Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1974

El Salvador
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.82
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 5.82 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 168,877 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.82
Births
168,877
Births per 1,000 people
41.9
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
4,029,672
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
10-143.50.3%935
15-19133.911.5%28,693
20-24291.625.1%51,934
25-29267.423.0%38,604
30-34204.517.6%24,046
35-39171.314.7%17,066
40-4475.96.5%6,505
45-4915.21.3%1,061
50-540.60.1%34