El Salvador vs Honduras
El Salvador vs Honduras: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.78 births per woman in El Salvador and 2.5 births per woman in Honduras, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Honduras, by 0.73 births per woman, or 1.41 times that in El Salvador.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Honduras has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts El Salvador at 1.62 births per woman and Honduras at 1.77 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | El Salvador | Honduras | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.78 | 2.5 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.79 | 2.52 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 2.55 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.82 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.84 | 2.61 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.85 | 2.65 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 2.66 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.97 | 2.7 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 2.07 | 2.75 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 2.13 | 2.79 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 2.16 | 2.86 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 2.19 | 2.93 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 2.22 | 3 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.24 | 3.08 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 2.26 | 3.17 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 2.29 | 3.26 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 2.35 | 3.35 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 2.4 | 3.45 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 2.44 | 3.58 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 2.52 | 3.71 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 2.64 | 3.84 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 2.78 | 4 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 2.93 | 4.15 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 3.08 | 4.29 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 3.22 | 4.37 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 3.34 | 4.47 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 3.38 | 4.59 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 3.48 | 4.71 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 3.57 | 4.84 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 3.61 | 4.94 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 3.69 | 5.03 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 3.8 | 5.11 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 3.89 | 5.19 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 3.96 | 5.27 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 4.03 | 5.35 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 4.1 | 5.47 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 4.18 | 5.58 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 4.19 | 5.7 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 4.32 | 5.82 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 4.48 | 5.93 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 4.65 | 6.06 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 4.83 | 6.18 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 4.99 | 6.3 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 5.11 | 6.42 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 5.23 | 6.53 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 5.36 | 6.63 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 5.47 | 6.73 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 5.59 | 6.81 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 5.71 | 6.87 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 5.82 | 6.91 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 5.93 | 6.99 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 6.03 | 7.06 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 6.13 | 7.11 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 6.18 | 7.17 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 6.28 | 7.23 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 6.39 | 7.3 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 6.49 | 7.36 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 6.57 | 7.41 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.64 | 7.44 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.68 | 7.44 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.69 | 7.44 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.68 | 7.44 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.64 | 7.45 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.62 | 7.46 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.59 | 7.47 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.56 | 7.49 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.54 | 7.5 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.5 | 7.51 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.48 | 7.51 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.43 | 7.51 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.39 | 7.51 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 6.36 | 7.5 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.32 | 7.48 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.3 | 7.47 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | El Salvador | Honduras | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.771.3–2.28 | 2.481.72–3.35 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.751.26–2.27 | 2.451.68–3.36 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.741.22–2.29 | 2.421.65–3.33 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.731.19–2.3 | 2.41.6–3.35 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.721.16–2.3 | 2.381.54–3.35 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.721.15–2.3 | 2.351.53–3.35 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.711.14–2.29 | 2.331.49–3.3 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.71.12–2.29 | 2.31.47–3.27 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.71.1–2.3 | 2.281.46–3.23 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.691.09–2.29 | 2.261.43–3.24 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.691.09–2.28 | 2.241.42–3.23 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.681.05–2.26 | 2.221.41–3.21 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.681.06–2.27 | 2.21.37–3.23 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.681.06–2.29 | 2.181.36–3.22 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.671.06–2.29 | 2.161.35–3.21 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.671.05–2.29 | 2.151.32–3.2 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.671.06–2.28 | 2.131.32–3.19 