Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Mali

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Mali 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 5.61 in Mali in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Mali 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	Mali
1960	6.62	7.02
1961	6.64	7.03
1962	6.68	7.04
1963	6.69	7.05
1964	6.68	7.06
1965	6.64	7.08
1966	6.57	7.11
1967	6.49	7.14
1968	6.39	7.16
1969	6.28	7.18
1970	6.18	7.18
1971	6.13	7.2
1972	6.03	7.22
1973	5.93	7.22
1974	5.82	7.23
1975	5.71	7.25
1976	5.59	7.27
1977	5.47	7.3
1978	5.36	7.32
1979	5.23	7.35
1980	5.11	7.37
1981	4.99	7.37
1982	4.83	7.32
1983	4.65	7.28
1984	4.48	7.26
1985	4.32	7.26
1986	4.19	7.31
1987	4.18	7.31
1988	4.1	7.32
1989	4.03	7.33
1990	3.96	7.31
1991	3.89	7.28
1992	3.8	7.24
1993	3.69	7.18
1994	3.61	7.12
1995	3.57	7.05
1996	3.48	7.01
1997	3.38	6.97
1998	3.34	6.94
1999	3.22	6.91
2000	3.08	6.89
2001	2.93	6.85
2002	2.78	6.82
2003	2.64	6.78
2004	2.52	6.74
2005	2.44	6.71
2006	2.4	6.68
2007	2.35	6.65
2008	2.29	6.62
2009	2.26	6.59
2010	2.24	6.58
2011	2.22	6.55
2012	2.19	6.52
2013	2.15	6.49
2014	2.13	6.44
2015	2.07	6.39
2016	1.97	6.32
2017	1.9	6.25
2018	1.85	6.12
2019	1.84	5.89
2020	1.82	5.85
2021	1.8	5.78
2022	1.79	5.69
2023	1.78	5.61
2024	1.77	5.51
2025	1.75	5.42
2026	1.74	5.33
2027	1.73	5.24
2028	1.72	5.15
2029	1.72	5.07
2030	1.71	4.96
2031	1.7	4.88
2032	1.7	4.78
2033	1.69	4.7
2034	1.69	4.6
2035	1.68	4.49
2036	1.68	4.41
2037	1.68	4.32
2038	1.67	4.24
2039	1.67	4.14
2040	1.67	4.05
2041	1.67	3.97
2042	1.67	3.89
2043	1.67	3.82
2044	1.66	3.75
2045	1.66	3.69
2046	1.66	3.62
2047	1.66	3.55
2048	1.66	3.49
2049	1.66	3.42
2050	1.65	3.37

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Mali
1960	45.5%	40.3%
1961	45.7%	40.4%
1962	45.8%	40.4%
1963	46%	40.5%
1964	46.1%	40.6%
1965	46.2%	40.7%
1966	46.3%	40.8%
1967	46.5%	40.9%
1968	46.6%	41%
1969	46.8%	41.2%
1970	46.8%	41.3%
1971	46.7%	41.5%
1972	46.6%	41.7%
1973	46.4%	41.9%
1974	46.2%	42.1%
1975	45.9%	42.4%
1976	45.6%	42.7%
1977	45.3%	43%
1978	44.9%	43.2%
1979	44.5%	43.6%
1980	44.2%	43.9%
1981	43.9%	44.2%
1982	43.7%	44.5%
1983	43.4%	44.7%
1984	43.1%	45%
1985	42.7%	45.3%
1986	42.4%	45.7%
1987	42.1%	46%
1988	41.9%	46.4%
1989	41.8%	46.7%
1990	41.7%	46.8%
1991	41.7%	47%
1992	41.5%	47.1%
1993	41.1%	47.1%
1994	40.5%	47.1%
1995	39.8%	47.1%
1996	39.1%	47%
1997	38.5%	47%
1998	38%	46.8%
1999	37.5%	46.7%
2000	37.1%	46.6%
2001	36.7%	46.5%
2002	36.3%	46.4%
2003	35.9%	46.4%
2004	35.4%	46.4%
2005	34.9%	46.4%
2006	34.4%	46.5%
2007	33.9%	46.6%
2008	33.4%	46.8%
2009	32.7%	46.9%
2010	32%	47.1%
2011	31.3%	47.3%
2012	30.6%	47.6%
2013	29.9%	47.9%
2014	29.2%	48%
2015	28.6%	48%
2016	28%	48%
2017	27.5%	47.9%
2018	27%	47.8%
2019	26.7%	47.6%
2020	26.3%	47.3%
2021	26%	47%
2022	25.6%	46.8%
2023	25.2%	46.5%
2024	24.8%	46.1%
2025	24.4%	45.8%
2026	24%	45.4%
2027	23.5%	45.1%
2028	23.1%	44.7%
2029	22.7%	44.4%
2030	22.3%	44%
2031	21.9%	43.7%
2032	21.6%	43.4%
2033	21.4%	43%
2034	21.1%	42.7%
2035	20.8%	42.4%
2036	20.6%	42.1%
2037	20.3%	41.8%
2038	20.1%	41.5%
2039	19.8%	41.1%
2040	19.6%	40.8%
2041	19.3%	40.4%
2042	19%	40%
2043	18.8%	39.6%
2044	18.5%	39.2%
2045	18.3%	38.8%
2046	18%	38.4%
2047	17.8%	38%
2048	17.6%	37.6%
2049	17.3%	37.1%
2050	17.1%	36.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 46.1% in Mali in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 46.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Mali compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Mali by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +3.25% in Mali. 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	Mali
1960	81,544	88,802
1961	84,614	91,115
1962	88,237	93,101
1963	90,794	95,055
1964	93,328	97,166
1965	95,341	100,451
1966	97,156	103,684
1967	98,424	107,650
1968	98,851	111,403
1969	99,848	114,361
1970	100,499	118,952
1971	104,714	123,591
1972	107,604	129,687
1973	111,546	135,801
1974	113,846	142,448
1975	116,737	150,222
1976	120,511	157,778
1977	121,446	165,071
1978	124,468	172,652
1979	123,838	182,449
1980	111,771	190,560
1981	117,346	198,227
1982	120,938	204,892
1983	121,700	211,795
1984	125,036	218,078
1985	127,248	224,734
1986	130,177	233,799
1987	133,667	238,871
1988	136,230	245,682
1989	139,093	249,929
1990	140,311	252,308
1991	140,691	261,656
1992	139,221	267,605
1993	138,432	274,480
1994	137,974	282,356
1995	138,268	285,598
1996	136,929	293,953
1997	134,448	308,429
1998	134,065	323,940
1999	128,947	343,705
2000	122,315	359,159
2001	114,313	376,472
2002	106,137	396,732
2003	97,849	417,766
2004	90,905	439,717
2005	84,883	460,964
2006	80,887	477,665
2007	76,776	495,800
2008	75,107	514,665
2009	74,908	533,730
2010	75,695	554,447
2011	76,182	570,899
2012	75,495	588,748
2013	73,869	597,887
2014	72,581	614,419
2015	69,263	630,006
2016	63,751	645,652
2017	59,824	661,973
2018	57,509	670,723
2019	56,816	667,110
2020	48,244	683,053
2021	46,530	703,674
2022	53,138	726,465
2023	51,985	746,398

