Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1971

El Salvador
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.13
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 6.13 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (303 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 160,946 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.13
Births
160,946
Births per 1,000 people
42.8
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
3,757,523
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
10-142.50.2%586
15-19130.610.7%25,511
20-24302.624.7%48,586
25-29283.023.1%37,021
30-34221.318.1%23,941
35-39190.915.6%18,042
40-4478.46.4%6,198
45-4916.01.3%1,027
50-540.70.1%33