Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Malaysia

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Malaysia 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 1.55 in Malaysia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Malaysia 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	Malaysia
1960	6.62	6.41
1961	6.64	6.37
1962	6.68	6.3
1963	6.69	6.19
1964	6.68	6.03
1965	6.64	5.84
1966	6.57	5.64
1967	6.49	5.43
1968	6.39	5.29
1969	6.28	5.16
1970	6.18	5.04
1971	6.13	4.92
1972	6.03	4.82
1973	5.93	4.73
1974	5.82	4.62
1975	5.71	4.5
1976	5.59	4.4
1977	5.47	4.28
1978	5.36	4.18
1979	5.23	4.09
1980	5.11	4.04
1981	4.99	4
1982	4.83	3.97
1983	4.65	3.93
1984	4.48	3.89
1985	4.32	3.8
1986	4.19	3.7
1987	4.18	3.57
1988	4.1	3.5
1989	4.03	3.31
1990	3.96	3.3
1991	3.89	3.34
1992	3.8	3.37
1993	3.69	3.36
1994	3.61	3.35
1995	3.57	3.32
1996	3.48	3.3
1997	3.38	3.23
1998	3.34	3.12
1999	3.22	3.07
2000	3.08	2.94
2001	2.93	2.81
2002	2.78	2.66
2003	2.64	2.6
2004	2.52	2.49
2005	2.44	2.39
2006	2.4	2.31
2007	2.35	2.25
2008	2.29	2.26
2009	2.26	2.22
2010	2.24	2.14
2011	2.22	2.15
2012	2.19	2.12
2013	2.15	2.07
2014	2.13	2.06
2015	2.07	2.01
2016	1.97	1.94
2017	1.9	1.89
2018	1.85	1.84
2019	1.84	1.78
2020	1.82	1.68
2021	1.8	1.56
2022	1.79	1.55
2023	1.78	1.55
2024	1.77	1.54
2025	1.75	1.53
2026	1.74	1.52
2027	1.73	1.51
2028	1.72	1.51
2029	1.72	1.51
2030	1.71	1.51
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	1.51
2037	1.68	1.51
2038	1.67	1.51
2039	1.67	1.51
2040	1.67	1.51
2041	1.67	1.51
2042	1.67	1.51
2043	1.67	1.52
2044	1.66	1.52
2045	1.66	1.52
2046	1.66	1.52
2047	1.66	1.52
2048	1.66	1.53
2049	1.66	1.53
2050	1.65	1.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Malaysia
1960	45.5%	45.4%
1961	45.7%	45.9%
1962	45.8%	46.3%
1963	46%	46.5%
1964	46.1%	46.6%
1965	46.2%	46.5%
1966	46.3%	46.2%
1967	46.5%	45.9%
1968	46.6%	45.5%
1969	46.8%	45%
1970	46.8%	44.5%
1971	46.7%	44%
1972	46.6%	43.4%
1973	46.4%	42.8%
1974	46.2%	42.2%
1975	45.9%	41.7%
1976	45.6%	41.1%
1977	45.3%	40.6%
1978	44.9%	40.1%
1979	44.5%	39.6%
1980	44.2%	39.2%
1981	43.9%	38.8%
1982	43.7%	38.6%
1983	43.4%	38.4%
1984	43.1%	38.2%
1985	42.7%	38.1%
1986	42.4%	38%
1987	42.1%	37.9%
1988	41.9%	37.7%
1989	41.8%	37.5%
1990	41.7%	37.2%
1991	41.7%	36.9%
1992	41.5%	36.6%
1993	41.1%	36.3%
1994	40.5%	36%
1995	39.8%	35.7%
1996	39.1%	35.5%
1997	38.5%	35.3%
1998	38%	35%
1999	37.5%	34.6%
2000	37.1%	34.2%
2001	36.7%	33.7%
2002	36.3%	33.2%
2003	35.9%	32.6%
2004	35.4%	32%
2005	34.9%	31.4%
2006	34.4%	30.7%
2007	33.9%	30%
2008	33.4%	29.4%
2009	32.7%	28.6%
2010	32%	27.9%
2011	31.3%	27.4%
2012	30.6%	27%
2013	29.9%	26.6%
2014	29.2%	26.2%
2015	28.6%	25.8%
2016	28%	25.5%
2017	27.5%	25.2%
2018	27%	24.9%
2019	26.7%	24.5%
2020	26.3%	24%
2021	26%	23.4%
2022	25.6%	22.8%
2023	25.2%	22.3%
2024	24.8%	21.8%
2025	24.4%	21.3%
2026	24%	20.8%
2027	23.5%	20.4%
2028	23.1%	19.9%
2029	22.7%	19.4%
2030	22.3%	19%
2031	21.9%	18.5%
2032	21.6%	18.1%
2033	21.4%	17.8%
2034	21.1%	17.6%
2035	20.8%	17.4%
2036	20.6%	17.3%
2037	20.3%	17.3%
2038	20.1%	17.2%
2039	19.8%	17.1%
2040	19.6%	17%
2041	19.3%	17%
2042	19%	16.9%
2043	18.8%	16.8%
2044	18.5%	16.7%
2045	18.3%	16.7%
2046	18%	16.6%
2047	17.8%	16.5%
2048	17.6%	16.4%
2049	17.3%	16.3%
2050	17.1%	16.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 21.8% in Malaysia in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 37.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Malaysia compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Malaysia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +0.92% in Malaysia. 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	Malaysia
1960	81,544	251,090
1961	84,614	257,270
1962	88,237	262,140
1963	90,794	265,815
1964	93,328	266,406
1965	95,341	264,836
1966	97,156	262,162
1967	98,424	258,764
1968	98,851	260,705
1969	99,848	264,327
1970	100,499	269,341
1971	104,714	272,323
1972	107,604	276,263
1973	111,546	284,611
1974	113,846	289,880
1975	116,737	294,541
1976	120,511	300,615
1977	121,446	305,515
1978	124,468	311,027
1979	123,838	317,439
1980	111,771	326,947
1981	117,346	339,991
1982	120,938	353,138
1983	121,700	365,290
1984	125,036	376,797
1985	127,248	383,243
1986	130,177	385,799
1987	133,667	381,999
1988	136,230	386,507
1989	139,093	373,277
1990	140,311	384,518
1991	140,691	401,938
1992	139,221	418,900
1993	138,432	429,910
1994	137,974	437,873
1995	138,268	443,349
1996	136,929	450,174
1997	134,448	447,768
1998	134,065	436,316
1999	128,947	432,355
2000	122,315	417,371
2001	114,313	400,939
2002	106,137	381,084
2003	97,849	377,425
2004	90,905	365,138
2005	84,883	355,324
2006	80,887	349,509
2007	76,776	348,711
2008	75,107	362,380
2009	74,908	366,157
2010	75,695	360,260
2011	76,182	372,836
2012	75,495	371,497
2013	73,869	366,738
2014	72,581	367,587
2015	69,263	358,302
2016	63,751	345,681
2017	59,824	336,434
2018	57,509	324,568
2019	56,816	309,426
2020	48,244	283,282
2021	46,530	212,002
2022	53,138	237,560
2023	51,985	254,806

