Fertility & birth rates in Argentina and Guatemala

Fertility rate in Argentina vs Guatemala chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Argentina was 1.5 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 Argentina 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
	Argentina	Guatemala
1960	3.14	7
1961	3.12	6.98
1962	3.13	6.93
1963	3.11	6.9
1964	3.08	6.87
1965	3.01	6.84
1966	2.97	6.8
1967	2.98	6.76
1968	3.01	6.7
1969	3.05	6.65
1970	3.09	6.6
1971	3.11	6.55
1972	3.14	6.51
1973	3.17	6.49
1974	3.22	6.46
1975	3.27	6.41
1976	3.32	6.37
1977	3.36	6.32
1978	3.36	6.26
1979	3.34	6.22
1980	3.3	6.17
1981	3.25	6.12
1982	3.2	6.06
1983	3.15	5.98
1984	3.12	5.86
1985	3.07	5.73
1986	3.05	5.66
1987	3.04	5.64
1988	3.05	5.62
1989	3.02	5.56
1990	3.03	5.48
1991	3.01	5.38
1992	2.99	5.31
1993	2.97	5.25
1994	2.94	5.19
1995	2.86	5.11
1996	2.78	5.01
1997	2.71	4.91
1998	2.66	4.8
1999	2.64	4.69
2000	2.59	4.58
2001	2.53	4.5
2002	2.49	4.37
2003	2.45	4.25
2004	2.43	4.13
2005	2.43	3.97
2006	2.4	3.85
2007	2.37	3.72
2008	2.43	3.57
2009	2.4	3.47
2010	2.41	3.38
2011	2.39	3.29
2012	2.3	3.22
2013	2.34	3.15
2014	2.39	3.09
2015	2.35	3.03
2016	2.24	2.97
2017	2.17	2.86
2018	2.07	2.74
2019	1.88	2.59
2020	1.6	2.47
2021	1.59	2.39
2022	1.48	2.34
2023	1.5	2.31
2024	1.5	2.29
2025	1.5	2.26
2026	1.51	2.23
2027	1.51	2.2
2028	1.51	2.17
2029	1.51	2.15
2030	1.51	2.13
2031	1.51	2.11
2032	1.52	2.09
2033	1.52	2.08
2034	1.52	2.06
2035	1.52	2.05
2036	1.52	2.03
2037	1.52	2.02
2038	1.52	2
2039	1.52	1.99
2040	1.52	1.97
2041	1.52	1.96
2042	1.52	1.95
2043	1.53	1.93
2044	1.53	1.92
2045	1.53	1.92
2046	1.53	1.91
2047	1.53	1.9
2048	1.53	1.89
2049	1.53	1.89
2050	1.54	1.88

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Argentina	Guatemala
1960	31.2%	46.7%
1961	31.1%	46.7%
1962	31%	46.8%
1963	30.8%	46.7%
1964	30.6%	46.6%
1965	30.5%	46.6%
1966	30.2%	46.5%
1967	30%	46.4%
1968	29.8%	46.2%
1969	29.7%	46.2%
1970	29.6%	46.1%
1971	29.5%	46%
1972	29.5%	46%
1973	29.5%	46%
1974	29.6%	45.9%
1975	29.7%	45.8%
1976	29.8%	45.7%
1977	29.9%	45.6%
1978	30.1%	45.6%
1979	30.3%	45.5%
1980	30.5%	45.5%
1981	30.6%	45.6%
1982	30.8%	45.6%
1983	30.9%	45.7%
1984	31%	45.7%
1985	31%	45.7%
1986	30.9%	45.7%
1987	30.9%	45.6%
1988	30.7%	45.6%
1989	30.6%	45.5%
1990	30.4%	45.4%
1991	30.3%	45.3%
1992	30%	45.2%
1993	29.8%	45.1%
1994	29.6%	44.9%
1995	29.3%	44.8%
1996	29.1%	44.7%
1997	28.8%	44.5%
1998	28.6%	44.3%
1999	28.4%	44.1%
2000	28.2%	43.8%
2001	27.9%	43.6%
2002	27.7%	43.3%
2003	27.5%	43%
2004	27.2%	42.5%
2005	26.9%	42.1%
2006	26.7%	41.6%
2007	26.4%	41%
2008	26.1%	40.5%
2009	25.9%	39.9%
2010	25.7%	39.3%
2011	25.5%	38.7%
2012	25.3%	38.1%
2013	25.2%	37.5%
2014	25%	36.9%
2015	24.9%	36.4%
2016	24.7%	35.9%
2017	24.6%	35.4%
2018	24.4%	34.9%
2019	24.1%	34.4%
2020	23.7%	33.8%
2021	23.2%	33.3%
2022	22.8%	32.7%
2023	22.2%	32.1%
2024	21.6%	31.6%
2025	21%	31%
2026	20.4%	30.5%
2027	19.9%	29.9%
2028	19.3%	29.4%
2029	18.7%	28.8%
2030	18.1%	28.3%
2031	17.6%	27.8%
2032	17.1%	27.3%
2033	16.7%	26.8%
2034	16.4%	26.4%
2035	16.2%	26%
2036	16.2%	25.7%
2037	16.1%	25.5%
2038	16.2%	25.2%
2039	16.2%	24.9%
2040	16.2%	24.6%
2041	16.1%	24.3%
2042	16.1%	24%
2043	16.1%	23.7%
2044	16%	23.4%
2045	16%	23.1%
2046	15.9%	22.8%
2047	15.8%	22.5%
2048	15.7%	22.2%
2049	15.6%	21.9%
2050	15.5%	21.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.6% of the population in Argentina and 31.6% in Guatemala in 2024, compared to 30.4% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Argentina and Guatemala compared.

