Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and Tanzania

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs Tanzania 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 4.61 in Tanzania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs Tanzania 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	Tanzania
1960	6.62	6.54
1961	6.64	6.56
1962	6.68	6.61
1963	6.69	6.65
1964	6.68	6.68
1965	6.64	6.73
1966	6.57	6.8
1967	6.49	6.86
1968	6.39	6.9
1969	6.28	6.95
1970	6.18	7
1971	6.13	7.04
1972	6.03	7.05
1973	5.93	7.06
1974	5.82	7.12
1975	5.71	7.1
1976	5.59	7.09
1977	5.47	7.07
1978	5.36	7.06
1979	5.23	7.04
1980	5.11	6.99
1981	4.99	6.93
1982	4.83	6.87
1983	4.65	6.81
1984	4.48	6.72
1985	4.32	6.6
1986	4.19	6.49
1987	4.18	6.41
1988	4.1	6.38
1989	4.03	6.3
1990	3.96	6.2
1991	3.89	6.14
1992	3.8	6.08
1993	3.69	6
1994	3.61	5.89
1995	3.57	5.82
1996	3.48	5.83
1997	3.38	5.84
1998	3.34	5.81
1999	3.22	5.75
2000	3.08	5.67
2001	2.93	5.62
2002	2.78	5.57
2003	2.64	5.58
2004	2.52	5.6
2005	2.44	5.58
2006	2.4	5.51
2007	2.35	5.4
2008	2.29	5.32
2009	2.26	5.26
2010	2.24	5.23
2011	2.22	5.14
2012	2.19	5.14
2013	2.15	5.16
2014	2.13	5.12
2015	2.07	5.03
2016	1.97	5.01
2017	1.9	4.99
2018	1.85	4.93
2019	1.84	4.87
2020	1.82	4.8
2021	1.8	4.73
2022	1.79	4.67
2023	1.78	4.61
2024	1.77	4.54
2025	1.75	4.47
2026	1.74	4.41
2027	1.73	4.34
2028	1.72	4.28
2029	1.72	4.22
2030	1.71	4.16
2031	1.7	4.11
2032	1.7	4.04
2033	1.69	3.98
2034	1.69	3.94
2035	1.68	3.88
2036	1.68	3.83
2037	1.68	3.76
2038	1.67	3.72
2039	1.67	3.67
2040	1.67	3.63
2041	1.67	3.57
2042	1.67	3.54
2043	1.67	3.49
2044	1.66	3.46
2045	1.66	3.4
2046	1.66	3.39
2047	1.66	3.35
2048	1.66	3.31
2049	1.66	3.25
2050	1.65	3.23

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	Tanzania
1960	45.5%	44.9%
1961	45.7%	44.8%
1962	45.8%	44.8%
1963	46%	44.8%
1964	46.1%	45%
1965	46.2%	45.2%
1966	46.3%	45.4%
1967	46.5%	45.6%
1968	46.6%	45.8%
1969	46.8%	45.9%
1970	46.8%	46%
1971	46.7%	46.1%
1972	46.6%	46.1%
1973	46.4%	46.2%
1974	46.2%	46.3%
1975	45.9%	46.4%
1976	45.6%	46.5%
1977	45.3%	46.6%
1978	44.9%	46.7%
1979	44.5%	46.9%
1980	44.2%	47.2%
1981	43.9%	47.4%
1982	43.7%	47.5%
1983	43.4%	47.6%
1984	43.1%	47.5%
1985	42.7%	47.4%
1986	42.4%	47.2%
1987	42.1%	46.9%
1988	41.9%	46.7%
1989	41.8%	46.5%
1990	41.7%	46.3%
1991	41.7%	46.2%
1992	41.5%	46%
1993	41.1%	45.5%
1994	40.5%	44.9%
1995	39.8%	44.5%
1996	39.1%	44.7%
1997	38.5%	44.8%
1998	38%	44.7%
1999	37.5%	44.7%
2000	37.1%	44.6%
2001	36.7%	44.5%
2002	36.3%	44.6%
2003	35.9%	44.6%
2004	35.4%	44.7%
2005	34.9%	44.8%
2006	34.4%	44.9%
2007	33.9%	45%
2008	33.4%	45.1%
2009	32.7%	45.3%
2010	32%	45.3%
2011	31.3%	45.2%
2012	30.6%	45.1%
2013	29.9%	44.9%
2014	29.2%	44.8%
2015	28.6%	44.5%
2016	28%	44.2%
2017	27.5%	44%
2018	27%	43.8%
2019	26.7%	43.6%
2020	26.3%	43.4%
2021	26%	43.1%
2022	25.6%	42.9%
2023	25.2%	42.7%
2024	24.8%	42.5%
2025	24.4%	42.3%
2026	24%	42.1%
2027	23.5%	41.9%
2028	23.1%	41.7%
2029	22.7%	41.4%
2030	22.3%	41.1%
2031	21.9%	40.9%
2032	21.6%	40.5%
2033	21.4%	40.2%
2034	21.1%	39.8%
2035	20.8%	39.5%
2036	20.6%	39.1%
2037	20.3%	38.8%
2038	20.1%	38.4%
2039	19.8%	38.1%
2040	19.6%	37.8%
2041	19.3%	37.5%
2042	19%	37.1%
2043	18.8%	36.8%
2044	18.5%	36.5%
2045	18.3%	36.2%
2046	18%	35.9%
2047	17.8%	35.6%
2048	17.6%	35.4%
2049	17.3%	35.1%
2050	17.1%	34.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 42.5% in Tanzania in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 46.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and Tanzania compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs Tanzania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +3.05% in Tanzania. 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	Tanzania
1960	81,544	275,814
1961	84,614	286,839
1962	88,237	300,663
1963	90,794	314,644
1964	93,328	328,527
1965	95,341	343,456
1966	97,156	360,229
1967	98,424	374,763
1968	98,851	389,467
1969	99,848	408,322
1970	100,499	427,988
1971	104,714	449,014
1972	107,604	467,305
1973	111,546	488,429
1974	113,846	515,152
1975	116,737	533,906
1976	120,511	553,617
1977	121,446	574,938
1978	124,468	595,024
1979	123,838	613,388
1980	111,771	629,444
1981	117,346	645,496
1982	120,938	662,627
1983	121,700	679,720
1984	125,036	687,435
1985	127,248	697,867
1986	130,177	705,677
1987	133,667	718,580
1988	136,230	736,551
1989	139,093	743,854
1990	140,311	750,825
1991	140,691	762,011
1992	139,221	767,961
1993	138,432	778,044
1994	137,974	803,953
1995	138,268	838,980
1996	136,929	868,524
1997	134,448	882,544
1998	134,065	920,806
1999	128,947	948,659
2000	122,315	985,185
2001	114,313	1,026,242
2002	106,137	1,063,195
2003	97,849	1,118,435
2004	90,905	1,175,379
2005	84,883	1,224,165
2006	80,887	1,257,927
2007	76,776	1,278,285
2008	75,107	1,303,728
2009	74,908	1,332,015
2010	75,695	1,363,477
2011	76,182	1,384,886
2012	75,495	1,439,325
2013	73,869	1,509,008
2014	72,581	1,565,630
2015	69,263	1,592,882
2016	63,751	1,659,502
2017	59,824	1,726,909
2018	57,509	1,777,852
2019	56,816	1,816,669
2020	48,244	1,861,377
2021	46,530	1,880,137
2022	53,138	1,927,960
2023	51,985	1,960,623