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Malaysia

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 26 deaths in Malaysia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Malaysia
1985	193	63
1986	169	59
1987	178	56
1988	173	55
1989	155	52
1990	145	51
1991	129	49
1992	121	48
1993	114	46
1994	101	44
1995	89	43
1996	78	42
1997	67	40
1998	61	39
1999	53	38
2000	48	37
2001	45	36
2002	40	34
2003	38	34
2004	35	33
2005	34	31
2006	33	30
2007	33	30
2008	33	29
2009	35	29
2010	34	29
2011	35	29
2012	36	29
2013	39	29
2014	41	30
2015	43	30
2016	43	30
2017	44	29
2018	43	29
2019	40	28
2020	48	29
2021	58	52
2022	39	38
2023	39	26

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 0.81% in Malaysia. 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	Malaysia
1960	18.5%	9.46%
1961	18.1%	8.83%
1962	17.7%	8.25%
1963	17.3%	7.74%
1964	17%	7.28%
1965	16.6%	6.89%
1966	16.3%	6.56%
1967	16%	6.27%
1968	15.6%	6.02%
1969	15.3%	5.79%
1970	15%	5.56%
1971	14.6%	5.32%
1972	14.3%	5.06%
1973	13.9%	4.79%
1974	13.5%	4.5%
1975	13.1%	4.23%
1976	12.6%	3.97%
1977	12.1%	3.71%
1978	11.6%	3.48%
1979	11.1%	3.25%
1980	12.5%	3.04%
1981	10%	2.84%
1982	9.46%	2.65%
1983	8.94%	2.47%
1984	8.42%	2.32%
1985	7.93%	2.18%
1986	7.47%	2.05%
1987	7.04%	1.93%
1988	6.65%	1.83%
1989	6.28%	1.74%
1990	5.94%	1.66%
1991	5.61%	1.58%
1992	5.3%	1.51%
1993	5%	1.45%
1994	4.71%	1.39%
1995	4.42%	1.34%
1996	4.15%	1.29%
1997	3.89%	1.23%
1998	3.65%	1.15%
1999	3.43%	1.07%
2000	3.23%	1%
2001	3.04%	0.93%
2002	2.86%	0.88%
2003	2.7%	0.85%
2004	2.55%	0.84%
2005	2.4%	0.83%
2006	2.27%	0.83%
2007	2.15%	0.82%
2008	2.04%	0.82%
2009	1.94%	0.82%
2010	1.84%	0.81%
2011	1.75%	0.81%
2012	1.67%	0.8%
2013	1.59%	0.81%
2014	1.52%	0.81%
2015	1.45%	0.81%
2016	1.39%	0.82%
2017	1.33%	0.82%
2018	1.27%	0.82%
2019	1.22%	0.82%
2020	1.17%	0.81%
2021	1.12%	0.81%
2022	1.08%	0.81%
2023	1.04%	0.81%