Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Rwanda

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Rwanda 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 3.7 in Rwanda in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Rwanda 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	Rwanda
1960	6.62	8.28
1961	6.64	8.28
1962	6.68	8.27
1963	6.69	8.27
1964	6.68	8.27
1965	6.64	8.25
1966	6.57	8.23
1967	6.49	8.21
1968	6.39	8.19
1969	6.28	8.18
1970	6.18	8.15
1971	6.13	8.09
1972	6.03	8.09
1973	5.93	8.09
1974	5.82	8.1
1975	5.71	8.1
1976	5.59	8.12
1977	5.47	8.14
1978	5.36	8.16
1979	5.23	8.13
1980	5.11	8.12
1981	4.99	8.1
1982	4.83	8.06
1983	4.65	8
1984	4.48	7.91
1985	4.32	7.79
1986	4.19	7.61
1987	4.18	7.43
1988	4.1	7.23
1989	4.03	7.03
1990	3.96	6.8
1991	3.89	6.62
1992	3.8	6.54
1993	3.69	6.48
1994	3.61	6.42
1995	3.57	6.35
1996	3.48	6.29
1997	3.38	6.24
1998	3.34	6.17
1999	3.22	6.06
2000	3.08	5.97
2001	2.93	5.89
2002	2.78	5.82
2003	2.64	5.74
2004	2.52	5.64
2005	2.44	5.5
2006	2.4	5.34
2007	2.35	5.14
2008	2.29	4.92
2009	2.26	4.71
2010	2.24	4.52
2011	2.22	4.33
2012	2.19	4.2
2013	2.15	4.14
2014	2.13	4.12
2015	2.07	4.11
2016	1.97	4.11
2017	1.9	4.08
2018	1.85	4.05
2019	1.84	3.99
2020	1.82	3.91
2021	1.8	3.84
2022	1.79	3.78
2023	1.78	3.7
2024	1.77	3.64
2025	1.75	3.59
2026	1.74	3.54
2027	1.73	3.49
2028	1.72	3.43
2029	1.72	3.38
2030	1.71	3.33
2031	1.7	3.28
2032	1.7	3.24
2033	1.69	3.19
2034	1.69	3.15
2035	1.68	3.11
2036	1.68	3.07
2037	1.68	3.03
2038	1.67	2.99
2039	1.67	2.95
2040	1.67	2.92
2041	1.67	2.89
2042	1.67	2.85
2043	1.67	2.81
2044	1.66	2.78
2045	1.66	2.75
2046	1.66	2.72
2047	1.66	2.69
2048	1.66	2.67
2049	1.66	2.64
2050	1.65	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Rwanda
1960	45.5%	49.2%
1961	45.7%	49.7%
1962	45.8%	50.2%
1963	46%	50.6%
1964	46.1%	50.8%
1965	46.2%	50.6%
1966	46.3%	50.2%
1967	46.5%	49.7%
1968	46.6%	49.2%
1969	46.8%	48.7%
1970	46.8%	48.2%
1971	46.7%	47.9%
1972	46.6%	47.5%
1973	46.4%	47.2%
1974	46.2%	46.9%
1975	45.9%	46.6%
1976	45.6%	46.4%
1977	45.3%	46.4%
1978	44.9%	46.4%
1979	44.5%	46.5%
1980	44.2%	46.8%
1981	43.9%	47.1%
1982	43.7%	47.4%
1983	43.4%	47.7%
1984	43.1%	48.1%
1985	42.7%	48.3%
1986	42.4%	48.6%
1987	42.1%	48.8%
1988	41.9%	48.9%
1989	41.8%	48.9%
1990	41.7%	49%
1991	41.7%	48.9%
1992	41.5%	48.7%
1993	41.1%	48.4%
1994	40.5%	50.1%
1995	39.8%	52.4%
1996	39.1%	51.4%
1997	38.5%	50.5%
1998	38%	49.2%
1999	37.5%	47.8%
2000	37.1%	46.4%
2001	36.7%	45.2%
2002	36.3%	44.3%
2003	35.9%	43.7%
2004	35.4%	43.3%
2005	34.9%	43.1%
2006	34.4%	42.9%
2007	33.9%	42.9%
2008	33.4%	42.8%
2009	32.7%	42.6%
2010	32%	42.4%
2011	31.3%	42.2%
2012	30.6%	41.9%
2013	29.9%	41.7%
2014	29.2%	41.4%
2015	28.6%	41.1%
2016	28%	40.9%
2017	27.5%	40.5%
2018	27%	40.1%
2019	26.7%	39.7%
2020	26.3%	39.2%
2021	26%	38.6%
2022	25.6%	38.2%
2023	25.2%	37.7%
2024	24.8%	37.4%
2025	24.4%	37%
2026	24%	36.7%
2027	23.5%	36.4%
2028	23.1%	36%
2029	22.7%	35.7%
2030	22.3%	35.4%
2031	21.9%	35%
2032	21.6%	34.7%
2033	21.4%	34.4%
2034	21.1%	34.1%
2035	20.8%	33.7%
2036	20.6%	33.4%
2037	20.3%	33.1%
2038	20.1%	32.9%
2039	19.8%	32.6%
2040	19.6%	32.3%
2041	19.3%	32%
2042	19%	31.7%
2043	18.8%	31.4%
2044	18.5%	31.1%
2045	18.3%	30.8%
2046	18%	30.5%
2047	17.8%	30.2%
2048	17.6%	29.9%
2049	17.3%	29.7%
2050	17.1%	29.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 37.4% in Rwanda in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 49% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Rwanda compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Rwanda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +2.45% in Rwanda. 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	Rwanda
1960	81,544	100,627
1961	84,614	102,051
1962	88,237	102,548
1963	90,794	94,296
1964	93,328	102,562
1965	95,341	103,422
1966	97,156	105,128
1967	98,424	108,053
1968	98,851	111,422
1969	99,848	115,394
1970	100,499	119,273
1971	104,714	122,567
1972	107,604	126,403
1973	111,546	131,021
1974	113,846	135,743
1975	116,737	140,596
1976	120,511	147,665
1977	121,446	155,011
1978	124,468	163,779
1979	123,838	174,477
1980	111,771	184,988
1981	117,346	195,769
1982	120,938	205,147
1983	121,700	212,750
1984	125,036	219,337
1985	127,248	223,794
1986	130,177	225,526
1987	133,667	225,744
1988	136,230	223,759
1989	139,093	217,632
1990	140,311	207,895
1991	140,691	196,431
1992	139,221	188,025
1993	138,432	183,926
1994	137,974	-719,479
1995	138,268	121,137
1996	136,929	140,455
1997	134,448	174,687
1998	134,065	197,185
1999	128,947	210,518
2000	122,315	221,276
2001	114,313	230,845
2002	106,137	239,036
2003	97,849	251,243
2004	90,905	265,273
2005	84,883	275,121
2006	80,887	282,149
2007	76,776	285,791
2008	75,107	287,334
2009	74,908	287,034
2010	75,695	286,848
2011	76,182	282,922
2012	75,495	282,584
2013	73,869	286,331
2014	72,581	292,779
2015	69,263	299,114
2016	63,751	305,549
2017	59,824	310,323
2018	57,509	312,512
2019	56,816	313,525
2020	48,244	312,692
2021	46,530	309,895
2022	53,138	312,145
2023	51,985	312,762

