Guatemala birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Guatemala chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Guatemala is 2.31, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.25 — a -56% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Guatemala	World
1960	7	4.69
1961	6.98	4.56
1962	6.93	5.02
1963	6.9	5.31
1964	6.87	5.13
1965	6.84	5.08
1966	6.8	4.97
1967	6.76	4.87
1968	6.7	4.98
1969	6.65	4.88
1970	6.6	4.84
1971	6.55	4.69
1972	6.51	4.55
1973	6.49	4.42
1974	6.46	4.26
1975	6.41	4.07
1976	6.37	3.97
1977	6.32	3.84
1978	6.26	3.77
1979	6.22	3.76
1980	6.17	3.73
1981	6.12	3.71
1982	6.06	3.72
1983	5.98	3.59
1984	5.86	3.57
1985	5.73	3.53
1986	5.66	3.51
1987	5.64	3.48
1988	5.62	3.39
1989	5.56	3.35
1990	5.48	3.31
1991	5.38	3.13
1992	5.31	3.04
1993	5.25	2.97
1994	5.19	2.92
1995	5.11	2.87
1996	5.01	2.82
1997	4.91	2.78
1998	4.8	2.75
1999	4.69	2.72
2000	4.58	2.73
2001	4.5	2.69
2002	4.37	2.66
2003	4.25	2.64
2004	4.13	2.63
2005	3.97	2.61
2006	3.85	2.61
2007	3.72	2.6
2008	3.57	2.6
2009	3.47	2.59
2010	3.38	2.57
2011	3.29	2.55
2012	3.22	2.56
2013	3.15	2.53
2014	3.09	2.52
2015	3.03	2.49
2016	2.97	2.49
2017	2.86	2.46
2018	2.74	2.39
2019	2.59	2.35
2020	2.47	2.28
2021	2.39	2.25
2022	2.34	2.22
2023	2.31	2.2
2024	2.29	2.19
2025	2.26	2.18
2026	2.23	2.18
2027	2.2	2.17
2028	2.17	2.16
2029	2.15	2.15
2030	2.13	2.14
2031	2.11	2.13
2032	2.09	2.12
2033	2.08	2.12
2034	2.06	2.11
2035	2.05	2.1
2036	2.03	2.09
2037	2.02	2.09
2038	2	2.08
2039	1.99	2.08
2040	1.97	2.08
2041	1.96	2.07
2042	1.95	2.07
2043	1.93	2.07
2044	1.92	2.07
2045	1.92	2.06
2046	1.91	2.06
2047	1.9	2.06
2048	1.89	2.05
2049	1.89	2.05
2050	1.88	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 16.7% were to women under 20 years old, 54.6% to women ages 20-29, and 28.7% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 16.2%, 52.3%, and 31.5% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Guatemala by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Guatemala	World
1960	46.7%	37.4%
1961	46.7%	37.5%
1962	46.8%	37.6%
1963	46.7%	37.8%
1964	46.6%	38%
1965	46.6%	38%
1966	46.5%	38%
1967	46.4%	38%
1968	46.2%	37.9%
1969	46.2%	37.8%
1970	46.1%	37.7%
1971	46%	37.6%
1972	46%	37.5%
1973	46%	37.3%
1974	45.9%	37.2%
1975	45.8%	37.1%
1976	45.7%	36.9%
1977	45.6%	36.7%
1978	45.6%	36.3%
1979	45.5%	35.9%
1980	45.5%	35.5%
1981	45.6%	35.2%
1982	45.6%	34.9%
1983	45.7%	34.6%
1984	45.7%	34.3%
1985	45.7%	34%
1986	45.7%	33.8%
1987	45.6%	33.6%
1988	45.6%	33.4%
1989	45.5%	33.2%
1990	45.4%	33%
1991	45.3%	32.9%
1992	45.2%	32.7%
1993	45.1%	32.5%
1994	44.9%	32.3%
1995	44.8%	32.1%
1996	44.7%	31.8%
1997	44.5%	31.5%
1998	44.3%	31.1%
1999	44.1%	30.8%
2000	43.8%	30.4%
2001	43.6%	30%
2002	43.3%	29.6%
2003	43%	29.2%
2004	42.5%	28.8%
2005	42.1%	28.5%
2006	41.6%	28.1%
2007	41%	27.9%
2008	40.5%	27.6%
2009	39.9%	27.5%
2010	39.3%	27.3%
2011	38.7%	27.1%
2012	38.1%	27%
2013	37.5%	26.9%
2014	36.9%	26.8%
2015	36.4%	26.6%
2016	35.9%	26.5%
2017	35.4%	26.4%
2018	34.9%	26.2%
2019	34.4%	26%
2020	33.8%	25.8%
2021	33.3%	25.6%
2022	32.7%	25.3%
2023	32.1%	25%
2024	31.6%	24.7%
2025	31%	24.4%
2026	30.5%	24.1%
2027	29.9%	23.8%
2028	29.4%	23.4%
2029	28.8%	23.1%
2030	28.3%	22.8%
2031	27.8%	22.6%
2032	27.3%	22.3%
2033	26.8%	22.1%
2034	26.4%	21.9%
2035	26%	21.7%
2036	25.7%	21.6%
2037	25.5%	21.5%
2038	25.2%	21.4%
2039	24.9%	21.3%
2040	24.6%	21.2%
2041	24.3%	21.1%
2042	24%	21%
2043	23.7%	21%
2044	23.4%	20.9%
