Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1978

El Salvador
1978
Total fertility rate: 5.36
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Year

-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 5.36 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 177,556 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.36
Births
177,556
Births per 1,000 people
40.4
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
4,394,114
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%1,194
15-19137.912.9%33,703
20-24276.325.8%55,049
25-29244.222.8%40,413
30-34179.516.8%24,006
35-39143.813.4%15,574
40-4470.36.6%6,498
45-4913.91.3%1,084
50-540.60.1%35