Fertility & birth rates in France and Guatemala

Fertility rate in France vs Guatemala chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in France was 1.66 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 France 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
	France	Guatemala
1960	2.85	7
1961	2.87	6.98
1962	2.89	6.93
1963	2.89	6.9
1964	2.87	6.87
1965	2.84	6.84
1966	2.8	6.8
1967	2.75	6.76
1968	2.69	6.7
1969	2.62	6.65
1970	2.55	6.6
1971	2.47	6.55
1972	2.38	6.51
1973	2.28	6.49
1974	2.18	6.46
1975	2.09	6.41
1976	2.01	6.37
1977	1.94	6.32
1978	1.89	6.26
1979	1.87	6.22
1980	1.85	6.17
1981	1.85	6.12
1982	1.86	6.06
1983	1.86	5.98
1984	1.86	5.86
1985	1.86	5.73
1986	1.85	5.66
1987	1.83	5.64
1988	1.81	5.62
1989	1.79	5.56
1990	1.77	5.48
1991	1.75	5.38
1992	1.74	5.31
1993	1.73	5.25
1994	1.73	5.19
1995	1.74	5.11
1996	1.75	5.01
1997	1.77	4.91
1998	1.78	4.8
1999	1.81	4.69
2000	1.89	4.58
2001	1.9	4.5
2002	1.88	4.37
2003	1.89	4.25
2004	1.92	4.13
2005	1.94	3.97
2006	2	3.85
2007	1.98	3.72
2008	2.01	3.57
2009	2	3.47
2010	2.03	3.38
2011	2.01	3.29
2012	2.01	3.22
2013	1.99	3.15
2014	2	3.09
2015	1.96	3.03
2016	1.92	2.97
2017	1.89	2.86
2018	1.87	2.74
2019	1.86	2.59
2020	1.83	2.47
2021	1.84	2.39
2022	1.79	2.34
2023	1.66	2.31
2024	1.66	2.29
2025	1.66	2.26
2026	1.66	2.23
2027	1.66	2.2
2028	1.66	2.17
2029	1.66	2.15
2030	1.66	2.13
2031	1.66	2.11
2032	1.66	2.09
2033	1.66	2.08
2034	1.66	2.06
2035	1.66	2.05
2036	1.66	2.03
2037	1.67	2.02
2038	1.66	2
2039	1.66	1.99
2040	1.66	1.97
2041	1.67	1.96
2042	1.67	1.95
2043	1.67	1.93
2044	1.67	1.92
2045	1.67	1.92
2046	1.67	1.91
2047	1.67	1.9
2048	1.67	1.89
2049	1.67	1.89
2050	1.67	1.88

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	France	Guatemala
1960	26.5%	46.7%
1961	26.5%	46.7%
1962	26.2%	46.8%
1963	26%	46.7%
1964	25.8%	46.6%
1965	25.6%	46.6%
1966	25.4%	46.5%
1967	25.3%	46.4%
1968	25.1%	46.2%
1969	25%	46.2%
1970	24.8%	46.1%
1971	24.7%	46%
1972	24.6%	46%
1973	24.4%	46%
1974	24.2%	45.9%
1975	23.9%	45.8%
1976	23.6%	45.7%
1977	23.3%	45.6%
1978	23%	45.6%
1979	22.7%	45.5%
1980	22.4%	45.5%
1981	22.1%	45.6%
1982	21.9%	45.6%
1983	21.7%	45.7%
1984	21.5%	45.7%
1985	21.3%	45.7%
1986	21%	45.7%
1987	20.7%	45.6%
1988	20.5%	45.6%
1989	20.3%	45.5%
1990	20.1%	45.4%
1991	20.1%	45.3%
1992	20%	45.2%
1993	19.9%	45.1%
1994	19.7%	44.9%
1995	19.5%	44.8%
1996	19.3%	44.7%
1997	19.1%	44.5%
1998	19%	44.3%
1999	19%	44.1%
2000	18.9%	43.8%
2001	18.9%	43.6%
2002	18.8%	43.3%
2003	18.7%	43%
2004	18.6%	42.5%
2005	18.5%	42.1%
2006	18.5%	41.6%
2007	18.4%	41%
2008	18.5%	40.5%
2009	18.5%	39.9%
2010	18.5%	39.3%
2011	18.5%	38.7%
2012	18.5%	38.1%
2013	18.4%	37.5%
2014	18.3%	36.9%
2015	18.2%	36.4%
2016	18.1%	35.9%
2017	17.9%	35.4%
2018	17.8%	34.9%
2019	17.6%	34.4%
2020	17.4%	33.8%
2021	17.2%	33.3%
2022	17%	32.7%
2023	16.8%	32.1%
2024	16.5%	31.6%
2025	16.2%	31%
2026	16%	30.5%
2027	15.7%	29.9%
2028	15.5%	29.4%
2029	15.3%	28.8%
2030	15.1%	28.3%
2031	15%	27.8%
2032	14.8%	27.3%
2033	14.8%	26.8%
2034	14.7%	26.4%
2035	14.7%	26%
2036	14.7%	25.7%
2037	14.7%	25.5%
2038	14.7%	25.2%
2039	14.8%	24.9%
2040	14.9%	24.6%
2041	15%	24.3%
2042	15.1%	24%
2043	15.2%	23.7%
2044	15.3%	23.4%
2045	15.4%	23.1%
2046	15.5%	22.8%
2047	15.5%	22.5%
2048	15.5%	22.2%
2049	15.6%	21.9%
2050	15.6%	21.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.5% of the population in France and 31.6% in Guatemala in 2024, compared to 20.1% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of France and Guatemala compared.

