Number of one year olds in El Salvador

El Salvador: Number of one year olds was 48,262 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
48,262
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
107th
of 236 countries
All-time high
84,385
in 1992
All-time low
38,815
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in El Salvador, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 48,262 for number of one year olds in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in El Salvador peaked at 84,385 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 38,815, in 1950.

That places El Salvador 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of one year olds in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Number of one year olds in El Salvador, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 38,815 —
1951 41,447 +6.8%
1952 43,115 +4.0%
1953 44,246 +2.6%
1954 45,420 +2.7%
1955 46,563 +2.5%
1956 47,761 +2.6%
1957 48,992 +2.6%
1958 50,268 +2.6%
1959 51,587 +2.6%
1960 52,856 +2.5%
1961 54,195 +2.5%
1962 55,492 +2.4%
1963 57,922 +4.4%
1964 60,651 +4.7%
1965 62,500 +3.0%
1966 64,355 +3.0%
1967 65,820 +2.3%
1968 66,788 +1.5%
1969 67,418 +0.9%
1970 68,124 +1.0%
1971 68,040 -0.1%
1972 68,402 +0.5%
1973 69,961 +2.3%
1974 71,248 +1.8%
1975 72,424 +1.7%
1976 73,474 +1.4%
1977 74,513 +1.4%
1978 75,566 +1.4%
1979 76,518 +1.3%
1980 77,181 +0.9%
1981 77,385 +0.3%
1982 77,814 +0.6%
1983 78,405 +0.8%
1984 78,538 +0.2%
1985 78,436 -0.1%
1986 78,314 -0.2%
1987 78,615 +0.4%
1988 80,261 +2.1%
1989 82,352 +2.6%
1990 83,493 +1.4%
1991 84,055 +0.7%
1992 84,385 +0.4%
1993 83,506 -1.0%
1994 81,782 -2.1%
1995 79,990 -2.2%
1996 78,005 -2.5%
1997 76,260 -2.2%
1998 74,648 -2.1%
1999 73,251 -1.9%
2000 71,886 -1.9%
2001 70,177 -2.4%
2002 67,964 -3.2%
2003 65,178 -4.1%
2004 62,244 -4.5%
2005 59,864 -3.8%
2006 58,010 -3.1%
2007 56,880 -1.9%
2008 57,194 +0.6%
2009 57,145 -0.1%
2010 56,300 -1.5%
2011 56,030 -0.5%
2012 56,035 +0.0%
2013 55,944 -0.2%
2014 55,685 -0.5%
2015 55,496 -0.3%
2016 54,931 -1.0%
2017 53,340 -2.9%
2018 51,400 -3.6%
2019 49,943 -2.8%
2020 49,272 -1.3%
2021 48,989 -0.6%
2022 48,626 -0.7%
2023 48,262 -0.7%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 48,262 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,663, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 48,262 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,700, 3.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 45,821 38,815 51,587 10
1960s 60,800 52,856 67,418 10
1970s 71,827 68,040 76,518 10
1980s 78,730 77,181 82,352 10
1990s 79,938 73,251 84,385 10
2000s 62,654 56,880 71,886 10
2010s 54,510 49,943 56,300 10
2020s 48,787 48,262 49,272 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 104 United Arab Emirates 55,106 compare
  2. 105 Sweden 54,042 compare
  3. 106 Czechia 53,219 compare
  4. 108 Eritrea 46,359 compare
  5. 109 Cuba 46,226 compare
  6. 110 Lebanon 44,923 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in El Salvador?
Number of one year olds in El Salvador was 48,262 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 84,385 in 1992.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 38,815 in 1950.
How does El Salvador rank for number of one year olds?
El Salvador ranks 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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