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Mali

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 367 deaths in Mali.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Mali
1985	193	1,217
1986	169	1,184
1987	178	1,142
1988	173	1,128
1989	155	1,106
1990	145	1,087
1991	129	1,063
1992	121	1,024
1993	114	988
1994	101	935
1995	89	895
1996	78	875
1997	67	820
1998	61	781
1999	53	749
2000	48	741
2001	45	694
2002	40	649
2003	38	616
2004	35	592
2005	34	577
2006	33	568
2007	33	574
2008	33	573
2009	35	565
2010	34	558
2011	35	553
2012	36	549
2013	39	525
2014	41	507
2015	43	490
2016	43	472
2017	44	453
2018	43	434
2019	40	416
2020	48	405
2021	58	415
2022	39	381
2023	39	367

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 9.13% in Mali. 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	Mali
1960	18.5%	-
1961	18.1%	-
1962	17.7%	-
1963	17.3%	42.6%
1964	17%	41.9%
1965	16.6%	41.2%
1966	16.3%	40.5%
1967	16%	39.8%
1968	15.6%	39.2%
1969	15.3%	38.6%
1970	15%	38%
1971	14.6%	37.3%
1972	14.3%	36.7%
1973	13.9%	36%
1974	13.5%	35.2%
1975	13.1%	34.4%
1976	12.6%	33.6%
1977	12.1%	32.7%
1978	11.6%	31.8%
1979	11.1%	31%
1980	12.5%	30.2%
1981	10%	29.3%
1982	9.46%	28.5%
1983	8.94%	27.7%
1984	8.42%	26.9%
1985	7.93%	26.1%
1986	7.47%	25.4%
1987	7.04%	24.8%
1988	6.65%	24.2%
1989	6.28%	23.6%
1990	5.94%	23.1%
1991	5.61%	22.7%
1992	5.3%	22.3%
1993	5%	21.9%
1994	4.71%	21.5%
1995	4.42%	21.2%
1996	4.15%	20.8%
1997	3.89%	20.4%
1998	3.65%	19.9%
1999	3.43%	19.4%
2000	3.23%	18.8%
2001	3.04%	18.2%
2002	2.86%	17.5%
2003	2.7%	16.9%
2004	2.55%	16.3%
2005	2.4%	15.7%
2006	2.27%	15.2%
2007	2.15%	14.7%
2008	2.04%	14.3%
2009	1.94%	13.8%
2010	1.84%	13.4%
2011	1.75%	13%
2012	1.67%	12.6%
2013	1.59%	12.2%
2014	1.52%	11.9%
2015	1.45%	11.6%
2016	1.39%	11.2%
2017	1.33%	10.9%
2018	1.27%	10.6%
2019	1.22%	10.3%
2020	1.17%	10%
2021	1.12%	9.69%
2022	1.08%	9.4%
2023	1.04%	9.13%