Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and South Sudan

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs South Sudan 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 3.86 in South Sudan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs South Sudan 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 Sudan
1960	6.62	7.16
1961	6.64	7.18
1962	6.68	7.2
1963	6.69	7.2
1964	6.68	7.22
1965	6.64	7.22
1966	6.57	7.25
1967	6.49	7.26
1968	6.39	7.26
1969	6.28	7.28
1970	6.18	7.29
1971	6.13	7.3
1972	6.03	7.31
1973	5.93	7.31
1974	5.82	7.31
1975	5.71	7.33
1976	5.59	7.33
1977	5.47	7.33
1978	5.36	7.33
1979	5.23	7.32
1980	5.11	7.33
1981	4.99	7.33
1982	4.83	7.34
1983	4.65	7.34
1984	4.48	7.35
1985	4.32	7.36
1986	4.19	7.38
1987	4.18	7.39
1988	4.1	7.38
1989	4.03	7.37
1990	3.96	7.38
1991	3.89	7.38
1992	3.8	7.37
1993	3.69	7.36
1994	3.61	7.35
1995	3.57	7.34
1996	3.48	7.32
1997	3.38	7.2
1998	3.34	7.08
1999	3.22	6.94
2000	3.08	6.8
2001	2.93	6.65
2002	2.78	6.52
2003	2.64	6.35
2004	2.52	6.19
2005	2.44	6.02
2006	2.4	5.85
2007	2.35	5.7
2008	2.29	5.57
2009	2.26	5.45
2010	2.24	5.32
2011	2.22	5.19
2012	2.19	5.06
2013	2.15	4.94
2014	2.13	4.82
2015	2.07	4.7
2016	1.97	4.58
2017	1.9	4.48
2018	1.85	4.37
2019	1.84	4.26
2020	1.82	4.16
2021	1.8	4.05
2022	1.79	3.96
2023	1.78	3.86
2024	1.77	3.79
2025	1.75	3.71
2026	1.74	3.63
2027	1.73	3.56
2028	1.72	3.49
2029	1.72	3.43
2030	1.71	3.37
2031	1.7	3.31
2032	1.7	3.26
2033	1.69	3.2
2034	1.69	3.15
2035	1.68	3.1
2036	1.68	3.06
2037	1.68	3.01
2038	1.67	2.96
2039	1.67	2.92
2040	1.67	2.88
2041	1.67	2.84
2042	1.67	2.8
2043	1.67	2.76
2044	1.66	2.73
2045	1.66	2.69
2046	1.66	2.66
2047	1.66	2.63
2048	1.66	2.6
2049	1.66	2.58
2050	1.65	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	South Sudan
1960	45.5%	42.5%
1961	45.7%	42.6%
1962	45.8%	42.6%
1963	46%	42.8%
1964	46.1%	43%
1965	46.2%	43.3%
1966	46.3%	43.5%
1967	46.5%	43.8%
1968	46.6%	44%
1969	46.8%	44.3%
1970	46.8%	44.5%
1971	46.7%	44.7%
1972	46.6%	44.8%
1973	46.4%	45%
1974	46.2%	45.1%
1975	45.9%	45.2%
1976	45.6%	45.3%
1977	45.3%	45.4%
1978	44.9%	45.5%
1979	44.5%	45.7%
1980	44.2%	45.8%
1981	43.9%	46%
1982	43.7%	46.2%
1983	43.4%	46.3%
1984	43.1%	46.5%
1985	42.7%	46.6%
1986	42.4%	46.7%
1987	42.1%	46.9%
1988	41.9%	46.2%
1989	41.8%	45.4%
1990	41.7%	45.4%
1991	41.7%	45.5%
1992	41.5%	45.6%
1993	41.1%	45.7%
1994	40.5%	45.8%
1995	39.8%	45.8%
1996	39.1%	46%
1997	38.5%	46%
1998	38%	45.8%
1999	37.5%	45.6%
2000	37.1%	45.5%
2001	36.7%	45.5%
2002	36.3%	45.7%
2003	35.9%	45.9%
2004	35.4%	45.8%
2005	34.9%	45.3%
2006	34.4%	44.8%
2007	33.9%	44.3%
2008	33.4%	43.8%
2009	32.7%	43.4%
2010	32%	42.8%
2011	31.3%	42.2%
2012	30.6%	41.9%
2013	29.9%	41.9%
2014	29.2%	42.5%
2015	28.6%	43.1%
2016	28%	43.7%
2017	27.5%	45%
2018	27%	44.9%
2019	26.7%	43.6%
2020	26.3%	42.4%
2021	26%	41.6%
2022	25.6%	40.9%
2023	25.2%	39.9%
2024	24.8%	38.9%
2025	24.4%	38%
2026	24%	37.1%
2027	23.5%	36.2%
2028	23.1%	35.5%
2029	22.7%	35%
2030	22.3%	34.7%
2031	21.9%	34.5%
2032	21.6%	34.4%
2033	21.4%	34.3%
2034	21.1%	34.3%
2035	20.8%	34.2%
2036	20.6%	34.1%
2037	20.3%	34%
2038	20.1%	33.8%
2039	19.8%	33.7%
2040	19.6%	33.4%
2041	19.3%	33.2%
2042	19%	32.9%
2043	18.8%	32.5%
2044	18.5%	32.2%
2045	18.3%	31.8%
2046	18%	31.4%
2047	17.8%	31%
2048	17.6%	30.5%
2049	17.3%	30.1%
