Fertility & birth rates in Dominican Republic and Guatemala

Fertility rate in Dominican Republic vs Guatemala chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Dominican Republic was 2.24 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 the Dominican Republic 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
	Dominican Republic	Guatemala
1960	7.56	7
1961	7.49	6.98
1962	7.4	6.93
1963	7.3	6.9
1964	7.19	6.87
1965	7.05	6.84
1966	6.95	6.8
1967	6.76	6.76
1968	6.55	6.7
1969	6.37	6.65
1970	6.18	6.6
1971	6.01	6.55
1972	5.84	6.51
1973	5.67	6.49
1974	5.44	6.46
1975	5.24	6.41
1976	5.05	6.37
1977	4.84	6.32
1978	4.64	6.26
1979	4.47	6.22
1980	4.3	6.17
1981	4.15	6.12
1982	4.01	6.06
1983	3.95	5.98
1984	3.82	5.86
1985	3.69	5.73
1986	3.6	5.66
1987	3.53	5.64
1988	3.5	5.62
1989	3.48	5.56
1990	3.41	5.48
1991	3.35	5.38
1992	3.29	5.31
1993	3.23	5.25
1994	3.16	5.19
1995	3.1	5.11
1996	3.04	5.01
1997	2.92	4.91
1998	2.84	4.8
1999	2.85	4.69
2000	2.87	4.58
2001	2.83	4.5
2002	2.76	4.37
2003	2.7	4.25
2004	2.64	4.13
2005	2.57	3.97
2006	2.51	3.85
2007	2.51	3.72
2008	2.55	3.57
2009	2.57	3.47
2010	2.56	3.38
2011	2.53	3.29
2012	2.5	3.22
2013	2.47	3.15
2014	2.45	3.09
2015	2.43	3.03
2016	2.41	2.97
2017	2.4	2.86
2018	2.4	2.74
2019	2.37	2.59
2020	2.33	2.47
2021	2.29	2.39
2022	2.27	2.34
2023	2.24	2.31
2024	2.22	2.29
2025	2.19	2.26
2026	2.17	2.23
2027	2.15	2.2
2028	2.13	2.17
2029	2.11	2.15
2030	2.08	2.13
2031	2.07	2.11
2032	2.05	2.09
2033	2.03	2.08
2034	2.02	2.06
2035	2	2.05
2036	1.99	2.03
2037	1.98	2.02
2038	1.96	2
2039	1.95	1.99
2040	1.94	1.97
2041	1.93	1.96
2042	1.93	1.95
2043	1.92	1.93
2044	1.91	1.92
2045	1.9	1.92
2046	1.89	1.91
2047	1.89	1.9
2048	1.88	1.89
2049	1.87	1.89
2050	1.87	1.88

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominican Republic	Guatemala
1960	48.6%	46.7%
1961	48.9%	46.7%
1962	49.1%	46.8%
1963	49.2%	46.7%
1964	49.3%	46.6%
1965	49.4%	46.6%
1966	49.3%	46.5%
1967	49.2%	46.4%
1968	48.9%	46.2%
1969	48.6%	46.2%
1970	48.2%	46.1%
1971	47.7%	46%
1972	47.3%	46%
1973	46.8%	46%
1974	46.3%	45.9%
1975	45.8%	45.8%
1976	45.2%	45.7%
1977	44.7%	45.6%
1978	44.2%	45.6%
1979	43.7%	45.5%
1980	43.2%	45.5%
1981	42.7%	45.6%
1982	42.3%	45.6%
1983	41.8%	45.7%
1984	41.4%	45.7%
1985	41%	45.7%
1986	40.6%	45.7%
1987	40.2%	45.6%
1988	39.8%	45.6%
1989	39.4%	45.5%
1990	39.1%	45.4%
1991	38.7%	45.3%
1992	38.4%	45.2%
1993	38%	45.1%
1994	37.7%	44.9%
1995	37.3%	44.8%
1996	37%	44.7%
1997	36.6%	44.5%
1998	36.1%	44.3%
1999	35.7%	44.1%
2000	35.3%	43.8%
2001	35%	43.6%
2002	34.6%	43.3%
2003	34.2%	43%
2004	33.7%	42.5%
2005	33.2%	42.1%
2006	32.7%	41.6%
2007	32.2%	41%
2008	31.7%	40.5%
2009	31.3%	39.9%
2010	30.9%	39.3%
2011	30.5%	38.7%
2012	30.1%	38.1%
2013	29.8%	37.5%
2014	29.5%	36.9%
2015	29.2%	36.4%
2016	28.8%	35.9%
2017	28.5%	35.4%
2018	28.2%	34.9%
2019	27.9%	34.4%
2020	27.7%	33.8%
2021	27.4%	33.3%
2022	27.2%	32.7%
2023	26.9%	32.1%
2024	26.6%	31.6%
2025	26.2%	31%
2026	25.8%	30.5%
2027	25.4%	29.9%
2028	25.1%	29.4%
2029	24.7%	28.8%
2030	24.3%	28.3%
2031	24%	27.8%
2032	23.6%	27.3%
2033	23.3%	26.8%
2034	22.9%	26.4%
2035	22.6%	26%
2036	22.3%	25.7%
2037	22%	25.5%
2038	21.7%	25.2%
2039	21.5%	24.9%
2040	21.3%	24.6%
2041	21%	24.3%
2042	20.8%	24%
2043	20.6%	23.7%
2044	20.4%	23.4%
2045	20.3%	23.1%
2046	20.1%	22.8%
2047	19.9%	22.5%
2048	19.8%	22.2%
2049	19.6%	21.9%
2050	19.5%	21.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.6% of the population in the Dominican Republic and 31.6% in Guatemala in 2024, compared to 39.1% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Dominican Republic and Guatemala compared.

