Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Montenegro

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Montenegro 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 1.74 in Montenegro in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Montenegro 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	Montenegro
1960	6.62	3.53
1961	6.64	3.49
1962	6.68	3.44
1963	6.69	3.38
1964	6.68	3.28
1965	6.64	3.19
1966	6.57	3.09
1967	6.49	2.91
1968	6.39	2.8
1969	6.28	2.79
1970	6.18	2.69
1971	6.13	2.67
1972	6.03	2.61
1973	5.93	2.51
1974	5.82	2.43
1975	5.71	2.38
1976	5.59	2.35
1977	5.47	2.31
1978	5.36	2.25
1979	5.23	2.2
1980	5.11	2.22
1981	4.99	2.19
1982	4.83	2.19
1983	4.65	2.17
1984	4.48	2.14
1985	4.32	2.13
1986	4.19	2.09
1987	4.18	2.07
1988	4.1	2.01
1989	4.03	1.94
1990	3.96	1.95
1991	3.89	2.02
1992	3.8	2.01
1993	3.69	1.96
1994	3.61	1.94
1995	3.57	1.96
1996	3.48	1.92
1997	3.38	1.89
1998	3.34	1.89
1999	3.22	1.88
2000	3.08	1.9
2001	2.93	1.86
2002	2.78	1.81
2003	2.64	1.8
2004	2.52	1.73
2005	2.44	1.69
2006	2.4	1.73
2007	2.35	1.8
2008	2.29	1.89
2009	2.26	1.98
2010	2.24	1.7
2011	2.22	1.65
2012	2.19	1.72
2013	2.15	1.73
2014	2.13	1.75
2015	2.07	1.7
2016	1.97	1.8
2017	1.9	1.8
2018	1.85	1.8
2019	1.84	1.8
2020	1.82	1.75
2021	1.8	1.75
2022	1.79	1.8
2023	1.78	1.74
2024	1.77	1.74
2025	1.75	1.73
2026	1.74	1.73
2027	1.73	1.73
2028	1.72	1.73
2029	1.72	1.72
2030	1.71	1.72
2031	1.7	1.72
2032	1.7	1.71
2033	1.69	1.71
2034	1.69	1.71
2035	1.68	1.7
2036	1.68	1.7
2037	1.68	1.7
2038	1.67	1.69
2039	1.67	1.69
2040	1.67	1.69
2041	1.67	1.69
2042	1.67	1.68
2043	1.67	1.68
2044	1.66	1.68
2045	1.66	1.68
2046	1.66	1.68
2047	1.66	1.67
2048	1.66	1.67
2049	1.66	1.67
2050	1.65	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Montenegro
1960	45.5%	36.1%
1961	45.7%	36.3%
1962	45.8%	36.4%
1963	46%	36.2%
1964	46.1%	35.9%
1965	46.2%	35.5%
1966	46.3%	35.1%
1967	46.5%	34.5%
1968	46.6%	33.9%
1969	46.8%	33.3%
1970	46.8%	32.6%
1971	46.7%	32%
1972	46.6%	31.4%
1973	46.4%	30.9%
1974	46.2%	30.4%
1975	45.9%	29.9%
1976	45.6%	29.5%
1977	45.3%	29%
1978	44.9%	28.5%
1979	44.5%	28.1%
1980	44.2%	27.8%
1981	43.9%	27.5%
1982	43.7%	27.1%
1983	43.4%	26.9%
1984	43.1%	26.6%
1985	42.7%	26.4%
1986	42.4%	26.2%
1987	42.1%	26%
1988	41.9%	25.9%
1989	41.8%	25.7%
1990	41.7%	25.6%
1991	41.7%	25.4%
1992	41.5%	25.1%
1993	41.1%	24.7%
1994	40.5%	24.4%
1995	39.8%	24%
1996	39.1%	23.6%
1997	38.5%	23.2%
1998	38%	22.8%
1999	37.5%	22.4%
2000	37.1%	21.9%
2001	36.7%	21.5%
2002	36.3%	21.2%
2003	35.9%	20.9%
2004	35.4%	20.6%
2005	34.9%	20.4%
2006	34.4%	20.1%
2007	33.9%	19.9%
2008	33.4%	19.6%
2009	32.7%	19.4%
2010	32%	19.2%
2011	31.3%	19%
2012	30.6%	18.8%
2013	29.9%	18.7%
2014	29.2%	18.6%
2015	28.6%	18.6%
2016	28%	18.6%
2017	27.5%	18.5%
2018	27%	18.4%
2019	26.7%	18.4%
2020	26.3%	18.4%
2021	26%	18.5%
2022	25.6%	18.5%
2023	25.2%	18.3%
2024	24.8%	18.1%
2025	24.4%	17.9%
2026	24%	17.7%
2027	23.5%	17.5%
2028	23.1%	17.2%
2029	22.7%	17%
2030	22.3%	16.8%
2031	21.9%	16.6%
2032	21.6%	16.3%
2033	21.4%	16.2%
2034	21.1%	16%
2035	20.8%	15.8%
2036	20.6%	15.7%
2037	20.3%	15.5%
2038	20.1%	15.4%
2039	19.8%	15.3%
2040	19.6%	15.2%
2041	19.3%	15.1%
2042	19%	15.1%
2043	18.8%	15%
2044	18.5%	15%
2045	18.3%	15%
2046	18%	14.9%
2047	17.8%	14.9%
2048	17.6%	14.9%
2049	17.3%	14.9%
2050	17.1%	14.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 18.1% in Montenegro in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Montenegro compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Montenegro by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +0.07% in Montenegro. 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	Montenegro
1960	81,544	9,144
1961	84,614	9,278
1962	88,237	9,402
1963	90,794	9,449
1964	93,328	9,227
1965	95,341	9,010
1966	97,156	8,661
1967	98,424	7,961
1968	98,851	7,497
1969	99,848	7,449
1970	100,499	7,069
1971	104,714	7,168
1972	107,604	7,252
1973	111,546	7,096
1974	113,846	6,919
1975	116,737	6,878
1976	120,511	6,845
1977	121,446	6,650
1978	124,468	6,408
1979	123,838	6,139
1980	111,771	6,383
1981	117,346	6,275
1982	120,938	6,419
1983	121,700	6,482
1984	125,036	6,337
1985	127,248	6,283
1986	130,177	6,097
1987	133,667	5,958
1988	136,230	5,529
1989	139,093	5,129
1990	140,311	5,010
1991	140,691	5,191
1992	139,221	5,015
1993	138,432	4,638
1994	137,974	4,381
1995	138,268	4,527
1996	136,929	4,155
1997	134,448	3,597
1998	134,065	3,889
1999	128,947	3,454
2000	122,315	3,751
2001	114,313	3,462
2002	106,137	2,988
2003	97,849	2,632
2004	90,905	2,146
2005	84,883	1,536
2006	80,887	1,599
2007	76,776	1,848
2008	75,107	2,530
2009	74,908	2,783
2010	75,695	1,797
2011	76,182	1,365
2012	75,495	1,554
2013	73,869	1,557
2014	72,581	1,560
2015	69,263	1,062
2016	63,751	1,125
2017	59,824	939
2018	57,509	752
2019	56,816	627
2020	48,244	-188
2021	46,530	-2,062
2022	53,138	0
2023	51,985	686

