Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1989

El Salvador
1989
Total fertility rate: 4.03
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 4.03 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (230 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 182,182 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.03
Births
182,182
Births per 1,000 people
34.4
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
5,298,979
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
10-142.90.4%963
15-19124.315.4%36,237
20-24229.728.4%60,607
25-29189.823.5%42,589
30-34127.415.8%23,193
35-3985.810.6%12,972
40-4440.25.0%4,875
45-497.50.9%725
50-540.30.0%22