Fertility & birth rates in Denmark and Guatemala

Fertility rate in Denmark vs Guatemala chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Denmark 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 Denmark 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
	Denmark	Guatemala
1960	2.57	7
1961	2.55	6.98
1962	2.55	6.93
1963	2.67	6.9
1964	2.6	6.87
1965	2.61	6.84
1966	2.62	6.8
1967	2.35	6.76
1968	2.12	6.7
1969	2	6.65
1970	1.95	6.6
1971	2.04	6.55
1972	2.03	6.51
1973	1.92	6.49
1974	1.9	6.46
1975	1.92	6.41
1976	1.75	6.37
1977	1.66	6.32
1978	1.67	6.26
1979	1.6	6.22
1980	1.55	6.17
1981	1.44	6.12
1982	1.43	6.06
1983	1.38	5.98
1984	1.4	5.86
1985	1.45	5.73
1986	1.48	5.66
1987	1.5	5.64
1988	1.56	5.62
1989	1.62	5.56
1990	1.67	5.48
1991	1.68	5.38
1992	1.76	5.31
1993	1.75	5.25
1994	1.81	5.19
1995	1.8	5.11
1996	1.75	5.01
1997	1.75	4.91
1998	1.72	4.8
1999	1.73	4.69
2000	1.77	4.58
2001	1.74	4.5
2002	1.72	4.37
2003	1.76	4.25
2004	1.78	4.13
2005	1.8	3.97
2006	1.85	3.85
2007	1.84	3.72
2008	1.89	3.57
2009	1.84	3.47
2010	1.87	3.38
2011	1.75	3.29
2012	1.73	3.22
2013	1.67	3.15
2014	1.69	3.09
2015	1.71	3.03
2016	1.79	2.97
2017	1.75	2.86
2018	1.73	2.74
2019	1.7	2.59
2020	1.68	2.47
2021	1.72	2.39
2022	1.55	2.34
2023	1.5	2.31
2024	1.51	2.29
2025	1.51	2.26
2026	1.51	2.23
2027	1.52	2.2
2028	1.52	2.17
2029	1.52	2.15
2030	1.53	2.13
2031	1.53	2.11
2032	1.53	2.09
2033	1.53	2.08
2034	1.53	2.06
2035	1.54	2.05
2036	1.54	2.03
2037	1.54	2.02
2038	1.54	2
2039	1.54	1.99
2040	1.55	1.97
2041	1.55	1.96
2042	1.55	1.95
2043	1.55	1.93
2044	1.56	1.92
2045	1.56	1.92
2046	1.56	1.91
2047	1.56	1.9
2048	1.56	1.89
2049	1.56	1.89
2050	1.56	1.88

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Denmark	Guatemala
1960	25.2%	46.7%
1961	24.7%	46.7%
1962	24.2%	46.8%
1963	24%	46.7%
1964	23.8%	46.6%
1965	23.8%	46.6%
1966	23.8%	46.5%
1967	23.8%	46.4%
1968	23.7%	46.2%
1969	23.5%	46.2%
1970	23.3%	46.1%
1971	23.1%	46%
1972	23%	46%
1973	22.9%	46%
1974	22.7%	45.9%
1975	22.6%	45.8%
1976	22.4%	45.7%
1977	22.1%	45.6%
1978	21.8%	45.6%
1979	21.3%	45.5%
1980	20.8%	45.5%
1981	20.3%	45.6%
1982	19.7%	45.6%
1983	19.2%	45.7%
1984	18.8%	45.7%
1985	18.4%	45.7%
1986	18.1%	45.7%
1987	17.7%	45.6%
1988	17.5%	45.6%
1989	17.2%	45.5%
1990	17.1%	45.4%
1991	17%	45.3%
1992	17%	45.2%
1993	17.1%	45.1%
1994	17.2%	44.9%
1995	17.4%	44.8%
1996	17.6%	44.7%
1997	17.9%	44.5%
1998	18.1%	44.3%
1999	18.3%	44.1%
2000	18.5%	43.8%
2001	18.7%	43.6%
2002	18.8%	43.3%
2003	18.8%	43%
2004	18.8%	42.5%
2005	18.8%	42.1%
2006	18.7%	41.6%
2007	18.5%	41%
2008	18.4%	40.5%
2009	18.2%	39.9%
2010	18%	39.3%
2011	17.8%	38.7%
2012	17.6%	38.1%
2013	17.3%	37.5%
2014	17.1%	36.9%
2015	16.9%	36.4%
2016	16.8%	35.9%
2017	16.7%	35.4%
2018	16.6%	34.9%
2019	16.4%	34.4%
2020	16.3%	33.8%
2021	16.2%	33.3%
2022	16%	32.7%
2023	15.9%	32.1%
2024	15.7%	31.6%
2025	15.6%	31%
2026	15.5%	30.5%
2027	15.4%	29.9%
2028	15.4%	29.4%
2029	15.4%	28.8%
2030	15.4%	28.3%
2031	15.4%	27.8%
2032	15.3%	27.3%
2033	15.2%	26.8%
2034	15.2%	26.4%
2035	15.1%	26%
2036	15%	25.7%
2037	15%	25.5%
2038	15%	25.2%
2039	15%	24.9%
2040	14.9%	24.6%
2041	14.9%	24.3%
2042	14.9%	24%
2043	14.8%	23.7%
2044	14.8%	23.4%
2045	14.7%	23.1%
2046	14.7%	22.8%
2047	14.6%	22.5%
2048	14.6%	22.2%
2049	14.5%	21.9%
2050	14.5%	21.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.7% of the population in Denmark and 31.6% in Guatemala in 2024, compared to 17.1% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Denmark and Guatemala compared.

