Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Italy

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Italy 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 1.2 in Italy in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Italy 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	Italy
1960	6.62	2.4
1961	6.64	2.44
1962	6.68	2.46
1963	6.69	2.51
1964	6.68	2.66
1965	6.64	2.6
1966	6.57	2.58
1967	6.49	2.5
1968	6.39	2.46
1969	6.28	2.47
1970	6.18	2.38
1971	6.13	2.4
1972	6.03	2.35
1973	5.93	2.3
1974	5.82	2.28
1975	5.71	2.17
1976	5.59	2.04
1977	5.47	1.93
1978	5.36	1.84
1979	5.23	1.73
1980	5.11	1.64
1981	4.99	1.58
1982	4.83	1.56
1983	4.65	1.51
1984	4.48	1.46
1985	4.32	1.42
1986	4.19	1.35
1987	4.18	1.33
1988	4.1	1.36
1989	4.03	1.33
1990	3.96	1.33
1991	3.89	1.3
1992	3.8	1.3
1993	3.69	1.25
1994	3.61	1.21
1995	3.57	1.19
1996	3.48	1.2
1997	3.38	1.22
1998	3.34	1.22
1999	3.22	1.23
2000	3.08	1.26
2001	2.93	1.25
2002	2.78	1.27
2003	2.64	1.29
2004	2.52	1.34
2005	2.44	1.33
2006	2.4	1.37
2007	2.35	1.39
2008	2.29	1.44
2009	2.26	1.44
2010	2.24	1.44
2011	2.22	1.42
2012	2.19	1.42
2013	2.15	1.39
2014	2.13	1.38
2015	2.07	1.36
2016	1.97	1.36
2017	1.9	1.34
2018	1.85	1.31
2019	1.84	1.27
2020	1.82	1.24
2021	1.8	1.25
2022	1.79	1.24
2023	1.78	1.2
2024	1.77	1.21
2025	1.75	1.22
2026	1.74	1.22
2027	1.73	1.23
2028	1.72	1.24
2029	1.72	1.24
2030	1.71	1.25
2031	1.7	1.26
2032	1.7	1.26
2033	1.69	1.27
2034	1.69	1.28
2035	1.68	1.28
2036	1.68	1.29
2037	1.68	1.29
2038	1.67	1.3
2039	1.67	1.3
2040	1.67	1.31
2041	1.67	1.31
2042	1.67	1.31
2043	1.67	1.32
2044	1.66	1.32
2045	1.66	1.33
2046	1.66	1.33
2047	1.66	1.34
2048	1.66	1.34
2049	1.66	1.35
2050	1.65	1.35

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Italy
1960	45.5%	25%
1961	45.7%	25%
1962	45.8%	24.7%
1963	46%	24.5%
1964	46.1%	24.5%
1965	46.2%	24.5%
1966	46.3%	24.5%
1967	46.5%	24.6%
1968	46.6%	24.6%
1969	46.8%	24.7%
1970	46.8%	24.7%
1971	46.7%	24.6%
1972	46.6%	24.6%
1973	46.4%	24.6%
1974	46.2%	24.5%
1975	45.9%	24.3%
1976	45.6%	24.1%
1977	45.3%	23.7%
1978	44.9%	23.4%
1979	44.5%	22.8%
1980	44.2%	22.3%
1981	43.9%	21.6%
1982	43.7%	21.1%
1983	43.4%	20.5%
1984	43.1%	19.9%
1985	42.7%	19.3%
1986	42.4%	18.7%
1987	42.1%	18.1%
1988	41.9%	17.5%
1989	41.8%	17%
1990	41.7%	16.5%
1991	41.7%	15.8%
1992	41.5%	15.2%
1993	41.1%	15%
1994	40.5%	14.8%
1995	39.8%	14.6%
1996	39.1%	14.5%
1997	38.5%	14.4%
1998	38%	14.3%
1999	37.5%	14.3%
2000	37.1%	14.3%
2001	36.7%	14.2%
2002	36.3%	14.2%
2003	35.9%	14.2%
2004	35.4%	14.2%
2005	34.9%	14.1%
2006	34.4%	14.1%
2007	33.9%	14%
2008	33.4%	14%
2009	32.7%	14%
2010	32%	14%
2011	31.3%	14%
2012	30.6%	14%
2013	29.9%	13.9%
2014	29.2%	13.8%
2015	28.6%	13.7%
2016	28%	13.6%
2017	27.5%	13.4%
2018	27%	13.2%
2019	26.7%	13%
2020	26.3%	12.8%
2021	26%	12.6%
2022	25.6%	12.4%
2023	25.2%	12.1%
2024	24.8%	11.9%
2025	24.4%	11.7%
2026	24%	11.4%
2027	23.5%	11.2%
2028	23.1%	11%
2029	22.7%	10.9%
2030	22.3%	10.7%
2031	21.9%	10.6%
2032	21.6%	10.5%
2033	21.4%	10.4%
2034	21.1%	10.3%
2035	20.8%	10.3%
2036	20.6%	10.3%
2037	20.3%	10.3%
2038	20.1%	10.3%
2039	19.8%	10.4%
2040	19.6%	10.4%
2041	19.3%	10.5%
2042	19%	10.5%
2043	18.8%	10.6%
2044	18.5%	10.7%
2045	18.3%	10.7%
2046	18%	10.8%
2047	17.8%	10.8%
2048	17.6%	10.9%
2049	17.3%	10.9%
2050	17.1%	10.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 11.9% in Italy in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 16.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Italy compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Italy by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and -0.38% in Italy. 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	Italy
1960	81,544	426,697
1961	84,614	459,880
1962	88,237	427,387
1963	90,794	440,767
1964	93,328	527,089
1965	95,341	474,222
1966	97,156	488,427
1967	98,424	439,074
1968	98,851	399,268
1969	99,848	390,827
1970	100,499	376,753
1971	104,714	383,922
1972	107,604	364,355
1973	111,546	328,508
1974	113,846	336,176
1975	116,737	271,660
1976	120,511	228,445
1977	121,446	190,248
1978	124,468	168,465
1979	123,838	129,531
1980	111,771	84,650
1981	117,346	73,452
1982	120,938	79,161
1983	121,700	33,939
1984	125,036	50,919
1985	127,248	28,297
1986	130,177	11,319
1987	133,667	16,980
1988	136,230	33,977
1989	139,093	28,336
1990	140,311	22,688
1991	140,691	11,352
1992	139,221	22,718
1993	138,432	0
1994	137,974	-17,053
1995	138,268	-34,107
1996	136,929	-22,744
1997	134,448	-22,756
1998	134,065	-39,835
1999	128,947	-22,766
2000	122,315	-17,082
2001	114,313	-11,396
2002	106,137	-22,836
2003	97,849	-40,179
2004	90,905	11,566
2005	84,883	-17,450
2006	80,887	0
2007	76,776	-5,876
2008	75,107	-11,842
2009	74,908	-17,866
2010	75,695	-23,928
2011	76,182	-48,021
2012	75,495	-78,248
2013	73,869	-90,468
2014	72,581	-96,513
2015	69,263	-162,620
2016	63,751	-138,265
2017	59,824	-192,007
2018	57,509	-192,475
2019	56,816	-215,025
2020	48,244	-338,801
2021	46,530	-301,579
2022	53,138	-318,674
2023	51,985	-283,168