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs Tanzania

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 276 deaths in Tanzania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	Tanzania
1985	193	980
1986	169	971
1987	178	964
1988	173	949
1989	155	927
1990	145	900
1991	129	873
1992	121	864
1993	114	851
1994	101	816
1995	89	797
1996	78	775
1997	67	777
1998	61	739
1999	53	635
2000	48	568
2001	45	493
2002	40	454
2003	38	397
2004	35	365
2005	34	350
2006	33	366
2007	33	453
2008	33	511
2009	35	502
2010	34	486
2011	35	475
2012	36	448
2013	39	479
2014	41	454
2015	43	433
2016	43	396
2017	44	345
2018	43	319
2019	40	292
2020	48	160
2021	58	162
2022	39	152
2023	39	276

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 3.89% in Tanzania. 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	Tanzania
1960	18.5%	24.2%
1961	18.1%	24%
1962	17.7%	23.8%
1963	17.3%	23.6%
1964	17%	23.4%
1965	16.6%	23.1%
1966	16.3%	22.8%
1967	16%	22.5%
1968	15.6%	22.2%
1969	15.3%	21.9%
1970	15%	21.6%
1971	14.6%	21.2%
1972	14.3%	20.9%
1973	13.9%	20.5%
1974	13.5%	20.1%
1975	13.1%	19.6%
1976	12.6%	19.2%
1977	12.1%	18.8%
1978	11.6%	18.4%
1979	11.1%	18.1%
1980	12.5%	17.9%
1981	10%	17.8%
1982	9.46%	17.8%
1983	8.94%	17.8%
1984	8.42%	17.8%
1985	7.93%	17.7%
1986	7.47%	17.6%
1987	7.04%	17.4%
1988	6.65%	17.2%
1989	6.28%	16.9%
1990	5.94%	16.7%
1991	5.61%	16.5%
1992	5.3%	16.3%
1993	5%	16.1%
1994	4.71%	15.9%
1995	4.42%	15.6%
1996	4.15%	15.2%
1997	3.89%	14.8%
1998	3.65%	14.2%
1999	3.43%	13.6%
2000	3.23%	12.8%
2001	3.04%	12.1%
2002	2.86%	11.3%
2003	2.7%	10.5%
2004	2.55%	9.86%
2005	2.4%	9.24%
2006	2.27%	8.69%
2007	2.15%	8.16%
2008	2.04%	7.7%
2009	1.94%	7.24%
2010	1.84%	6.86%
2011	1.75%	6.5%
2012	1.67%	6.21%
2013	1.59%	5.95%
2014	1.52%	5.67%
2015	1.45%	5.48%
2016	1.39%	5.25%
2017	1.33%	5.02%
2018	1.27%	4.8%
2019	1.22%	4.6%
2020	1.17%	4.42%
2021	1.12%	4.22%
2022	1.08%	4.05%
2023	1.04%	3.89%