Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Sao Tome and Principe 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 3.64 in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	El Salvador	Sao Tome
1960	6.62	6.24
1961	6.64	6.26
1962	6.68	6.28
1963	6.69	6.31
1964	6.68	6.33
1965	6.64	6.35
1966	6.57	6.37
1967	6.49	6.39
1968	6.39	6.42
1969	6.28	6.44
1970	6.18	6.47
1971	6.13	6.49
1972	6.03	6.51
1973	5.93	6.53
1974	5.82	6.53
1975	5.71	6.53
1976	5.59	6.52
1977	5.47	6.5
1978	5.36	6.47
1979	5.23	6.43
1980	5.11	6.39
1981	4.99	6.33
1982	4.83	6.28
1983	4.65	6.22
1984	4.48	6.16
1985	4.32	6.1
1986	4.19	6.05
1987	4.18	5.99
1988	4.1	5.94
1989	4.03	5.88
1990	3.96	5.83
1991	3.89	5.77
1992	3.8	5.7
1993	3.69	5.64
1994	3.61	5.56
1995	3.57	5.55
1996	3.48	5.47
1997	3.38	5.4
1998	3.34	5.3
1999	3.22	5.23
2000	3.08	5.16
2001	2.93	5.1
2002	2.78	5.06
2003	2.64	5.01
2004	2.52	4.96
2005	2.44	4.94
2006	2.4	4.93
2007	2.35	4.96
2008	2.29	4.91
2009	2.26	4.84
2010	2.24	4.77
2011	2.22	4.72
2012	2.19	4.66
2013	2.15	4.58
2014	2.13	4.49
2015	2.07	4.35
2016	1.97	4.2
2017	1.9	4.07
2018	1.85	3.98
2019	1.84	3.9
2020	1.82	3.83
2021	1.8	3.76
2022	1.79	3.7
2023	1.78	3.64
2024	1.77	3.6
2025	1.75	3.53
2026	1.74	3.47
2027	1.73	3.42
2028	1.72	3.36
2029	1.72	3.32
2030	1.71	3.26
2031	1.7	3.21
2032	1.7	3.17
2033	1.69	3.13
2034	1.69	3.09
2035	1.68	3.04
2036	1.68	3.01
2037	1.68	2.97
2038	1.67	2.94
2039	1.67	2.9
2040	1.67	2.87
2041	1.67	2.83
2042	1.67	2.8
2043	1.67	2.78
2044	1.66	2.75
2045	1.66	2.73
2046	1.66	2.7
2047	1.66	2.67
2048	1.66	2.64
2049	1.66	2.62
2050	1.65	2.59

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Sao Tome
1960	45.5%	32.9%
1961	45.7%	34.3%
1962	45.8%	36.6%
1963	46%	38.5%
1964	46.1%	40.2%
1965	46.2%	41.6%
1966	46.3%	42.9%
1967	46.5%	44%
1968	46.6%	44.9%
1969	46.8%	45.8%
1970	46.8%	46.2%
1971	46.7%	46.1%
1972	46.6%	45.9%
1973	46.4%	45.7%
1974	46.2%	45.6%
1975	45.9%	45.5%
1976	45.6%	45.4%
1977	45.3%	45.3%
1978	44.9%	45.2%
1979	44.5%	45.1%
1980	44.2%	44.9%
1981	43.9%	44.7%
1982	43.7%	44.5%
1983	43.4%	44.5%
1984	43.1%	44.4%
1985	42.7%	44.5%
1986	42.4%	44.7%
1987	42.1%	44.9%
1988	41.9%	45%
1989	41.8%	45%
1990	41.7%	45.1%
1991	41.7%	45.1%
1992	41.5%	45.2%
1993	41.1%	45.2%
1994	40.5%	45.1%
1995	39.8%	44.9%
1996	39.1%	44.7%
1997	38.5%	44.3%
1998	38%	43.9%
1999	37.5%	43.4%
2000	37.1%	42.8%
2001	36.7%	42.5%
2002	36.3%	42.3%
2003	35.9%	42.2%
2004	35.4%	42.1%
2005	34.9%	42%
2006	34.4%	42%
2007	33.9%	42%
2008	33.4%	42.1%
2009	32.7%	42.1%
2010	32%	42.1%
2011	31.3%	42%
2012	30.6%	42%
2013	29.9%	42%
2014	29.2%	42%
2015	28.6%	41.9%
2016	28%	41.7%
2017	27.5%	41.4%
2018	27%	40.9%
2019	26.7%	40.5%
2020	26.3%	39.9%
2021	26%	39.4%
2022	25.6%	38.8%
2023	25.2%	38.3%
2024	24.8%	37.8%
2025	24.4%	37.5%
2026	24%	37.2%
2027	23.5%	36.8%
2028	23.1%	36.4%
2029	22.7%	36%
2030	22.3%	35.6%
2031	21.9%	35.4%
2032	21.6%	35.2%
2033	21.4%	35%
2034	21.1%	34.8%
2035	20.8%	34.7%
2036	20.6%	34.5%
2037	20.3%	34.2%
2038	20.1%	34%
2039	19.8%	33.8%
2040	19.6%	33.5%
2041	19.3%	33.2%
2042	19%	32.9%
2043	18.8%	32.6%
2044	18.5%	32.3%
2045	18.3%	32%
2046	18%	31.6%
2047	17.8%	31.3%
2048	17.6%	31%
2049	17.3%	30.6%
2050	17.1%	30.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 37.8% in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 45.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Sao Tome and Principe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +2.4% in Sao Tome and Principe. 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	Sao Tome
1960	81,544	1,547
1961	84,614	1,657
1962	88,237	1,625
1963	90,794	1,609
1964	93,328	1,600
1965	95,341	1,611
1966	97,156	1,642
1967	98,424	1,693
1968	98,851	1,767
1969	99,848	1,862
1970	100,499	1,980
1971	104,714	2,127
1972	107,604	2,232
1973	111,546	2,329
1974	113,846	2,422
1975	116,737	2,515
1976	120,511	2,608
1977	121,446	2,705
1978	124,468	2,800
1979	123,838	2,893
1980	111,771	2,965
1981	117,346	3,015
1982	120,938	3,047
1983	121,700	3,100
1984	125,036	3,163
1985	127,248	3,242
1986	130,177	3,180
1987	133,667	3,440
1988	136,230	3,544
1989	139,093	3,576
1990	140,311	3,719
1991	140,691	3,801
1992	139,221	3,822
1993	138,432	3,841
1994	137,974	3,860
1995	138,268	3,948
1996	136,929	3,993
1997	134,448	4,041
1998	134,065	4,120
1999	128,947	4,221
2000	122,315	4,334
2001	114,313	4,471
2002	106,137	4,591
2003	97,849	4,702
2004	90,905	4,810
2005	84,883	4,897
2006	80,887	5,057
2007	76,776	5,226
2008	75,107	5,297
2009	74,908	5,349
2010	75,695	5,391
2011	76,182	5,445
2012	75,495	5,501
2013	73,869	5,449
2014	72,581	5,381
2015	69,263	5,269
2016	63,751	5,125
2017	59,824	5,007
2018	57,509	4,957
2019	56,816	4,932
2020	48,244	4,874
2021	46,530	4,954
2022	53,138	5,102
2023	51,985	5,221

