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Sex ratio at age 5 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Sex ratio at age 5 was 104.76 males per 100 females in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
104.76 males per 100 females
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
109th
of 236 countries
All-time high
107.23 males per 100 females
in 2015
All-time low
99.52 males per 100 females
in 1954
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Sex ratio at age 5 in El Salvador, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in males per 100 females.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 104.76 males per 100 females for sex ratio at age 5 in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sex ratio at age 5 in El Salvador peaked at 107.23 males per 100 females in 2015 and was at its lowest, 99.52 males per 100 females, in 1954.

El Salvador ranks 109th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Sex ratio at age 5 in El Salvador, year by year

Year males per 100 females Change
1950 101.29 males per 100 females —
1951 101.17 males per 100 females -0.1%
1952 101.02 males per 100 females -0.1%
1953 100.14 males per 100 females -0.9%
1954 99.52 males per 100 females -0.6%
1955 99.59 males per 100 females +0.1%
1956 99.71 males per 100 females +0.1%
1957 100.06 males per 100 females +0.3%
1958 100.38 males per 100 females +0.3%
1959 100.68 males per 100 females +0.3%
1960 100.94 males per 100 females +0.3%
1961 101.13 males per 100 females +0.2%
1962 101.44 males per 100 females +0.3%
1963 102.03 males per 100 females +0.6%
1964 102.75 males per 100 females +0.7%
1965 103.35 males per 100 females +0.6%
1966 103.69 males per 100 females +0.3%
1967 104.14 males per 100 females +0.4%
1968 104.61 males per 100 females +0.5%
1969 104.8 males per 100 females +0.2%
1970 104.55 males per 100 females -0.2%
1971 103.89 males per 100 females -0.6%
1972 103.16 males per 100 females -0.7%
1973 102.57 males per 100 females -0.6%
1974 102.28 males per 100 females -0.3%
1975 101.6 males per 100 females -0.7%
1976 100.94 males per 100 females -0.7%
1977 100.76 males per 100 females -0.2%
1978 100.58 males per 100 females -0.2%
1979 100.6 males per 100 females +0.0%
1980 100.66 males per 100 females +0.1%
1981 100.69 males per 100 females +0.0%
1982 100.83 males per 100 females +0.1%
1983 101.05 males per 100 females +0.2%
1984 101.21 males per 100 females +0.2%
1985 101.26 males per 100 females +0.0%
1986 101.3 males per 100 females +0.0%
1987 101.42 males per 100 females +0.1%
1988 101.59 males per 100 females +0.2%
1989 101.75 males per 100 females +0.2%
1990 101.95 males per 100 females +0.2%
1991 102.1 males per 100 females +0.1%
1992 102.18 males per 100 females +0.1%
1993 102.22 males per 100 females +0.0%
1994 102.27 males per 100 females +0.0%
1995 102.34 males per 100 females +0.1%
1996 102.39 males per 100 females +0.0%
1997 102.47 males per 100 females +0.1%
1998 103.02 males per 100 females +0.5%
1999 103.66 males per 100 females +0.6%
2000 103.94 males per 100 females +0.3%
2001 104.25 males per 100 females +0.3%
2002 104.67 males per 100 females +0.4%
2003 105.06 males per 100 females +0.4%
2004 105.21 males per 100 females +0.2%
2005 105.29 males per 100 females +0.1%
2006 105.43 males per 100 females +0.1%
2007 105.59 males per 100 females +0.2%
2008 105.66 males per 100 females +0.1%
2009 105.73 males per 100 females +0.1%
2010 105.9 males per 100 females +0.2%
2011 106.33 males per 100 females +0.4%
2012 106.84 males per 100 females +0.5%
2013 107.04 males per 100 females +0.2%
2014 107.19 males per 100 females +0.1%
2015 107.23 males per 100 females +0.0%
2016 107.05 males per 100 females -0.2%
2017 106.84 males per 100 females -0.2%
2018 106.53 males per 100 females -0.3%
2019 106.15 males per 100 females -0.4%
2020 105.79 males per 100 females -0.3%
2021 105.36 males per 100 females -0.4%
2022 104.97 males per 100 females -0.4%
2023 104.76 males per 100 females -0.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 104.76 males per 100 females is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104.7 males per 100 females, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 104.76 males per 100 females is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 103.65 males per 100 females, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 100.36 males per 100 females 99.52 males per 100 females 101.29 males per 100 females 10
1960s 102.89 males per 100 females 100.94 males per 100 females 104.8 males per 100 females 10
1970s 102.09 males per 100 females 100.58 males per 100 females 104.55 males per 100 females 10
1980s 101.17 males per 100 females 100.66 males per 100 females 101.75 males per 100 females 10
1990s 102.46 males per 100 females 101.95 males per 100 females 103.66 males per 100 females 10
2000s 105.08 males per 100 females 103.94 males per 100 females 105.73 males per 100 females 10
2010s 106.71 males per 100 females 105.9 males per 100 females 107.23 males per 100 females 10
2020s 105.22 males per 100 females 104.76 males per 100 females 105.79 males per 100 females 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 106 Egypt 104.82 males per 100 females compare
  2. 107 Honduras 104.78 males per 100 females compare
  3. 108 Saint Helena 104.76 males per 100 females compare
  4. 110 Marshall Islands 104.74 males per 100 females compare
  5. 111 Cambodia 104.7 males per 100 females compare
  6. 112 Fiji 104.67 males per 100 females compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sex ratio at age 5 in El Salvador?
Sex ratio at age 5 in El Salvador was 104.76 males per 100 females in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest sex ratio at age 5 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 107.23 males per 100 females in 2015.
What is the lowest sex ratio at age 5 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 99.52 males per 100 females in 1954.
How does El Salvador rank for sex ratio at age 5?
El Salvador ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is sex ratio at age 5 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio at age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sex ratio at age 5
Unit
males per 100 females
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of males per 100 females at age 5.