Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 1997

El Salvador
1997
Total fertility rate: 3.38
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 3.38 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (197 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 172,803 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.38
Births
172,803
Births per 1,000 people
29.6
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
5,844,578
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
10-143.90.6%1,381
15-19114.316.9%37,377
20-24196.929.1%56,072
25-29159.023.5%38,853
30-34105.915.7%22,956
35-3965.59.7%11,719
40-4426.43.9%3,937
45-494.00.6%498
50-540.10.0%12