Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1983

El Salvador
1983
Total fertility rate: 4.65
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 4.65 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (255 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 177,407 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.65
Births
177,407
Births per 1,000 people
37.7
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
4,707,367
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
10-142.40.3%702
15-19132.414.2%36,072
20-24254.727.3%57,867
25-29212.222.8%39,315
30-34150.216.1%23,093
35-39110.811.9%13,707
40-4456.56.1%5,608
45-4911.91.3%1,004
50-540.50.1%38