Fertility & birth rates in Afghanistan and Guatemala

Fertility rate in Afghanistan vs Guatemala chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Afghanistan was 4.84 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.31 in Guatemala in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Afghanistan vs Guatemala population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	Guatemala
1960	7.28	7
1961	7.28	6.98
1962	7.29	6.93
1963	7.3	6.9
1964	7.3	6.87
1965	7.31	6.84
1966	7.32	6.8
1967	7.34	6.76
1968	7.36	6.7
1969	7.39	6.65
1970	7.4	6.6
1971	7.43	6.55
1972	7.45	6.51
1973	7.49	6.49
1974	7.53	6.46
1975	7.54	6.41
1976	7.56	6.37
1977	7.59	6.32
1978	7.6	6.26
1979	7.61	6.22
1980	7.64	6.17
1981	7.62	6.12
1982	7.6	6.06
1983	7.57	5.98
1984	7.55	5.86
1985	7.55	5.73
1986	7.55	5.66
1987	7.55	5.64
1988	7.55	5.62
1989	7.56	5.56
1990	7.58	5.48
1991	7.63	5.38
1992	7.7	5.31
1993	7.76	5.25
1994	7.77	5.19
1995	7.77	5.11
1996	7.76	5.01
1997	7.73	4.91
1998	7.69	4.8
1999	7.64	4.69
2000	7.57	4.58
2001	7.45	4.5
2002	7.32	4.37
2003	7.17	4.25
2004	7.02	4.13
2005	6.86	3.97
2006	6.69	3.85
2007	6.51	3.72
2008	6.39	3.57
2009	6.3	3.47
2010	6.2	3.38
2011	6.09	3.29
2012	5.99	3.22
2013	5.88	3.15
2014	5.77	3.09
2015	5.65	3.03
2016	5.54	2.97
2017	5.43	2.86
2018	5.33	2.74
2019	5.24	2.59
2020	5.15	2.47
2021	5.04	2.39
2022	4.93	2.34
2023	4.84	2.31
2024	4.76	2.29
2025	4.66	2.26
2026	4.56	2.23
2027	4.48	2.2
2028	4.4	2.17
2029	4.3	2.15
2030	4.22	2.13
2031	4.15	2.11
2032	4.07	2.09
2033	4	2.08
2034	3.95	2.06
2035	3.89	2.05
2036	3.82	2.03
2037	3.76	2.02
2038	3.68	2
2039	3.61	1.99
2040	3.56	1.97
2041	3.49	1.96
2042	3.44	1.95
2043	3.39	1.93
2044	3.34	1.92
2045	3.3	1.92
2046	3.26	1.91
2047	3.22	1.9
2048	3.18	1.89
2049	3.14	1.89
2050	3.09	1.88

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Afghanistan	Guatemala
1960	41.9%	46.7%
1961	42%	46.7%
1962	42.1%	46.8%
1963	42.2%	46.7%
1964	42.4%	46.6%
1965	42.6%	46.6%
1966	42.9%	46.5%
1967	43.2%	46.4%
1968	43.4%	46.2%
1969	43.7%	46.2%
1970	43.9%	46.1%
1971	44.2%	46%
1972	44.4%	46%
1973	44.6%	46%
1974	44.8%	45.9%
1975	45%	45.8%
1976	45.2%	45.7%
1977	45.4%	45.6%
1978	45.6%	45.6%
1979	45.8%	45.5%
1980	46.1%	45.5%
1981	46.3%	45.6%
1982	46.5%	45.6%
1983	46.6%	45.7%
1984	46.8%	45.7%
1985	47%	45.7%
1986	47.2%	45.7%
1987	47.3%	45.6%
1988	47.4%	45.6%
1989	47.5%	45.5%
1990	47.7%	45.4%
1991	47.8%	45.3%
1992	48%	45.2%
1993	48.2%	45.1%
1994	48.5%	44.9%
1995	48.7%	44.8%
1996	49%	44.7%
1997	49.3%	44.5%
1998	49.6%	44.3%
1999	49.8%	44.1%
2000	50%	43.8%
2001	50.2%	43.6%
2002	50.2%	43.3%
2003	50.2%	43%
2004	50.2%	42.5%
2005	50%	42.1%
2006	49.9%	41.6%
2007	49.6%	41%
2008	49.3%	40.5%
2009	48.9%	39.9%
2010	48.5%	39.3%
2011	48%	38.7%
2012	47.6%	38.1%
2013	47.2%	37.5%
2014	46.7%	36.9%
2015	46.3%	36.4%
2016	45.8%	35.9%
2017	45.4%	35.4%
2018	45%	34.9%
2019	44.6%	34.4%
2020	44.2%	33.8%
2021	43.9%	33.3%
2022	43.6%	32.7%
2023	43.2%	32.1%
2024	42.9%	31.6%
2025	42.6%	31%
2026	42.2%	30.5%
2027	41.9%	29.9%
2028	41.5%	29.4%
2029	41.1%	28.8%
2030	40.7%	28.3%
2031	40.3%	27.8%
2032	39.8%	27.3%
2033	39.4%	26.8%
2034	39%	26.4%
2035	38.6%	26%
2036	38.2%	25.7%
2037	37.8%	25.5%
2038	37.4%	25.2%
2039	36.9%	24.9%
2040	36.5%	24.6%
2041	36%	24.3%
2042	35.6%	24%
2043	35.2%	23.7%
2044	34.8%	23.4%
2045	34.4%	23.1%
2046	34%	22.8%
2047	33.6%	22.5%
2048	33.3%	22.2%
2049	32.9%	21.9%
2050	32.5%	21.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.9% of the population in Afghanistan and 31.6% in Guatemala in 2024, compared to 47.7% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Afghanistan and Guatemala compared.

