Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1973

El Salvador
1973
Total fertility rate: 5.93
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 5.93 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 166,315 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.93
Births
166,315
Births per 1,000 people
42.2
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
3,938,068
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
10-143.30.3%843
15-19132.711.2%27,562
20-24295.524.9%50,960
25-29272.723.0%38,073
30-34210.317.7%23,935
35-39178.015.0%17,424
40-4476.96.5%6,430
45-4915.51.3%1,052
50-540.60.1%35