Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Latvia

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Latvia 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 1.36 in Latvia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Latvia 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	Latvia
1960	6.62	1.94
1961	6.64	1.94
1962	6.68	1.91
1963	6.69	1.85
1964	6.68	1.79
1965	6.64	1.74
1966	6.57	1.76
1967	6.49	1.8
1968	6.39	1.83
1969	6.28	1.88
1970	6.18	1.96
1971	6.13	2
1972	6.03	2
1973	5.93	1.98
1974	5.82	1.97
1975	5.71	1.96
1976	5.59	1.93
1977	5.47	1.89
1978	5.36	1.87
1979	5.23	1.87
1980	5.11	1.86
1981	4.99	1.88
1982	4.83	1.97
1983	4.65	2.07
1984	4.48	2.09
1985	4.32	2.08
1986	4.19	2.12
1987	4.18	2.15
1988	4.1	2.11
1989	4.03	2.05
1990	3.96	2.02
1991	3.89	1.86
1992	3.8	1.73
1993	3.69	1.51
1994	3.61	1.39
1995	3.57	1.25
1996	3.48	1.16
1997	3.38	1.11
1998	3.34	1.09
1999	3.22	1.16
2000	3.08	1.25
2001	2.93	1.22
2002	2.78	1.26
2003	2.64	1.32
2004	2.52	1.29
2005	2.44	1.39
2006	2.4	1.46
2007	2.35	1.54
2008	2.29	1.58
2009	2.26	1.46
2010	2.24	1.36
2011	2.22	1.33
2012	2.19	1.44
2013	2.15	1.52
2014	2.13	1.65
2015	2.07	1.7
2016	1.97	1.74
2017	1.9	1.69
2018	1.85	1.6
2019	1.84	1.61
2020	1.82	1.55
2021	1.8	1.57
2022	1.79	1.47
2023	1.78	1.36
2024	1.77	1.36
2025	1.75	1.37
2026	1.74	1.38
2027	1.73	1.38
2028	1.72	1.39
2029	1.72	1.39
2030	1.71	1.4
2031	1.7	1.4
2032	1.7	1.41
2033	1.69	1.41
2034	1.69	1.41
2035	1.68	1.42
2036	1.68	1.42
2037	1.68	1.42
2038	1.67	1.43
2039	1.67	1.43
2040	1.67	1.43
2041	1.67	1.44
2042	1.67	1.44
2043	1.67	1.44
2044	1.66	1.45
2045	1.66	1.45
2046	1.66	1.45
2047	1.66	1.46
2048	1.66	1.46
2049	1.66	1.46
2050	1.65	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Latvia
1960	45.5%	22.2%
1961	45.7%	22.4%
1962	45.8%	22.6%
1963	46%	22.5%
1964	46.1%	22.4%
1965	46.2%	22.2%
1966	46.3%	22%
1967	46.5%	21.8%
1968	46.6%	21.7%
1969	46.8%	21.6%
1970	46.8%	21.6%
1971	46.7%	21.5%
1972	46.6%	21.5%
1973	46.4%	21.3%
1974	46.2%	21.2%
1975	45.9%	21%
1976	45.6%	20.8%
1977	45.3%	20.6%
1978	44.9%	20.5%
1979	44.5%	20.4%
1980	44.2%	20.5%
1981	43.9%	20.6%
1982	43.7%	20.8%
1983	43.4%	20.9%
1984	43.1%	21.1%
1985	42.7%	21.2%
1986	42.4%	21.3%
1987	42.1%	21.3%
1988	41.9%	21.4%
1989	41.8%	21.4%
1990	41.7%	21.5%
1991	41.7%	21.5%
1992	41.5%	21.4%
1993	41.1%	21.2%
1994	40.5%	21%
1995	39.8%	20.7%
1996	39.1%	20.2%
1997	38.5%	19.7%
1998	38%	19%
1999	37.5%	18.3%
2000	37.1%	17.7%
2001	36.7%	17%
2002	36.3%	16.4%
2003	35.9%	15.8%
2004	35.4%	15.2%
2005	34.9%	14.7%
2006	34.4%	14.4%
2007	33.9%	14.1%
2008	33.4%	14%
2009	32.7%	14.1%
2010	32%	14.2%
2011	31.3%	14.2%
2012	30.6%	14.4%
2013	29.9%	14.6%
2014	29.2%	14.8%
2015	28.6%	15.1%
2016	28%	15.4%
2017	27.5%	15.7%
2018	27%	15.8%
2019	26.7%	15.9%
2020	26.3%	16%
2021	26%	16%
2022	25.6%	15.9%
2023	25.2%	15.7%
2024	24.8%	15.4%
2025	24.4%	15.2%
2026	24%	15%
2027	23.5%	14.8%
2028	23.1%	14.5%
2029	22.7%	14.1%
2030	22.3%	13.7%
2031	21.9%	13.2%
2032	21.6%	12.8%
2033	21.4%	12.4%
2034	21.1%	12.2%
2035	20.8%	11.9%
2036	20.6%	11.7%
2037	20.3%	11.6%
2038	20.1%	11.6%
2039	19.8%	11.6%
2040	19.6%	11.7%
2041	19.3%	11.7%
2042	19%	11.8%
2043	18.8%	12%
2044	18.5%	12.1%
2045	18.3%	12.2%
2046	18%	12.4%
2047	17.8%	12.5%
2048	17.6%	12.6%
2049	17.3%	12.7%
2050	17.1%	12.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 15.4% in Latvia in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 21.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Latvia compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Latvia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and -0.54% in Latvia. 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	Latvia
1960	81,544	14,211
1961	84,614	14,207
1962	88,237	11,562
1963	90,794	11,055
1964	93,328	12,100
1965	95,341	8,384
1966	97,156	8,677
1967	98,424	7,825
1968	98,851	7,668
1969	99,848	6,561
1970	100,499	7,785
1971	104,714	8,793
1972	107,604	7,666
1973	111,546	6,040
1974	113,846	6,824
1975	116,737	4,913
1976	120,511	4,200
1977	121,446	3,480
1978	124,468	2,997
1979	123,838	2,506
1980	111,771	3,265
1981	117,346	3,779
1982	120,938	6,327
1983	121,700	8,147
1984	125,036	7,430
1985	127,248	5,673
1986	130,177	10,660
1987	133,667	9,981
1988	136,230	9,022
1989	139,093	6,401
1990	140,311	2,929
1991	140,691	0
1992	139,221	-3,660
1993	138,432	-12,560
1994	137,974	-17,645
1995	138,268	-17,396
1996	136,929	-14,498
1997	134,448	-14,841
1998	134,065	-15,906
1999	128,947	-13,387
2000	122,315	-11,838
2001	114,313	-13,322
2002	106,137	-12,475
2003	97,849	-11,439
2004	90,905	-11,542
2005	84,883	-10,746
2006	80,887	-10,204
2007	76,776	-9,021
2008	75,107	-6,531
2009	74,908	-7,924
2010	75,695	-10,278
2011	76,182	-9,886
2012	75,495	-9,154
2013	73,869	-8,252
2014	72,581	-6,779
2015	69,263	-6,526
2016	63,751	-6,663
2017	59,824	-7,963
2018	57,509	-9,636
2019	56,816	-8,995
2020	48,244	-11,402
2021	46,530	-17,337
2022	53,138	-14,847
2023	51,985	-13,517

