Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1987

El Salvador
1987
Total fertility rate: 4.18
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 4.18 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (233 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 179,383 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.18
Births
179,383
Births per 1,000 people
35.2
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
5,092,442
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
10-142.60.3%823
15-19124.114.8%35,231
20-24232.927.8%59,828
25-29195.923.4%41,221
30-34133.415.9%23,009
35-3993.511.2%13,283
40-4445.25.4%5,141
45-499.01.1%818
50-540.40.0%29