Average age of mothers at childbirth in El Salvador
El Salvador: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.14 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
27.14 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
222nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
28.89 years
in 1963
All-time low
26.67 years
in 1998
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average age of mothers at childbirth in El Salvador stood at 27.14 years.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in El Salvador peaked at 28.89 years in 1963 and was at its lowest, 26.67 years, in 1998.
That places El Salvador 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28.41 years | — |
| 1951 | 28.39 years | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 28.38 years | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 28.36 years | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 28.37 years | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 28.44 years | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 28.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 28.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 28.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 28.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 28.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 28.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 28.87 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 28.89 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 28.88 years | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 28.87 years | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 28.83 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 28.79 years | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 28.79 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 28.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 28.83 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 28.79 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 28.73 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 28.66 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 28.58 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 28.5 years | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 28.42 years | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 28.32 years | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 28.23 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 28.11 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 28.02 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 27.96 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 27.88 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 27.79 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 27.77 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 27.68 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 27.55 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 27.48 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 27.35 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 27.21 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 27.15 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 27.05 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 27.03 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 26.95 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 26.84 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 26.81 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 26.72 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 26.68 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 26.67 years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 26.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 26.69 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 26.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 26.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 26.75 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 26.76 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.74 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 26.71 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 26.71 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.71 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 26.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 26.79 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 26.89 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.88 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 27 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 27.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.1 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 27.12 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 27.14 years | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 27.14 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.64 years, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 27.14 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.04 years, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.46 years | 28.36 years | 28.71 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.84 years | 28.79 years | 28.89 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.52 years | 28.11 years | 28.83 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.67 years | 27.21 years | 28.02 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.86 years | 26.67 years | 27.15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.73 years | 26.69 years | 26.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9 years | 26.75 years | 27.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.13 years | 27.12 years | 27.14 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 219 Vietnam 27.19 years compare
- 220 Belize 27.18 years compare
- 221 Nauru 27.15 years compare
- 223 Marshall Islands 27.1 years compare
- 224 Equatorial Guinea 27.05 years compare
- 225 Uzbekistan 27.05 years compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in El Salvador?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in El Salvador was 27.14 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.89 years in 1963.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.67 years in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- El Salvador ranks 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.