Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Ivory Coast

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Ivory Coast 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 4.28 in Ivory Coast in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Ivory Coast 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	Ivory Coast
1960	6.62	7.69
1961	6.64	7.72
1962	6.68	7.75
1963	6.69	7.78
1964	6.68	7.81
1965	6.64	7.84
1966	6.57	7.87
1967	6.49	7.89
1968	6.39	7.91
1969	6.28	7.93
1970	6.18	7.94
1971	6.13	7.94
1972	6.03	7.94
1973	5.93	7.94
1974	5.82	7.93
1975	5.71	7.91
1976	5.59	7.88
1977	5.47	7.83
1978	5.36	7.67
1979	5.23	7.63
1980	5.11	7.59
1981	4.99	7.54
1982	4.83	7.49
1983	4.65	7.42
1984	4.48	7.35
1985	4.32	7.27
1986	4.19	7.19
1987	4.18	7.09
1988	4.1	6.97
1989	4.03	6.85
1990	3.96	6.72
1991	3.89	6.59
1992	3.8	6.43
1993	3.69	6.27
1994	3.61	6.13
1995	3.57	6.04
1996	3.48	5.95
1997	3.38	5.9
1998	3.34	5.85
1999	3.22	5.81
2000	3.08	5.77
2001	2.93	5.7
2002	2.78	5.64
2003	2.64	5.57
2004	2.52	5.53
2005	2.44	5.5
2006	2.4	5.45
2007	2.35	5.4
2008	2.29	5.36
2009	2.26	5.33
2010	2.24	5.29
2011	2.22	5.24
2012	2.19	5.19
2013	2.15	5.14
2014	2.13	5.07
2015	2.07	4.97
2016	1.97	4.87
2017	1.9	4.76
2018	1.85	4.6
2019	1.84	4.52
2020	1.82	4.46
2021	1.8	4.41
2022	1.79	4.35
2023	1.78	4.28
2024	1.77	4.23
2025	1.75	4.17
2026	1.74	4.1
2027	1.73	4.05
2028	1.72	3.99
2029	1.72	3.93
2030	1.71	3.88
2031	1.7	3.83
2032	1.7	3.78
2033	1.69	3.75
2034	1.69	3.69
2035	1.68	3.64
2036	1.68	3.6
2037	1.68	3.56
2038	1.67	3.51
2039	1.67	3.47
2040	1.67	3.43
2041	1.67	3.39
2042	1.67	3.35
2043	1.67	3.31
2044	1.66	3.27
2045	1.66	3.23
2046	1.66	3.2
2047	1.66	3.17
2048	1.66	3.13
2049	1.66	3.1
2050	1.65	3.07

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Ivory Coast
1960	45.5%	43.1%
1961	45.7%	43.2%
1962	45.8%	43.4%
1963	46%	43.6%
1964	46.1%	43.9%
1965	46.2%	44.1%
1966	46.3%	44.3%
1967	46.5%	44.6%
1968	46.6%	44.8%
1969	46.8%	44.9%
1970	46.8%	45.1%
1971	46.7%	45.1%
1972	46.6%	45.2%
1973	46.4%	45.2%
1974	46.2%	45.3%
1975	45.9%	45.4%
1976	45.6%	45.7%
1977	45.3%	46.1%
1978	44.9%	46.5%
1979	44.5%	46.8%
1980	44.2%	47.1%
1981	43.9%	47.3%
1982	43.7%	47.5%
1983	43.4%	47.7%
1984	43.1%	47.8%
1985	42.7%	47.9%
1986	42.4%	48%
1987	42.1%	48.1%
1988	41.9%	48%
1989	41.8%	47.9%
1990	41.7%	47.8%
1991	41.7%	47.6%
1992	41.5%	47.4%
1993	41.1%	47.1%
1994	40.5%	46.9%
1995	39.8%	46.7%
1996	39.1%	46.4%
1997	38.5%	46.2%
1998	38%	46.1%
1999	37.5%	46%
2000	37.1%	46%
2001	36.7%	46.1%
2002	36.3%	46.2%
2003	35.9%	46.2%
2004	35.4%	46.3%
2005	34.9%	46.3%
2006	34.4%	46.3%
2007	33.9%	46.4%
2008	33.4%	45.8%
2009	32.7%	44.9%
2010	32%	44%
2011	31.3%	43.3%
2012	30.6%	42.7%
2013	29.9%	42.2%
2014	29.2%	42%
2015	28.6%	42.2%
2016	28%	42.3%
2017	27.5%	42.4%
2018	27%	42.4%
2019	26.7%	42.3%
2020	26.3%	42.2%
2021	26%	42%
2022	25.6%	41.7%
2023	25.2%	41.3%
2024	24.8%	40.9%
2025	24.4%	40.5%
2026	24%	40%
2027	23.5%	39.7%
2028	23.1%	39.3%
2029	22.7%	38.8%
2030	22.3%	38.3%
2031	21.9%	37.8%
2032	21.6%	37.3%
2033	21.4%	37%
2034	21.1%	36.7%
2035	20.8%	36.4%
2036	20.6%	36.2%
2037	20.3%	35.9%
2038	20.1%	35.7%
2039	19.8%	35.6%
2040	19.6%	35.4%
2041	19.3%	35.3%
2042	19%	35.1%
2043	18.8%	35%
2044	18.5%	34.8%
2045	18.3%	34.7%
2046	18%	34.5%
2047	17.8%	34.4%
2048	17.6%	34.2%
2049	17.3%	34%
2050	17.1%	33.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 40.9% in Ivory Coast in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 47.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Ivory Coast compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Ivory Coast by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +2.65% in Ivory Coast. 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	Ivory Coast
1960	81,544	99,681
1961	84,614	105,568
1962	88,237	111,930
1963	90,794	118,526
1964	93,328	124,996
1965	95,341	131,601
1966	97,156	138,438
1967	98,424	145,773
1968	98,851	153,464
1969	99,848	161,541
1970	100,499	170,070
1971	104,714	179,918
1972	107,604	190,842
1973	111,546	203,429
1974	113,846	216,389
1975	116,737	228,883
1976	120,511	241,939
1977	121,446	250,858
1978	124,468	257,222
1979	123,838	268,875
1980	111,771	280,630
1981	117,346	292,755
1982	120,938	305,204
1983	121,700	317,379
1984	125,036	331,910
1985	127,248	344,549
1986	130,177	357,205
1987	133,667	370,654
1988	136,230	378,575
1989	139,093	390,081
1990	140,311	402,629
1991	140,691	413,354
1992	139,221	423,294
1993	138,432	430,759
1994	137,974	438,274
1995	138,268	453,719
1996	136,929	469,740
1997	134,448	489,984
1998	134,065	509,167
1999	128,947	527,634
2000	122,315	545,129
2001	114,313	555,220
2002	106,137	563,692
2003	97,849	568,220
2004	90,905	579,424
2005	84,883	593,685
2006	80,887	605,001
2007	76,776	617,247
2008	75,107	630,610
2009	74,908	654,439
2010	75,695	676,554
2011	76,182	694,033
2012	75,495	708,847
2013	73,869	720,228
2014	72,581	728,978
2015	69,263	731,387
2016	63,751	735,630
2017	59,824	734,553
2018	57,509	722,445
2019	56,816	727,774
2020	48,244	727,455
2021	46,530	732,191
2022	53,138	750,270
2023	51,985	758,261

