Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Malawi

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Malawi 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 3.65 in Malawi in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Malawi 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	Malawi
1960	6.62	7.04
1961	6.64	7.07
1962	6.68	7.1
1963	6.69	7.13
1964	6.68	7.11
1965	6.64	7.13
1966	6.57	7.17
1967	6.49	7.21
1968	6.39	7.26
1969	6.28	7.27
1970	6.18	7.3
1971	6.13	7.31
1972	6.03	7.33
1973	5.93	7.34
1974	5.82	7.34
1975	5.71	7.36
1976	5.59	7.39
1977	5.47	7.41
1978	5.36	7.43
1979	5.23	7.47
1980	5.11	7.52
1981	4.99	7.49
1982	4.83	7.45
1983	4.65	7.36
1984	4.48	7.27
1985	4.32	7.17
1986	4.19	7.07
1987	4.18	6.97
1988	4.1	6.88
1989	4.03	6.8
1990	3.96	6.74
1991	3.89	6.68
1992	3.8	6.63
1993	3.69	6.57
1994	3.61	6.49
1995	3.57	6.39
1996	3.48	6.29
1997	3.38	6.23
1998	3.34	6.21
1999	3.22	6.12
2000	3.08	6
2001	2.93	5.94
2002	2.78	5.9
2003	2.64	5.88
2004	2.52	5.86
2005	2.44	5.85
2006	2.4	5.8
2007	2.35	5.72
2008	2.29	5.61
2009	2.26	5.45
2010	2.24	5.26
2011	2.22	5.08
2012	2.19	4.9
2013	2.15	4.76
2014	2.13	4.57
2015	2.07	4.38
2016	1.97	4.22
2017	1.9	4.11
2018	1.85	4.02
2019	1.84	3.95
2020	1.82	3.88
2021	1.8	3.79
2022	1.79	3.72
2023	1.78	3.65
2024	1.77	3.59
2025	1.75	3.53
2026	1.74	3.45
2027	1.73	3.39
2028	1.72	3.33
2029	1.72	3.29
2030	1.71	3.23
2031	1.7	3.18
2032	1.7	3.13
2033	1.69	3.09
2034	1.69	3.05
2035	1.68	3.01
2036	1.68	2.97
2037	1.68	2.93
2038	1.67	2.89
2039	1.67	2.86
2040	1.67	2.82
2041	1.67	2.79
2042	1.67	2.76
2043	1.67	2.73
2044	1.66	2.7
2045	1.66	2.67
2046	1.66	2.64
2047	1.66	2.61
2048	1.66	2.59
2049	1.66	2.57
2050	1.65	2.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Malawi
1960	45.5%	43.1%
1961	45.7%	42.9%
1962	45.8%	42.8%
1963	46%	42.9%
1964	46.1%	43%
1965	46.2%	43.2%
1966	46.3%	43.4%
1967	46.5%	43.7%
1968	46.6%	43.9%
1969	46.8%	44.2%
1970	46.8%	44.4%
1971	46.7%	44.6%
1972	46.6%	44.8%
1973	46.4%	44.9%
1974	46.2%	45.1%
1975	45.9%	45.2%
1976	45.6%	45.2%
1977	45.3%	45.3%
1978	44.9%	45.3%
1979	44.5%	45.3%
1980	44.2%	45.4%
1981	43.9%	45.4%
1982	43.7%	45.4%
1983	43.4%	45.5%
1984	43.1%	45.5%
1985	42.7%	45.4%
1986	42.4%	45.4%
1987	42.1%	45.1%
1988	41.9%	45%
1989	41.8%	45.2%
1990	41.7%	45.4%
1991	41.7%	45.6%
1992	41.5%	45.8%
1993	41.1%	46%
1994	40.5%	46.1%
1995	39.8%	46.1%
1996	39.1%	46.2%
1997	38.5%	46.2%
1998	38%	46.2%
1999	37.5%	46.2%
2000	37.1%	46.2%
2001	36.7%	46.1%
2002	36.3%	46.1%
2003	35.9%	46.1%
2004	35.4%	46%
2005	34.9%	46%
2006	34.4%	46.1%
2007	33.9%	46.1%
2008	33.4%	46.1%
2009	32.7%	46.2%
2010	32%	46.2%
2011	31.3%	46.2%
2012	30.6%	46.1%
2013	29.9%	46%
2014	29.2%	45.7%
2015	28.6%	45.4%
2016	28%	45.1%
2017	27.5%	44.6%
2018	27%	44.2%
2019	26.7%	43.7%
2020	26.3%	43.1%
2021	26%	42.5%
2022	25.6%	41.9%
2023	25.2%	41.3%
2024	24.8%	40.7%
2025	24.4%	40.1%
2026	24%	39.6%
2027	23.5%	39.1%
2028	23.1%	38.6%
2029	22.7%	38.1%
2030	22.3%	37.7%
2031	21.9%	37.4%
2032	21.6%	37%
2033	21.4%	36.7%
2034	21.1%	36.4%
2035	20.8%	36%
2036	20.6%	35.7%
2037	20.3%	35.3%
2038	20.1%	35%
2039	19.8%	34.6%
2040	19.6%	34.2%
2041	19.3%	33.9%
2042	19%	33.5%
2043	18.8%	33.1%
2044	18.5%	32.7%
2045	18.3%	32.3%
2046	18%	31.9%
2047	17.8%	31.5%
2048	17.6%	31.2%
2049	17.3%	30.8%
2050	17.1%	30.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 40.7% in Malawi in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Malawi compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Malawi by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +2.67% in Malawi. 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	Malawi
1960	81,544	85,718
1961	84,614	89,091
1962	88,237	92,463
1963	90,794	95,933
1964	93,328	97,658
1965	95,341	100,040
1966	97,156	103,512
1967	98,424	106,668
1968	98,851	110,329
1969	99,848	113,120
1970	100,499	116,822
1971	104,714	121,015
1972	107,604	125,728
1973	111,546	131,529
1974	113,846	137,819
1975	116,737	145,254
1976	120,511	153,422
1977	121,446	161,930
1978	124,468	172,503
1979	123,838	182,123
1980	111,771	192,746
1981	117,346	199,436
1982	120,938	205,386
1983	121,700	209,422
1984	125,036	212,146
1985	127,248	216,179
1986	130,177	218,519
1987	133,667	220,566
1988	136,230	226,911
1989	139,093	237,967
1990	140,311	250,159
1991	140,691	260,193
1992	139,221	269,066
1993	138,432	276,538
1994	137,974	275,439
1995	138,268	266,745
1996	136,929	270,048
1997	134,448	277,433
1998	134,065	285,407
1999	128,947	295,629
2000	122,315	300,439
2001	114,313	310,833
2002	106,137	322,863
2003	97,849	341,133
2004	90,905	361,133
2005	84,883	381,130
2006	80,887	397,123
2007	76,776	410,290
2008	75,107	421,781
2009	74,908	434,811
2010	75,695	444,468
2011	76,182	454,149
2012	75,495	460,684
2013	73,869	470,293
2014	72,581	472,418
2015	69,263	472,484
2016	63,751	474,779
2017	59,824	484,655
2018	57,509	494,348
2019	56,816	506,104
2020	48,244	514,659
2021	46,530	517,400
2022	53,138	533,450
2023	51,985	549,096

