Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Ireland

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Ireland 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 1.5 in Ireland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Ireland 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	Ireland
1960	6.62	3.78
1961	6.64	3.78
1962	6.68	3.92
1963	6.69	4.01
1964	6.68	4.07
1965	6.64	4.04
1966	6.57	3.94
1967	6.49	3.84
1968	6.39	3.77
1969	6.28	3.83
1970	6.18	3.85
1971	6.13	3.93
1972	6.03	3.84
1973	5.93	3.71
1974	5.82	3.59
1975	5.71	3.37
1976	5.59	3.29
1977	5.47	3.24
1978	5.36	3.21
1979	5.23	3.21
1980	5.11	3.21
1981	4.99	3.05
1982	4.83	2.94
1983	4.65	2.74
1984	4.48	2.58
1985	4.32	2.48
1986	4.19	2.44
1987	4.18	2.32
1988	4.1	2.17
1989	4.03	2.08
1990	3.96	2.11
1991	3.89	2.08
1992	3.8	1.99
1993	3.69	1.9
1994	3.61	1.85
1995	3.57	1.84
1996	3.48	1.88
1997	3.38	1.93
1998	3.34	1.94
1999	3.22	1.9
2000	3.08	1.89
2001	2.93	1.94
2002	2.78	1.97
2003	2.64	1.96
2004	2.52	1.93
2005	2.44	1.86
2006	2.4	1.91
2007	2.35	2.01
2008	2.29	2.06
2009	2.26	2.06
2010	2.24	2.05
2011	2.22	2.03
2012	2.19	1.98
2013	2.15	1.93
2014	2.13	1.89
2015	2.07	1.85
2016	1.97	1.81
2017	1.9	1.77
2018	1.85	1.75
2019	1.84	1.71
2020	1.82	1.63
2021	1.8	1.78
2022	1.79	1.54
2023	1.78	1.5
2024	1.77	1.5
2025	1.75	1.5
2026	1.74	1.5
2027	1.73	1.5
2028	1.72	1.5
2029	1.72	1.5
2030	1.71	1.5
2031	1.7	1.5
2032	1.7	1.5
2033	1.69	1.5
2034	1.69	1.5
2035	1.68	1.5
2036	1.68	1.5
2037	1.68	1.5
2038	1.67	1.5
2039	1.67	1.51
2040	1.67	1.51
2041	1.67	1.5
2042	1.67	1.5
2043	1.67	1.5
2044	1.66	1.51
2045	1.66	1.51
2046	1.66	1.5
2047	1.66	1.5
2048	1.66	1.5
2049	1.66	1.5
2050	1.65	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Ireland
1960	45.5%	30.9%
1961	45.7%	31%
1962	45.8%	30.9%
1963	46%	30.9%
1964	46.1%	30.9%
1965	46.2%	31.1%
1966	46.3%	31.1%
1967	46.5%	31.1%
1968	46.6%	31.1%
1969	46.8%	31.1%
1970	46.8%	31.1%
1971	46.7%	31.2%
1972	46.6%	31.2%
1973	46.4%	31.2%
1974	46.2%	31.2%
1975	45.9%	31.1%
1976	45.6%	31%
1977	45.3%	30.9%
1978	44.9%	30.7%
1979	44.5%	30.5%
1980	44.2%	30.4%
1981	43.9%	30.3%
1982	43.7%	30.1%
1983	43.4%	29.9%
1984	43.1%	29.6%
1985	42.7%	29.3%
1986	42.4%	28.9%
1987	42.1%	28.5%
1988	41.9%	28.1%
1989	41.8%	27.6%
1990	41.7%	27.1%
1991	41.7%	26.6%
1992	41.5%	26%
1993	41.1%	25.5%
1994	40.5%	24.9%
1995	39.8%	24.2%
1996	39.1%	23.6%
1997	38.5%	23%
1998	38%	22.5%
1999	37.5%	22.1%
2000	37.1%	21.8%
2001	36.7%	21.4%
2002	36.3%	21.1%
2003	35.9%	21%
2004	35.4%	20.8%
2005	34.9%	20.6%
2006	34.4%	20.4%
2007	33.9%	20.3%
2008	33.4%	20.5%
2009	32.7%	20.7%
2010	32%	21.1%
2011	31.3%	21.4%
2012	30.6%	21.5%
2013	29.9%	21.5%
2014	29.2%	21.4%
2015	28.6%	21.3%
2016	28%	21.2%
2017	27.5%	20.9%
2018	27%	20.7%
2019	26.7%	20.4%
2020	26.3%	20.1%
2021	26%	19.8%
2022	25.6%	19.5%
2023	25.2%	19%
2024	24.8%	18.6%
2025	24.4%	18.1%
2026	24%	17.6%
2027	23.5%	17.2%
2028	23.1%	16.9%
2029	22.7%	16.6%
2030	22.3%	16.3%
2031	21.9%	16%
2032	21.6%	15.8%
2033	21.4%	15.6%
2034	21.1%	15.4%
2035	20.8%	15.3%
2036	20.6%	15.2%
2037	20.3%	15.1%
2038	20.1%	15.1%
2039	19.8%	15.2%
2040	19.6%	15.2%
2041	19.3%	15.3%
2042	19%	15.4%
2043	18.8%	15.4%
2044	18.5%	15.5%
2045	18.3%	15.6%
2046	18%	15.6%
2047	17.8%	15.7%
2048	17.6%	15.7%
2049	17.3%	15.7%
2050	17.1%	15.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 18.6% in Ireland in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 27.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Ireland compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Ireland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +0.58% in Ireland. 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	Ireland
1960	81,544	28,286
1961	84,614	25,137
1962	88,237	28,077
1963	90,794	29,667
1964	93,328	31,532
1965	95,341	30,500
1966	97,156	26,866
1967	98,424	29,895
1968	98,851	27,697
1969	99,848	29,326
1970	100,499	30,756
1971	104,714	35,606
1972	107,604	34,316
1973	111,546	34,562
1974	113,846	34,199
1975	116,737	34,128
1976	120,511	33,676
1977	121,446	35,448
1978	124,468	36,288
1979	123,838	38,798
1980	111,771	40,612
1981	117,346	39,364
1982	120,938	38,344
1983	121,700	34,053
1984	125,036	31,791
1985	127,248	29,013
1986	130,177	27,963
1987	133,667	26,904
1988	136,230	22,912
1989	139,093	20,012
1990	140,311	21,787
1991	140,691	21,206
1992	139,221	20,283
1993	138,432	17,166
1994	137,974	17,234
1995	138,268	16,601
1996	136,929	18,915
1997	134,448	21,311
1998	134,065	22,277
1999	128,947	21,402
2000	122,315	23,592
2001	114,313	27,837
2002	106,137	31,062
2003	97,849	32,372
2004	90,905	33,376
2005	84,883	33,279
2006	80,887	36,752
2007	76,776	43,109
2008	75,107	46,691
2009	74,908	47,168
2010	75,695	47,426
2011	76,182	45,801
2012	75,495	42,775
2013	73,869	39,302
2014	72,581	37,728
2015	69,263	35,265
2016	63,751	33,339
2017	59,824	31,379
2018	57,509	29,878
2019	56,816	28,365
2020	48,244	23,687
2021	46,530	26,064
2022	53,138	19,287
2023	51,985	19,638