2045	23.1%	20.8%
2046	22.8%	20.7%
2047	22.5%	20.7%
2048	22.2%	20.6%
2049	21.9%	20.5%
2050	21.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Guatemala was 46.7% in 1960, 45.1% in 1993, and 31.6% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Guatemala.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Guatemala, excluding migration, has been +1.83% annually. On average, 307,784 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Guatemala
1960	120,728
1961	123,753
1962	126,429
1963	129,065
1964	132,832
1965	135,997
1966	140,494
1967	143,859
1968	146,946
1969	149,516
1970	155,946
1971	165,104
1972	173,162
1973	179,871
1974	184,992
1975	188,501
1976	171,903
1977	203,299
1978	211,301
1979	216,810
1980	218,460
1981	221,044
1982	199,809
1983	238,059
1984	241,892
1985	246,119
1986	252,754
1987	261,746
1988	271,466
1989	276,736
1990	280,318
1991	283,917
1992	288,411
1993	295,515
1994	302,708
1995	309,236
1996	315,252
1997	320,087
1998	325,174
1999	328,890
2000	332,891
2001	335,503
2002	334,255
2003	333,539
2004	331,699
2005	325,816
2006	325,604
2007	326,298
2008	323,226
2009	323,320
2010	324,802
2011	328,548
2012	332,365
2013	331,321
2014	333,551
2015	335,072
2016	338,114
2017	332,838
2018	323,100
2019	307,389
2020	281,328
2021	255,145
2022	281,675
2023	289,635

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Guatemala was 94 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.09% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -43.4% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	World
1985	301	460
1986	286	438
1987	277	429
1988	273	414
1989	271	401
1990	270	391
1991	268	395
1992	269	395
1993	262	389
1994	244	382
1995	229	371
1996	213	366
1997	198	358
1998	185	360
1999	174	340
2000	166	328
2001	162	321
2002	153	311
2003	150	301
2004	148	291
2005	153	283
2006	142	276
2007	135	269
2008	133	264
2009	130	258
2010	127	253
2011	120	247
2012	115	239
2013	111	235
2014	111	231
2015	112	228
2016	110	220
2017	107	215
2018	107	211
2019	106	207
2020	102	211
2021	125	242
2022	97	203
2023	94	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Guatemala was 21.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 2.14% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 52.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Guatemala	World
1960	22.2%	18.5%
1961	21.6%	18.1%
1962	21.1%	17.8%
1963	20.6%	17.5%
1964	20.1%	17.7%
1965	19.6%	17.5%
1966	19.1%	17.3%
1967	18.6%	17%
1968	18.1%	16.5%
1969	17.6%	15.5%
1970	17.1%	15.2%
1971	16.6%	15.1%
1972	16.1%	14.4%
1973	15.6%	14.1%
1974	15.1%	13.7%
1975	14.6%	13.4%
1976	16.5%	13%
1977	13.6%	12.5%
1978	13.2%	12.1%
1979	12.7%	11.7%
1980	12.2%	11.4%
1981	11.8%	11%
1982	13.6%	10.8%
1983	10.9%	10.6%
1984	10.5%	10.4%
1985	10%	10.1%
1986	9.6%	9.81%
1987	9.19%	9.47%
1988	8.79%	9.31%
1989	8.41%	9.02%
1990	8.04%	8.81%
1991	7.68%	8.66%
1992	7.34%	8.46%
1993	7.02%	8.19%
1994	6.71%	7.98%
1995	6.42%	7.76%
1996	6.15%	7.52%
1997	5.89%	7.28%
1998	5.65%	7.05%
1999	5.42%	6.76%
2000	5.21%	6.48%
2001	5%	6.21%
2002	4.8%	5.94%
2003	4.61%	5.65%
2004	4.43%	5.43%
2005	4.26%	5.16%
2006	4.1%	4.92%
2007	3.93%	4.7%
2008	3.78%	4.5%
2009	3.62%	4.31%
2010	3.48%	4.11%
2011	3.33%	3.97%
2012	3.2%	3.77%
2013	3.07%	3.61%
2014	2.94%	3.48%
2015	2.83%	3.35%
2016	2.72%	3.23%
2017	2.63%	3.11%
2018	2.54%	2.97%
2019	2.45%	2.86%
2020	2.37%	2.75%
2021	2.28%	2.66%
2022	2.21%	2.59%
2023	2.14%	2.49%