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Malawi

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 225 deaths in Malawi.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Malawi
1985	193	1,115
1986	169	1,118
1987	178	1,123
1988	173	1,154
1989	155	1,136
1990	145	1,112
1991	129	1,080
1992	121	1,042
1993	114	1,000
1994	101	912
1995	89	782
1996	78	713
1997	67	672
1998	61	658
1999	53	576
2000	48	506
2001	45	447
2002	40	404
2003	38	346
2004	35	304
2005	34	283
2006	33	286
2007	33	333
2008	33	430
2009	35	512
2010	34	517
2011	35	486
2012	36	447
2013	39	410
2014	41	367
2015	43	354
2016	43	312
2017	44	284
2018	43	267
2019	40	260
2020	48	256
2021	58	286
2022	39	239
2023	39	225

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 3.83% in Malawi. 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	Malawi
1960	18.5%	-
1961	18.1%	35.9%
1962	17.7%	35.8%
1963	17.3%	35.7%
1964	17%	35.5%
1965	16.6%	35.4%
1966	16.3%	35.3%
1967	16%	35.1%
1968	15.6%	35%
1969	15.3%	34.7%
1970	15%	34.4%
1971	14.6%	33.9%
1972	14.3%	33.2%
1973	13.9%	32.4%
1974	13.5%	31.5%
1975	13.1%	30.6%
1976	12.6%	29.7%
1977	12.1%	28.7%
1978	11.6%	27.6%
1979	11.1%	26.5%
1980	12.5%	25.6%
1981	10%	24.9%
1982	9.46%	24.5%
1983	8.94%	24.5%
1984	8.42%	24.8%
1985	7.93%	25.1%
1986	7.47%	25.4%
1987	7.04%	25.5%
1988	6.65%	25.3%
1989	6.28%	24.9%
1990	5.94%	24.3%
1991	5.61%	23.6%
1992	5.3%	22.8%
1993	5%	22%
1994	4.71%	21.3%
1995	4.42%	20.7%
1996	4.15%	20.2%
1997	3.89%	19.7%
1998	3.65%	19.2%
1999	3.43%	18.4%
2000	3.23%	17.3%
2001	3.04%	16%
2002	2.86%	14.6%
2003	2.7%	13.2%
2004	2.55%	11.9%
2005	2.4%	11%
2006	2.27%	10.3%
2007	2.15%	9.83%
2008	2.04%	9.31%
2009	1.94%	8.81%
2010	1.84%	8.3%
2011	1.75%	7.67%
2012	1.67%	6.98%
2013	1.59%	6.4%
2014	1.52%	6.02%
2015	1.45%	5.67%
2016	1.39%	5.35%
2017	1.33%	5.06%
2018	1.27%	4.75%
2019	1.22%	4.55%
2020	1.17%	4.31%
2021	1.12%	4.15%
2022	1.08%	3.99%
2023	1.04%	3.83%