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Latvia

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 19 deaths in Latvia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Latvia
1985	193	51
1986	169	43
1987	178	44
1988	173	42
1989	155	46
1990	145	47
1991	129	46
1992	121	48
1993	114	57
1994	101	65
1995	89	59
1996	78	45
1997	67	41
1998	61	40
1999	53	40
2000	48	34
2001	45	32
2002	40	29
2003	38	30
2004	35	28
2005	34	27
2006	33	28
2007	33	27
2008	33	25
2009	35	24
2010	34	22
2011	35	22
2012	36	20
2013	39	24
2014	41	22
2015	43	22
2016	43	23
2017	44	23
2018	43	23
2019	40	22
2020	48	21
2021	58	42
2022	39	29
2023	39	19

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 0.3% in Latvia. 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	Latvia
1960	18.5%	-
1961	18.1%	-
1962	17.7%	-
1963	17.3%	-
1964	17%	-
1965	16.6%	-
1966	16.3%	-
1967	16%	-
1968	15.6%	-
1969	15.3%	-
1970	15%	-
1971	14.6%	-
1972	14.3%	-
1973	13.9%	-
1974	13.5%	-
1975	13.1%	-
1976	12.6%	-
1977	12.1%	-
1978	11.6%	-
1979	11.1%	2.08%
1980	12.5%	2.07%
1981	10%	2.06%
1982	9.46%	2.03%
1983	8.94%	1.96%
1984	8.42%	1.87%
1985	7.93%	1.75%
1986	7.47%	1.64%
1987	7.04%	1.55%
1988	6.65%	1.53%
1989	6.28%	1.58%
1990	5.94%	1.7%
1991	5.61%	1.83%
1992	5.3%	1.93%
1993	5%	1.99%
1994	4.71%	2%
1995	4.42%	1.98%
1996	4.15%	1.9%
1997	3.89%	1.79%
1998	3.65%	1.67%
1999	3.43%	1.54%
2000	3.23%	1.42%
2001	3.04%	1.33%
2002	2.86%	1.26%
2003	2.7%	1.19%
2004	2.55%	1.12%
2005	2.4%	1.05%
2006	2.27%	0.99%
2007	2.15%	0.93%
2008	2.04%	0.88%
2009	1.94%	0.83%
2010	1.84%	0.78%
2011	1.75%	0.72%
2012	1.67%	0.66%
2013	1.59%	0.6%
2014	1.52%	0.55%
2015	1.45%	0.51%
2016	1.39%	0.47%
2017	1.33%	0.45%
2018	1.27%	0.42%
2019	1.22%	0.4%
2020	1.17%	0.37%
2021	1.12%	0.35%
2022	1.08%	0.32%
2023	1.04%	0.3%