Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1991

El Salvador
1991
Total fertility rate: 3.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 3.89 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (225 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 181,855 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.89
Births
181,855
Births per 1,000 people
33.1
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
5,495,076
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
10-143.20.4%1,102
15-19121.615.6%36,852
20-24224.728.9%59,469
25-29182.923.5%42,934
30-34123.315.8%23,489
35-3979.610.2%12,564
40-4437.14.8%4,810
45-496.00.8%620
50-540.20.0%16