Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Haiti

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs Haiti chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Guatemala was 2.31 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.66 in Haiti in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs Haiti population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Guatemala	Haiti
1960	7	6.18
1961	6.98	6.18
1962	6.93	6.18
1963	6.9	6.17
1964	6.87	6.16
1965	6.84	6.13
1966	6.8	6.09
1967	6.76	6.05
1968	6.7	6.01
1969	6.65	5.96
1970	6.6	5.91
1971	6.55	5.88
1972	6.51	5.85
1973	6.49	5.81
1974	6.46	5.78
1975	6.41	5.75
1976	6.37	5.71
1977	6.32	5.67
1978	6.26	5.64
1979	6.22	5.59
1980	6.17	5.56
1981	6.12	5.53
1982	6.06	5.53
1983	5.98	5.51
1984	5.86	5.51
1985	5.73	5.5
1986	5.66	5.48
1987	5.64	5.47
1988	5.62	5.47
1989	5.56	5.44
1990	5.48	5.41
1991	5.38	5.32
1992	5.31	5.21
1993	5.25	5.1
1994	5.19	4.99
1995	5.11	4.88
1996	5.01	4.78
1997	4.91	4.67
1998	4.8	4.56
1999	4.69	4.45
2000	4.58	4.39
2001	4.5	4.25
2002	4.37	4.13
2003	4.25	4.05
2004	4.13	3.94
2005	3.97	3.84
2006	3.85	3.76
2007	3.72	3.69
2008	3.57	3.62
2009	3.47	3.57
2010	3.38	3.5
2011	3.29	3.43
2012	3.22	3.32
2013	3.15	3.22
2014	3.09	3.16
2015	3.03	3.11
2016	2.97	3.05
2017	2.86	2.99
2018	2.74	2.92
2019	2.59	2.86
2020	2.47	2.8
2021	2.39	2.75
2022	2.34	2.7
2023	2.31	2.66
2024	2.29	2.63
2025	2.26	2.59
2026	2.23	2.55
2027	2.2	2.52
2028	2.17	2.49
2029	2.15	2.46
2030	2.13	2.43
2031	2.11	2.41
2032	2.09	2.38
2033	2.08	2.35
2034	2.06	2.33
2035	2.05	2.3
2036	2.03	2.28
2037	2.02	2.26
2038	2	2.25
2039	1.99	2.23
2040	1.97	2.21
2041	1.96	2.19
2042	1.95	2.18
2043	1.93	2.16
2044	1.92	2.14
2045	1.92	2.13
2046	1.91	2.11
2047	1.9	2.1
2048	1.89	2.09
2049	1.89	2.07
2050	1.88	2.06

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Haiti
1960	46.7%	40.6%
1961	46.7%	40.7%
1962	46.8%	40.8%
1963	46.7%	40.8%
1964	46.6%	40.9%
1965	46.6%	40.9%
1966	46.5%	40.9%
1967	46.4%	41%
1968	46.2%	41%
1969	46.2%	41%
1970	46.1%	40.9%
1971	46%	40.9%
1972	46%	40.9%
1973	46%	40.9%
1974	45.9%	40.9%
1975	45.8%	41%
1976	45.7%	41%
1977	45.6%	41.1%
1978	45.6%	41.1%
1979	45.5%	41.1%
1980	45.5%	41.2%
1981	45.6%	41.2%
1982	45.6%	41.3%
1983	45.7%	41.4%
1984	45.7%	41.4%
1985	45.7%	41.5%
1986	45.7%	41.6%
1987	45.6%	41.7%
1988	45.6%	41.8%
1989	45.5%	41.8%
1990	45.4%	41.9%
1991	45.3%	41.9%
1992	45.2%	41.9%
1993	45.1%	41.8%
1994	44.9%	41.7%
1995	44.8%	41.6%
1996	44.7%	41.4%
1997	44.5%	41.2%
1998	44.3%	41%
1999	44.1%	40.7%
2000	43.8%	40.4%
2001	43.6%	40.1%
2002	43.3%	39.7%
2003	43%	39.3%
2004	42.5%	38.9%
2005	42.1%	38.4%
2006	41.6%	37.9%
2007	41%	37.5%
2008	40.5%	37.1%
2009	39.9%	36.6%
2010	39.3%	36.2%
2011	38.7%	35.9%
2012	38.1%	35.5%
2013	37.5%	35.1%
2014	36.9%	34.7%
2015	36.4%	34.3%
2016	35.9%	33.9%
2017	35.4%	33.6%
2018	34.9%	33.3%
2019	34.4%	32.9%
2020	33.8%	32.6%
2021	33.3%	32.3%
2022	32.7%	31.9%
2023	32.1%	31.6%
2024	31.6%	31.2%
2025	31%	30.8%
2026	30.5%	30.4%
2027	29.9%	30%
2028	29.4%	29.6%
2029	28.8%	29.2%
2030	28.3%	28.8%
2031	27.8%	28.5%
2032	27.3%	28.1%
2033	26.8%	27.8%
2034	26.4%	27.4%
2035	26%	27.1%
2036	25.7%	26.8%
2037	25.5%	26.5%
2038	25.2%	26.3%
2039	24.9%	26%
2040	24.6%	25.7%
2041	24.3%	25.5%
2042	24%	25.2%
2043	23.7%	25%
2044	23.4%	24.8%
2045	23.1%	24.5%
2046	22.8%	24.3%
2047	22.5%	24.1%
2048	22.2%	23.8%
2049	21.9%	23.6%
2050	21.6%	23.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 31.2% in Haiti in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 41.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and Haiti compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Haiti by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +1.58% in Haiti. 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
	Guatemala	Haiti
1960	120,728	85,368
1961	123,753	87,563
1962	126,429	89,683
1963	129,065	86,394
1964	132,832	93,987
1965	135,997	95,754
1966	140,494	96,973
1967	143,859	99,266
1968	146,946	101,300
1969	149,516	103,133
1970	155,946	105,208
1971	165,104	107,968
1972	173,162	110,709
1973	179,871	113,223
1974	184,992	115,941
1975	188,501	118,508
1976	171,903	120,992
1977	203,299	123,520
1978	211,301	125,885
1979	216,810	128,206
1980	218,460	130,773
1981	221,044	133,695
1982	199,809	137,214
1983	238,059	140,422
1984	241,892	144,211
1985	246,119	148,364
1986	252,754	152,288
1987	261,746	156,468
1988	271,466	160,750
1989	276,736	163,947
1990	280,318	167,420
1991	283,917	167,919
1992	288,411	168,980
1993	295,515	169,240
1994	302,708	169,260
1995	309,236	171,852
1996	315,252	173,351
1997	320,087	174,962
1998	325,174	175,687
1999	328,890	177,421
2000	332,891	180,677
2001	335,503	178,741
2002	334,255	178,126
2003	333,539	179,543
2004	331,699	174,071
2005	325,816	180,618
2006	325,604	182,866
2007	326,298	184,223
2008	323,226	185,364
2009	323,320	187,804
2010	324,802	95,965
2011	328,548	184,695
2012	332,365	183,702
2013	331,321	181,457
2014	333,551	182,009
2015	335,072	182,063
2016	338,114	180,902
2017	332,838	180,310
2018	323,100	178,632
2019	307,389	176,550
2020	281,328	169,264
2021	255,145	158,994
2022	281,675	164,214
2023	289,635	167,381

