El Salvador vs Western Sahara: Birth rate vs. death rate
El Salvador
15.76 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
15.5 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
105th
Western Sahara rank
107th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- El Salvador
- Western Sahara
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 15.76 births per 1,000 people against 15.5 births per 1,000 people in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.26 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 105th and Western Sahara ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.29 births per 1,000 people | 51.99 births per 1,000 people | 4.71 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 45.97 births per 1,000 people | 53.87 births per 1,000 people | 7.9 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 41.63 births per 1,000 people | 42.82 births per 1,000 people | 1.2 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 36.77 births per 1,000 people | 46.14 births per 1,000 people | 9.37 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 30.97 births per 1,000 people | 29.51 births per 1,000 people | 1.46 births per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 22.54 births per 1,000 people | 22.58 births per 1,000 people | 0.0468 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 18.36 births per 1,000 people | 19.24 births per 1,000 people | 0.8866 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 16.03 births per 1,000 people | 16.17 births per 1,000 people | 0.1388 births per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, El Salvador or Western Sahara?
- El Salvador, at 15.76 births per 1,000 people against 15.5 births per 1,000 people in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between El Salvador and Western Sahara?
- 0.26 births per 1,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Western Sahara rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- El Salvador ranks 105th and Western Sahara ranks 107th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.