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Ivory Coast

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 359 deaths in Ivory Coast.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Ivory Coast
1985	193	766
1986	169	735
1987	178	697
1988	173	671
1989	155	645
1990	145	619
1991	129	584
1992	121	546
1993	114	503
1994	101	463
1995	89	421
1996	78	381
1997	67	364
1998	61	380
1999	53	381
2000	48	378
2001	45	405
2002	40	427
2003	38	451
2004	35	456
2005	34	492
2006	33	544
2007	33	567
2008	33	562
2009	35	588
2010	34	592
2011	35	569
2012	36	566
2013	39	544
2014	41	522
2015	43	505
2016	43	488
2017	44	465
2018	43	449
2019	40	429
2020	48	447
2021	58	459
2022	39	409
2023	39	359

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 6.71% in Ivory Coast. 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	Ivory Coast
1960	18.5%	32.1%
1961	18.1%	31.3%
1962	17.7%	30.5%
1963	17.3%	29.7%
1964	17%	28.9%
1965	16.6%	28.2%
1966	16.3%	27.4%
1967	16%	26.7%
1968	15.6%	26%
1969	15.3%	25.2%
1970	15%	24.5%
1971	14.6%	23.7%
1972	14.3%	22.9%
1973	13.9%	22.1%
1974	13.5%	21.2%
1975	13.1%	20.3%
1976	12.6%	19.5%
1977	12.1%	18.7%
1978	11.6%	18%
1979	11.1%	17.4%
1980	12.5%	16.9%
1981	10%	16.4%
1982	9.46%	16.1%
1983	8.94%	15.8%
1984	8.42%	15.5%
1985	7.93%	15.4%
1986	7.47%	15.3%
1987	7.04%	15.2%
1988	6.65%	15.2%
1989	6.28%	15.3%
1990	5.94%	15.3%
1991	5.61%	15.4%
1992	5.3%	15.4%
1993	5%	15.4%
1994	4.71%	15.3%
1995	4.42%	15.2%
1996	4.15%	15.1%
1997	3.89%	14.9%
1998	3.65%	14.6%
1999	3.43%	14.4%
2000	3.23%	14.1%
2001	3.04%	13.7%
2002	2.86%	13.3%
2003	2.7%	13%
2004	2.55%	12.6%
2005	2.4%	12.2%
2006	2.27%	11.8%
2007	2.15%	11.4%
2008	2.04%	11%
2009	1.94%	10.6%
2010	1.84%	10.2%
2011	1.75%	9.91%
2012	1.67%	9.6%
2013	1.59%	9.27%
2014	1.52%	8.92%
2015	1.45%	8.61%
2016	1.39%	8.36%
2017	1.33%	8.11%
2018	1.27%	7.85%
2019	1.22%	7.59%
2020	1.17%	7.37%
2021	1.12%	7.14%
2022	1.08%	6.92%
2023	1.04%	6.71%