Natural population change in Argentina vs Guatemala by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.63% in Argentina 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
	Argentina	Guatemala
1960	315,943	120,728
1961	317,816	123,753
1962	316,952	126,429
1963	317,041	129,065
1964	311,020	132,832
1965	304,734	135,997
1966	303,981	140,494
1967	308,904	143,859
1968	312,440	146,946
1969	319,108	149,516
1970	339,096	155,946
1971	344,889	165,104
1972	357,835	173,162
1973	370,856	179,871
1974	388,107	184,992
1975	409,561	188,501
1976	422,330	171,903
1977	441,647	203,299
1978	448,413	211,301
1979	449,952	216,810
1980	443,732	218,460
1981	442,501	221,044
1982	431,926	199,809
1983	426,145	238,059
1984	423,279	241,892
1985	428,866	246,119
1986	436,760	252,754
1987	443,404	261,746
1988	455,701	271,466
1989	460,991	276,736
1990	466,640	280,318
1991	474,960	283,917
1992	473,226	288,411
1993	474,791	295,515
1994	481,958	302,708
1995	469,658	309,236
1996	458,199	315,252
1997	450,930	320,087
1998	440,184	325,174
1999	444,038	328,890
2000	437,562	332,891
2001	430,579	335,503
2002	424,825	334,255
2003	410,141	333,539
2004	417,970	331,699
2005	428,247	325,816
2006	424,591	325,604
2007	402,889	326,298
2008	442,442	323,226
2009	439,271	323,320
2010	441,335	324,802
2011	448,730	328,548
2012	411,540	332,365
2013	421,694	331,321
2014	450,462	333,551
2015	444,161	335,072
2016	391,767	338,114
2017	375,260	332,838
2018	346,031	323,100
2019	280,005	307,389
2020	151,347	281,328
2021	88,677	255,145
2022	96,673	281,675
2023	154,648	289,635

Maternal mortality chart: Argentina vs Guatemala

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Argentina, compared to 94 deaths in Guatemala.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Argentina	Guatemala
1985	80	301
1986	76	286
1987	73	277
1988	70	273
1989	68	271
1990	68	270
1991	67	268
1992	65	269
1993	62	262
1994	62	244
1995	60	229
1996	59	213
1997	60	198
1998	57	185
1999	57	174
2000	58	166
2001	60	162
2002	59	153
2003	61	150
2004	58	148
2005	57	153
2006	60	142
2007	62	135
2008	59	133
2009	62	130
2010	55	127
2011	48	120
2012	49	115
2013	47	111
2014	43	111
2015	39	112
2016	40	110
2017	38	107
2018	38	107
2019	36	106
2020	40	102
2021	76	125
2022	39	97
2023	33	94

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.96% in Argentina 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
	Argentina	Guatemala
1960	-	22.2%
1961	-	21.6%
1962	-	21.1%
1963	-	20.6%
1964	-	20.1%
1965	-	19.6%
1966	-	19.1%
1967	-	18.6%
1968	-	18.1%
1969	7.25%	17.6%
1970	7.17%	17.1%
1971	7.08%	16.6%
1972	6.97%	16.1%
1973	6.82%	15.6%
1974	6.61%	15.1%
1975	6.33%	14.6%
1976	5.98%	16.5%
1977	5.56%	13.6%
1978	5.12%	13.2%
1979	4.68%	12.7%
1980	4.28%	12.2%
1981	3.94%	11.8%
1982	3.65%	13.6%
1983	3.41%	10.9%
1984	3.21%	10.5%
1985	3.06%	10%
1986	2.96%	9.6%
1987	2.91%	9.19%
1988	2.9%	8.79%
1989	2.89%	8.41%
1990	2.88%	8.04%
1991	2.84%	7.68%
1992	2.76%	7.34%
1993	2.66%	7.02%
1994	2.54%	6.71%
1995	2.42%	6.42%
1996	2.31%	6.15%
1997	2.19%	5.89%
1998	2.09%	5.65%
1999	2.01%	5.42%
2000	1.94%	5.21%
2001	1.88%	5%
2002	1.83%	4.8%
2003	1.78%	4.61%
2004	1.73%	4.43%
2005	1.67%	4.26%
2006	1.62%	4.1%
2007	1.58%	3.93%
2008	1.54%	3.78%
2009	1.49%	3.62%
2010	1.44%	3.48%
2011	1.39%	3.33%
2012	1.33%	3.2%
2013	1.27%	3.07%
2014	1.22%	2.94%
2015	1.17%	2.83%
2016	1.14%	2.72%
2017	1.1%	2.63%
2018	1.07%	2.54%
2019	1.05%	2.45%
2020	1.03%	2.37%
2021	1%	2.28%
2022	0.98%	2.21%
2023	0.96%	2.14%