Fertility & birth rates in El Salvador and United States

Fertility rate in El Salvador vs United States 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 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check El Salvador vs the United States 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	United States
1960	6.62	3.65
1961	6.64	3.62
1962	6.68	3.46
1963	6.69	3.32
1964	6.68	3.19
1965	6.64	2.91
1966	6.57	2.72
1967	6.49	2.56
1968	6.39	2.46
1969	6.28	2.46
1970	6.18	2.48
1971	6.13	2.27
1972	6.03	2.01
1973	5.93	1.88
1974	5.82	1.84
1975	5.71	1.77
1976	5.59	1.74
1977	5.47	1.79
1978	5.36	1.76
1979	5.23	1.81
1980	5.11	1.84
1981	4.99	1.81
1982	4.83	1.83
1983	4.65	1.8
1984	4.48	1.81
1985	4.32	1.84
1986	4.19	1.84
1987	4.18	1.87
1988	4.1	1.93
1989	4.03	2.01
1990	3.96	2.08
1991	3.89	2.06
1992	3.8	2.05
1993	3.69	2.02
1994	3.61	2
1995	3.57	1.98
1996	3.48	1.98
1997	3.38	1.97
1998	3.34	2
1999	3.22	2.01
2000	3.08	2.06
2001	2.93	2.03
2002	2.78	2.02
2003	2.64	2.05
2004	2.52	2.05
2005	2.44	2.06
2006	2.4	2.11
2007	2.35	2.12
2008	2.29	2.07
2009	2.26	2
2010	2.24	1.93
2011	2.22	1.89
2012	2.19	1.88
2013	2.15	1.86
2014	2.13	1.86
2015	2.07	1.84
2016	1.97	1.82
2017	1.9	1.77
2018	1.85	1.73
2019	1.84	1.71
2020	1.82	1.64
2021	1.8	1.66
2022	1.79	1.66
2023	1.78	1.62
2024	1.77	1.62
2025	1.75	1.62
2026	1.74	1.62
2027	1.73	1.62
2028	1.72	1.62
2029	1.72	1.62
2030	1.71	1.62
2031	1.7	1.62
2032	1.7	1.62
2033	1.69	1.63
2034	1.69	1.62
2035	1.68	1.63
2036	1.68	1.63
2037	1.68	1.63
2038	1.67	1.63
2039	1.67	1.63
2040	1.67	1.63
2041	1.67	1.63
2042	1.67	1.63
2043	1.67	1.63
2044	1.66	1.63
2045	1.66	1.64
2046	1.66	1.64
2047	1.66	1.63
2048	1.66	1.64
2049	1.66	1.63
2050	1.65	1.64

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	El Salvador	United States
1960	45.5%	31.3%
1961	45.7%	31.4%
1962	45.8%	31.3%
1963	46%	31.1%
1964	46.1%	30.9%
1965	46.2%	30.7%
1966	46.3%	30.4%
1967	46.5%	30%
1968	46.6%	29.5%
1969	46.8%	29%
1970	46.8%	28.6%
1971	46.7%	28%
1972	46.6%	27.4%
1973	46.4%	26.6%
1974	46.2%	25.9%
1975	45.9%	25.2%
1976	45.6%	24.4%
1977	45.3%	23.8%
1978	44.9%	23.2%
1979	44.5%	22.8%
1980	44.2%	22.4%
1981	43.9%	22.1%
1982	43.7%	22%
1983	43.4%	21.8%
1984	43.1%	21.7%
1985	42.7%	21.5%
1986	42.4%	21.3%
1987	42.1%	21.3%
1988	41.9%	21.3%
1989	41.8%	21.5%
1990	41.7%	21.6%
1991	41.7%	21.7%
1992	41.5%	21.8%
1993	41.1%	21.9%
1994	40.5%	21.9%
1995	39.8%	21.8%
1996	39.1%	21.7%
1997	38.5%	21.5%
1998	38%	21.4%
1999	37.5%	21.3%
2000	37.1%	21.2%
2001	36.7%	21%
2002	36.3%	20.9%
2003	35.9%	20.7%
2004	35.4%	20.5%
2005	34.9%	20.3%
2006	34.4%	20.2%
2007	33.9%	20%
2008	33.4%	19.9%
2009	32.7%	19.8%
2010	32%	19.7%
2011	31.3%	19.6%
2012	30.6%	19.5%
2013	29.9%	19.4%
2014	29.2%	19.3%
2015	28.6%	19.2%
2016	28%	19.1%
2017	27.5%	18.9%
2018	27%	18.8%
2019	26.7%	18.6%
2020	26.3%	18.4%
2021	26%	18.1%
2022	25.6%	17.9%
2023	25.2%	17.6%
2024	24.8%	17.3%
2025	24.4%	17.1%
2026	24%	16.9%
2027	23.5%	16.7%
2028	23.1%	16.6%
2029	22.7%	16.4%
2030	22.3%	16.3%
2031	21.9%	16.1%
2032	21.6%	16%
2033	21.4%	16%
2034	21.1%	15.9%
2035	20.8%	15.9%
2036	20.6%	15.9%
2037	20.3%	15.9%
2038	20.1%	15.9%
2039	19.8%	15.9%
2040	19.6%	15.9%
2041	19.3%	16%
2042	19%	16%
2043	18.8%	16%
2044	18.5%	16%
2045	18.3%	16%
2046	18%	16%
2047	17.8%	16%
2048	17.6%	16%
2049	17.3%	15.9%
2050	17.1%	15.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.8% of the population in El Salvador and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of El Salvador and the United States compared.

