Fertility & birth rates in Greece and Guatemala

Fertility rate in Greece vs Guatemala chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Greece was 1.32 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 Greece 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
	Greece	Guatemala
1960	2.23	7
1961	2.13	6.98
1962	2.16	6.93
1963	2.14	6.9
1964	2.24	6.87
1965	2.25	6.84
1966	2.32	6.8
1967	2.45	6.76
1968	2.42	6.7
1969	2.36	6.65
1970	2.4	6.6
1971	2.32	6.55
1972	2.32	6.51
1973	2.27	6.49
1974	2.38	6.46
1975	2.33	6.41
1976	2.35	6.37
1977	2.27	6.32
1978	2.28	6.26
1979	2.26	6.22
1980	2.23	6.17
1981	2.09	6.12
1982	2.03	6.06
1983	1.94	5.98
1984	1.83	5.86
1985	1.67	5.73
1986	1.6	5.66
1987	1.5	5.64
1988	1.5	5.62
1989	1.4	5.56
1990	1.39	5.48
1991	1.37	5.38
1992	1.36	5.31
1993	1.32	5.25
1994	1.33	5.19
1995	1.28	5.11
1996	1.26	5.01
1997	1.27	4.91
1998	1.24	4.8
1999	1.23	4.69
2000	1.25	4.58
2001	1.25	4.5
2002	1.28	4.37
2003	1.29	4.25
2004	1.31	4.13
2005	1.34	3.97
2006	1.4	3.85
2007	1.41	3.72
2008	1.5	3.57
2009	1.5	3.47
2010	1.48	3.38
2011	1.4	3.29
2012	1.34	3.22
2013	1.29	3.15
2014	1.3	3.09
2015	1.33	3.03
2016	1.38	2.97
2017	1.35	2.86
2018	1.35	2.74
2019	1.34	2.59
2020	1.39	2.47
2021	1.43	2.39
2022	1.32	2.34
2023	1.32	2.31
2024	1.32	2.29
2025	1.33	2.26
2026	1.33	2.23
2027	1.33	2.2
2028	1.34	2.17
2029	1.34	2.15
2030	1.34	2.13
2031	1.35	2.11
2032	1.35	2.09
2033	1.35	2.08
2034	1.35	2.06
2035	1.36	2.05
2036	1.36	2.03
2037	1.36	2.02
2038	1.37	2
2039	1.37	1.99
2040	1.37	1.97
2041	1.38	1.96
2042	1.38	1.95
2043	1.39	1.93
2044	1.39	1.92
2045	1.39	1.92
2046	1.39	1.91
2047	1.39	1.9
2048	1.39	1.89
2049	1.4	1.89
2050	1.4	1.88

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Greece	Guatemala
1960	26.7%	46.7%
1961	26.4%	46.7%
1962	26.1%	46.8%
1963	26%	46.7%
1964	25.9%	46.6%
1965	25.3%	46.6%
1966	25.5%	46.5%
1967	25.3%	46.4%
1968	25.2%	46.2%
1969	25.2%	46.2%
1970	24.8%	46.1%
1971	25.1%	46%
1972	24.8%	46%
1973	24.5%	46%
1974	24.3%	45.9%
1975	24%	45.8%
1976	23.8%	45.7%
1977	23.6%	45.6%
1978	23.5%	45.6%
1979	23.2%	45.5%
1980	23.4%	45.5%
1981	23.6%	45.6%
1982	23.2%	45.6%
1983	22.8%	45.7%
1984	22.4%	45.7%
1985	21.9%	45.7%
1986	21.4%	45.7%
1987	20.9%	45.6%
1988	20.5%	45.6%
1989	19.9%	45.5%
1990	19.4%	45.4%
1991	18.9%	45.3%
1992	18.6%	45.2%
1993	18.2%	45.1%
1994	17.8%	44.9%
1995	17.3%	44.8%
1996	16.9%	44.7%
1997	16.5%	44.5%
1998	16.2%	44.3%
1999	16%	44.1%
2000	15.8%	43.8%
2001	15.7%	43.6%
2002	15.6%	43.3%
2003	15.4%	43%
2004	15.2%	42.5%
2005	15%	42.1%
2006	14.8%	41.6%
2007	14.7%	41%
2008	14.6%	40.5%
2009	14.6%	39.9%
2010	14.6%	39.3%
2011	14.6%	38.7%
2012	14.7%	38.1%
2013	14.7%	37.5%
2014	14.6%	36.9%
2015	14.5%	36.4%
2016	14.4%	35.9%
2017	14.4%	35.4%
2018	14.4%	34.9%
2019	14.3%	34.4%
2020	14.2%	33.8%
2021	14%	33.3%
2022	13.8%	32.7%
2023	13.6%	32.1%
2024	13.2%	31.6%
2025	12.9%	31%
2026	12.6%	30.5%
2027	12.3%	29.9%
2028	12.1%	29.4%
2029	11.9%	28.8%
2030	11.7%	28.3%
2031	11.5%	27.8%
2032	11.3%	27.3%
2033	11.2%	26.8%
2034	11.1%	26.4%
2035	11%	26%
2036	10.9%	25.7%
2037	10.9%	25.5%
2038	11%	25.2%
2039	11%	24.9%
2040	11.1%	24.6%
2041	11.2%	24.3%
2042	11.3%	24%
2043	11.4%	23.7%
2044	11.5%	23.4%
2045	11.7%	23.1%
2046	11.8%	22.8%
2047	11.9%	22.5%
2048	12%	22.2%
2049	12.1%	21.9%
2050	12.2%	21.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.2% of the population in Greece and 31.6% in Guatemala in 2024, compared to 19.4% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Greece and Guatemala compared.

