El Salvador birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in El Salvador chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in El Salvador was 1.78 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2015. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.69 — a -51.9% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	El Salvador	World
1960	6.62	4.69
1961	6.64	4.56
1962	6.68	5.02
1963	6.69	5.31
1964	6.68	5.13
1965	6.64	5.08
1966	6.57	4.97
1967	6.49	4.87
1968	6.39	4.98
1969	6.28	4.88
1970	6.18	4.84
1971	6.13	4.69
1972	6.03	4.55
1973	5.93	4.42
1974	5.82	4.26
1975	5.71	4.07
1976	5.59	3.97
1977	5.47	3.84
1978	5.36	3.77
1979	5.23	3.76
1980	5.11	3.73
1981	4.99	3.71
1982	4.83	3.72
1983	4.65	3.59
1984	4.48	3.57
1985	4.32	3.53
1986	4.19	3.51
1987	4.18	3.48
1988	4.1	3.39
1989	4.03	3.35
1990	3.96	3.31
1991	3.89	3.13
1992	3.8	3.04
1993	3.69	2.97
1994	3.61	2.92
1995	3.57	2.87
1996	3.48	2.82
1997	3.38	2.78
1998	3.34	2.75
1999	3.22	2.72
2000	3.08	2.73
2001	2.93	2.69
2002	2.78	2.66
2003	2.64	2.64
2004	2.52	2.63
2005	2.44	2.61
2006	2.4	2.61
2007	2.35	2.6
2008	2.29	2.6
2009	2.26	2.59
2010	2.24	2.57
2011	2.22	2.55
2012	2.19	2.56
2013	2.15	2.53
2014	2.13	2.52
2015	2.07	2.49
2016	1.97	2.49
2017	1.9	2.46
2018	1.85	2.39
2019	1.84	2.35
2020	1.82	2.28
2021	1.8	2.25
2022	1.79	2.22
2023	1.78	2.2
2024	1.77	2.19
2025	1.75	2.18
2026	1.74	2.18
2027	1.73	2.17
2028	1.72	2.16
2029	1.72	2.15
2030	1.71	2.14
2031	1.7	2.13
2032	1.7	2.12
2033	1.69	2.12
2034	1.69	2.11
2035	1.68	2.1
2036	1.68	2.09
2037	1.68	2.09
2038	1.67	2.08
2039	1.67	2.08
2040	1.67	2.08
2041	1.67	2.07
2042	1.67	2.07
2043	1.67	2.07
2044	1.66	2.07
2045	1.66	2.06
2046	1.66	2.06
2047	1.66	2.06
2048	1.66	2.05
2049	1.66	2.05
2050	1.65	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 14.5% were to women under 20 years old, 54.1% to women ages 20-29, and 31.4% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 20.1%, 56.8%, and 23.1% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in El Salvador by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	El Salvador	World
1960	45.5%	37.4%
1961	45.7%	37.5%
1962	45.8%	37.6%
1963	46%	37.8%
1964	46.1%	38%
1965	46.2%	38%
1966	46.3%	38%
1967	46.5%	38%
1968	46.6%	37.9%
1969	46.8%	37.8%
1970	46.8%	37.7%
1971	46.7%	37.6%
1972	46.6%	37.5%
1973	46.4%	37.3%
1974	46.2%	37.2%
1975	45.9%	37.1%
1976	45.6%	36.9%
1977	45.3%	36.7%
1978	44.9%	36.3%
1979	44.5%	35.9%
1980	44.2%	35.5%
1981	43.9%	35.2%
1982	43.7%	34.9%
1983	43.4%	34.6%
1984	43.1%	34.3%
1985	42.7%	34%
1986	42.4%	33.8%
1987	42.1%	33.6%
1988	41.9%	33.4%
1989	41.8%	33.2%
1990	41.7%	33%
1991	41.7%	32.9%
1992	41.5%	32.7%
1993	41.1%	32.5%
1994	40.5%	32.3%
1995	39.8%	32.1%
1996	39.1%	31.8%
1997	38.5%	31.5%
1998	38%	31.1%
1999	37.5%	30.8%
2000	37.1%	30.4%
2001	36.7%	30%
2002	36.3%	29.6%
2003	35.9%	29.2%
2004	35.4%	28.8%
2005	34.9%	28.5%
2006	34.4%	28.1%
2007	33.9%	27.9%
2008	33.4%	27.6%
2009	32.7%	27.5%
2010	32%	27.3%
2011	31.3%	27.1%
2012	30.6%	27%
2013	29.9%	26.9%
2014	29.2%	26.8%
2015	28.6%	26.6%
2016	28%	26.5%
2017	27.5%	26.4%
2018	27%	26.2%
2019	26.7%	26%
2020	26.3%	25.8%
2021	26%	25.6%
2022	25.6%	25.3%
2023	25.2%	25%
2024	24.8%	24.7%
2025	24.4%	24.4%
2026	24%	24.1%
2027	23.5%	23.8%
2028	23.1%	23.4%
2029	22.7%	23.1%
2030	22.3%	22.8%
2031	21.9%	22.6%
2032	21.6%	22.3%
2033	21.4%	22.1%
2034	21.1%	21.9%
2035	20.8%	21.7%
2036	20.6%	21.6%
2037	20.3%	21.5%
2038	20.1%	21.4%
2039	19.8%	21.3%
2040	19.6%	21.2%