Natural population change in El Salvador vs United States by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in El Salvador and +0.25% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	81,544	2,565,530
1961	84,614	2,571,681
1962	88,237	2,406,337
1963	90,794	2,289,826
1964	93,328	2,245,099
1965	95,341	1,943,030
1966	97,156	1,749,387
1967	98,424	1,669,181
1968	98,851	1,565,507
1969	99,848	1,702,487
1970	100,499	1,824,965
1971	104,714	1,640,519
1972	107,604	1,301,355
1973	111,546	1,165,499
1974	113,846	1,218,968
1975	116,737	1,252,644
1976	120,511	1,264,604
1977	121,446	1,431,556
1978	124,468	1,402,283
1979	123,838	1,597,894
1980	111,771	1,608,450
1981	117,346	1,652,153
1982	120,938	1,714,317
1983	121,700	1,636,544
1984	125,036	1,627,192
1985	127,248	1,689,258
1986	130,177	1,656,917
1987	133,667	1,720,252
1988	136,230	1,735,943
1989	139,093	1,875,826
1990	140,311	2,026,068
1991	140,691	1,926,543
1992	139,221	1,875,328
1993	138,432	1,717,685
1994	137,974	1,633,302
1995	138,268	1,546,031
1996	136,929	1,510,137
1997	134,448	1,501,014
1998	134,065	1,573,857
1999	128,947	1,564,050
2000	122,315	1,664,758
2001	114,313	1,595,826
2002	106,137	1,581,938
2003	97,849	1,653,615
2004	90,905	1,698,271
2005	84,883	1,684,445
2006	80,887	1,849,955
2007	76,776	1,897,757
2008	75,107	1,794,154
2009	74,908	1,717,920
2010	75,695	1,548,182
2011	76,182	1,441,697
2012	75,495	1,411,822
2013	73,869	1,322,711
2014	72,581	1,357,281
2015	69,263	1,270,126
2016	63,751	1,197,627
2017	59,824	1,028,037
2018	57,509	955,022
2019	56,816	887,476
2020	48,244	208,862
2021	46,530	199,137
2022	53,138	399,926
2023	51,985	502,372

Maternal mortality chart: El Salvador vs United States

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 17 deaths in the United States.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	El Salvador	United States
1985	193	11
1986	169	11
1987	178	11
1988	173	12
1989	155	12
1990	145	12
1991	129	12
1992	121	11
1993	114	12
1994	101	11
1995	89	12
1996	78	11
1997	67	11
1998	61	11
1999	53	12
2000	48	12
2001	45	13
2002	40	13
2003	38	13
2004	35	13
2005	34	13
2006	33	13
2007	33	13
2008	33	14
2009	35	15
2010	34	15
2011	35	15
2012	36	16
2013	39	16
2014	41	17
2015	43	17
2016	43	18
2017	44	18
2018	43	18
2019	40	18
2020	48	22
2021	58	31
2022	39	20
2023	39	17

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in El Salvador and 0.65% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	18.5%	3.01%
1961	18.1%	2.95%
1962	17.7%	2.89%
1963	17.3%	2.83%
1964	17%	2.77%
1965	16.6%	2.71%
1966	16.3%	2.64%
1967	16%	2.57%
1968	15.6%	2.49%
1969	15.3%	2.41%
1970	15%	2.32%
1971	14.6%	2.24%
1972	14.3%	2.15%
1973	13.9%	2.06%
1974	13.5%	1.97%
1975	13.1%	1.88%
1976	12.6%	1.79%
1977	12.1%	1.71%
1978	11.6%	1.63%
1979	11.1%	1.56%
1980	12.5%	1.5%
1981	10%	1.44%
1982	9.46%	1.39%
1983	8.94%	1.34%
1984	8.42%	1.3%
1985	7.93%	1.27%
1986	7.47%	1.24%
1987	7.04%	1.21%
1988	6.65%	1.19%
1989	6.28%	1.16%
1990	5.94%	1.12%
1991	5.61%	1.09%
1992	5.3%	1.05%
1993	5%	1.01%
1994	4.71%	0.98%
1995	4.42%	0.95%
1996	4.15%	0.92%
1997	3.89%	0.89%
1998	3.65%	0.87%
1999	3.43%	0.86%
2000	3.23%	0.84%
2001	3.04%	0.83%
2002	2.86%	0.82%
2003	2.7%	0.81%
2004	2.55%	0.81%
2005	2.4%	0.8%
2006	2.27%	0.79%
2007	2.15%	0.77%
2008	2.04%	0.76%
2009	1.94%	0.75%
2010	1.84%	0.73%
2011	1.75%	0.72%
2012	1.67%	0.7%
2013	1.59%	0.69%
2014	1.52%	0.68%
2015	1.45%	0.68%
2016	1.39%	0.67%
2017	1.33%	0.66%
2018	1.27%	0.65%
2019	1.22%	0.65%
2020	1.17%	0.65%
2021	1.12%	0.65%
2022	1.08%	0.65%
2023	1.04%	0.65%