Natural population change in Greece vs Guatemala by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.39% in Greece 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
	Greece	Guatemala
1960	96,648	120,728
1961	86,500	123,753
1962	85,327	126,429
1963	81,404	129,065
1964	83,402	132,832
1965	83,793	135,997
1966	86,998	140,494
1967	91,183	143,859
1968	87,408	146,946
1969	82,464	149,516
1970	71,222	155,946
1971	67,116	165,104
1972	64,887	173,162
1973	59,824	179,871
1974	68,111	184,992
1975	61,516	188,501
1976	65,236	171,903
1977	59,574	203,299
1978	64,124	211,301
1979	65,882	216,810
1980	60,748	218,460
1981	54,484	221,044
1982	50,906	199,809
1983	42,341	238,059
1984	37,604	241,892
1985	22,849	246,119
1986	20,931	252,754
1987	10,001	261,746
1988	15,055	271,466
1989	9,080	276,736
1990	8,157	280,318
1991	6,192	283,917
1992	6,239	288,411
1993	4,185	295,515
1994	6,307	302,708
1995	1,056	309,236
1996	0	315,252
1997	2,133	320,087
1998	-2,144	325,174
1999	-2,153	328,890
2000	-1,081	332,891
2001	0	335,503
2002	0	334,255
2003	-1,093	333,539
2004	0	331,699
2005	2,197	325,816
2006	6,612	325,604
2007	2,210	326,298
2008	11,077	323,226
2009	8,886	323,320
2010	5,560	324,802
2011	-4,441	328,548
2012	-16,568	332,365
2013	-17,545	331,321
2014	-20,696	333,551
2015	-29,216	335,072
2016	-25,862	338,114
2017	-36,566	332,838
2018	-33,272	323,100
2019	-41,814	307,389
2020	-46,004	281,328
2021	-58,131	255,145
2022	-63,665	281,675
2023	-56,191	289,635

Maternal mortality chart: Greece vs Guatemala

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 5 deaths per 100,000 live births in Greece, compared to 94 deaths in Guatemala.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Greece	Guatemala
1985	9	301
1986	8	286
1987	9	277
1988	7	273
1989	7	271
1990	7	270
1991	6	268
1992	6	269
1993	5	262
1994	5	244
1995	5	229
1996	4	213
1997	4	198
1998	4	185
1999	4	174
2000	4	166
2001	3	162
2002	3	153
2003	3	150
2004	3	148
2005	3	153
2006	3	142
2007	3	135
2008	3	133
2009	3	130
2010	4	127
2011	4	120
2012	4	115
2013	4	111
2014	4	111
2015	5	112
2016	5	110
2017	5	107
2018	5	107
2019	5	106
2020	7	102
2021	9	125
2022	10	97
2023	5	94

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Greece 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
	Greece	Guatemala
1960	4.62%	22.2%
1961	4.51%	21.6%
1962	4.39%	21.1%
1963	4.25%	20.6%
1964	4.1%	20.1%
1965	3.97%	19.6%
1966	3.86%	19.1%
1967	3.73%	18.6%
1968	3.54%	18.1%
1969	3.33%	17.6%
1970	3.13%	17.1%
1971	2.96%	16.6%
1972	2.84%	16.1%
1973	2.76%	15.6%
1974	2.7%	15.1%
1975	2.62%	14.6%
1976	2.51%	16.5%
1977	2.38%	13.6%
1978	2.24%	13.2%
1979	2.09%	12.7%
1980	1.96%	12.2%
1981	1.83%	11.8%
1982	1.71%	13.6%
1983	1.62%	10.9%
1984	1.54%	10.5%
1985	1.46%	10%
1986	1.37%	9.6%
1987	1.27%	9.19%
1988	1.19%	8.79%
1989	1.11%	8.41%
1990	1.05%	8.04%
1991	0.99%	7.68%
1992	0.95%	7.34%
1993	0.91%	7.02%
1994	0.88%	6.71%
1995	0.85%	6.42%
1996	0.81%	6.15%
1997	0.77%	5.89%
1998	0.73%	5.65%
1999	0.69%	5.42%
2000	0.64%	5.21%
2001	0.6%	5%
2002	0.56%	4.8%
2003	0.52%	4.61%
2004	0.49%	4.43%
2005	0.46%	4.26%
2006	0.43%	4.1%
2007	0.41%	3.93%
2008	0.4%	3.78%
2009	0.4%	3.62%
2010	0.39%	3.48%
2011	0.4%	3.33%
2012	0.4%	3.2%
2013	0.41%	3.07%
2014	0.42%	2.94%
2015	0.43%	2.83%
2016	0.43%	2.72%
2017	0.43%	2.63%
2018	0.42%	2.54%
2019	0.41%	2.45%
2020	0.4%	2.37%
2021	0.39%	2.28%
2022	0.38%	2.21%
2023	0.37%	2.14%