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Rwanda

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 229 deaths in Rwanda.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Rwanda
1985	193	1,116
1986	169	1,126
1987	178	1,145
1988	173	1,188
1989	155	1,238
1990	145	1,309
1991	129	1,386
1992	121	1,530
1993	114	1,619
1994	101	5,721
1995	89	1,505
1996	78	1,295
1997	67	1,318
1998	61	1,268
1999	53	1,073
2000	48	885
2001	45	769
2002	40	677
2003	38	551
2004	35	460
2005	34	465
2006	33	494
2007	33	494
2008	33	454
2009	35	418
2010	34	393
2011	35	358
2012	36	331
2013	39	317
2014	41	301
2015	43	292
2016	43	278
2017	44	275
2018	43	269
2019	40	261
2020	48	252
2021	58	254
2022	39	234
2023	39	229

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 4% in Rwanda. 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	Rwanda
1960	18.5%	22.4%
1961	18.1%	21.9%
1962	17.7%	21.5%
1963	17.3%	21.3%
1964	17%	21.1%
1965	16.6%	21.1%
1966	16.3%	21.2%
1967	16%	21.4%
1968	15.6%	21.7%
1969	15.3%	22%
1970	15%	22.3%
1971	14.6%	22.6%
1972	14.3%	23%
1973	13.9%	23.4%
1974	13.5%	24%
1975	13.1%	24.6%
1976	12.6%	25.1%
1977	12.1%	25.1%
1978	11.6%	24.6%
1979	11.1%	23.4%
1980	12.5%	21.8%
1981	10%	20.1%
1982	9.46%	18.6%
1983	8.94%	17.4%
1984	8.42%	16.6%
1985	7.93%	16.1%
1986	7.47%	15.6%
1987	7.04%	15.2%
1988	6.65%	14.8%
1989	6.28%	14.8%
1990	5.94%	15.1%
1991	5.61%	16%
1992	5.3%	17.5%
1993	5%	19.3%
1994	4.71%	38.9%
1995	4.42%	21.8%
1996	4.15%	22.2%
1997	3.89%	22.2%
1998	3.65%	21.5%
1999	3.43%	20.2%
2000	3.23%	18.5%
2001	3.04%	16.7%
2002	2.86%	14.9%
2003	2.7%	13.3%
2004	2.55%	11.8%
2005	2.4%	10.5%
2006	2.27%	9.37%
2007	2.15%	8.45%
2008	2.04%	7.62%
2009	1.94%	6.92%
2010	1.84%	6.33%
2011	1.75%	5.81%
2012	1.67%	5.45%
2013	1.59%	5.17%
2014	1.52%	4.96%
2015	1.45%	4.78%
2016	1.39%	4.63%
2017	1.33%	4.52%
2018	1.27%	4.43%
2019	1.22%	4.34%
2020	1.17%	4.25%
2021	1.12%	4.16%
2022	1.08%	4.08%
2023	1.04%	4%