Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Saudi Arabia 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 2.28 in Saudi Arabia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Saudi Arabia 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	6.62	7.63
1961	6.64	7.63
1962	6.68	7.64
1963	6.69	7.65
1964	6.68	7.67
1965	6.64	7.66
1966	6.57	7.66
1967	6.49	7.66
1968	6.39	7.63
1969	6.28	7.6
1970	6.18	7.58
1971	6.13	7.56
1972	6.03	7.54
1973	5.93	7.48
1974	5.82	7.43
1975	5.71	7.37
1976	5.59	7.33
1977	5.47	7.3
1978	5.36	7.26
1979	5.23	7.23
1980	5.11	7.15
1981	4.99	7.07
1982	4.83	6.98
1983	4.65	6.88
1984	4.48	6.78
1985	4.32	6.65
1986	4.19	6.52
1987	4.18	6.34
1988	4.1	6.15
1989	4.03	5.98
1990	3.96	5.8
1991	3.89	5.64
1992	3.8	5.49
1993	3.69	5.33
1994	3.61	5.16
1995	3.57	4.99
1996	3.48	4.81
1997	3.38	4.66
1998	3.34	4.52
1999	3.22	4.35
2000	3.08	4.21
2001	2.93	3.96
2002	2.78	3.71
2003	2.64	3.47
2004	2.52	3.26
2005	2.44	3.16
2006	2.4	3.18
2007	2.35	3.19
2008	2.29	3.07
2009	2.26	2.95
2010	2.24	2.81
2011	2.22	2.8
2012	2.19	2.78
2013	2.15	2.67
2014	2.13	2.68
2015	2.07	2.63
2016	1.97	2.65
2017	1.9	2.67
2018	1.85	2.67
2019	1.84	2.49
2020	1.82	2.27
2021	1.8	2.17
2022	1.79	2.14
2023	1.78	2.28
2024	1.77	2.31
2025	1.75	2.29
2026	1.74	2.27
2027	1.73	2.25
2028	1.72	2.22
2029	1.72	2.2
2030	1.71	2.17
2031	1.7	2.15
2032	1.7	2.13
2033	1.69	2.11
2034	1.69	2.09
2035	1.68	2.07
2036	1.68	2.05
2037	1.68	2.03
2038	1.67	2.01
2039	1.67	1.99
2040	1.67	1.98
2041	1.67	1.97
2042	1.67	1.95
2043	1.67	1.94
2044	1.66	1.93
2045	1.66	1.92
2046	1.66	1.91
2047	1.66	1.9
2048	1.66	1.89
2049	1.66	1.88
2050	1.65	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Saudi Arabia
1960	45.5%	43.4%
1961	45.7%	43.6%
1962	45.8%	43.9%
1963	46%	44.3%
1964	46.1%	44.6%
1965	46.2%	44.8%
1966	46.3%	45.1%
1967	46.5%	45.3%
1968	46.6%	45.4%
1969	46.8%	45.5%
1970	46.8%	45.5%
1971	46.7%	45.5%
1972	46.6%	45.3%
1973	46.4%	45.2%
1974	46.2%	45%
1975	45.9%	44.8%
1976	45.6%	44.6%
1977	45.3%	44.5%
1978	44.9%	44.3%
1979	44.5%	44.2%
1980	44.2%	44.1%
1981	43.9%	43.9%
1982	43.7%	43.8%
1983	43.4%	43.7%
1984	43.1%	43.6%
1985	42.7%	43.6%
1986	42.4%	43.5%
1987	42.1%	43.4%
1988	41.9%	43.3%
1989	41.8%	43.2%
1990	41.7%	43%
1991	41.7%	42.7%
1992	41.5%	42.4%
1993	41.1%	42.1%
1994	40.5%	41.7%
1995	39.8%	41.2%
1996	39.1%	40.7%
1997	38.5%	40.1%
1998	38%	39.5%
1999	37.5%	38.9%
2000	37.1%	38.3%
2001	36.7%	37.7%
2002	36.3%	36.8%
2003	35.9%	35.7%
2004	35.4%	34.5%
2005	34.9%	33.2%
2006	34.4%	31.9%
2007	33.9%	30.6%
2008	33.4%	29.5%
2009	32.7%	28.5%
2010	32%	27.6%
2011	31.3%	26.9%
2012	30.6%	26.3%
2013	29.9%	25.8%
2014	29.2%	25.4%
2015	28.6%	25.1%
2016	28%	24.9%
2017	27.5%	25.2%
2018	27%	25.7%
2019	26.7%	25.8%
2020	26.3%	25.5%
2021	26%	25.2%
2022	25.6%	24.6%
2023	25.2%	24.1%
2024	24.8%	23.8%
2025	24.4%	23.6%
2026	24%	23.4%
2027	23.5%	23.3%
2028	23.1%	23.1%
2029	22.7%	22.9%
2030	22.3%	22.8%
2031	21.9%	22.6%
2032	21.6%	22.5%
2033	21.4%	22.4%
2034	21.1%	22.3%
2035	20.8%	22.2%
2036	20.6%	22.2%
2037	20.3%	22.1%
2038	20.1%	22%
2039	19.8%	21.9%
2040	19.6%	21.7%
2041	19.3%	21.5%
2042	19%	21.3%
2043	18.8%	21.2%
2044	18.5%	21%
2045	18.3%	20.8%
