Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Honduras

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Honduras 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 2.5 in Honduras in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Honduras 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	Honduras
1960	6.62	7.46
1961	6.64	7.45
1962	6.68	7.44
1963	6.69	7.44
1964	6.68	7.44
1965	6.64	7.44
1966	6.57	7.41
1967	6.49	7.36
1968	6.39	7.3
1969	6.28	7.23
1970	6.18	7.17
1971	6.13	7.11
1972	6.03	7.06
1973	5.93	6.99
1974	5.82	6.91
1975	5.71	6.87
1976	5.59	6.81
1977	5.47	6.73
1978	5.36	6.63
1979	5.23	6.53
1980	5.11	6.42
1981	4.99	6.3
1982	4.83	6.18
1983	4.65	6.06
1984	4.48	5.94
1985	4.32	5.82
1986	4.19	5.7
1987	4.18	5.58
1988	4.1	5.47
1989	4.03	5.35
1990	3.96	5.27
1991	3.89	5.19
1992	3.8	5.11
1993	3.69	5.03
1994	3.61	4.93
1995	3.57	4.84
1996	3.48	4.71
1997	3.38	4.59
1998	3.34	4.47
1999	3.22	4.37
2000	3.08	4.29
2001	2.93	4.15
2002	2.78	4
2003	2.64	3.84
2004	2.52	3.71
2005	2.44	3.58
2006	2.4	3.45
2007	2.35	3.35
2008	2.29	3.26
2009	2.26	3.17
2010	2.24	3.08
2011	2.22	3
2012	2.19	2.93
2013	2.15	2.86
2014	2.13	2.79
2015	2.07	2.75
2016	1.97	2.7
2017	1.9	2.66
2018	1.85	2.65
2019	1.84	2.61
2020	1.82	2.58
2021	1.8	2.55
2022	1.79	2.52
2023	1.78	2.5
2024	1.77	2.48
2025	1.75	2.45
2026	1.74	2.42
2027	1.73	2.4
2028	1.72	2.38
2029	1.72	2.35
2030	1.71	2.32
2031	1.7	2.3
2032	1.7	2.28
2033	1.69	2.26
2034	1.69	2.24
2035	1.68	2.22
2036	1.68	2.2
2037	1.68	2.18
2038	1.67	2.16
2039	1.67	2.15
2040	1.67	2.13
2041	1.67	2.12
2042	1.67	2.1
2043	1.67	2.09
2044	1.66	2.07
2045	1.66	2.06
2046	1.66	2.05
2047	1.66	2.03
2048	1.66	2.02
2049	1.66	2.01
2050	1.65	2

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Honduras
1960	45.5%	47%
1961	45.7%	47.3%
1962	45.8%	47.6%
1963	46%	47.8%
1964	46.1%	47.9%
1965	46.2%	48%
1966	46.3%	48%
1967	46.5%	48%
1968	46.6%	48%
1969	46.8%	48%
1970	46.8%	47.9%
1971	46.7%	47.9%
1972	46.6%	47.9%
1973	46.4%	47.9%
1974	46.2%	47.8%
1975	45.9%	47.6%
1976	45.6%	47.5%
1977	45.3%	47.4%
1978	44.9%	47.4%
1979	44.5%	47.3%
1980	44.2%	47.3%
1981	43.9%	47.2%
1982	43.7%	47.1%
1983	43.4%	47.1%
1984	43.1%	47%
1985	42.7%	46.8%
1986	42.4%	46.7%
1987	42.1%	46.5%
1988	41.9%	46.4%
1989	41.8%	46.3%
1990	41.7%	46.1%
1991	41.7%	45.9%
1992	41.5%	45.7%
1993	41.1%	45.4%
1994	40.5%	45.1%
1995	39.8%	44.8%
1996	39.1%	44.5%
1997	38.5%	44.2%
1998	38%	43.8%
1999	37.5%	43.4%
2000	37.1%	43.1%
2001	36.7%	42.7%
2002	36.3%	42.3%
2003	35.9%	41.9%
2004	35.4%	41.5%
2005	34.9%	41%
2006	34.4%	40.4%
2007	33.9%	39.9%
2008	33.4%	39.3%
2009	32.7%	38.7%
2010	32%	38.1%
2011	31.3%	37.4%
2012	30.6%	36.8%
2013	29.9%	36.2%
2014	29.2%	35.6%
2015	28.6%	34.9%
2016	28%	34.3%
2017	27.5%	33.7%
2018	27%	33.1%
2019	26.7%	32.6%
2020	26.3%	32.2%
2021	26%	31.8%
2022	25.6%	31.4%
2023	25.2%	31%
2024	24.8%	30.6%
2025	24.4%	30.3%
2026	24%	29.9%
2027	23.5%	29.6%
2028	23.1%	29.3%
2029	22.7%	28.9%
2030	22.3%	28.6%
2031	21.9%	28.3%
2032	21.6%	28%
2033	21.4%	27.6%
2034	21.1%	27.3%
2035	20.8%	26.9%
2036	20.6%	26.6%
2037	20.3%	26.2%
2038	20.1%	25.9%
2039	19.8%	25.5%
2040	19.6%	25.2%
2041	19.3%	24.8%
2042	19%	24.5%
2043	18.8%	24.2%
2044	18.5%	23.9%
2045	18.3%	23.6%
2046	18%	23.3%
2047	17.8%	23%
2048	17.6%	22.7%
2049	17.3%	22.5%
2050	17.1%	22.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 30.6% in Honduras in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Honduras compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Honduras by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +1.85% in Honduras. 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	Honduras
1960	81,544	62,602
1961	84,614	64,672
1962	88,237	67,332
1963	90,794	69,883
1964	93,328	72,756
1965	95,341	75,622
1966	97,156	78,369
1967	98,424	81,131
1968	98,851	84,070
1969	99,848	87,273
1970	100,499	90,875
1971	104,714	94,597
1972	107,604	98,634
1973	111,546	99,553
1974	113,846	98,141
1975	116,737	111,469
1976	120,511	115,754
1977	121,446	119,333
1978	124,468	122,593
1979	123,838	125,957
1980	111,771	128,856
1981	117,346	131,789
1982	120,938	134,629
1983	121,700	137,597
1984	125,036	139,851
1985	127,248	142,190
1986	130,177	144,500
1987	133,667	146,750
1988	136,230	149,130
1989	139,093	152,266
1990	140,311	156,537
1991	140,691	160,933
1992	139,221	165,434
1993	138,432	169,358
1994	137,974	173,437
1995	138,268	177,309
1996	136,929	180,083
1997	134,448	182,308
1998	134,065	169,632
1999	128,947	186,816
2000	122,315	190,308
2001	114,313	190,636
2002	106,137	189,653
2003	97,849	187,854
2004	90,905	186,774
2005	84,883	185,216
2006	80,887	183,381
2007	76,776	183,052
2008	75,107	182,607
2009	74,908	182,250
2010	75,695	180,318
2011	76,182	180,164
2012	75,495	180,384
2013	73,869	179,999
2014	72,581	180,075
2015	69,263	181,098
2016	63,751	182,243
2017	59,824	182,731
2018	57,509	184,953
2019	56,816	185,200
2020	48,244	179,553
2021	46,530	172,890
2022	53,138	186,257
2023	51,985	186,125

