	3.19	5.59
1975	3.46	5.71
1974	3.84	5.82
1973	4.28	5.93
1972	4.67	6.03
1971	4.99	6.13
1970	5.22	6.18
1969	5.41	6.28
1968	5.59	6.39
1967	5.74	6.49
1966	5.86	6.57
1965	5.95	6.64
1964	6.03	6.68
1963	6.08	6.69
1962	6.12	6.68
1961	6.16	6.64
1960	6.18	6.62

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Dominica was 1.48 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 Dominica vs El Salvador population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Dominica

El Salvador

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Year	Natural population change
	Dominica	El Salvador
2023	-111	51,985
2022	-118	53,138
2021	-205	46,530
2020	-88	48,244
2019	-75	56,816
2018	-60	57,509
2017	-124	59,824
2016	177	63,751
2015	157	69,263
2014	257	72,581
2013	110	73,869
2012	167	75,495
2011	121	76,182
2010	171	75,695
2009	220	74,908
2008	272	75,107
2007	319	76,776
2006	364	80,887
2005	339	84,883
2004	360	90,905
2003	387	97,849
2002	429	106,137
2001	556	114,313
2000	561	122,315
1999	647	128,947
1998	595	134,065
1997	662	134,448
1996	753	136,929
1995	853	138,268
1994	1,002	137,974
1993	1,130	138,432
1992	1,111	139,221
1991	1,103	140,691
1990	1,138	140,311
1989	1,178	139,093
1988	1,222	136,230
1987	1,256	133,667
1986	1,285	130,177
1985	1,302	127,248
1984	1,308	125,036
1983	1,301	121,700
1982	1,250	120,938
1981	1,169	117,346
1980	1,090	111,771
1979	981	123,838
1978	991	124,468
1977	996	121,446
1976	1,050	120,511
1975	1,142	116,737
1974	1,267	113,846
1973	1,400	111,546
1972	1,497	107,604
1971	1,549	104,714
1970	1,574	100,499
1969	1,628	99,848
1968	1,673	98,851
1967	1,716	98,424
1966	1,752	97,156
1965	1,778	95,341
1964	1,792	93,328
1963	1,796	90,794
1962	1,786	88,237
1961	1,762	84,614
1960	1,720	81,544

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.17% in Dominica and +0.82% in El Salvador.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.03% in Dominica and +0.93% in El Salvador.

Birth rate in Dominica vs El Salvador by year

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Dominica

El Salvador

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Dominica	El Salvador
2023	11.1	15.8
2022	11.1	15.9
2021	11.3	16.2
2020	11.4	16.3
2019	11.5	16.6
2018	11.6	16.7
2017	11.8	17.1
2016	12.9	17.7
2015	13.1	18.6
2014	13.7	19
2013	13.3	19.2
2012	13.9	19.4
2011	13.7	19.6
2010	14	19.7
2009	14.3	19.8
2008	14.7	20
2007	15.1	20.6
2006	15.5	21
2005	15	21.4
2004	15.2	22.1
2003	15.6	23.1
2002	16.2	24.4
2001	18	25.8
2000	17.9	27.1
1999	19	28.3
1998	18.2	29.4
1997	19.1	29.6
1996	20.4	30.3
1995	21.9	30.8
1994	24.1	31
1993	26.2	31.3
1992	26	32.2
1991	25.9	33.1
1990	26	33.7
1989	26	34.4
1988	26.1	34.9
1987	26	35.2
1986	26	35.1
1985	25.8	35.7
1984	25.7	36.7
1983	25.3	37.7
1982	24.5	38.6
1981	23.3	39.6
1980	22.1	39.8
1979	21.2	40.1
1978	20.8	40.4
1977	21	40.8
1976	21.9	41.2
1975	23.4	41.5
1974	25.5	41.9
1973	27.7	42.2
1972	29.6	42.5
1971	31	42.8
1970	31.9	42.8
1969	33.3	43.5
1968	34.6	44.3
1967	36	45.1
1966	37.2	45.7
1965	38.4	46.3
1964	39.5	46.8
1963	40.4	47
1962	41.2	47.1
1961	41.8	47
1960	42.2	47