2046	18%	20.7%
2047	17.8%	20.5%
2048	17.6%	20.4%
2049	17.3%	20.2%
2050	17.1%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	81,544	74,143
1961	84,614	77,743
1962	88,237	81,393
1963	90,794	85,480
1964	93,328	89,776
1965	95,341	93,820
1966	97,156	98,361
1967	98,424	103,343
1968	98,851	108,281
1969	99,848	113,859
1970	100,499	120,440
1971	104,714	127,600
1972	107,604	136,360
1973	111,546	145,450
1974	113,846	155,478
1975	116,737	166,223
1976	120,511	178,024
1977	121,446	191,103
1978	124,468	205,331
1979	123,838	220,186
1980	111,771	234,372
1981	117,346	249,156
1982	120,938	264,831
1983	121,700	280,616
1984	125,036	296,615
1985	127,248	310,558
1986	130,177	322,340
1987	133,667	333,088
1988	136,230	342,865
1989	139,093	349,399
1990	140,311	355,495
1991	140,691	361,329
1992	139,221	366,763
1993	138,432	372,621
1994	137,974	377,351
1995	138,268	380,231
1996	136,929	382,248
1997	134,448	385,033
1998	134,065	389,499
1999	128,947	390,112
2000	122,315	392,407
2001	114,313	382,153
2002	106,137	372,099
2003	97,849	364,520
2004	90,905	362,843
2005	84,883	375,938
2006	80,887	399,333
2007	76,776	425,199
2008	75,107	433,457
2009	74,908	438,557
2010	75,695	418,641
2011	76,182	443,675
2012	75,495	465,649
2013	73,869	475,299
2014	72,581	493,431
2015	69,263	511,023
2016	63,751	537,829
2017	59,824	546,751
2018	57,509	528,767
2019	56,816	474,407
2020	48,244	447,036
2021	46,530	409,032
2022	53,138	406,920
2023	51,985	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Saudi Arabia

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 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Saudi Arabia
1985	193	40
1986	169	38
1987	178	36
1988	173	34
1989	155	32
1990	145	30
1991	129	29
1992	121	27
1993	114	26
1994	101	25
1995	89	24
1996	78	23
1997	67	23
1998	61	22
1999	53	21
2000	48	20
2001	45	19
2002	40	18
2003	38	16
2004	35	16
2005	34	15
2006	33	14
2007	33	13
2008	33	12
2009	35	11
2010	34	11
2011	35	10
2012	36	9
2013	39	9
2014	41	8
2015	43	8
2016	43	8
2017	44	8
2018	43	8
2019	40	8
2020	48	11
2021	58	12
2022	39	9
2023	39	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	18.5%	-
1961	18.1%	-
1962	17.7%	-
1963	17.3%	-
1964	17%	-
1965	16.6%	-
1966	16.3%	-
1967	16%	-
1968	15.6%	-
1969	15.3%	-
1970	15%	-
1971	14.6%	-
1972	14.3%	16%
1973	13.9%	14.9%
1974	13.5%	14%
1975	13.1%	13.1%
1976	12.6%	12.2%
1977	12.1%	11.4%
1978	11.6%	10.7%
1979	11.1%	9.99%
1980	12.5%	9.34%
1981	10%	8.71%
1982	9.46%	8.12%
1983	8.94%	7.56%
1984	8.42%	7.04%
1985	7.93%	6.55%
1986	7.47%	6.07%
1987	7.04%	5.62%
1988	6.65%	5.19%
1989	6.28%	4.8%
1990	5.94%	4.44%
1991	5.61%	4.11%
1992	5.3%	3.81%
1993	5%	3.54%
1994	4.71%	3.29%
1995	4.42%	3.06%
1996	4.15%	2.86%
1997	3.89%	2.67%
1998	3.65%	2.5%
1999	3.43%	2.35%
2000	3.23%	2.21%
2001	3.04%	2.08%
2002	2.86%	1.96%
2003	2.7%	1.85%
2004	2.55%	1.75%
2005	2.4%	1.65%
2006	2.27%	1.56%
2007	2.15%	1.47%
2008	2.04%	1.38%
2009	1.94%	1.3%
2010	1.84%	1.22%
2011	1.75%	1.15%
2012	1.67%	1.08%
2013	1.59%	1.02%
2014	1.52%	0.96%
2015	1.45%	0.9%
2016	1.39%	0.85%
2017	1.33%	0.8%
2018	1.27%	0.76%
2019	1.22%	0.72%
2020	1.17%	0.69%
2021	1.12%	0.66%
2022	1.08%	0.64%
2023	1.04%	0.62%