Natural population change in Denmark vs Guatemala by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.09% in Denmark 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
	Denmark	Guatemala
1960	32,515	120,728
1961	33,205	123,753
1962	32,070	126,429
1963	36,539	129,065
1964	36,832	132,832
1965	37,596	135,997
1966	38,858	140,494
1967	33,363	143,859
1968	27,243	146,946
1969	23,481	149,516
1970	22,673	155,946
1971	26,801	165,104
1972	24,958	173,162
1973	21,092	179,871
1974	19,676	184,992
1975	20,746	188,501
1976	11,667	171,903
1977	11,703	203,299
1978	9,187	211,301
1979	4,605	216,810
1980	1,537	218,460
1981	-3,073	221,044
1982	-2,559	199,809
1983	-6,649	238,059
1984	-5,623	241,892
1985	-4,603	246,119
1986	-2,561	252,754
1987	-1,538	261,746
1988	0	271,466
1989	2,053	276,736
1990	2,056	280,318
1991	4,639	283,917
1992	6,722	288,411
1993	4,670	295,515
1994	8,850	302,708
1995	6,280	309,236
1996	6,842	315,252
1997	7,927	320,087
1998	7,956	325,174
1999	6,919	328,890
2000	9,078	332,891
2001	6,967	335,503
2002	5,376	334,255
2003	7,007	333,539
2004	9,188	331,699
2005	9,755	325,816
2006	9,787	325,604
2007	8,192	326,298
2008	10,438	323,226
2009	8,285	323,320
2010	8,876	324,802
2011	6,685	328,548
2012	5,592	332,365
2013	3,931	331,321
2014	5,644	333,551
2015	5,683	335,072
2016	9,165	338,114
2017	8,071	332,838
2018	6,373	323,100
2019	6,977	307,389
2020	5,831	281,328
2021	5,857	255,145
2022	-1,180	281,675
2023	-595	289,635

Maternal mortality chart: Denmark vs Guatemala

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark, compared to 94 deaths in Guatemala.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Denmark	Guatemala
1985	12	301
1986	12	286
1987	12	277
1988	13	273
1989	13	271
1990	12	270
1991	12	268
1992	12	269
1993	12	262
1994	12	244
1995	12	229
1996	11	213
1997	10	198
1998	9	185
1999	9	174
2000	9	166
2001	9	162
2002	9	153
2003	8	150
2004	8	148
2005	8	153
2006	7	142
2007	7	135
2008	7	133
2009	7	130
2010	7	127
2011	6	120
2012	6	115
2013	5	111
2014	5	111
2015	5	112
2016	5	110
2017	5	107
2018	5	107
2019	4	106
2020	4	102
2021	8	125
2022	6	97
2023	4	94

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Denmark 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
	Denmark	Guatemala
1960	2.5%	22.2%
1961	2.45%	21.6%
1962	2.38%	21.1%
1963	2.3%	20.6%
1964	2.21%	20.1%
1965	2.11%	19.6%
1966	2.01%	19.1%
1967	1.9%	18.6%
1968	1.81%	18.1%
1969	1.73%	17.6%
1970	1.66%	17.1%
1971	1.58%	16.6%
1972	1.49%	16.1%
1973	1.39%	15.6%
1974	1.31%	15.1%
1975	1.23%	14.6%
1976	1.17%	16.5%
1977	1.11%	13.6%
1978	1.06%	13.2%
1979	1.03%	12.7%
1980	1%	12.2%
1981	0.98%	11.8%
1982	0.96%	13.6%
1983	0.96%	10.9%
1984	0.96%	10.5%
1985	0.97%	10%
1986	0.97%	9.6%
1987	0.97%	9.19%
1988	0.96%	8.79%
1989	0.93%	8.41%
1990	0.89%	8.04%
1991	0.84%	7.68%
1992	0.79%	7.34%
1993	0.74%	7.02%
1994	0.69%	6.71%
1995	0.65%	6.42%
1996	0.63%	6.15%
1997	0.6%	5.89%
1998	0.59%	5.65%
1999	0.57%	5.42%
2000	0.56%	5.21%
2001	0.55%	5%
2002	0.54%	4.8%
2003	0.52%	4.61%
2004	0.5%	4.43%
2005	0.48%	4.26%
2006	0.46%	4.1%
2007	0.45%	3.93%
2008	0.43%	3.78%
2009	0.42%	3.62%
2010	0.41%	3.48%
2011	0.41%	3.33%
2012	0.41%	3.2%
2013	0.41%	3.07%
2014	0.41%	2.94%
2015	0.41%	2.83%
2016	0.4%	2.72%
2017	0.4%	2.63%
2018	0.39%	2.54%
2019	0.38%	2.45%
2020	0.37%	2.37%
2021	0.36%	2.28%
2022	0.35%	2.21%
2023	0.34%	2.14%