Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Oman

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Oman 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 2.53 in Oman in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Oman 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	Oman
1960	6.62	7.28
1961	6.64	7.29
1962	6.68	7.32
1963	6.69	7.33
1964	6.68	7.37
1965	6.64	7.39
1966	6.57	7.41
1967	6.49	7.44
1968	6.39	7.46
1969	6.28	7.49
1970	6.18	7.52
1971	6.13	7.56
1972	6.03	7.59
1973	5.93	7.63
1974	5.82	7.67
1975	5.71	7.71
1976	5.59	7.74
1977	5.47	7.78
1978	5.36	7.82
1979	5.23	7.85
1980	5.11	7.89
1981	4.99	7.9
1982	4.83	7.84
1983	4.65	7.75
1984	4.48	7.64
1985	4.32	7.51
1986	4.19	7.35
1987	4.18	7.18
1988	4.1	6.95
1989	4.03	6.72
1990	3.96	6.46
1991	3.89	6.2
1992	3.8	5.92
1993	3.69	5.64
1994	3.61	5.36
1995	3.57	5.07
1996	3.48	4.79
1997	3.38	4.52
1998	3.34	4.27
1999	3.22	4.06
2000	3.08	3.85
2001	2.93	3.66
2002	2.78	3.51
2003	2.64	3.37
2004	2.52	3.2
2005	2.44	3.03
2006	2.4	2.88
2007	2.35	2.76
2008	2.29	2.76
2009	2.26	2.83
2010	2.24	2.97
2011	2.22	2.96
2012	2.19	2.93
2013	2.15	2.95
2014	2.13	2.97
2015	2.07	2.97
2016	1.97	2.95
2017	1.9	2.92
2018	1.85	2.81
2019	1.84	2.7
2020	1.82	2.64
2021	1.8	2.59
2022	1.79	2.45
2023	1.78	2.53
2024	1.77	2.51
2025	1.75	2.48
2026	1.74	2.44
2027	1.73	2.41
2028	1.72	2.37
2029	1.72	2.33
2030	1.71	2.29
2031	1.7	2.26
2032	1.7	2.22
2033	1.69	2.19
2034	1.69	2.16
2035	1.68	2.14
2036	1.68	2.11
2037	1.68	2.09
2038	1.67	2.07
2039	1.67	2.05
2040	1.67	2.03
2041	1.67	2.01
2042	1.67	2
2043	1.67	1.98
2044	1.66	1.97
2045	1.66	1.96
2046	1.66	1.95
2047	1.66	1.93
2048	1.66	1.92
2049	1.66	1.92
2050	1.65	1.91

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Oman
1960	45.5%	41.5%
1961	45.7%	41.6%
1962	45.8%	41.7%
1963	46%	42%
1964	46.1%	42.6%
1965	46.2%	43.2%
1966	46.3%	43.8%
1967	46.5%	44.3%
1968	46.6%	44.8%
1969	46.8%	45.3%
1970	46.8%	45.9%
1971	46.7%	46.4%
1972	46.6%	46.8%
1973	46.4%	47.3%
1974	46.2%	47.5%
1975	45.9%	47.5%
1976	45.6%	47.5%
1977	45.3%	47.4%
1978	44.9%	47.3%
1979	44.5%	47.2%
1980	44.2%	47.1%
1981	43.9%	47.1%
1982	43.7%	47.1%
1983	43.4%	47.2%
1984	43.1%	47.2%
1985	42.7%	47%
1986	42.4%	46.5%
1987	42.1%	45.9%
1988	41.9%	45.1%
1989	41.8%	44.3%
1990	41.7%	43.4%
1991	41.7%	42.5%
1992	41.5%	41.5%
1993	41.1%	40.5%
1994	40.5%	39.9%
1995	39.8%	39.7%
1996	39.1%	39.3%
1997	38.5%	38.7%
1998	38%	38%
1999	37.5%	37.3%
2000	37.1%	36.6%
2001	36.7%	35.8%
2002	36.3%	35%
2003	35.9%	34.2%
2004	35.4%	33.2%
2005	34.9%	32.1%
2006	34.4%	30.9%
2007	33.9%	29.9%
2008	33.4%	29.1%
2009	32.7%	28.4%
2010	32%	27.9%
2011	31.3%	25.5%
2012	30.6%	22.8%
2013	29.9%	21.9%
2014	29.2%	22.1%
2015	28.6%	22.2%
2016	28%	22.1%
2017	27.5%	22.3%
2018	27%	22.9%
2019	26.7%	24%
2020	26.3%	25.6%
2021	26%	26.7%
2022	25.6%	26.2%
2023	25.2%	25.2%
2024	24.8%	24.7%
2025	24.4%	24.3%
2026	24%	24%
2027	23.5%	23.8%
2028	23.1%	23.6%
2029	22.7%	23.3%
2030	22.3%	23%
2031	21.9%	22.7%
2032	21.6%	22.4%
2033	21.4%	22.1%
2034	21.1%	21.8%
2035	20.8%	21.6%
2036	20.6%	21.4%
2037	20.3%	21.3%
2038	20.1%	21.3%
2039	19.8%	21.2%
2040	19.6%	21%
2041	19.3%	20.8%
2042	19%	20.7%
2043	18.8%	20.5%
2044	18.5%	20.4%
2045	18.3%	20.3%
2046	18%	20.2%
2047	17.8%	20.1%
2048	17.6%	20.1%
2049	17.3%	20%
2050	17.1%	20%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 24.7% in Oman in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 43.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Oman compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Oman by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +1.7% in Oman. 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	Oman
1960	81,544	12,034
1961	84,614	12,690
1962	88,237	13,485
1963	90,794	14,283
1964	93,328	15,205
1965	95,341	16,103
1966	97,156	17,030
1967	98,424	17,990
1968	98,851	18,962
1969	99,848	19,949
1970	100,499	20,893
1971	104,714	21,973
1972	107,604	22,968
1973	111,546	24,195
1974	113,846	25,543
1975	116,737	27,699
1976	120,511	30,032
1977	121,446	32,342
1978	124,468	35,141
1979	123,838	38,022
1980	111,771	41,109
1981	117,346	44,176
1982	120,938	46,939
1983	121,700	49,646
1984	125,036	52,253
1985	127,248	54,609
1986	130,177	55,324
1987	133,667	55,933
1988	136,230	56,142
1989	139,093	56,202
1990	140,311	56,000
1991	140,691	55,382
1992	139,221	54,471
1993	138,432	53,439
1994	137,974	52,337
1995	138,268	51,139
1996	136,929	50,362
1997	134,448	49,510
1998	134,065	48,654
1999	128,947	48,053
2000	122,315	47,208
2001	114,313	46,651
2002	106,137	46,397
2003	97,849	46,273
2004	90,905	45,651
2005	84,883	44,688
2006	80,887	43,969
2007	76,776	44,207
2008	75,107	47,146
2009	74,908	52,007
2010	75,695	57,619
2011	76,182	59,689
2012	75,495	65,572
2013	73,869	71,905
2014	72,581	76,258
2015	69,263	79,241
2016	63,751	81,350
2017	59,824	82,408
2018	57,509	79,438
2019	56,816	77,394
2020	48,244	74,224
2021	46,530	69,991
2022	53,138	67,278
2023	51,985	75,467