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.1 in Dominica and 15.8 in El Salvador, compared with 42.2 and 47, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Dominica

Factual

UN forecast

El Salvador

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Dominica	El Salvador
2100	13.1%	12.6%
2099	13.1%	12.6%
2098	13.2%	12.7%
2097	13.2%	12.7%
2096	13.2%	12.7%
2095	13.2%	12.7%
2094	13.3%	12.8%
2093	13.3%	12.8%
2092	13.3%	12.8%
2091	13.4%	12.9%
2090	13.4%	12.9%
2089	13.4%	12.9%
2088	13.5%	13%
2087	13.5%	13%
2086	13.5%	13.1%
2085	13.6%	13.1%
2084	13.6%	13.2%
2083	13.6%	13.2%
2082	13.6%	13.3%
2081	13.6%	13.3%
2080	13.6%	13.4%
2079	13.7%	13.5%
2078	13.7%	13.6%
2077	13.7%	13.6%
2076	13.7%	13.7%
2075	13.7%	13.8%
2074	13.7%	13.9%
2073	13.7%	14%
2072	13.7%	14%
2071	13.7%	14.1%
2070	13.7%	14.2%
2069	13.7%	14.3%
2068	13.8%	14.5%
2067	13.8%	14.6%
2066	13.8%	14.7%
2065	13.9%	14.8%
2064	14%	14.9%
2063	14%	15%
2062	14.1%	15.2%
2061	14.2%	15.3%
2060	14.3%	15.5%
2059	14.3%	15.6%
2058	14.4%	15.8%
2057	14.5%	15.9%
2056	14.6%	16.1%
2055	14.7%	16.3%
2054	14.7%	16.4%
2053	14.8%	16.6%
2052	14.9%	16.8%
2051	14.9%	17%
2050	14.9%	17.2%
2049	15%	17.5%
2048	15%	17.7%
2047	15.1%	17.9%
2046	15.1%	18.2%
2045	15.1%	18.4%
2044	15.1%	18.7%
2043	15.1%	18.9%
2042	15.2%	19.2%
2041	15.2%	19.4%
2040	15.2%	19.7%
2039	15.3%	19.9%
2038	15.3%	20.2%
2037	15.4%	20.5%
2036	15.5%	20.7%
2035	15.6%	21%
2034	15.7%	21.2%
2033	15.8%	21.5%
2032	15.9%	21.8%
2031	16.2%	22.1%
2030	16.4%	22.5%
2029	16.7%	22.9%
2028	16.9%	23.3%
2027	17.3%	23.7%
2026	17.5%	24.2%
2025	17.7%	24.6%
2024	17.9%	24.8%
2023	18.1%	25.2%
2022	18.3%	25.6%
2021	18.5%	26%
2020	18.8%	26.3%
2019	19.2%	26.7%
2018	19.5%	27%
2017	19.9%	27.5%
2016	20.8%	28%
2015	21.7%	28.6%
2014	22.3%	29.2%
2013	22.5%	29.9%
2012	22.6%	30.6%
2011	23.1%	31.3%
2010	23.5%	32%
2009	24.1%	32.7%
2008	24.7%	33.4%
2007	25.5%	33.9%
2006	26.2%	34.4%
2005	26.8%	34.9%
2004	27.4%	35.4%
2003	28%	35.9%
2002	28.7%	36.3%
2001	29.3%	36.7%
2000	30%	37.1%
1999	30.6%	37.5%
1998	31.1%	38%
1997	31.5%	38.5%
1996	31.9%	39.1%
1995	32.3%	39.8%
1994	32.6%	40.5%
1993	32.8%	41.1%
1992	33%	41.5%
1991	33.2%	41.7%
1990	33.1%	41.7%
1989	33.1%	41.8%
1988	33.2%	41.9%
1987	33.6%	42.1%
1986	34.2%	42.4%
1985	34.9%	42.7%
1984	35.8%	43.1%
1983	36.9%	43.4%
1982	38.2%	43.7%
1981	39.6%	43.9%
1980	40.7%	44.2%
1979	41.7%	44.5%
1978	42.5%	44.9%
1977	43.3%	45.3%
1976	44.1%	45.6%
1975	44.9%	45.9%
1974	45.7%	46.2%
1973	46.5%	46.4%
1972	47.3%	46.6%
1971	48.1%	46.7%
1970	48.7%	46.8%
1969	48.7%	46.8%
1968	48.1%	46.6%
1967	47.5%	46.5%
1966	46.9%	46.3%
1965	46.4%	46.2%
1964	46%	46.1%
1963	45.6%	46%
1962	45.3%	45.8%
1961	45%	45.7%
1960	44.7%	45.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in Dominica and 24.8% in El Salvador in 2024, compared to 33.1% and 41.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Dominica and El Salvador compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Dominica vs El Salvador

