Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Ghana

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Ghana chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in El Salvador was 1.78 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.4 in Ghana in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Ghana population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	El Salvador	Ghana
1960	6.62	6.89
1961	6.64	6.91
1962	6.68	6.94
1963	6.69	6.94
1964	6.68	6.9
1965	6.64	6.88
1966	6.57	6.86
1967	6.49	6.89
1968	6.39	6.89
1969	6.28	6.95
1970	6.18	6.95
1971	6.13	6.95
1972	6.03	6.92
1973	5.93	6.87
1974	5.82	6.82
1975	5.71	6.76
1976	5.59	6.7
1977	5.47	6.64
1978	5.36	6.56
1979	5.23	6.51
1980	5.11	6.47
1981	4.99	6.42
1982	4.83	6.31
1983	4.65	6.23
1984	4.48	6.15
1985	4.32	6.12
1986	4.19	6.08
1987	4.18	6.02
1988	4.1	5.92
1989	4.03	5.82
1990	3.96	5.74
1991	3.89	5.63
1992	3.8	5.52
1993	3.69	5.41
1994	3.61	5.25
1995	3.57	5.11
1996	3.48	4.96
1997	3.38	4.88
1998	3.34	4.83
1999	3.22	4.82
2000	3.08	4.83
2001	2.93	4.77
2002	2.78	4.69
2003	2.64	4.6
2004	2.52	4.5
2005	2.44	4.5
2006	2.4	4.4
2007	2.35	4.29
2008	2.29	4.22
2009	2.26	4.18
2010	2.24	4.18
2011	2.22	4.18
2012	2.19	4.15
2013	2.15	4.11
2014	2.13	4.03
2015	2.07	3.98
2016	1.97	3.87
2017	1.9	3.72
2018	1.85	3.65
2019	1.84	3.59
2020	1.82	3.54
2021	1.8	3.49
2022	1.79	3.43
2023	1.78	3.4
2024	1.77	3.34
2025	1.75	3.3
2026	1.74	3.26
2027	1.73	3.22
2028	1.72	3.18
2029	1.72	3.14
2030	1.71	3.1
2031	1.7	3.06
2032	1.7	3.03
2033	1.69	2.99
2034	1.69	2.96
2035	1.68	2.93
2036	1.68	2.9
2037	1.68	2.87
2038	1.67	2.84
2039	1.67	2.81
2040	1.67	2.78
2041	1.67	2.76
2042	1.67	2.73
2043	1.67	2.71
2044	1.66	2.68
2045	1.66	2.66
2046	1.66	2.64
2047	1.66	2.62
2048	1.66	2.59
2049	1.66	2.57
2050	1.65	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Ghana
1960	45.5%	45.4%
1961	45.7%	45.9%
1962	45.8%	46.4%
1963	46%	46.8%
1964	46.1%	47.1%
1965	46.2%	47.4%
1966	46.3%	47.6%
1967	46.5%	47.8%
1968	46.6%	47.9%
1969	46.8%	48.1%
1970	46.8%	48.2%
1971	46.7%	48.4%
1972	46.6%	48.4%
1973	46.4%	48.4%
1974	46.2%	48.3%
1975	45.9%	48.2%
1976	45.6%	47.9%
1977	45.3%	47.5%
1978	44.9%	47%
1979	44.5%	46.5%
1980	44.2%	46.2%
1981	43.9%	45.9%
1982	43.7%	45.7%
1983	43.4%	45.4%
1984	43.1%	45.2%
1985	42.7%	45.3%
1986	42.4%	45.4%
1987	42.1%	45.5%
1988	41.9%	45.4%
1989	41.8%	45.4%
1990	41.7%	45.3%
1991	41.7%	45.2%
1992	41.5%	45%
1993	41.1%	44.8%
1994	40.5%	44.5%
1995	39.8%	44.2%
1996	39.1%	43.9%
1997	38.5%	43.5%
1998	38%	43.1%
1999	37.5%	42.7%
2000	37.1%	42.3%
2001	36.7%	41.9%
2002	36.3%	41.5%
2003	35.9%	41.1%
2004	35.4%	40.7%
2005	34.9%	40.4%
2006	34.4%	40.1%
2007	33.9%	39.8%
2008	33.4%	39.5%
2009	32.7%	39.3%
2010	32%	39.1%
2011	31.3%	39%
2012	30.6%	38.9%
2013	29.9%	38.9%
2014	29.2%	38.8%
2015	28.6%	38.6%
2016	28%	38.4%
2017	27.5%	38.1%
2018	27%	37.8%
2019	26.7%	37.6%
2020	26.3%	37.2%
2021	26%	36.9%
2022	25.6%	36.5%
2023	25.2%	36.2%
2024	24.8%	35.8%
2025	24.4%	35.4%
2026	24%	35%
2027	23.5%	34.6%
2028	23.1%	34.1%
2029	22.7%	33.7%
2030	22.3%	33.3%
2031	21.9%	32.8%
2032	21.6%	32.5%
2033	21.4%	32.2%
2034	21.1%	31.9%
2035	20.8%	31.6%
2036	20.6%	31.4%
2037	20.3%	31.2%
2038	20.1%	30.9%
2039	19.8%	30.7%
2040	19.6%	30.5%
2041	19.3%	30.3%
2042	19%	30.1%
2043	18.8%	29.8%
2044	18.5%	29.6%
2045	18.3%	29.4%
2046	18%	29.2%
2047	17.8%	29%
2048	17.6%	28.8%
2049	17.3%	28.5%
2050	17.1%	28.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 35.8% in Ghana in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 45.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Ghana compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Ghana by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +2.1% in Ghana. 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
	El Salvador	Ghana
1960	81,544	217,134
1961	84,614	222,372
1962	88,237	223,842
1963	90,794	225,367
1964	93,328	226,685
1965	95,341	229,061
1966	97,156	231,440
1967	98,424	237,156
1968	98,851	242,821
1969	99,848	251,925
1970	100,499	257,938
1971	104,714	265,442
1972	107,604	275,236
1973	111,546	283,385
1974	113,846	290,796
1975	116,737	298,267
1976	120,511	305,769
1977	121,446	315,429
1978	124,468	324,428
1979	123,838	334,848
1980	111,771	346,816
1981	117,346	359,572
1982	120,938	369,061
1983	121,700	379,846
1984	125,036	392,053
1985	127,248	401,722
1986	130,177	411,191
1987	133,667	419,328
1988	136,230	425,031
1989	139,093	432,541
1990	140,311	442,211
1991	140,691	448,159
1992	139,221	452,156
1993	138,432	454,669
1994	137,974	449,589
1995	138,268	451,748
1996	136,929	450,259
1997	134,448	459,822
1998	134,065	471,313
1999	128,947	487,210
2000	122,315	508,738
2001	114,313	519,382
2002	106,137	528,620
2003	97,849	536,656
2004	90,905	543,339
2005	84,883	563,234
2006	80,887	569,474
2007	76,776	572,332
2008	75,107	579,695
2009	74,908	592,825
2010	75,695	613,133
2011	76,182	631,501
2012	75,495	646,595
2013	73,869	658,638
2014	72,581	660,829
2015	69,263	667,729
2016	63,751	659,910
2017	59,824	641,218
2018	57,509	641,551
2019	56,816	642,403
2020	48,244	637,469
2021	46,530	635,805
2022	53,138	646,441
2023	51,985	651,094