Natural population change in Afghanistan vs Guatemala by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.04% in Afghanistan and +1.83% in Guatemala. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Afghanistan	Guatemala
1960	170,257	120,728
1961	179,094	123,753
1962	188,427	126,429
1963	198,035	129,065
1964	207,867	132,832
1965	217,741	135,997
1966	228,786	140,494
1967	239,967	143,859
1968	251,798	146,946
1969	263,823	149,516
1970	275,129	155,946
1971	288,267	165,104
1972	300,633	173,162
1973	315,062	179,871
1974	330,232	184,992
1975	343,850	188,501
1976	357,775	171,903
1977	372,567	203,299
1978	369,101	211,301
1979	361,750	216,810
1980	365,396	218,460
1981	343,468	221,044
1982	263,210	199,809
1983	263,778	238,059
1984	205,262	241,892
1985	228,469	246,119
1986	310,066	252,754
1987	314,361	261,746
1988	358,397	271,466
1989	381,158	276,736
1990	402,433	280,318
1991	409,954	283,917
1992	440,132	288,411
1993	541,257	295,515
1994	609,096	302,708
1995	653,280	309,236
1996	685,005	315,252
1997	709,778	320,087
1998	719,860	325,174
1999	760,727	328,890
2000	782,727	332,891
2001	764,090	335,503
2002	776,048	334,255
2003	826,165	333,539
2004	850,940	331,699
2005	855,112	325,816
2006	875,301	325,604
2007	889,848	326,298
2008	891,246	323,226
2009	920,581	323,320
2010	943,473	324,802
2011	966,743	328,548
2012	1,004,814	332,365
2013	1,033,778	331,321
2014	1,053,788	333,551
2015	1,077,068	335,072
2016	1,090,016	338,114
2017	1,101,218	332,838
2018	1,115,262	323,100
2019	1,138,485	307,389
2020	1,134,407	281,328
2021	1,133,611	255,145
2022	1,219,475	281,675
2023	1,228,719	289,635

Maternal mortality chart: Afghanistan vs Guatemala

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 521 deaths per 100,000 live births in Afghanistan, compared to 94 deaths in Guatemala.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Afghanistan	Guatemala
1985	2,232	301
1986	1,857	286
1987	1,821	277
1988	1,572	273
1989	1,520	271
1990	1,550	270
1991	1,534	268
1992	1,443	269
1993	1,347	262
1994	1,396	244
1995	1,414	229
1996	1,389	213
1997	1,376	198
1998	1,464	185
1999	1,346	174
2000	1,372	166
2001	1,311	162
2002	1,263	153
2003	1,201	150
2004	1,166	148
2005	1,108	153
2006	1,069	142
2007	1,032	135
2008	955	133
2009	925	130
2010	893	127
2011	838	120
2012	810	115
2013	778	111
2014	755	111
2015	741	112
2016	702	110
2017	659	107
2018	629	107
2019	601	106
2020	634	102
2021	660	125
2022	551	97
2023	521	94

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.55% in Afghanistan and 2.14% in Guatemala. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Afghanistan	Guatemala
1960	35.3%	22.2%
1961	34.8%	21.6%
1962	34.2%	21.1%
1963	33.7%	20.6%
1964	33.2%	20.1%
1965	32.7%	19.6%
1966	32.2%	19.1%
1967	31.7%	18.6%
1968	31.2%	18.1%
1969	30.6%	17.6%
1970	30.2%	17.1%
1971	29.7%	16.6%
1972	29.1%	16.1%
1973	28.6%	15.6%
1974	28.1%	15.1%
1975	27.5%	14.6%
1976	27%	16.5%
1977	26.4%	13.6%
1978	25.8%	13.2%
1979	25.2%	12.7%
1980	24.6%	12.2%
1981	23.9%	11.8%
1982	28%	13.6%
1983	27.4%	10.9%
1984	30.9%	10.5%
1985	30.1%	10%
1986	25.3%	9.6%
1987	24.7%	9.19%
1988	21.8%	8.79%
1989	18.7%	8.41%
1990	18.1%	8.04%
1991	17.4%	7.68%
1992	16.9%	7.34%
1993	16.3%	7.02%
1994	15.8%	6.71%
1995	15.3%	6.42%
1996	14.8%	6.15%
1997	14.4%	5.89%
1998	14%	5.65%
1999	13.6%	5.42%
2000	13.2%	5.21%
2001	12.7%	5%
2002	12.3%	4.8%
2003	11.9%	4.61%
2004	11.4%	4.43%
2005	11%	4.26%
2006	10.5%	4.1%
2007	10.1%	3.93%
2008	9.63%	3.78%
2009	9.22%	3.62%
2010	8.83%	3.48%
2011	8.46%	3.33%
2012	8.12%	3.2%
2013	7.8%	3.07%
2014	7.51%	2.94%
2015	7.24%	2.83%
2016	7%	2.72%
2017	6.76%	2.63%
2018	6.54%	2.54%
2019	6.33%	2.45%
2020	6.13%	2.37%
2021	5.93%	2.28%
2022	5.74%	2.21%
2023	5.55%	2.14%