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Ireland

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 4 deaths in Ireland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Ireland
1985	193	11
1986	169	11
1987	178	10
1988	173	11
1989	155	10
1990	145	11
1991	129	10
1992	121	10
1993	114	9
1994	101	9
1995	89	9
1996	78	8
1997	67	8
1998	61	8
1999	53	7
2000	48	8
2001	45	7
2002	40	7
2003	38	6
2004	35	6
2005	34	6
2006	33	6
2007	33	6
2008	33	6
2009	35	6
2010	34	6
2011	35	6
2012	36	6
2013	39	5
2014	41	5
2015	43	5
2016	43	4
2017	44	4
2018	43	5
2019	40	4
2020	48	6
2021	58	6
2022	39	7
2023	39	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 0.38% in Ireland. 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	Ireland
1960	18.5%	3.53%
1961	18.1%	3.38%
1962	17.7%	3.25%
1963	17.3%	3.13%
1964	17%	3.01%
1965	16.6%	2.87%
1966	16.3%	2.71%
1967	16%	2.55%
1968	15.6%	2.41%
1969	15.3%	2.3%
1970	15%	2.22%
1971	14.6%	2.17%
1972	14.3%	2.14%
1973	13.9%	2.11%
1974	13.5%	2.06%
1975	13.1%	2%
1976	12.6%	1.91%
1977	12.1%	1.81%
1978	11.6%	1.69%
1979	11.1%	1.56%
1980	12.5%	1.43%
1981	10%	1.32%
1982	9.46%	1.23%
1983	8.94%	1.17%
1984	8.42%	1.11%
1985	7.93%	1.07%
1986	7.47%	1.04%
1987	7.04%	1.02%
1988	6.65%	0.99%
1989	6.28%	0.96%
1990	5.94%	0.92%
1991	5.61%	0.87%
1992	5.3%	0.81%
1993	5%	0.77%
1994	4.71%	0.74%
1995	4.42%	0.73%
1996	4.15%	0.73%
1997	3.89%	0.73%
1998	3.65%	0.73%
1999	3.43%	0.73%
2000	3.23%	0.72%
2001	3.04%	0.69%
2002	2.86%	0.65%
2003	2.7%	0.6%
2004	2.55%	0.56%
2005	2.4%	0.52%
2006	2.27%	0.49%
2007	2.15%	0.46%
2008	2.04%	0.44%
2009	1.94%	0.43%
2010	1.84%	0.42%
2011	1.75%	0.41%
2012	1.67%	0.4%
2013	1.59%	0.39%
2014	1.52%	0.38%
2015	1.45%	0.37%
2016	1.39%	0.36%
2017	1.33%	0.35%
2018	1.27%	0.34%
2019	1.22%	0.34%
2020	1.17%	0.35%
2021	1.12%	0.36%
2022	1.08%	0.37%
2023	1.04%	0.38%