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Ghana

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 39 deaths per 100,000 live births in El Salvador, compared to 234 deaths in Ghana.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Ghana
1985	193	943
1986	169	908
1987	178	873
1988	173	834
1989	155	799
1990	145	769
1991	129	745
1992	121	718
1993	114	696
1994	101	670
1995	89	630
1996	78	591
1997	67	553
1998	61	521
1999	53	490
2000	48	472
2001	45	460
2002	40	434
2003	38	410
2004	35	403
2005	34	390
2006	33	385
2007	33	377
2008	33	380
2009	35	369
2010	34	363
2011	35	356
2012	36	351
2013	39	338
2014	41	317
2015	43	310
2016	43	296
2017	44	287
2018	43	276
2019	40	260
2020	48	253
2021	58	264
2022	39	239
2023	39	234

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 3.71% in Ghana. 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
	El Salvador	Ghana
1960	18.5%	20.9%
1961	18.1%	20.7%
1962	17.7%	20.5%
1963	17.3%	20.4%
1964	17%	20.3%
1965	16.6%	20.3%
1966	16.3%	20.3%
1967	16%	20.3%
1968	15.6%	20.3%
1969	15.3%	20.3%
1970	15%	20.2%
1971	14.6%	20.1%
1972	14.3%	19.9%
1973	13.9%	19.6%
1974	13.5%	19.2%
1975	13.1%	18.7%
1976	12.6%	18.2%
1977	12.1%	17.7%
1978	11.6%	17.2%
1979	11.1%	16.9%
1980	12.5%	16.7%
1981	10%	16.6%
1982	9.46%	16.4%
1983	8.94%	16.2%
1984	8.42%	15.9%
1985	7.93%	15.5%
1986	7.47%	15%
1987	7.04%	14.4%
1988	6.65%	13.8%
1989	6.28%	13.3%
1990	5.94%	12.8%
1991	5.61%	12.3%
1992	5.3%	12%
1993	5%	11.8%
1994	4.71%	11.6%
1995	4.42%	11.5%
1996	4.15%	11.3%
1997	3.89%	11.1%
1998	3.65%	10.8%
1999	3.43%	10.4%
2000	3.23%	10%
2001	3.04%	9.61%
2002	2.86%	9.21%
2003	2.7%	8.85%
2004	2.55%	8.52%
2005	2.4%	8.22%
2006	2.27%	7.93%
2007	2.15%	7.63%
2008	2.04%	7.31%
2009	1.94%	6.99%
2010	1.84%	6.65%
2011	1.75%	6.33%
2012	1.67%	6.02%
2013	1.59%	5.74%
2014	1.52%	5.48%
2015	1.45%	5.25%
2016	1.39%	5.02%
2017	1.33%	4.81%
2018	1.27%	4.6%
2019	1.22%	4.39%
2020	1.17%	4.2%
2021	1.12%	4.02%
2022	1.08%	3.85%
2023	1.04%	3.71%