El Salvador: 10 of 11 UN projections since 1998 expected more births
The UN's 1998 projection expected 159k births a year on average for 2015–2020; the outcome was 106k (−33%). The latest checked one: the UN's 2022 projection expected 99.7k births for 2023; the outcome was 99.4k (−0%). "Outcome" here is the UN's own current estimate, not registration data.
Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →