Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1966

El Salvador
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.57
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 6.57 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (321 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 150,359 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.57
Births
150,359
Births per 1,000 people
45.7
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
3,290,961
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
10-141.20.1%255
15-19133.410.2%22,510
20-24320.624.5%44,248
25-29307.923.5%35,694
30-34243.318.6%24,117
35-39212.816.2%17,392
40-4475.85.8%5,238
45-4915.41.2%881
50-540.60.0%27