Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Nigeria

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Nigeria 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 4.48 in Nigeria in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Nigeria 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	Nigeria
1960	6.62	6.36
1961	6.64	6.35
1962	6.68	6.36
1963	6.69	6.35
1964	6.68	6.36
1965	6.64	6.37
1966	6.57	6.39
1967	6.49	6.4
1968	6.39	6.42
1969	6.28	6.44
1970	6.18	6.47
1971	6.13	6.53
1972	6.03	6.58
1973	5.93	6.63
1974	5.82	6.7
1975	5.71	6.77
1976	5.59	6.81
1977	5.47	6.86
1978	5.36	6.92
1979	5.23	6.89
1980	5.11	6.85
1981	4.99	6.82
1982	4.83	6.8
1983	4.65	6.78
1984	4.48	6.7
1985	4.32	6.62
1986	4.19	6.56
1987	4.18	6.5
1988	4.1	6.5
1989	4.03	6.49
1990	3.96	6.46
1991	3.89	6.43
1992	3.8	6.39
1993	3.69	6.35
1994	3.61	6.32
1995	3.57	6.27
1996	3.48	6.22
1997	3.38	6.14
1998	3.34	6.07
1999	3.22	6.08
2000	3.08	6.12
2001	2.93	6.13
2002	2.78	6.12
2003	2.64	6.1
2004	2.52	6.09
2005	2.44	6.06
2006	2.4	6.05
2007	2.35	6.03
2008	2.29	6.02
2009	2.26	5.99
2010	2.24	5.95
2011	2.22	5.89
2012	2.19	5.8
2013	2.15	5.69
2014	2.13	5.62
2015	2.07	5.5
2016	1.97	5.34
2017	1.9	5.18
2018	1.85	5.02
2019	1.84	4.86
2020	1.82	4.7
2021	1.8	4.64
2022	1.79	4.55
2023	1.78	4.48
2024	1.77	4.38
2025	1.75	4.3
2026	1.74	4.2
2027	1.73	4.1
2028	1.72	4.01
2029	1.72	3.92
2030	1.71	3.82
2031	1.7	3.73
2032	1.7	3.65
2033	1.69	3.56
2034	1.69	3.48
2035	1.68	3.41
2036	1.68	3.34
2037	1.68	3.27
2038	1.67	3.21
2039	1.67	3.16
2040	1.67	3.1
2041	1.67	3.04
2042	1.67	2.99
2043	1.67	2.94
2044	1.66	2.89
2045	1.66	2.85
2046	1.66	2.8
2047	1.66	2.76
2048	1.66	2.73
2049	1.66	2.69
2050	1.65	2.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Nigeria
1960	45.5%	41.1%
1961	45.7%	41.1%
1962	45.8%	41.1%
1963	46%	41.2%
1964	46.1%	41.4%
1965	46.2%	41.5%
1966	46.3%	41.7%
1967	46.5%	41.8%
1968	46.6%	42%
1969	46.8%	42.2%
1970	46.8%	42.4%
1971	46.7%	42.5%
1972	46.6%	42.8%
1973	46.4%	43%
1974	46.2%	43.2%
1975	45.9%	43.4%
1976	45.6%	43.7%
1977	45.3%	43.9%
1978	44.9%	44.2%
1979	44.5%	44.4%
1980	44.2%	44.6%
1981	43.9%	44.8%
1982	43.7%	45%
1983	43.4%	45.2%
1984	43.1%	45.4%
1985	42.7%	45.5%
1986	42.4%	45.6%
1987	42.1%	45.6%
1988	41.9%	45.5%
1989	41.8%	45.5%
1990	41.7%	45.3%
1991	41.7%	45.2%
1992	41.5%	45%
1993	41.1%	44.8%
1994	40.5%	44.6%
1995	39.8%	44.4%
1996	39.1%	44.2%
1997	38.5%	44.1%
1998	38%	43.9%
1999	37.5%	43.8%
2000	37.1%	43.7%
2001	36.7%	43.7%
2002	36.3%	43.8%
2003	35.9%	43.8%
2004	35.4%	43.9%
2005	34.9%	44%
2006	34.4%	44.1%
2007	33.9%	44.2%
2008	33.4%	44.3%
2009	32.7%	44.4%
2010	32%	44.4%
2011	31.3%	44.5%
2012	30.6%	44.5%
2013	29.9%	44.5%
2014	29.2%	44.4%
2015	28.6%	44.3%
2016	28%	44.1%
2017	27.5%	43.9%
2018	27%	43.6%
2019	26.7%	43.2%
2020	26.3%	42.8%
2021	26%	42.4%
2022	25.6%	42%
2023	25.2%	41.5%
2024	24.8%	41%
2025	24.4%	40.5%
2026	24%	40%
2027	23.5%	39.5%
2028	23.1%	39%
2029	22.7%	38.5%
2030	22.3%	38%
2031	21.9%	37.6%
2032	21.6%	37.2%
2033	21.4%	36.8%
2034	21.1%	36.5%
2035	20.8%	36.2%
2036	20.6%	35.9%
2037	20.3%	35.5%
2038	20.1%	35.2%
2039	19.8%	34.9%
2040	19.6%	34.5%
2041	19.3%	34.2%
2042	19%	33.8%
2043	18.8%	33.5%
2044	18.5%	33.1%
2045	18.3%	32.8%
2046	18%	32.4%
2047	17.8%	32%
2048	17.6%	31.6%
2049	17.3%	31.3%
2050	17.1%	30.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 41% in Nigeria in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 45.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Nigeria compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Nigeria by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +2.29% in Nigeria. 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	Nigeria
1960	81,544	901,301
1961	84,614	932,111
1962	88,237	966,452
1963	90,794	995,116
1964	93,328	1,028,272
1965	95,341	1,061,840
1966	97,156	1,095,582
1967	98,424	1,082,884
1968	98,851	1,168,254
1969	99,848	1,213,484
1970	100,499	1,295,507
1971	104,714	1,373,896
1972	107,604	1,448,928
1973	111,546	1,525,485
1974	113,846	1,624,813
1975	116,737	1,718,623
1976	120,511	1,827,289
1977	121,446	1,923,917
1978	124,468	2,019,621
1979	123,838	2,074,807
1980	111,771	2,121,618
1981	117,346	2,179,884
1982	120,938	2,233,401
1983	121,700	2,292,089
1984	125,036	2,278,060
1985	127,248	2,289,784
1986	130,177	2,295,003
1987	133,667	2,322,397
1988	136,230	2,376,419
1989	139,093	2,452,324
1990	140,311	2,491,928
1991	140,691	2,527,807
1992	139,221	2,596,173
1993	138,432	2,673,675
1994	137,974	2,735,198
1995	138,268	2,830,771
1996	136,929	2,882,205
1997	134,448	2,936,500
1998	134,065	3,003,946
1999	128,947	3,155,425
2000	122,315	3,343,196
2001	114,313	3,478,370
2002	106,137	3,606,814
2003	97,849	3,751,120
2004	90,905	3,877,376
2005	84,883	4,013,788
2006	80,887	4,135,703
2007	76,776	4,265,428
2008	75,107	4,412,976
2009	74,908	4,528,149
2010	75,695	4,629,173
2011	76,182	4,728,363
2012	75,495	4,774,508
2013	73,869	4,811,751
2014	72,581	4,862,319
2015	69,263	4,823,045
2016	63,751	4,761,594
2017	59,824	4,706,183
2018	57,509	4,659,898
2019	56,816	4,609,941
2020	48,244	4,525,164
2021	46,530	4,641,562
2022	53,138	4,739,502
2023	51,985	4,834,309

