Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1981

El Salvador
1981
Total fertility rate: 4.99
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 4.99 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 180,896 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.99
Births
180,896
Births per 1,000 people
39.6
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
4,570,599
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
10-143.20.3%940
15-19139.814.0%37,182
20-24266.626.7%57,466
25-29222.222.3%39,523
30-34162.516.3%23,730
35-39124.512.5%14,692
40-4465.56.6%6,286
45-4912.61.3%1,042
50-540.50.1%34