El Salvador vs Mexico: Birth rate vs. death rate
El Salvador
15.76 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mexico
15.71 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
105th
Mexico rank
106th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 15.76 births per 1,000 people against 15.71 births per 1,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 0.05 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 105th and Mexico ranks 106th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.29 births per 1,000 people | 48.18 births per 1,000 people | 0.8902 births per 1,000 people | Mexico |
| 1960s | 45.97 births per 1,000 people | 46.34 births per 1,000 people | 0.363 births per 1,000 people | Mexico |
| 1970s | 41.63 births per 1,000 people | 40.55 births per 1,000 people | 1.07 births per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 36.77 births per 1,000 people | 32.65 births per 1,000 people | 4.12 births per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 30.97 births per 1,000 people | 27.22 births per 1,000 people | 3.75 births per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 22.54 births per 1,000 people | 22.24 births per 1,000 people | 0.2922 births per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 18.36 births per 1,000 people | 18.58 births per 1,000 people | 0.2261 births per 1,000 people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 16.03 births per 1,000 people | 16.17 births per 1,000 people | 0.1335 births per 1,000 people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, El Salvador or Mexico?
- El Salvador, at 15.76 births per 1,000 people against 15.71 births per 1,000 people in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.05 births per 1,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- El Salvador ranks 105th and Mexico ranks 106th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.