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Montenegro

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 6 deaths in Montenegro.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Montenegro
1985	193	11
1986	169	11
1987	178	10
1988	173	10
1989	155	10
1990	145	10
1991	129	11
1992	121	11
1993	114	11
1994	101	11
1995	89	11
1996	78	12
1997	67	12
1998	61	12
1999	53	12
2000	48	11
2001	45	11
2002	40	10
2003	38	10
2004	35	9
2005	34	8
2006	33	8
2007	33	8
2008	33	8
2009	35	8
2010	34	7
2011	35	7
2012	36	7
2013	39	7
2014	41	7
2015	43	7
2016	43	6
2017	44	7
2018	43	7
2019	40	6
2020	48	15
2021	58	15
2022	39	13
2023	39	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 0.26% in Montenegro. 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	Montenegro
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%	-
1980	12.5%	-
1981	10%	-
1982	9.46%	-
1983	8.94%	-
1984	8.42%	2.72%
1985	7.93%	2.48%
1986	7.47%	2.25%
1987	7.04%	2.05%
1988	6.65%	1.89%
1989	6.28%	1.75%
1990	5.94%	1.65%
1991	5.61%	1.58%
1992	5.3%	1.54%
1993	5%	1.52%
1994	4.71%	1.51%
1995	4.42%	1.51%
1996	4.15%	1.51%
1997	3.89%	1.51%
1998	3.65%	1.49%
1999	3.43%	1.46%
2000	3.23%	1.42%
2001	3.04%	1.37%
2002	2.86%	1.3%
2003	2.7%	1.22%
2004	2.55%	1.14%
2005	2.4%	1.06%
2006	2.27%	0.97%
2007	2.15%	0.89%
2008	2.04%	0.8%
2009	1.94%	0.73%
2010	1.84%	0.66%
2011	1.75%	0.59%
2012	1.67%	0.54%
2013	1.59%	0.49%
2014	1.52%	0.45%
2015	1.45%	0.41%
2016	1.39%	0.38%
2017	1.33%	0.36%
2018	1.27%	0.33%
2019	1.22%	0.32%
2020	1.17%	0.3%
2021	1.12%	0.28%
2022	1.08%	0.27%
2023	1.04%	0.26%