Fertility & birth rates in Canada and Guatemala

Fertility rate in Canada vs Guatemala chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Canada was 1.26 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 Canada 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
	Canada	Guatemala
1960	3.81	7
1961	3.75	6.98
1962	3.68	6.93
1963	3.61	6.9
1964	3.46	6.87
1965	3.12	6.84
1966	2.75	6.8
1967	2.53	6.76
1968	2.39	6.7
1969	2.33	6.65
1970	2.26	6.6
1971	2.14	6.55
1972	1.98	6.51
1973	1.89	6.49
1974	1.84	6.46
1975	1.82	6.41
1976	1.8	6.37
1977	1.78	6.32
1978	1.77	6.26
1979	1.75	6.22
1980	1.74	6.17
1981	1.7	6.12
1982	1.69	6.06
1983	1.68	5.98
1984	1.65	5.86
1985	1.67	5.73
1986	1.68	5.66
1987	1.68	5.64
1988	1.68	5.62
1989	1.77	5.56
1990	1.83	5.48
1991	1.72	5.38
1992	1.71	5.31
1993	1.69	5.25
1994	1.69	5.19
1995	1.67	5.11
1996	1.63	5.01
1997	1.57	4.91
1998	1.56	4.8
1999	1.55	4.69
2000	1.51	4.58
2001	1.54	4.5
2002	1.52	4.37
2003	1.55	4.25
2004	1.56	4.13
2005	1.58	3.97
2006	1.63	3.85
2007	1.67	3.72
2008	1.7	3.57
2009	1.69	3.47
2010	1.65	3.38
2011	1.63	3.29
2012	1.63	3.22
2013	1.61	3.15
2014	1.61	3.09
2015	1.6	3.03
2016	1.59	2.97
2017	1.55	2.86
2018	1.51	2.74
2019	1.47	2.59
2020	1.41	2.47
2021	1.44	2.39
2022	1.33	2.34
2023	1.26	2.31
2024	1.25	2.29
2025	1.24	2.26
2026	1.24	2.23
2027	1.23	2.2
2028	1.24	2.17
2029	1.23	2.15
2030	1.24	2.13
2031	1.24	2.11
2032	1.24	2.09
2033	1.25	2.08
2034	1.25	2.06
2035	1.25	2.05
2036	1.26	2.03
2037	1.26	2.02
2038	1.26	2
2039	1.27	1.99
2040	1.27	1.97
2041	1.27	1.96
2042	1.28	1.95
2043	1.28	1.93
2044	1.28	1.92
2045	1.28	1.92
2046	1.29	1.91
2047	1.29	1.9
2048	1.29	1.89
2049	1.3	1.89
2050	1.3	1.88

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Canada	Guatemala
1960	33.8%	46.7%
1961	33.9%	46.7%
1962	33.9%	46.8%
1963	33.9%	46.7%
1964	33.7%	46.6%
1965	33.3%	46.6%
1966	32.9%	46.5%
1967	32.3%	46.4%
1968	31.6%	46.2%
1969	31%	46.2%
1970	30.2%	46.1%
1971	29.3%	46%
1972	28.6%	46%
1973	27.8%	46%
1974	27%	45.9%
1975	26.2%	45.8%
1976	25.5%	45.7%
1977	24.7%	45.6%
1978	24%	45.6%
1979	23.4%	45.5%
1980	22.8%	45.5%
1981	22.3%	45.6%
1982	22%	45.6%
1983	21.8%	45.7%
1984	21.6%	45.7%
1985	21.3%	45.7%
1986	21.1%	45.7%
1987	20.9%	45.6%
1988	20.8%	45.6%
1989	20.8%	45.5%
1990	20.7%	45.4%
1991	20.7%	45.3%
1992	20.7%	45.2%
1993	20.7%	45.1%
1994	20.6%	44.9%
1995	20.4%	44.8%
1996	20.2%	44.7%
1997	20%	44.5%
1998	19.8%	44.3%
1999	19.5%	44.1%
2000	19.2%	43.8%
2001	18.9%	43.6%
2002	18.6%	43.3%
2003	18.3%	43%
2004	18%	42.5%
2005	17.7%	42.1%
2006	17.4%	41.6%
2007	17.1%	41%
2008	16.9%	40.5%
2009	16.7%	39.9%
2010	16.6%	39.3%
2011	16.4%	38.7%
2012	16.3%	38.1%
2013	16.3%	37.5%
2014	16.2%	36.9%
2015	16.2%	36.4%
2016	16.2%	35.9%
2017	16.2%	35.4%
2018	16.1%	34.9%
2019	16%	34.4%
2020	15.9%	33.8%
2021	15.7%	33.3%
2022	15.5%	32.7%
2023	15.3%	32.1%
2024	15.1%	31.6%
2025	15%	31%
2026	14.9%	30.5%
2027	14.7%	29.9%
2028	14.6%	29.4%
2029	14.5%	28.8%
2030	14.4%	28.3%
2031	14.3%	27.8%
2032	14.2%	27.3%
2033	14.1%	26.8%
2034	14%	26.4%
2035	13.9%	26%
2036	13.9%	25.7%
2037	13.8%	25.5%
2038	13.8%	25.2%
2039	13.7%	24.9%
2040	13.7%	24.6%
2041	13.6%	24.3%
2042	13.6%	24%
2043	13.6%	23.7%
2044	13.5%	23.4%
2045	13.5%	23.1%
2046	13.5%	22.8%
2047	13.5%	22.5%
2048	13.5%	22.2%
2049	13.5%	21.9%
2050	13.5%	21.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.1% of the population in Canada and 31.6% in Guatemala in 2024, compared to 20.7% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Canada and Guatemala compared.