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Oman

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 13 deaths in Oman.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Oman
1985	193	43
1986	169	40
1987	178	37
1988	173	34
1989	155	32
1990	145	29
1991	129	28
1992	121	26
1993	114	25
1994	101	23
1995	89	22
1996	78	21
1997	67	20
1998	61	20
1999	53	19
2000	48	19
2001	45	18
2002	40	18
2003	38	18
2004	35	18
2005	34	18
2006	33	18
2007	33	18
2008	33	18
2009	35	17
2010	34	17
2011	35	16
2012	36	16
2013	39	15
2014	41	15
2015	43	15
2016	43	14
2017	44	14
2018	43	14
2019	40	14
2020	48	32
2021	58	74
2022	39	13
2023	39	13

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 1.04% in Oman. 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	Oman
1960	18.5%	37.5%
1961	18.1%	35.8%
1962	17.7%	34.2%
1963	17.3%	32.7%
1964	17%	31.2%
1965	16.6%	29.8%
1966	16.3%	28.4%
1967	16%	27.1%
1968	15.6%	25.7%
1969	15.3%	24.4%
1970	15%	23.1%
1971	14.6%	21.8%
1972	14.3%	20.5%
1973	13.9%	19.3%
1974	13.5%	18.1%
1975	13.1%	16.9%
1976	12.6%	15.7%
1977	12.1%	14.5%
1978	11.6%	13.4%
1979	11.1%	12.2%
1980	12.5%	11.1%
1981	10%	10.1%
1982	9.46%	9.1%
1983	8.94%	8.18%
1984	8.42%	7.34%
1985	7.93%	6.58%
1986	7.47%	5.9%
1987	7.04%	5.3%
1988	6.65%	4.78%
1989	6.28%	4.32%
1990	5.94%	3.91%
1991	5.61%	3.54%
1992	5.3%	3.2%
1993	5%	2.9%
1994	4.71%	2.64%
1995	4.42%	2.41%
1996	4.15%	2.22%
1997	3.89%	2.04%
1998	3.65%	1.89%
1999	3.43%	1.76%
2000	3.23%	1.64%
2001	3.04%	1.54%
2002	2.86%	1.45%
2003	2.7%	1.38%
2004	2.55%	1.32%
2005	2.4%	1.28%
2006	2.27%	1.24%
2007	2.15%	1.22%
2008	2.04%	1.2%
2009	1.94%	1.19%
2010	1.84%	1.17%
2011	1.75%	1.16%
2012	1.67%	1.15%
2013	1.59%	1.13%
2014	1.52%	1.12%
2015	1.45%	1.12%
2016	1.39%	1.11%
2017	1.33%	1.1%
2018	1.27%	1.09%
2019	1.22%	1.08%
2020	1.17%	1.07%
2021	1.12%	1.06%
2022	1.08%	1.05%
2023	1.04%	1.04%