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Nigeria

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 993 deaths in Nigeria.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Nigeria
1985	193	1,344
1986	169	1,363
1987	178	1,351
1988	173	1,332
1989	155	1,304
1990	145	1,285
1991	129	1,282
1992	121	1,246
1993	114	1,200
1994	101	1,193
1995	89	1,186
1996	78	1,185
1997	67	1,184
1998	61	1,189
1999	53	1,165
2000	48	1,136
2001	45	1,130
2002	40	1,117
2003	38	1,090
2004	35	1,075
2005	34	1,060
2006	33	1,067
2007	33	1,063
2008	33	1,081
2009	35	1,088
2010	34	1,094
2011	35	1,108
2012	36	1,124
2013	39	1,146
2014	41	1,155
2015	43	1,168
2016	43	1,155
2017	44	1,142
2018	43	1,118
2019	40	1,091
2020	48	1,065
2021	58	1,046
2022	39	1,016
2023	39	993

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 10.5% in Nigeria. 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	Nigeria
1960	18.5%	-
1961	18.1%	-
1962	17.7%	-
1963	17.3%	-
1964	17%	32.7%
1965	16.6%	32%
1966	16.3%	31.3%
1967	16%	30.7%
1968	15.6%	30%
1969	15.3%	29.3%
1970	15%	28.5%
1971	14.6%	27.7%
1972	14.3%	26.9%
1973	13.9%	26.1%
1974	13.5%	25.2%
1975	13.1%	24.4%
1976	12.6%	23.6%
1977	12.1%	22.9%
1978	11.6%	22.3%
1979	11.1%	21.8%
1980	12.5%	21.3%
1981	10%	21%
1982	9.46%	20.8%
1983	8.94%	20.7%
1984	8.42%	20.7%
1985	7.93%	20.8%
1986	7.47%	20.9%
1987	7.04%	20.9%
1988	6.65%	21%
1989	6.28%	21%
1990	5.94%	21%
1991	5.61%	20.9%
1992	5.3%	20.8%
1993	5%	20.7%
1994	4.71%	20.6%
1995	4.42%	20.4%
1996	4.15%	20.1%
1997	3.89%	19.7%
1998	3.65%	19.3%
1999	3.43%	18.8%
2000	3.23%	18.2%
2001	3.04%	17.7%
2002	2.86%	17.1%
2003	2.7%	16.5%
2004	2.55%	16%
2005	2.4%	15.5%
2006	2.27%	15%
2007	2.15%	14.5%
2008	2.04%	14.1%
2009	1.94%	13.8%
2010	1.84%	13.5%
2011	1.75%	13.3%
2012	1.67%	13.1%
2013	1.59%	12.9%
2014	1.52%	12.8%
2015	1.45%	12.6%
2016	1.39%	12.5%
2017	1.33%	12.3%
2018	1.27%	12%
2019	1.22%	11.8%
2020	1.17%	11.4%
2021	1.12%	11.1%
2022	1.08%	10.8%
2023	1.04%	10.5%