Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Panama

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Panama 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 2.12 in Panama in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Panama 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	Panama
1960	6.62	5.83
1961	6.64	5.87
1962	6.68	5.87
1963	6.69	5.87
1964	6.68	5.81
1965	6.64	5.73
1966	6.57	5.65
1967	6.49	5.53
1968	6.39	5.41
1969	6.28	5.29
1970	6.18	5.18
1971	6.13	5.05
1972	6.03	4.91
1973	5.93	4.74
1974	5.82	4.58
1975	5.71	4.41
1976	5.59	4.26
1977	5.47	4.12
1978	5.36	3.98
1979	5.23	3.88
1980	5.11	3.8
1981	4.99	3.72
1982	4.83	3.66
1983	4.65	3.6
1984	4.48	3.52
1985	4.32	3.43
1986	4.19	3.34
1987	4.18	3.25
1988	4.1	3.17
1989	4.03	3.12
1990	3.96	3.07
1991	3.89	3
1992	3.8	2.95
1993	3.69	2.91
1994	3.61	2.88
1995	3.57	2.85
1996	3.48	2.83
1997	3.38	2.81
1998	3.34	2.79
1999	3.22	2.77
2000	3.08	2.74
2001	2.93	2.72
2002	2.78	2.7
2003	2.64	2.68
2004	2.52	2.68
2005	2.44	2.64
2006	2.4	2.62
2007	2.35	2.61
2008	2.29	2.61
2009	2.26	2.59
2010	2.24	2.59
2011	2.22	2.6
2012	2.19	2.59
2013	2.15	2.57
2014	2.13	2.55
2015	2.07	2.53
2016	1.97	2.5
2017	1.9	2.46
2018	1.85	2.4
2019	1.84	2.29
2020	1.82	2.18
2021	1.8	2.15
2022	1.79	2.14
2023	1.78	2.12
2024	1.77	2.11
2025	1.75	2.09
2026	1.74	2.07
2027	1.73	2.06
2028	1.72	2.04
2029	1.72	2.02
2030	1.71	2.01
2031	1.7	2
2032	1.7	1.99
2033	1.69	1.97
2034	1.69	1.96
2035	1.68	1.95
2036	1.68	1.95
2037	1.68	1.94
2038	1.67	1.93
2039	1.67	1.92
2040	1.67	1.91
2041	1.67	1.91
2042	1.67	1.9
2043	1.67	1.89
2044	1.66	1.89
2045	1.66	1.88
2046	1.66	1.88
2047	1.66	1.87
2048	1.66	1.87
2049	1.66	1.86
2050	1.65	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Panama
1960	45.5%	44.2%
1961	45.7%	44.3%
1962	45.8%	44.5%
1963	46%	44.6%
1964	46.1%	44.7%
1965	46.2%	44.8%
1966	46.3%	44.8%
1967	46.5%	44.8%
1968	46.6%	44.7%
1969	46.8%	44.6%
1970	46.8%	44.5%
1971	46.7%	44.3%
1972	46.6%	44.1%
1973	46.4%	43.9%
1974	46.2%	43.6%
1975	45.9%	43.3%
1976	45.6%	42.9%
1977	45.3%	42.4%
1978	44.9%	41.9%
1979	44.5%	41.4%
1980	44.2%	40.8%
1981	43.9%	40.3%
1982	43.7%	39.8%
1983	43.4%	39.3%
1984	43.1%	38.8%
1985	42.7%	38.3%
1986	42.4%	37.8%
1987	42.1%	37.4%
1988	41.9%	36.9%
1989	41.8%	36.5%
1990	41.7%	36.1%
1991	41.7%	35.7%
1992	41.5%	35.3%
1993	41.1%	34.9%
1994	40.5%	34.6%
1995	39.8%	34.2%
1996	39.1%	33.9%
1997	38.5%	33.5%
1998	38%	33.1%
1999	37.5%	32.8%
2000	37.1%	32.4%
2001	36.7%	32%
2002	36.3%	31.6%
2003	35.9%	31.3%
2004	35.4%	31%
2005	34.9%	30.6%
2006	34.4%	30.3%
2007	33.9%	30%
2008	33.4%	29.7%
2009	32.7%	29.5%
2010	32%	29.2%
2011	31.3%	28.9%
2012	30.6%	28.7%
2013	29.9%	28.4%
2014	29.2%	28.2%
2015	28.6%	27.9%
2016	28%	27.6%
2017	27.5%	27.4%
2018	27%	27.1%
2019	26.7%	26.7%
2020	26.3%	26.4%
2021	26%	26%
2022	25.6%	25.7%
2023	25.2%	25.3%
2024	24.8%	24.9%
2025	24.4%	24.5%
2026	24%	24.1%
2027	23.5%	23.8%
2028	23.1%	23.4%
2029	22.7%	23%
2030	22.3%	22.6%
2031	21.9%	22.2%
2032	21.6%	21.9%
2033	21.4%	21.6%
2034	21.1%	21.3%
2035	20.8%	21%
2036	20.6%	20.9%
2037	20.3%	20.7%
2038	20.1%	20.5%
2039	19.8%	20.3%
2040	19.6%	20.1%
2041	19.3%	20%
2042	19%	19.8%
2043	18.8%	19.6%
2044	18.5%	19.4%
2045	18.3%	19.3%
2046	18%	19.1%
2047	17.8%	18.9%
2048	17.6%	18.8%
2049	17.3%	18.6%
2050	17.1%	18.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 24.9% in Panama in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 36.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Panama compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Panama by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +1.31% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	81,544	35,431
1961	84,614	37,100
1962	88,237	38,537
1963	90,794	39,872
1964	93,328	40,806
1965	95,341	41,604
1966	97,156	42,457
1967	98,424	43,054
1968	98,851	43,641
1969	99,848	44,278
1970	100,499	45,075
1971	104,714	45,867
1972	107,604	46,311
1973	111,546	46,540
1974	113,846	46,932
1975	116,737	47,149
1976	120,511	47,307
1977	121,446	47,438
1978	124,468	47,694
1979	123,838	48,362
1980	111,771	49,077
1981	117,346	50,018
1982	120,938	50,858
1983	121,700	51,880
1984	125,036	52,436
1985	127,248	52,573
1986	130,177	52,681
1987	133,667	52,690
1988	136,230	52,767
1989	139,093	52,295
1990	140,311	53,451
1991	140,691	53,079
1992	139,221	53,186
1993	138,432	53,591
1994	137,974	53,845
1995	138,268	54,069
1996	136,929	54,512
1997	134,448	55,060
1998	134,065	55,482
1999	128,947	55,911
2000	122,315	56,236
2001	114,313	56,654
2002	106,137	57,011
2003	97,849	57,458
2004	90,905	58,281
2005	84,883	58,014
2006	80,887	58,067
2007	76,776	58,454
2008	75,107	58,961
2009	74,908	59,168
2010	75,695	59,418
2011	76,182	60,411
2012	75,495	60,471
2013	73,869	60,295
2014	72,581	60,227
2015	69,263	59,896
2016	63,751	59,454
2017	59,824	58,607
2018	57,509	57,508
2019	56,816	54,420
2020	48,244	46,599
2021	46,530	46,747
2022	53,138	50,556
2023	51,985	50,197