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Honduras

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 47 deaths in Honduras.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Honduras
1985	193	199
1986	169	191
1987	178	183
1988	173	177
1989	155	169
1990	145	159
1991	129	148
1992	121	138
1993	114	128
1994	101	119
1995	89	109
1996	78	101
1997	67	96
1998	61	91
1999	53	86
2000	48	82
2001	45	78
2002	40	75
2003	38	75
2004	35	74
2005	34	73
2006	33	72
2007	33	72
2008	33	72
2009	35	71
2010	34	72
2011	35	68
2012	36	64
2013	39	62
2014	41	60
2015	43	57
2016	43	55
2017	44	53
2018	43	52
2019	40	51
2020	48	57
2021	58	88
2022	39	48
2023	39	47

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 1.55% in Honduras. 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	Honduras
1960	18.5%	20.7%
1961	18.1%	20%
1962	17.7%	19.4%
1963	17.3%	18.7%
1964	17%	18.1%
1965	16.6%	17.5%
1966	16.3%	16.9%
1967	16%	16.3%
1968	15.6%	15.7%
1969	15.3%	15.2%
1970	15%	14.6%
1971	14.6%	14%
1972	14.3%	13.5%
1973	13.9%	12.9%
1974	13.5%	14.9%
1975	13.1%	11.9%
1976	12.6%	11.4%
1977	12.1%	10.9%
1978	11.6%	10.4%
1979	11.1%	9.94%
1980	12.5%	9.48%
1981	10%	9.05%
1982	9.46%	8.62%
1983	8.94%	8.2%
1984	8.42%	7.81%
1985	7.93%	7.43%
1986	7.47%	7.07%
1987	7.04%	6.73%
1988	6.65%	6.4%
1989	6.28%	6.1%
1990	5.94%	5.81%
1991	5.61%	5.54%
1992	5.3%	5.29%
1993	5%	5.06%
1994	4.71%	4.84%
1995	4.42%	4.64%
1996	4.15%	4.44%
1997	3.89%	4.25%
1998	3.65%	6.49%
1999	3.43%	3.9%
2000	3.23%	3.73%
2001	3.04%	3.57%
2002	2.86%	3.41%
2003	2.7%	3.26%
2004	2.55%	3.11%
2005	2.4%	2.98%
2006	2.27%	2.86%
2007	2.15%	2.75%
2008	2.04%	2.65%
2009	1.94%	2.55%
2010	1.84%	2.46%
2011	1.75%	2.37%
2012	1.67%	2.28%
2013	1.59%	2.2%
2014	1.52%	2.12%
2015	1.45%	2.05%
2016	1.39%	1.98%
2017	1.33%	1.91%
2018	1.27%	1.84%
2019	1.22%	1.78%
2020	1.17%	1.72%
2021	1.12%	1.66%
2022	1.08%	1.6%
2023	1.04%	1.55%