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.671.04–2.27 | 2.121.32–3.14 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.671.05–2.26 | 2.11.32–3.12 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.671.05–2.26 | 2.091.31–3.12 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.661.04–2.24 | 2.081.3–3.12 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.661.04–2.26 | 2.061.29–3.11 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.661.02–2.27 | 2.051.28–3.09 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.661.01–2.26 | 2.031.27–3.08 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.661.03–2.26 | 2.021.26–3.08 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.661–2.27 | 2.011.25–3.08 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.661.03–2.27 | 21.24–3.07 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.651.03–2.27 | 1.991.23–3.06 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.651.02–2.27 | 1.981.22–3.07 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.651.03–2.26 | 1.971.22–3.06 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.651.02–2.28 | 1.961.2–3.06 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.651.01–2.27 | 1.961.19–3.03 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.651–2.28 | 1.951.2–3 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.641–2.3 | 1.941.2–2.97 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.641.02–2.31 | 1.931.19–2.99 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.641–2.31 | 1.921.18–2.95 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.641.01–2.29 | 1.921.17–2.97 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.641.02–2.3 | 1.911.16–2.98 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.641.03–2.29 | 1.911.17–2.92 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.641.03–2.3 | 1.91.17–2.92 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.641.02–2.31 | 1.91.16–2.91 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.641.01–2.29 | 1.891.17–2.9 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.641.01–2.3 | 1.891.17–2.87 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.641.02–2.3 | 1.881.16–2.9 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.641.01–2.3 | 1.871.17–2.88 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.641–2.29 | 1.871.14–2.85 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.640.99–2.3 | 1.871.16–2.86 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.641–2.29 | 1.861.13–2.8 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.631–2.29 | 1.861.12–2.8 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.640.99–2.29 | 1.851.13–2.8 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.641–2.3 | 1.851.12–2.82 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.640.98–2.29 | 1.851.12–2.82 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.630.99–2.29 | 1.841.12–2.78 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.630.98–2.31 | 1.841.11–2.76 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.630.98–2.31 | 1.831.11–2.73 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.630.96–2.3 | 1.831.1–2.77 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.630.97–2.3 | 1.831.1–2.71 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.630.94–2.28 | 1.821.09–2.71 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.620.94–2.3 | 1.821.09–2.72 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.620.95–2.29 | 1.821.08–2.72 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.620.95–2.29 | 1.811.08–2.7 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.620.93–2.31 | 1.811.09–2.68 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.620.93–2.3 | 1.811.08–2.71 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.620.94–2.31 | 1.811.07–2.71 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.620.94–2.31 | 1.81.09–2.68 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.620.94–2.33 | 1.81.09–2.66 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.620.92–2.31 | 1.81.07–2.67 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.620.92–2.31 | 1.791.08–2.68 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.620.91–2.34 | 1.791.08–2.66 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.620.91–2.34 | 1.781.07–2.67 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.620.93–2.34 | 1.781.07–2.64 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.620.91–2.35 | 1.781.08–2.65 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.620.9–2.36 | 1.781.09–2.63 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.620.9–2.35 | 1.781.1–2.63 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.620.89–2.33 | 1.771.08–2.6 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.620.89–2.35 | 1.771.07–2.58 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.620.89–2.36 | 1.771.06–2.59 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
El Salvador vs Honduras
Health
- Life expectancyEl Salvador: 72.1 years in 2023Honduras: 72.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEl Salvador: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Honduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEl Salvador: 9.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Honduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEl Salvador: 3.03% in 2017Honduras: 2.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateEl Salvador: 9.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Honduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEl Salvador: 6.31 million people in 2023Honduras: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthEl Salvador: 0.46% a year in 2023Honduras: 1.7% a year in 2023
- Urban populationEl Salvador: 75.5% in 2025Honduras: 59.3% in 2025
- Median ageEl Salvador: 27 years in 2023Honduras: 23.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEl Salvador: 8% in 2023Honduras: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateEl Salvador: -3.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Honduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEl Salvador: 1.34% of GDP in 2025Honduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEl Salvador: $489M in 2025Honduras: $582M in 2025
- Military spending per personEl Salvador: $77 in 2025Honduras: $53 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEl Salvador: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Honduras: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEl Salvador: 42,000 people in 2020Honduras: 23,000 people in 2020
- National powerEl Salvador: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Honduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEl Salvador: 1.62% of the labour force in 2020Honduras: 0.56% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEl Salvador: 3 million TIV in 2025Honduras: 7 million TIV in 2024