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Italy

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 6 deaths in Italy.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Italy
1985	193	22
1986	169	22
1987	178	21
1988	173	20
1989	155	19
1990	145	18
1991	129	18
1992	121	17
1993	114	16
1994	101	15
1995	89	15
1996	78	14
1997	67	13
1998	61	12
1999	53	11
2000	48	11
2001	45	10
2002	40	10
2003	38	8
2004	35	8
2005	34	8
2006	33	7
2007	33	7
2008	33	7
2009	35	8
2010	34	8
2011	35	8
2012	36	8
2013	39	8
2014	41	8
2015	43	8
2016	43	8
2017	44	8
2018	43	7
2019	40	7
2020	48	8
2021	58	7
2022	39	10
2023	39	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 0.28% in Italy. 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	Italy
1960	18.5%	5.19%
1961	18.1%	4.98%
1962	17.7%	4.76%
1963	17.3%	4.53%
1964	17%	4.31%
1965	16.6%	4.11%
1966	16.3%	3.93%
1967	16%	3.78%
1968	15.6%	3.64%
1969	15.3%	3.51%
1970	15%	3.36%
1971	14.6%	3.18%
1972	14.3%	2.98%
1973	13.9%	2.76%
1974	13.5%	2.53%
1975	13.1%	2.31%
1976	12.6%	2.11%
1977	12.1%	1.95%
1978	11.6%	1.82%
1979	11.1%	1.7%
1980	12.5%	1.61%
1981	10%	1.52%
1982	9.46%	1.43%
1983	8.94%	1.35%
1984	8.42%	1.27%
1985	7.93%	1.2%
1986	7.47%	1.14%
1987	7.04%	1.08%
1988	6.65%	1.04%
1989	6.28%	1%
1990	5.94%	0.97%
1991	5.61%	0.93%
1992	5.3%	0.89%
1993	5%	0.85%
1994	4.71%	0.8%
1995	4.42%	0.75%
1996	4.15%	0.7%
1997	3.89%	0.66%
1998	3.65%	0.62%
1999	3.43%	0.59%
2000	3.23%	0.56%
2001	3.04%	0.53%
2002	2.86%	0.51%
2003	2.7%	0.48%
2004	2.55%	0.46%
2005	2.4%	0.45%
2006	2.27%	0.43%
2007	2.15%	0.42%
2008	2.04%	0.41%
2009	1.94%	0.41%
2010	1.84%	0.4%
2011	1.75%	0.39%
2012	1.67%	0.38%
2013	1.59%	0.37%
2014	1.52%	0.36%
2015	1.45%	0.35%
2016	1.39%	0.34%
2017	1.33%	0.33%
2018	1.27%	0.32%
2019	1.22%	0.31%
2020	1.17%	0.3%
2021	1.12%	0.29%
2022	1.08%	0.28%
2023	1.04%	0.28%