Natural population change in Canada vs Guatemala by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.22% in Canada 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
	Canada	Guatemala
1960	338,487	120,728
1961	334,360	123,753
1962	325,745	126,429
1963	318,595	129,065
1964	307,268	132,832
1965	269,589	135,997
1966	236,566	140,494
1967	220,450	143,859
1968	211,589	146,946
1969	216,588	149,516
1970	215,372	155,946
1971	208,640	165,104
1972	188,857	173,162
1973	184,432	179,871
1974	182,464	184,992
1975	196,718	188,501
1976	196,979	171,903
1977	199,297	203,299
1978	194,102	211,301
1979	203,293	216,810
1980	203,480	218,460
1981	206,005	221,044
1982	200,935	199,809
1983	202,931	238,059
1984	204,856	241,892
1985	204,153	246,119
1986	190,532	252,754
1987	190,416	261,746
1988	192,901	271,466
1989	207,304	276,736
1990	213,222	280,318
1991	207,477	283,917
1992	204,273	288,411
1993	186,451	295,515
1994	179,804	302,708
1995	167,023	309,236
1996	153,973	315,252
1997	134,577	320,087
1998	126,651	325,174
1999	118,565	328,890
2000	110,469	332,891
2001	114,777	335,503
2002	106,621	334,255
2003	110,749	333,539
2004	111,786	331,699
2005	116,074	325,816
2006	130,285	325,604
2007	134,845	326,298
2008	142,963	323,226
2009	144,609	323,320
2010	139,425	324,802
2011	133,923	328,548
2012	135,382	332,365
2013	129,799	331,321
2014	127,563	333,551
2015	117,825	335,072
2016	115,555	338,114
2017	98,672	332,838
2018	88,974	323,100
2019	86,523	307,389
2020	53,241	281,328
2021	57,360	255,145
2022	15,574	281,675
2023	28,058	289,635

Maternal mortality chart: Canada vs Guatemala

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Canada, compared to 94 deaths in Guatemala.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Canada	Guatemala
1985	7	301
1986	7	286
1987	7	277
1988	7	273
1989	8	271
1990	7	270
1991	8	268
1992	8	269
1993	8	262
1994	8	244
1995	8	229
1996	9	213
1997	8	198
1998	9	185
1999	9	174
2000	9	166
2001	10	162
2002	10	153
2003	10	150
2004	10	148
2005	11	153
2006	11	142
2007	11	135
2008	12	133
2009	12	130
2010	11	127
2011	11	120
2012	11	115
2013	11	111
2014	12	111
2015	11	112
2016	12	110
2017	12	107
2018	13	107
2019	12	106
2020	17	102
2021	14	125
2022	15	97
2023	12	94

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.51% in Canada 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
	Canada	Guatemala
1960	3.26%	22.2%
1961	3.15%	21.6%
1962	3.05%	21.1%
1963	2.94%	20.6%
1964	2.82%	20.1%
1965	2.71%	19.6%
1966	2.6%	19.1%
1967	2.5%	18.6%
1968	2.4%	18.1%
1969	2.3%	17.6%
1970	2.19%	17.1%
1971	2.09%	16.6%
1972	1.99%	16.1%
1973	1.89%	15.6%
1974	1.79%	15.1%
1975	1.7%	14.6%
1976	1.6%	16.5%
1977	1.51%	13.6%
1978	1.42%	13.2%
1979	1.33%	12.7%
1980	1.25%	12.2%
1981	1.18%	11.8%
1982	1.12%	13.6%
1983	1.06%	10.9%
1984	1.01%	10.5%
1985	0.98%	10%
1986	0.94%	9.6%
1987	0.91%	9.19%
1988	0.88%	8.79%
1989	0.85%	8.41%
1990	0.82%	8.04%
1991	0.8%	7.68%
1992	0.77%	7.34%
1993	0.74%	7.02%
1994	0.72%	6.71%
1995	0.69%	6.42%
1996	0.67%	6.15%
1997	0.65%	5.89%
1998	0.64%	5.65%
1999	0.63%	5.42%
2000	0.62%	5.21%
2001	0.62%	5%
2002	0.62%	4.8%
2003	0.62%	4.61%
2004	0.61%	4.43%
2005	0.61%	4.26%
2006	0.6%	4.1%
2007	0.6%	3.93%
2008	0.59%	3.78%
2009	0.58%	3.62%
2010	0.57%	3.48%
2011	0.56%	3.33%
2012	0.56%	3.2%
2013	0.55%	3.07%
2014	0.54%	2.94%
2015	0.54%	2.83%
2016	0.53%	2.72%
2017	0.52%	2.63%
2018	0.52%	2.54%
2019	0.51%	2.45%
2020	0.51%	2.37%
2021	0.51%	2.28%
2022	0.51%	2.21%
2023	0.51%	2.14%