Fertility & birth rates in Dominica and El Salvador

Fertility rate in Dominica vs El Salvador chart

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.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Dominica	El Salvador
1960	6.18	6.62
1961	6.16	6.64
1962	6.12	6.68
1963	6.08	6.69
1964	6.03	6.68
1965	5.95	6.64
1966	5.86	6.57
1967	5.74	6.49
1968	5.59	6.39
1969	5.41	6.28
1970	5.22	6.18
1971	4.99	6.13
1972	4.67	6.03
1973	4.28	5.93
1974	3.84	5.82
1975	3.46	5.71
1976	3.19	5.59
1977	3.02	5.47
1978	2.96	5.36
1979	2.96	5.23
1980	3.04	5.11
1981	3.11	4.99
1982	3.17	4.83
1983	3.18	4.65
1984	3.15	4.48
1985	3.12	4.32
1986	3.08	4.19
1987	3.06	4.18
1988	3.06	4.1
1989	3.06	4.03
1990	3.09	3.96
1991	3.15	3.89
1992	3.18	3.8
1993	3.2	3.69
1994	2.96	3.61
1995	2.71	3.57
1996	2.55	3.48
1997	2.41	3.38
1998	2.32	3.34
1999	2.46	3.22
2000	2.35	3.08
2001	2.4	2.93
2002	2.16	2.78
2003	2.08	2.64
2004	2.02	2.52
2005	2	2.44
2006	2.07	2.4
2007	2.02	2.35
2008	1.97	2.29
2009	1.92	2.26
2010	1.89	2.24
2011	1.86	2.22
2012	1.83	2.19
2013	1.78	2.15
2014	1.71	2.13
2015	1.65	2.07
2016	1.58	1.97
2017	1.54	1.9
2018	1.52	1.85
2019	1.5	1.84
2020	1.5	1.82
2021	1.48	1.8
2022	1.48	1.79
2023	1.48	1.78
2024	1.48	1.77
2025	1.47	1.75
2026	1.46	1.74
2027	1.46	1.73
2028	1.46	1.72
2029	1.46	1.72
2030	1.46	1.71
2031	1.46	1.7
2032	1.46	1.7
2033	1.46	1.69
2034	1.46	1.69
2035	1.46	1.68
2036	1.46	1.68
2037	1.47	1.68
2038	1.47	1.67
2039	1.47	1.67
2040	1.47	1.67
2041	1.48	1.67
2042	1.48	1.67
2043	1.48	1.67
2044	1.48	1.66
2045	1.49	1.66
2046	1.49	1.66
2047	1.49	1.66
2048	1.49	1.66
2049	1.5	1.66
2050	1.5	1.65

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominica	El Salvador
1960	44.7%	45.5%
1961	45%	45.7%
1962	45.3%	45.8%
1963	45.6%	46%
1964	46%	46.1%
1965	46.4%	46.2%
1966	46.9%	46.3%
1967	47.5%	46.5%
1968	48.1%	46.6%
1969	48.7%	46.8%
1970	48.7%	46.8%
1971	48.1%	46.7%
1972	47.3%	46.6%
1973	46.5%	46.4%
1974	45.7%	46.2%
1975	44.9%	45.9%
1976	44.1%	45.6%
1977	43.3%	45.3%
1978	42.5%	44.9%
1979	41.7%	44.5%
1980	40.7%	44.2%
1981	39.6%	43.9%
1982	38.2%	43.7%
1983	36.9%	43.4%
1984	35.8%	43.1%
1985	34.9%	42.7%
1986	34.2%	42.4%
1987	33.6%	42.1%
1988	33.2%	41.9%
1989	33.1%	41.8%
1990	33.1%	41.7%
1991	33.2%	41.7%
1992	33%	41.5%
1993	32.8%	41.1%
1994	32.6%	40.5%
1995	32.3%	39.8%
1996	31.9%	39.1%
1997	31.5%	38.5%
1998	31.1%	38%
1999	30.6%	37.5%
2000	30%	37.1%
2001	29.3%	36.7%
2002	28.7%	36.3%
2003	28%	35.9%
2004	27.4%	35.4%
2005	26.8%	34.9%
2006	26.2%	34.4%
2007	25.5%	33.9%
2008	24.7%	33.4%
2009	24.1%	32.7%
2010	23.5%	32%
2011	23.1%	31.3%
2012	22.6%	30.6%
2013	22.5%	29.9%
2014	22.3%	29.2%
2015	21.7%	28.6%
2016	20.8%	28%
2017	19.9%	27.5%
2018	19.5%	27%
2019	19.2%	26.7%
2020	18.8%	26.3%
2021	18.5%	26%
2022	18.3%	25.6%
2023	18.1%	25.2%
2024	17.9%	24.8%
2025	17.6%	24.4%
2026	17.4%	24%
2027	17.1%	23.5%
2028	16.8%	23.1%
2029	16.5%	22.7%
2030	16.3%	22.3%
2031	16%	21.9%
2032	15.9%	21.6%
2033	15.7%	21.4%
2034	15.6%	21.1%
2035	15.5%	20.8%
2036	15.4%	20.6%
2037	15.3%	20.3%
2038	15.3%	20.1%
2039	15.2%	19.8%
2040	15.2%	19.6%
2041	15.2%	19.3%
2042	15.1%	19%
2043	15.1%	18.8%
2044	15.1%	18.5%
2045	15.1%	18.3%
2046	15.1%	18%
2047	15%	17.8%
2048	15%	17.6%
2049	15%	17.3%
2050	14.9%	17.1%

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.

Natural population change in Dominica vs El Salvador by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.03% in Dominica 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
	Dominica	El Salvador
1960	1,720	81,544
1961	1,762	84,614
1962	1,786	88,237
1963	1,796	90,794
1964	1,792	93,328
1965	1,778	95,341
1966	1,752	97,156
1967	1,716	98,424
1968	1,673	98,851
1969	1,628	99,848
1970	1,574	100,499
1971	1,549	104,714
1972	1,497	107,604
1973	1,400	111,546
1974	1,267	113,846
1975	1,142	116,737
1976	1,050	120,511
1977	996	121,446
1978	991	124,468
1979	981	123,838
1980	1,090	111,771
1981	1,169	117,346
1982	1,250	120,938
1983	1,301	121,700
1984	1,308	125,036
1985	1,302	127,248
1986	1,285	130,177
1987	1,256	133,667
1988	1,222	136,230
1989	1,178	139,093
1990	1,138	140,311
1991	1,103	140,691
1992	1,111	139,221
1993	1,130	138,432
1994	1,002	137,974
1995	853	138,268
1996	753	136,929
1997	662	134,448
1998	595	134,065
1999	647	128,947
2000	561	122,315
2001	556	114,313
2002	429	106,137
2003	387	97,849
2004	360	90,905
2005	339	84,883
2006	364	80,887
2007	319	76,776
2008	272	75,107
2009	220	74,908
2010	171	75,695
2011	121	76,182
2012	167	75,495
2013	110	73,869
2014	257	72,581
2015	157	69,263
2016	177	63,751
2017	-124	59,824
2018	-60	57,509
2019	-75	56,816
2020	-88	48,244
2021	-205	46,530
2022	-118	53,138
2023	-111	51,985

Maternal mortality chart: Dominica vs El Salvador

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.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rates

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