Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Iraq

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Iraq 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 3.25 in Iraq in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Iraq 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	Iraq
1960	6.62	5.3
1961	6.64	5.8
1962	6.68	6.99
1963	6.69	7.01
1964	6.68	7.01
1965	6.64	7.02
1966	6.57	7.02
1967	6.49	7.03
1968	6.39	7.06
1969	6.28	7.08
1970	6.18	7.07
1971	6.13	7.06
1972	6.03	7.02
1973	5.93	6.99
1974	5.82	6.95
1975	5.71	6.91
1976	5.59	6.86
1977	5.47	6.8
1978	5.36	6.73
1979	5.23	6.66
1980	5.11	6.59
1981	4.99	6.53
1982	4.83	6.46
1983	4.65	6.39
1984	4.48	6.32
1985	4.32	6.25
1986	4.19	6.18
1987	4.18	6.11
1988	4.1	6.05
1989	4.03	5.99
1990	3.96	5.93
1991	3.89	5.83
1992	3.8	5.72
1993	3.69	5.61
1994	3.61	5.49
1995	3.57	5.36
1996	3.48	5.25
1997	3.38	5.19
1998	3.34	5.11
1999	3.22	5.04
2000	3.08	4.92
2001	2.93	4.8
2002	2.78	4.67
2003	2.64	4.58
2004	2.52	4.53
2005	2.44	4.45
2006	2.4	4.46
2007	2.35	4.4
2008	2.29	4.37
2009	2.26	4.38
2010	2.24	4.46
2011	2.22	4.59
2012	2.19	4.54
2013	2.15	4.44
2014	2.13	4.31
2015	2.07	4.08
2016	1.97	3.84
2017	1.9	3.64
2018	1.85	3.55
2019	1.84	3.48
2020	1.82	3.42
2021	1.8	3.36
2022	1.79	3.29
2023	1.78	3.25
2024	1.77	3.22
2025	1.75	3.17
2026	1.74	3.13
2027	1.73	3.09
2028	1.72	3.05
2029	1.72	3.01
2030	1.71	2.97
2031	1.7	2.94
2032	1.7	2.89
2033	1.69	2.86
2034	1.69	2.83
2035	1.68	2.79
2036	1.68	2.77
2037	1.68	2.74
2038	1.67	2.71
2039	1.67	2.69
2040	1.67	2.66
2041	1.67	2.64
2042	1.67	2.61
2043	1.67	2.59
2044	1.66	2.57
2045	1.66	2.54
2046	1.66	2.52
2047	1.66	2.5
2048	1.66	2.48
2049	1.66	2.47
2050	1.65	2.45

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Iraq
1960	45.5%	39.8%
1961	45.7%	39.9%
1962	45.8%	40.4%
1963	46%	41%
1964	46.1%	41.5%
1965	46.2%	42.1%
1966	46.3%	42.5%
1967	46.5%	42.8%
1968	46.6%	43%
1969	46.8%	43.3%
1970	46.8%	43.6%
1971	46.7%	44.1%
1972	46.6%	44.7%
1973	46.4%	45.5%
1974	46.2%	46.2%
1975	45.9%	46.7%
1976	45.6%	47.2%
1977	45.3%	47.3%
1978	44.9%	47.1%
1979	44.5%	47%
1980	44.2%	46.8%
1981	43.9%	46.7%
1982	43.7%	46.6%
1983	43.4%	46.5%
1984	43.1%	46.3%
1985	42.7%	46.2%
1986	42.4%	46%
1987	42.1%	45.8%
1988	41.9%	45.6%
1989	41.8%	45.4%
1990	41.7%	45.2%
1991	41.7%	45%
1992	41.5%	44.9%
1993	41.1%	44.7%
1994	40.5%	44.6%
1995	39.8%	44.4%
1996	39.1%	44.3%
1997	38.5%	44.1%
1998	38%	44%
1999	37.5%	43.8%
2000	37.1%	43.7%
2001	36.7%	43.5%
2002	36.3%	43.3%
2003	35.9%	43.1%
2004	35.4%	42.9%
2005	34.9%	42.6%
2006	34.4%	42.3%
2007	33.9%	42.1%
2008	33.4%	41.8%
2009	32.7%	41.5%
2010	32%	41.2%
2011	31.3%	41.1%
2012	30.6%	41%
2013	29.9%	40.8%
2014	29.2%	40.6%
2015	28.6%	40.4%
2016	28%	40.1%
2017	27.5%	39.7%
2018	27%	39.3%
2019	26.7%	38.9%
2020	26.3%	38.5%
2021	26%	38.1%
2022	25.6%	37.6%
2023	25.2%	37.1%
2024	24.8%	36.6%
2025	24.4%	36%
2026	24%	35.4%
2027	23.5%	34.7%
2028	23.1%	34.1%
2029	22.7%	33.4%
2030	22.3%	32.9%
2031	21.9%	32.5%
2032	21.6%	32.1%
2033	21.4%	31.8%
2034	21.1%	31.6%
2035	20.8%	31.3%
2036	20.6%	31.1%
2037	20.3%	30.9%
2038	20.1%	30.6%
2039	19.8%	30.4%
2040	19.6%	30.1%
2041	19.3%	29.9%
2042	19%	29.7%
2043	18.8%	29.4%
2044	18.5%	29.1%
2045	18.3%	28.8%
2046	18%	28.6%
2047	17.8%	28.3%
2048	17.6%	28%
2049	17.3%	27.7%
2050	17.1%	27.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 36.6% in Iraq in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 45.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Iraq compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Iraq by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +2.37% in Iraq. 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	Iraq
1960	81,544	155,651
1961	84,614	184,792
1962	88,237	247,520
1963	90,794	254,046
1964	93,328	262,825
1965	95,341	274,551
1966	97,156	285,507
1967	98,424	298,192
1968	98,851	310,644
1969	99,848	324,792
1970	100,499	338,030
1971	104,714	351,464
1972	107,604	362,334
1973	111,546	373,191
1974	113,846	376,197
1975	116,737	385,916
1976	120,511	402,260
1977	121,446	410,229
1978	124,468	418,756
1979	123,838	428,458
1980	111,771	419,653
1981	117,346	416,998
1982	120,938	428,336
1983	121,700	439,800
1984	125,036	455,740
1985	127,248	467,445
1986	130,177	474,348
1987	133,667	488,742
1988	136,230	476,778
1989	139,093	496,852
1990	140,311	518,575
1991	140,691	550,146
1992	139,221	591,886
1993	138,432	606,700
1994	137,974	634,344
1995	138,268	642,977
1996	136,929	652,866
1997	134,448	667,582
1998	134,065	684,152
1999	128,947	702,170
2000	122,315	715,771
2001	114,313	729,704
2002	106,137	739,419
2003	97,849	746,159
2004	90,905	761,563
2005	84,883	776,603
2006	80,887	797,342
2007	76,776	784,119
2008	75,107	802,382
2009	74,908	855,096
2010	75,695	906,369
2011	76,182	971,082
2012	75,495	999,987
2013	73,869	1,026,036
2014	72,581	1,040,726
2015	69,263	1,007,561
2016	63,751	946,968
2017	59,824	924,507
2018	57,509	938,310
2019	56,816	942,972
2020	48,244	919,953
2021	46,530	941,924
2022	53,138	962,501
2023	51,985	973,420

