Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and South Korea

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs South Korea 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 0.72 in South Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs South Korea 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	South Korea
1960	6.62	5.99
1961	6.64	5.8
1962	6.68	5.56
1963	6.69	5.33
1964	6.68	5.07
1965	6.64	4.89
1966	6.57	4.78
1967	6.49	4.62
1968	6.39	4.51
1969	6.28	4.45
1970	6.18	4.53
1971	6.13	4.54
1972	6.03	4.12
1973	5.93	4.07
1974	5.82	3.77
1975	5.71	3.43
1976	5.59	3
1977	5.47	2.99
1978	5.36	2.64
1979	5.23	2.9
1980	5.11	2.82
1981	4.99	2.57
1982	4.83	2.39
1983	4.65	2.06
1984	4.48	1.74
1985	4.32	1.66
1986	4.19	1.58
1987	4.18	1.53
1988	4.1	1.55
1989	4.03	1.56
1990	3.96	1.57
1991	3.89	1.71
1992	3.8	1.76
1993	3.69	1.65
1994	3.61	1.66
1995	3.57	1.63
1996	3.48	1.57
1997	3.38	1.54
1998	3.34	1.46
1999	3.22	1.43
2000	3.08	1.48
2001	2.93	1.31
2002	2.78	1.18
2003	2.64	1.19
2004	2.52	1.16
2005	2.44	1.09
2006	2.4	1.13
2007	2.35	1.26
2008	2.29	1.19
2009	2.26	1.15
2010	2.24	1.23
2011	2.22	1.24
2012	2.19	1.3
2013	2.15	1.19
2014	2.13	1.21
2015	2.07	1.24
2016	1.97	1.17
2017	1.9	1.05
2018	1.85	0.98
2019	1.84	0.92
2020	1.82	0.84
2021	1.8	0.81
2022	1.79	0.78
2023	1.78	0.72
2024	1.77	0.73
2025	1.75	0.75
2026	1.74	0.76
2027	1.73	0.78
2028	1.72	0.79
2029	1.72	0.8
2030	1.71	0.82
2031	1.7	0.83
2032	1.7	0.84
2033	1.69	0.85
2034	1.69	0.86
2035	1.68	0.88
2036	1.68	0.89
2037	1.68	0.9
2038	1.67	0.91
2039	1.67	0.92
2040	1.67	0.93
2041	1.67	0.95
2042	1.67	0.96
2043	1.67	0.96
2044	1.66	0.97
2045	1.66	0.98
2046	1.66	0.99
2047	1.66	1
2048	1.66	1.01
2049	1.66	1.02
2050	1.65	1.03

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	South Korea
1960	45.5%	41.3%
1961	45.7%	41.8%
1962	45.8%	42.3%
1963	46%	42.7%
1964	46.1%	43.1%
1965	46.2%	43.3%
1966	46.3%	43.5%
1967	46.5%	43.3%
1968	46.6%	43.1%
1969	46.8%	42.7%
1970	46.8%	42.1%
1971	46.7%	41.5%
1972	46.6%	41%
1973	46.4%	40.3%
1974	46.2%	39.5%
1975	45.9%	38.5%
1976	45.6%	37.5%
1977	45.3%	36.5%
1978	44.9%	35.6%
1979	44.5%	34.8%
1980	44.2%	34%
1981	43.9%	33.3%
1982	43.7%	32.7%
1983	43.4%	32%
1984	43.1%	31.2%
1985	42.7%	30.2%
1986	42.4%	29.2%
1987	42.1%	28.2%
1988	41.9%	27.3%
1989	41.8%	26.5%
1990	41.7%	25.8%
1991	41.7%	25.2%
1992	41.5%	24.7%
1993	41.1%	24.2%
1994	40.5%	23.7%
1995	39.8%	23.1%
1996	39.1%	22.5%
1997	38.5%	22%
1998	38%	21.6%
1999	37.5%	21.2%
2000	37.1%	21%
2001	36.7%	20.8%
2002	36.3%	20.5%
2003	35.9%	20.1%
2004	35.4%	19.7%
2005	34.9%	19.2%
2006	34.4%	18.7%
2007	33.9%	18.1%
2008	33.4%	17.5%
2009	32.7%	16.9%
2010	32%	16.4%
2011	31.3%	15.8%
2012	30.6%	15.2%
2013	29.9%	14.7%
2014	29.2%	14.2%
2015	28.6%	13.8%
2016	28%	13.4%
2017	27.5%	13%
2018	27%	12.7%
2019	26.7%	12.4%
2020	26.3%	12.1%
2021	26%	11.8%
2022	25.6%	11.4%
2023	25.2%	11%
2024	24.8%	10.6%
2025	24.4%	10.2%
2026	24%	9.82%
2027	23.5%	9.42%
2028	23.1%	9.06%
2029	22.7%	8.75%
2030	22.3%	8.43%
2031	21.9%	8.15%
2032	21.6%	7.94%
2033	21.4%	7.79%
2034	21.1%	7.7%
2035	20.8%	7.66%
2036	20.6%	7.65%
2037	20.3%	7.66%
2038	20.1%	7.68%
2039	19.8%	7.71%
2040	19.6%	7.73%
2041	19.3%	7.75%
2042	19%	7.76%
2043	18.8%	7.77%
2044	18.5%	7.78%
2045	18.3%	7.79%
2046	18%	7.8%
2047	17.8%	7.81%
2048	17.6%	7.82%
2049	17.3%	7.82%
2050	17.1%	7.83%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 10.6% in South Korea in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 25.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and South Korea compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs South Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +0.06% in South Korea. 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	South Korea
1960	81,544	728,010
1961	84,614	730,173
1962	88,237	712,590
1963	90,794	685,824
1964	93,328	655,501
1965	95,341	641,090
1966	97,156	623,534
1967	98,424	692,169
1968	98,851	684,487
1969	99,848	694,227
1970	100,499	747,987
1971	104,714	789,185
1972	107,604	740,469
1973	111,546	699,115
1974	113,846	673,030
1975	116,737	603,300
1976	120,511	530,558
1977	121,446	578,947
1978	124,468	499,084
1979	123,838	623,068
1980	111,771	583,294
1981	117,346	631,189
1982	120,938	605,626
1983	121,700	514,844
1984	125,036	436,384
1985	127,248	416,219
1986	130,177	395,651
1987	133,667	378,758
1988	136,230	399,297
1989	139,093	403,266
1990	140,311	411,546
1991	140,691	467,594
1992	139,221	494,352
1993	138,432	477,302
1994	137,974	473,200
1995	138,268	468,967
1996	136,929	446,142
1997	134,448	422,773
1998	134,065	393,436
1999	128,947	368,272
2000	122,315	390,167
2001	114,313	312,643
2002	106,137	247,752
2003	97,849	244,251
2004	90,905	225,988
2005	84,883	187,920
2006	80,887	203,441
2007	76,776	248,286
2008	75,107	215,841
2009	74,908	197,231
2010	75,695	213,083
2011	76,182	214,728
2012	75,495	215,859
2013	73,869	166,415
2014	72,581	167,464
2015	69,263	163,248
2016	63,751	122,923
2017	59,824	71,907
2018	57,509	30,951
2019	56,816	10,353
2020	48,244	-31,101
2021	46,530	-56,947
2022	53,138	-124,014
2023	51,985	-77,569

