Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1958

El Salvador
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 6.56 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (337 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 125,555 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.56
Births
125,555
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
2,648,661
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.80.1%127
15-19134.210.2%18,239
20-24316.724.1%36,869
25-29337.425.7%32,261
30-34253.219.3%20,261
35-39193.914.8%13,503
40-4462.54.8%3,589
45-4914.31.1%681
50-540.60.0%24