Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1988

El Salvador
1988
Total fertility rate: 4.10
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 4.10 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (231 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 181,275 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.10
Births
181,275
Births per 1,000 people
34.9
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
5,195,833
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
10-142.70.3%878
15-19124.315.1%35,728
20-24231.128.1%60,424
25-29193.223.5%42,134
30-34129.815.8%23,051
35-3989.810.9%13,212
40-4443.05.2%5,052
45-498.21.0%768
50-540.30.0%26