Natural population change in Dominican Republic vs Guatemala by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.34% in the Dominican Republic 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
	Dominican Republic	Guatemala
1960	117,346	120,728
1961	120,316	123,753
1962	122,977	126,429
1963	124,994	129,065
1964	127,504	132,832
1965	125,345	135,997
1966	132,096	140,494
1967	133,091	143,859
1968	133,666	146,946
1969	135,445	149,516
1970	137,835	155,946
1971	140,473	165,104
1972	143,255	173,162
1973	146,283	179,871
1974	147,652	184,992
1975	149,339	188,501
1976	151,201	171,903
1977	152,825	203,299
1978	154,043	211,301
1979	154,779	216,810
1980	157,697	218,460
1981	158,419	221,044
1982	159,597	199,809
1983	163,136	238,059
1984	164,263	241,892
1985	164,091	246,119
1986	165,674	252,754
1987	167,552	261,746
1988	171,291	271,466
1989	175,365	276,736
1990	176,748	280,318
1991	177,371	283,917
1992	177,481	288,411
1993	177,691	295,515
1994	176,882	302,708
1995	175,439	309,236
1996	174,008	315,252
1997	168,419	320,087
1998	164,287	325,174
1999	167,742	328,890
2000	171,684	332,891
2001	170,193	335,503
2002	166,740	334,255
2003	163,267	333,539
2004	158,789	331,699
2005	155,405	325,816
2006	151,122	325,604
2007	152,066	326,298
2008	156,664	323,226
2009	160,893	323,320
2010	162,072	324,802
2011	162,094	328,548
2012	160,915	332,365
2013	159,330	331,321
2014	157,260	333,551
2015	154,258	335,072
2016	151,550	338,114
2017	151,565	332,838
2018	150,852	323,100
2019	144,869	307,389
2020	137,417	281,328
2021	128,866	255,145
2022	138,767	281,675
2023	132,360	289,635

Maternal mortality chart: Dominican Republic vs Guatemala

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 124 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Dominican Republic, compared to 94 deaths in Guatemala.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominican Republic	Guatemala
1985	249	301
1986	241	286
1987	231	277
1988	221	273
1989	213	271
1990	203	270
1991	193	268
1992	185	269
1993	176	262
1994	166	244
1995	152	229
1996	138	213
1997	122	198
1998	109	185
1999	92	174
2000	76	166
2001	68	162
2002	68	153
2003	71	150
2004	78	148
2005	83	153
2006	87	142
2007	90	135
2008	94	133
2009	96	130
2010	92	127
2011	91	120
2012	89	115
2013	91	111
2014	95	111
2015	102	112
2016	106	110
2017	104	107
2018	107	107
2019	118	106
2020	121	102
2021	153	125
2022	124	97
2023	124	94

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.14% in the Dominican Republic 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
	Dominican Republic	Guatemala
1960	14.8%	22.2%
1961	14.6%	21.6%
1962	14.5%	21.1%
1963	14.3%	20.6%
1964	14.1%	20.1%
1965	13.8%	19.6%
1966	13.5%	19.1%
1967	13.3%	18.6%
1968	13%	18.1%
1969	12.7%	17.6%
1970	12.4%	17.1%
1971	12%	16.6%
1972	11.7%	16.1%
1973	11.3%	15.6%
1974	10.9%	15.1%
1975	10.5%	14.6%
1976	10.1%	16.5%
1977	9.71%	13.6%
1978	9.35%	13.2%
1979	9.01%	12.7%
1980	8.68%	12.2%
1981	8.36%	11.8%
1982	8.05%	13.6%
1983	7.76%	10.9%
1984	7.48%	10.5%
1985	7.21%	10%
1986	6.94%	9.6%
1987	6.69%	9.19%
1988	6.44%	8.79%
1989	6.19%	8.41%
1990	5.95%	8.04%
1991	5.7%	7.68%
1992	5.46%	7.34%
1993	5.22%	7.02%
1994	5%	6.71%
1995	4.78%	6.42%
1996	4.58%	6.15%
1997	4.4%	5.89%
1998	4.24%	5.65%
1999	4.1%	5.42%
2000	3.98%	5.21%
2001	3.88%	5%
2002	3.8%	4.8%
2003	3.73%	4.61%
2004	3.67%	4.43%
2005	3.62%	4.26%
2006	3.59%	4.1%
2007	3.56%	3.93%
2008	3.54%	3.78%
2009	3.52%	3.62%
2010	3.51%	3.48%
2011	3.5%	3.33%
2012	3.49%	3.2%
2013	3.5%	3.07%
2014	3.5%	2.94%
2015	3.5%	2.83%
2016	3.5%	2.72%
2017	3.5%	2.63%
2018	3.47%	2.54%
2019	3.43%	2.45%
2020	3.38%	2.37%
2021	3.31%	2.28%
2022	3.22%	2.21%
2023	3.14%	2.14%