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Iraq

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 66 deaths in Iraq.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Iraq
1985	193	152
1986	169	147
1987	178	145
1988	173	174
1989	155	190
1990	145	195
1991	129	157
1992	121	126
1993	114	132
1994	101	142
1995	89	152
1996	78	158
1997	67	165
1998	61	163
1999	53	156
2000	48	146
2001	45	137
2002	40	128
2003	38	125
2004	35	122
2005	34	118
2006	33	120
2007	33	117
2008	33	109
2009	35	107
2010	34	107
2011	35	105
2012	36	100
2013	39	96
2014	41	90
2015	43	86
2016	43	87
2017	44	81
2018	43	76
2019	40	74
2020	48	63
2021	58	77
2022	39	59
2023	39	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 2.26% in Iraq. 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	Iraq
1960	18.5%	19%
1961	18.1%	17.9%
1962	17.7%	16.9%
1963	17.3%	16%
1964	17%	15.1%
1965	16.6%	14.4%
1966	16.3%	13.6%
1967	16%	13%
1968	15.6%	12.4%
1969	15.3%	11.8%
1970	15%	11.2%
1971	14.6%	10.7%
1972	14.3%	10.3%
1973	13.9%	9.79%
1974	13.5%	9.35%
1975	13.1%	8.93%
1976	12.6%	8.54%
1977	12.1%	8.17%
1978	11.6%	7.83%
1979	11.1%	7.52%
1980	12.5%	7.23%
1981	10%	6.96%
1982	9.46%	6.71%
1983	8.94%	6.49%
1984	8.42%	6.28%
1985	7.93%	6.09%
1986	7.47%	5.91%
1987	7.04%	5.75%
1988	6.65%	6.92%
1989	6.28%	8.12%
1990	5.94%	7.97%
1991	5.61%	6.49%
1992	5.3%	5.17%
1993	5%	5.07%
1994	4.71%	4.98%
1995	4.42%	4.89%
1996	4.15%	4.8%
1997	3.89%	4.71%
1998	3.65%	4.61%
1999	3.43%	4.52%
2000	3.23%	4.43%
2001	3.04%	4.33%
2002	2.86%	4.24%
2003	2.7%	4.16%
2004	2.55%	4.07%
2005	2.4%	3.97%
2006	2.27%	3.88%
2007	2.15%	3.78%
2008	2.04%	3.67%
2009	1.94%	3.56%
2010	1.84%	3.46%
2011	1.75%	3.35%
2012	1.67%	3.24%
2013	1.59%	3.14%
2014	1.52%	3.04%
2015	1.45%	2.94%
2016	1.39%	2.84%
2017	1.33%	2.75%
2018	1.27%	2.66%
2019	1.22%	2.57%
2020	1.17%	2.49%
2021	1.12%	2.41%
2022	1.08%	2.33%
2023	1.04%	2.26%