Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1976

El Salvador
1976
Total fertility rate: 5.59
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 5.59 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 173,284 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.59
Births
173,284
Births per 1,000 people
41.2
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
4,210,310
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
10-144.10.4%1,143
15-19136.212.2%31,112
20-24283.025.3%53,294
25-29256.022.9%39,625
30-34192.117.2%24,170
35-39157.714.1%16,270
40-4473.46.6%6,558
45-4914.51.3%1,076
50-540.60.1%35