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Panama

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 37 deaths in Panama.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Panama
1985	193	95
1986	169	94
1987	178	93
1988	173	93
1989	155	96
1990	145	89
1991	129	87
1992	121	85
1993	114	81
1994	101	78
1995	89	77
1996	78	73
1997	67	70
1998	61	68
1999	53	65
2000	48	64
2001	45	62
2002	40	59
2003	38	58
2004	35	57
2005	34	57
2006	33	56
2007	33	55
2008	33	55
2009	35	55
2010	34	56
2011	35	55
2012	36	53
2013	39	52
2014	41	49
2015	43	48
2016	43	47
2017	44	47
2018	43	43
2019	40	41
2020	48	74
2021	58	59
2022	39	40
2023	39	37

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 1.33% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	18.5%	9.31%
1961	18.1%	9.04%
1962	17.7%	8.78%
1963	17.3%	8.52%
1964	17%	8.28%
1965	16.6%	8.05%
1966	16.3%	7.83%
1967	16%	7.62%
1968	15.6%	7.38%
1969	15.3%	7.1%
1970	15%	6.78%
1971	14.6%	6.43%
1972	14.3%	6.07%
1973	13.9%	5.72%
1974	13.5%	5.41%
1975	13.1%	5.15%
1976	12.6%	4.93%
1977	12.1%	4.76%
1978	11.6%	4.61%
1979	11.1%	4.47%
1980	12.5%	4.34%
1981	10%	4.19%
1982	9.46%	4.05%
1983	8.94%	3.9%
1984	8.42%	3.75%
1985	7.93%	3.61%
1986	7.47%	3.47%
1987	7.04%	3.35%
1988	6.65%	3.24%
1989	6.28%	3.14%
1990	5.94%	3.05%
1991	5.61%	2.97%
1992	5.3%	2.91%
1993	5%	2.87%
1994	4.71%	2.83%
1995	4.42%	2.8%
1996	4.15%	2.77%
1997	3.89%	2.73%
1998	3.65%	2.68%
1999	3.43%	2.63%
2000	3.23%	2.56%
2001	3.04%	2.49%
2002	2.86%	2.41%
2003	2.7%	2.33%
2004	2.55%	2.25%
2005	2.4%	2.17%
2006	2.27%	2.1%
2007	2.15%	2.03%
2008	2.04%	1.97%
2009	1.94%	1.91%
2010	1.84%	1.86%
2011	1.75%	1.81%
2012	1.67%	1.77%
2013	1.59%	1.75%
2014	1.52%	1.73%
2015	1.45%	1.72%
2016	1.39%	1.7%
2017	1.33%	1.68%
2018	1.27%	1.65%
2019	1.22%	1.59%
2020	1.17%	1.52%
2021	1.12%	1.45%
2022	1.08%	1.39%
2023	1.04%	1.33%