Natural population change in France vs Guatemala by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.2% in France 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
	France	Guatemala
1960	346,115	120,728
1961	354,504	123,753
1962	358,082	126,429
1963	361,694	129,065
1964	360,631	132,832
1965	354,132	135,997
1966	352,181	140,494
1967	339,843	143,859
1968	337,346	146,946
1969	329,831	149,516
1970	322,444	155,946
1971	309,747	165,104
1972	296,589	173,162
1973	282,979	179,871
1974	268,733	184,992
1975	248,413	188,501
1976	227,776	171,903
1977	217,946	203,299
1978	213,462	211,301
1979	208,923	216,810
1980	210,042	218,460
1981	222,414	221,044
1982	234,389	199,809
1983	235,655	238,059
1984	248,086	241,892
1985	249,328	246,119
1986	250,606	252,754
1987	251,971	261,746
1988	247,672	271,466
1989	243,361	276,736
1990	238,870	280,318
1991	234,216	283,917
1992	229,502	288,411
1993	224,592	295,515
1994	201,704	302,708
1995	220,303	309,236
1996	221,092	315,252
1997	215,885	320,087
1998	222,705	325,174
1999	229,907	328,890
2000	268,042	332,891
2001	263,867	335,503
2002	253,430	334,255
2003	230,325	333,539
2004	282,185	331,699
2005	271,677	325,816
2006	305,387	325,604
2007	288,076	326,298
2008	283,250	323,226
2009	278,238	323,320
2010	286,116	324,802
2011	280,966	328,548
2012	256,065	332,365
2013	244,192	331,321
2014	265,248	333,551
2015	206,300	335,072
2016	193,500	338,114
2017	160,604	332,838
2018	147,749	323,100
2019	141,503	307,389
2020	67,602	281,328
2021	74,627	255,145
2022	54,452	281,675
2023	47,802	289,635

Maternal mortality chart: France vs Guatemala

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 7 deaths per 100,000 live births in France, compared to 94 deaths in Guatemala.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	France	Guatemala
1985	20	301
1986	20	286
1987	19	277
1988	19	273
1989	19	271
1990	18	270
1991	18	268
1992	17	269
1993	16	262
1994	15	244
1995	15	229
1996	13	213
1997	11	198
1998	10	185
1999	10	174
2000	9	166
2001	9	162
2002	9	153
2003	9	150
2004	9	148
2005	9	153
2006	9	142
2007	9	135
2008	10	133
2009	10	130
2010	9	127
2011	9	120
2012	9	115
2013	9	111
2014	9	111
2015	9	112
2016	9	110
2017	8	107
2018	9	107
2019	8	106
2020	9	102
2021	9	125
2022	9	97
2023	7	94

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.43% in France 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
	France	Guatemala
1960	2.85%	22.2%
1961	2.7%	21.6%
1962	2.57%	21.1%
1963	2.45%	20.6%
1964	2.34%	20.1%
1965	2.24%	19.6%
1966	2.14%	19.1%
1967	2.06%	18.6%
1968	1.99%	18.1%
1969	1.91%	17.6%
1970	1.82%	17.1%
1971	1.74%	16.6%
1972	1.66%	16.1%
1973	1.6%	15.6%
1974	1.54%	15.1%
1975	1.49%	14.6%
1976	1.44%	16.5%
1977	1.39%	13.6%
1978	1.34%	13.2%
1979	1.28%	12.7%
1980	1.24%	12.2%
1981	1.19%	11.8%
1982	1.15%	13.6%
1983	1.11%	10.9%
1984	1.07%	10.5%
1985	1.04%	10%
1986	1.01%	9.6%
1987	0.98%	9.19%
1988	0.96%	8.79%
1989	0.93%	8.41%
1990	0.9%	8.04%
1991	0.86%	7.68%
1992	0.81%	7.34%
1993	0.75%	7.02%
1994	0.7%	6.71%
1995	0.65%	6.42%
1996	0.61%	6.15%
1997	0.58%	5.89%
1998	0.57%	5.65%
1999	0.55%	5.42%
2000	0.54%	5.21%
2001	0.52%	5%
2002	0.51%	4.8%
2003	0.49%	4.61%
2004	0.48%	4.43%
2005	0.46%	4.26%
2006	0.45%	4.1%
2007	0.44%	3.93%
2008	0.44%	3.78%
2009	0.43%	3.62%
2010	0.42%	3.48%
2011	0.42%	3.33%
2012	0.41%	3.2%
2013	0.41%	3.07%
2014	0.41%	2.94%
2015	0.42%	2.83%
2016	0.42%	2.72%
2017	0.42%	2.63%
2018	0.42%	2.54%
2019	0.42%	2.45%
2020	0.42%	2.37%
2021	0.43%	2.28%
2022	0.43%	2.21%
2023	0.43%	2.14%