2041	19.3%	21.1%
2042	19%	21%
2043	18.8%	21%
2044	18.5%	20.9%
2045	18.3%	20.8%
2046	18%	20.7%
2047	17.8%	20.7%
2048	17.6%	20.6%
2049	17.3%	20.5%
2050	17.1%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in El Salvador was 45.5% in 1960, 41.1% in 1993, and 24.8% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of El Salvador.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in El Salvador, excluding migration, has been +0.93% annually. On average, 57,964 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	El Salvador
1960	81,544
1961	84,614
1962	88,237
1963	90,794
1964	93,328
1965	95,341
1966	97,156
1967	98,424
1968	98,851
1969	99,848
1970	100,499
1971	104,714
1972	107,604
1973	111,546
1974	113,846
1975	116,737
1976	120,511
1977	121,446
1978	124,468
1979	123,838
1980	111,771
1981	117,346
1982	120,938
1983	121,700
1984	125,036
1985	127,248
1986	130,177
1987	133,667
1988	136,230
1989	139,093
1990	140,311
1991	140,691
1992	139,221
1993	138,432
1994	137,974
1995	138,268
1996	136,929
1997	134,448
1998	134,065
1999	128,947
2000	122,315
2001	114,313
2002	106,137
2003	97,849
2004	90,905
2005	84,883
2006	80,887
2007	76,776
2008	75,107
2009	74,908
2010	75,695
2011	76,182
2012	75,495
2013	73,869
2014	72,581
2015	69,263
2016	63,751
2017	59,824
2018	57,509
2019	56,816
2020	48,244
2021	46,530
2022	53,138
2023	51,985

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in El Salvador was 39 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.04% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -18.7% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	World
1985	193	460
1986	169	438
1987	178	429
1988	173	414
1989	155	401
1990	145	391
1991	129	395
1992	121	395
1993	114	389
1994	101	382
1995	89	371
1996	78	366
1997	67	358
1998	61	360
1999	53	340
2000	48	328
2001	45	321
2002	40	311
2003	38	301
2004	35	291
2005	34	283
2006	33	276
2007	33	269
2008	33	264
2009	35	258
2010	34	253
2011	35	247
2012	36	239
2013	39	235
2014	41	231
2015	43	228
2016	43	220
2017	44	215
2018	43	211
2019	40	207
2020	48	211
2021	58	242
2022	39	203
2023	39	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in El Salvador was 10.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.04% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 32.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	El Salvador	World
1960	18.5%	18.5%
1961	18.1%	18.1%
1962	17.7%	17.8%
1963	17.3%	17.5%
1964	17%	17.7%
1965	16.6%	17.5%
1966	16.3%	17.3%
1967	16%	17%
1968	15.6%	16.5%
1969	15.3%	15.5%
1970	15%	15.2%
1971	14.6%	15.1%
1972	14.3%	14.4%
1973	13.9%	14.1%
1974	13.5%	13.7%
1975	13.1%	13.4%
1976	12.6%	13%
1977	12.1%	12.5%
1978	11.6%	12.1%
1979	11.1%	11.7%
1980	12.5%	11.4%
1981	10%	11%
1982	9.46%	10.8%
1983	8.94%	10.6%
1984	8.42%	10.4%
1985	7.93%	10.1%
1986	7.47%	9.81%
1987	7.04%	9.47%
1988	6.65%	9.31%
1989	6.28%	9.02%
1990	5.94%	8.81%
1991	5.61%	8.66%
1992	5.3%	8.46%
1993	5%	8.19%
1994	4.71%	7.98%
1995	4.42%	7.76%
1996	4.15%	7.52%
1997	3.89%	7.28%
1998	3.65%	7.05%
1999	3.43%	6.76%
2000	3.23%	6.48%
2001	3.04%	6.21%
2002	2.86%	5.94%
2003	2.7%	5.65%
2004	2.55%	5.43%
2005	2.4%	5.16%
2006	2.27%	4.92%
2007	2.15%	4.7%
2008	2.04%	4.5%
2009	1.94%	4.31%
2010	1.84%	4.11%
2011	1.75%	3.97%
2012	1.67%	3.77%
2013	1.59%	3.61%
2014	1.52%	3.48%
2015	1.45%	3.35%
2016	1.39%	3.23%
2017	1.33%	3.11%
2018	1.27%	2.97%
2019	1.22%	2.86%
2020	1.17%	2.75%
2021	1.12%	2.66%
2022	1.08%	2.59%
2023	1.04%	2.49%