Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in El Salvador, 2012

El Salvador
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of El Salvador was 2.19 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (119 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 118,547 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.19
Births
118,547
Births per 1,000 people
19.4
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.9
Population
6,113,975
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
10-143.00.7%1,027
15-1971.416.3%24,825
20-24118.927.2%35,147
25-29106.824.4%26,381
30-3479.818.2%19,024
35-3943.610.0%9,440
40-4412.92.9%2,476
45-491.30.3%221
50-540.00.0%1