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Sao Tome and Principe

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 75 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Sao Tome
1985	193	159
1986	169	175
1987	178	161
1988	173	157
1989	155	167
1990	145	164
1991	129	166
1992	121	164
1993	114	166
1994	101	168
1995	89	172
1996	78	171
1997	67	173
1998	61	175
1999	53	179
2000	48	180
2001	45	178
2002	40	179
2003	38	178
2004	35	177
2005	34	181
2006	33	177
2007	33	174
2008	33	174
2009	35	172
2010	34	170
2011	35	164
2012	36	158
2013	39	150
2014	41	138
2015	43	128
2016	43	119
2017	44	110
2018	43	100
2019	40	95
2020	48	92
2021	58	98
2022	39	82
2023	39	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 1.39% in Sao Tome and Principe. 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	Sao Tome
1960	18.5%	-
1961	18.1%	-
1962	17.7%	-
1963	17.3%	-
1964	17%	-
1965	16.6%	9.56%
1966	16.3%	9.29%
1967	16%	9.04%
1968	15.6%	8.85%
1969	15.3%	8.71%
1970	15%	8.64%
1971	14.6%	8.63%
1972	14.3%	8.67%
1973	13.9%	8.73%
1974	13.5%	8.79%
1975	13.1%	8.85%
1976	12.6%	8.89%
1977	12.1%	8.93%
1978	11.6%	8.96%
1979	11.1%	9.02%
1980	12.5%	9.1%
1981	10%	9.21%
1982	9.46%	9.37%
1983	8.94%	9.56%
1984	8.42%	9.77%
1985	7.93%	9.99%
1986	7.47%	11.4%
1987	7.04%	10.4%
1988	6.65%	10.6%
1989	6.28%	10.7%
1990	5.94%	10.8%
1991	5.61%	10.9%
1992	5.3%	10.9%
1993	5%	10.8%
1994	4.71%	10.7%
1995	4.42%	10.4%
1996	4.15%	10.1%
1997	3.89%	9.73%
1998	3.65%	9.26%
1999	3.43%	8.76%
2000	3.23%	8.21%
2001	3.04%	7.66%
2002	2.86%	7.1%
2003	2.7%	6.57%
2004	2.55%	6.05%
2005	2.4%	5.56%
2006	2.27%	5.11%
2007	2.15%	4.68%
2008	2.04%	4.3%
2009	1.94%	3.95%
2010	1.84%	3.63%
2011	1.75%	3.33%
2012	1.67%	3.04%
2013	1.59%	2.77%
2014	1.52%	2.54%
2015	1.45%	2.31%
2016	1.39%	2.11%
2017	1.33%	1.95%
2018	1.27%	1.81%
2019	1.22%	1.7%
2020	1.17%	1.6%
2021	1.12%	1.53%
2022	1.08%	1.46%
2023	1.04%	1.39%