Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1968

El Salvador
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.39
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 6.39 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (314 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 154,178 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.39
Births
154,178
Births per 1,000 people
44.3
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
3,480,772
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%266
15-19134.710.5%24,257
20-24314.324.6%45,649
25-29296.423.2%35,556
30-34234.318.4%24,179
35-39203.716.0%17,843
40-4475.75.9%5,443
45-4915.91.2%951
50-540.60.0%31