Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1979

El Salvador
1979
Total fertility rate: 5.23
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 5.23 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (273 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 179,650 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.23
Births
179,650
Births per 1,000 people
40.1
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
4,480,388
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
10-144.00.4%1,191
15-19139.013.3%35,170
20-24273.226.1%56,031
25-29238.022.8%40,601
30-34172.916.5%23,870
35-39136.513.1%15,256
40-4468.46.5%6,420
45-4913.41.3%1,077
50-540.60.1%35