Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 2004

El Salvador
2004
Total fertility rate: 2.52
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 2.52 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (138 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 132,491 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.52
Births
132,491
Births per 1,000 people
22.1
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.8
Population
6,004,671
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
10-143.50.7%1,257
15-1984.416.8%26,417
20-24137.627.3%39,621
25-29123.324.5%32,581
30-3485.317.0%19,475
35-3948.29.6%9,678
40-4418.03.6%3,061
45-492.80.6%393
50-540.10.0%11