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs South Korea

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 4 deaths in South Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	South Korea
1985	193	38
1986	169	35
1987	178	34
1988	173	31
1989	155	29
1990	145	28
1991	129	28
1992	121	26
1993	114	24
1994	101	23
1995	89	22
1996	78	20
1997	67	19
1998	61	18
1999	53	17
2000	48	15
2001	45	14
2002	40	13
2003	38	13
2004	35	12
2005	34	11
2006	33	10
2007	33	10
2008	33	9
2009	35	9
2010	34	8
2011	35	8
2012	36	8
2013	39	7
2014	41	7
2015	43	6
2016	43	6
2017	44	6
2018	43	5
2019	40	5
2020	48	12
2021	58	5
2022	39	7
2023	39	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 0.28% in South Korea. 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	South Korea
1960	18.5%	11.2%
1961	18.1%	10.6%
1962	17.7%	10.1%
1963	17.3%	9.67%
1964	17%	9.18%
1965	16.6%	8.68%
1966	16.3%	8.16%
1967	16%	7.62%
1968	15.6%	7.1%
1969	15.3%	6.59%
1970	15%	6.12%
1971	14.6%	5.71%
1972	14.3%	5.36%
1973	13.9%	5.07%
1974	13.5%	4.82%
1975	13.1%	4.61%
1976	12.6%	4.42%
1977	12.1%	4.23%
1978	11.6%	4.04%
1979	11.1%	3.84%
1980	12.5%	3.63%
1981	10%	3.4%
1982	9.46%	3.17%
1983	8.94%	2.93%
1984	8.42%	2.7%
1985	7.93%	2.46%
1986	7.47%	2.25%
1987	7.04%	2.05%
1988	6.65%	1.87%
1989	6.28%	1.71%
1990	5.94%	1.57%
1991	5.61%	1.44%
1992	5.3%	1.33%
1993	5%	1.23%
1994	4.71%	1.14%
1995	4.42%	1.05%
1996	4.15%	0.98%
1997	3.89%	0.91%
1998	3.65%	0.85%
1999	3.43%	0.8%
2000	3.23%	0.75%
2001	3.04%	0.71%
2002	2.86%	0.68%
2003	2.7%	0.64%
2004	2.55%	0.6%
2005	2.4%	0.56%
2006	2.27%	0.52%
2007	2.15%	0.48%
2008	2.04%	0.45%
2009	1.94%	0.43%
2010	1.84%	0.41%
2011	1.75%	0.4%
2012	1.67%	0.38%
2013	1.59%	0.37%
2014	1.52%	0.36%
2015	1.45%	0.35%
2016	1.39%	0.34%
2017	1.33%	0.33%
2018	1.27%	0.32%
2019	1.22%	0.31%
2020	1.17%	0.3%
2021	1.12%	0.29%
2022	1.08%	0.28%
2023	1.04%	0.28%