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs Haiti

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 94 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guatemala, compared to 328 deaths in Haiti.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Haiti
1985	301	991
1986	286	975
1987	277	952
1988	273	929
1989	271	900
1990	270	874
1991	268	831
1992	269	793
1993	262	747
1994	244	710
1995	229	638
1996	213	588
1997	198	551
1998	185	511
1999	174	464
2000	166	440
2001	162	428
2002	153	410
2003	150	385
2004	148	427
2005	153	355
2006	142	368
2007	135	383
2008	133	394
2009	130	397
2010	127	398
2011	120	409
2012	115	385
2013	111	380
2014	111	373
2015	112	364
2016	110	356
2017	107	351
2018	107	358
2019	106	351
2020	102	346
2021	125	385
2022	97	331
2023	94	328

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 5.51% in Haiti. 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
	Guatemala	Haiti
1960	22.2%	29.2%
1961	21.6%	28.8%
1962	21.1%	28.3%
1963	20.6%	27.9%
1964	20.1%	27.4%
1965	19.6%	27%
1966	19.1%	26.5%
1967	18.6%	26%
1968	18.1%	25.5%
1969	17.6%	25%
1970	17.1%	24.5%
1971	16.6%	23.9%
1972	16.1%	23.4%
1973	15.6%	22.8%
1974	15.1%	22.3%
1975	14.6%	21.7%
1976	16.5%	21.2%
1977	13.6%	20.6%
1978	13.2%	20.1%
1979	12.7%	19.6%
1980	12.2%	19.1%
1981	11.8%	18.6%
1982	13.6%	18.1%
1983	10.9%	17.6%
1984	10.5%	17.1%
1985	10%	16.6%
1986	9.6%	16.2%
1987	9.19%	15.8%
1988	8.79%	15.3%
1989	8.41%	14.9%
1990	8.04%	14.5%
1991	7.68%	14.1%
1992	7.34%	13.7%
1993	7.02%	13.2%
1994	6.71%	12.8%
1995	6.42%	12.4%
1996	6.15%	12%
1997	5.89%	11.5%
1998	5.65%	11.1%
1999	5.42%	10.7%
2000	5.21%	10.4%
2001	5%	10%
2002	4.8%	9.68%
2003	4.61%	9.4%
2004	4.43%	9.14%
2005	4.26%	8.91%
2006	4.1%	8.69%
2007	3.93%	8.49%
2008	3.78%	8.29%
2009	3.62%	8.11%
2010	3.48%	13.7%
2011	3.33%	7.74%
2012	3.2%	7.56%
2013	3.07%	7.38%
2014	2.94%	7.19%
2015	2.83%	6.99%
2016	2.72%	6.79%
2017	2.63%	6.61%
2018	2.54%	6.42%
2019	2.45%	6.23%
2020	2.37%	6.04%
2021	2.28%	5.85%
2022	2.21%	5.69%
2023	2.14%	5.51%