Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1985

El Salvador
1985
Total fertility rate: 4.32
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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 4.32 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (238 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 174,911 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.32
Births
174,911
Births per 1,000 people
35.7
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
4,894,706
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%735
15-19125.314.5%34,868
20-24238.227.5%57,966
25-29198.823.0%39,121
30-34138.316.0%22,537
35-39100.811.6%13,328
40-4450.95.9%5,404
45-4910.51.2%916
50-540.50.1%34