Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1982

El Salvador
1982
Total fertility rate: 4.83
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 4.83 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (261 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 178,447 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.83
Births
178,447
Births per 1,000 people
38.6
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
4,622,477
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
10-142.80.3%817
15-19137.514.2%36,882
20-24260.527.0%57,235
25-29216.922.5%39,091
30-34156.316.2%23,283
35-39117.712.2%14,128
40-4461.66.4%5,958
45-4912.31.3%1,020
50-540.50.1%35