2050	17.1%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +1.65% in South Sudan. 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 Sudan
1960	81,544	42,945
1961	84,614	45,186
1962	88,237	47,406
1963	90,794	46,333
1964	93,328	64,786
1965	95,341	51,682
1966	97,156	38,523
1967	98,424	41,357
1968	98,851	44,213
1969	99,848	42,015
1970	100,499	44,776
1971	104,714	72,308
1972	107,604	74,803
1973	111,546	94,765
1974	113,846	97,181
1975	116,737	99,882
1976	120,511	102,346
1977	121,446	104,886
1978	124,468	107,352
1979	123,838	109,540
1980	111,771	112,307
1981	117,346	115,163
1982	120,938	118,641
1983	121,700	104,107
1984	125,036	90,970
1985	127,248	95,342
1986	130,177	99,502
1987	133,667	5,756
1988	136,230	-125,447
1989	139,093	83,735
1990	140,311	82,900
1991	140,691	87,873
1992	139,221	28,874
1993	138,432	32,779
1994	137,974	165,407
1995	138,268	110,417
1996	136,929	116,728
1997	134,448	121,454
1998	134,065	-12,157
1999	128,947	180,721
2000	122,315	196,055
2001	114,313	204,108
2002	106,137	212,014
2003	97,849	225,822
2004	90,905	231,877
2005	84,883	239,272
2006	80,887	246,706
2007	76,776	256,546
2008	75,107	268,268
2009	74,908	278,859
2010	75,695	287,409
2011	76,182	303,181
2012	75,495	312,974
2013	73,869	315,983
2014	72,581	227,611
2015	69,263	148,542
2016	63,751	110,553
2017	59,824	72,193
2018	57,509	168,497
2019	56,816	209,708
2020	48,244	212,332
2021	46,530	213,567
2022	53,138	211,166
2023	51,985	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs South Sudan

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 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	South Sudan
1985	193	3,845
1986	169	3,720
1987	178	8,045
1988	173	5,535
1989	155	5,103
1990	145	4,877
1991	129	4,764
1992	121	7,597
1993	114	7,537
1994	101	1,666
1995	89	4,430
1996	78	4,357
1997	67	4,172
1998	61	7,514
1999	53	2,048
2000	48	1,658
2001	45	1,580
2002	40	1,521
2003	38	1,199
2004	35	1,150
2005	34	1,074
2006	33	1,005
2007	33	933
2008	33	858
2009	35	823
2010	34	776
2011	35	770
2012	36	755
2013	39	771
2014	41	1,216
2015	43	1,436
2016	43	1,629
2017	44	1,662
2018	43	913
2019	40	745
2020	48	729
2021	58	749
2022	39	704
2023	39	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 9.87% in South Sudan. 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 Sudan
1960	18.5%	35.5%
1961	18.1%	35.2%
1962	17.7%	34.9%
1963	17.3%	34.6%
1964	17%	34.3%
1965	16.6%	34%
1966	16.3%	33.6%
1967	16%	33.3%
1968	15.6%	32.9%
1969	15.3%	32.6%
1970	15%	32.3%
1971	14.6%	31.9%
1972	14.3%	31.6%
1973	13.9%	31.3%
1974	13.5%	30.9%
1975	13.1%	30.6%
1976	12.6%	30.2%
1977	12.1%	29.9%
1978	11.6%	29.5%
1979	11.1%	29.2%
1980	12.5%	28.9%
1981	10%	28.5%
1982	9.46%	28.2%
1983	8.94%	27.8%
1984	8.42%	27.5%
1985	7.93%	27.1%
1986	7.47%	26.7%
1987	7.04%	36%
1988	6.65%	76.7%
1989	6.28%	30.7%
1990	5.94%	30.3%
1991	5.61%	29.7%
1992	5.3%	33.8%
1993	5%	33.1%
1994	4.71%	23%
1995	4.42%	27%
1996	4.15%	26.1%
1997	3.89%	25.2%
1998	3.65%	42.6%
1999	3.43%	19.2%
2000	3.23%	18.3%
2001	3.04%	17.4%
2002	2.86%	16.5%
2003	2.7%	15.7%
2004	2.55%	14.8%
2005	2.4%	14.1%
2006	2.27%	13.4%
2007	2.15%	12.7%
2008	2.04%	12.1%
2009	1.94%	11.5%
2010	1.84%	10.9%
2011	1.75%	10.5%
2012	1.67%	10.1%
2013	1.59%	9.92%
2014	1.52%	18.2%
2015	1.45%	23.7%
2016	1.39%	26.4%
2017	1.33%	27.8%
2018	1.27%	13.2%
2019	1.22%	9.87%
2020	1.17%	9.87%
2021	1.12%	9.87%
2022	1.08%	9.87%
2023	1.04%	9.87%