El Salvador: Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
In , El Salvador's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) was 1.77.
That's down 0.4% from 2023, the highest value since .
The global average for this indicator in 2024 was 2.35 . El Salvador ranks #121 globally out of 217 reporting countries. Within Latin America & Caribbean, it ranks #18 of 42.
Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN) • Data as of 2024
Trend (2005–2024)
- 2020 · COVID-19 pandemic
Highlights
- Peak
- 2.44
- Trough
- 1.77
- 1-year change
- -0.4%
- 5-year change
- -3.8%
- -0.8% / yr
- 10-year change
- -16.8%
- -1.8% / yr
Historical Data — Last 10 Years
| Year | Fertility rate, total (births per woman) |
|---|---|
| 1.7680 | |
| 1.7750 | |
| 1.7850 | |
| 1.8030 | |
| 1.8190 | |
| 1.8380 | |
| 1.8490 | |
| 1.8960 | |
| 1.9650 | |
| 2.0670 |
About Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.
Indicator code: SP.DYN.TFRT.IN • Category: Health & Population
Frequently asked questions
- What was El Salvador's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in 2024?
- In 2024, El Salvador's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) was 1.77, according to World Bank Open Data.
- Is El Salvador's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) rising or falling?
- El Salvador's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) fell 0.4% from 2023 to 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank globally on Fertility rate, total (births per woman)?
- In 2024, El Salvador ranked #121 out of 217 countries reporting Fertility rate, total (births per woman).
- How does El Salvador's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) compare to the world average?
- The global average for Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in 2024 was 2.35, so El Salvador is below the world average. Within Latin America & Caribbean, it ranks #18 of 42.
- What is Fertility rate, total (births per woman) and how is it measured?
- Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.
Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), CC BY 4.0.