Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1972

El Salvador
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.03
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 6.03 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 163,642 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.03
Births
163,642
Births per 1,000 people
42.5
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
3,846,830
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
10-142.90.2%706
15-19131.710.9%26,525
20-24299.124.8%49,805
25-29277.923.0%37,566
30-34215.917.9%23,887
35-39184.515.3%17,752
40-4477.76.4%6,326
45-4915.81.3%1,043
50-540.70.1%35