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Dominica

El Salvador

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominica	El Salvador
2023	36	39
2022	44	39
2021	110	58
2020	47	48
2019	41	40
2018	43	43
2017	44	44
2016	48	43
2015	63	43
2014	53	41
2013	50	39
2012	51	36
2011	49	35
2010	50	34
2009	50	35
2008	53	33
2007	53	33
2006	54	33
2005	54	34
2004	54	35
2003	55	38
2002	56	40
2001	58	45
2000	61	48
1999	64	53
1998	64	61
1997	67	67
1996	71	78
1995	73	89
1994	77	101
1993	79	114
1992	80	121
1991	81	129
1990	77	145
1989	69	155
1988	68	173
1987	63	178
1986	63	169
1985	61	193

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Dominica, compared to 39 deaths in El Salvador.

Under-five mortality rates

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Dominica

El Salvador

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Dominica	El Salvador
2023	3.55%	1.04%
2022	3.51%	1.08%
2021	3.45%	1.12%
2020	3.38%	1.17%
2019	3.3%	1.22%
2018	3.21%	1.27%
2017	3.12%	1.33%
2016	3.02%	1.39%
2015	2.93%	1.45%
2014	2.83%	1.52%
2013	2.74%	1.59%
2012	2.66%	1.67%
2011	2.57%	1.75%
2010	2.5%	1.84%
2009	2.42%	1.94%
2008	2.35%	2.04%
2007	2.28%	2.15%
2006	2.22%	2.27%
2005	2.16%	2.4%
2004	2.11%	2.55%
2003	2.06%	2.7%
2002	2.01%	2.86%
2001	1.97%	3.04%
2000	1.94%	3.23%
1999	1.91%	3.43%
1998	1.88%	3.65%
1997	1.86%	3.89%
1996	1.84%	4.15%
1995	1.83%	4.42%
1994	1.82%	4.71%
1993	1.82%	5%
1992	1.82%	5.3%
1991	1.84%	5.61%
1990	1.85%	5.94%
1989	1.88%	6.28%
1988	1.91%	6.65%
1987	1.95%	7.04%
1986	2%	7.47%
1985	2.06%	7.93%
1984	2.14%	8.42%
1983	2.22%	8.94%
1982	2.33%	9.46%
1981	2.45%	10%
1980	2.58%	12.5%
1979	2.74%	11.1%
1978	2.92%	11.6%
1977	3.12%	12.1%
1976	3.35%	12.6%
1975	3.61%	13.1%
1974	3.91%	13.5%
1973	4.24%	13.9%
1972	4.61%	14.3%
1971	5.02%	14.6%
1970	5.48%	15%
1969	5.98%	15.3%
1968	6.54%	15.6%
1967	7.16%	16%
1966	7.84%	16.3%
1965	8.59%	16.6%
1964	9.41%	17%
1963	10.3%	17.3%
1962	11.3%	17.7%
1961	12.4%	18.1%
1960	13.6%	18.5%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.55% in Dominica and 1.04% in El Salvador. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.