Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and India

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs India 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 1.98 in India in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs India 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	India
1960	7	5.92
1961	6.98	5.94
1962	6.93	5.95
1963	6.9	5.97
1964	6.87	5.98
1965	6.84	5.94
1966	6.8	5.88
1967	6.76	5.83
1968	6.7	5.76
1969	6.65	5.68
1970	6.6	5.62
1971	6.55	5.57
1972	6.51	5.48
1973	6.49	5.4
1974	6.46	5.33
1975	6.41	5.2
1976	6.37	5.13
1977	6.32	5.01
1978	6.26	4.89
1979	6.22	4.81
1980	6.17	4.78
1981	6.12	4.7
1982	6.06	4.62
1983	5.98	4.57
1984	5.86	4.52
1985	5.73	4.43
1986	5.66	4.4
1987	5.64	4.31
1988	5.62	4.22
1989	5.56	4.13
1990	5.48	4.05
1991	5.38	3.96
1992	5.31	3.88
1993	5.25	3.8
1994	5.19	3.72
1995	5.11	3.65
1996	5.01	3.58
1997	4.91	3.51
1998	4.8	3.45
1999	4.69	3.38
2000	4.58	3.35
2001	4.5	3.3
2002	4.37	3.22
2003	4.25	3.12
2004	4.13	3.05
2005	3.97	2.96
2006	3.85	2.87
2007	3.72	2.78
2008	3.57	2.71
2009	3.47	2.67
2010	3.38	2.6
2011	3.29	2.53
2012	3.22	2.47
2013	3.15	2.4
2014	3.09	2.29
2015	3.03	2.29
2016	2.97	2.28
2017	2.86	2.19
2018	2.74	2.18
2019	2.59	2.12
2020	2.47	2.05
2021	2.39	2.01
2022	2.34	1.99
2023	2.31	1.98
2024	2.29	1.96
2025	2.26	1.94
2026	2.23	1.93
2027	2.2	1.91
2028	2.17	1.9
2029	2.15	1.89
2030	2.13	1.88
2031	2.11	1.87
2032	2.09	1.86
2033	2.08	1.85
2034	2.06	1.84
2035	2.05	1.84
2036	2.03	1.83
2037	2.02	1.82
2038	2	1.81
2039	1.99	1.81
2040	1.97	1.8
2041	1.96	1.8
2042	1.95	1.79
2043	1.93	1.79
2044	1.92	1.78
2045	1.92	1.78
2046	1.91	1.78
2047	1.9	1.77
2048	1.89	1.77
2049	1.89	1.77
2050	1.88	1.76

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	India
1960	46.7%	40.6%
1961	46.7%	40.9%
1962	46.8%	41.2%
1963	46.7%	41.5%
1964	46.6%	41.6%
1965	46.6%	41.7%
1966	46.5%	41.7%
1967	46.4%	41.6%
1968	46.2%	41.5%
1969	46.2%	41.5%
1970	46.1%	41.4%
1971	46%	41.2%
1972	46%	41.1%
1973	46%	41%
1974	45.9%	40.8%
1975	45.8%	40.7%
1976	45.7%	40.5%
1977	45.6%	40.3%
1978	45.6%	40.1%
1979	45.5%	40%
1980	45.5%	39.8%
1981	45.6%	39.7%
1982	45.6%	39.6%
1983	45.7%	39.5%
1984	45.7%	39.4%
1985	45.7%	39.3%
1986	45.7%	39.2%
1987	45.6%	39.1%
1988	45.6%	38.9%
1989	45.5%	38.8%
1990	45.4%	38.6%
1991	45.3%	38.4%
1992	45.2%	38.1%
1993	45.1%	37.9%
1994	44.9%	37.6%
1995	44.8%	37.3%
1996	44.7%	37%
1997	44.5%	36.7%
1998	44.3%	36.3%
1999	44.1%	35.9%
2000	43.8%	35.6%
2001	43.6%	35.2%
2002	43.3%	34.8%
2003	43%	34.4%
2004	42.5%	34%
2005	42.1%	33.6%
2006	41.6%	33.1%
2007	41%	32.7%
2008	40.5%	32.2%
2009	39.9%	31.8%
2010	39.3%	31.3%
2011	38.7%	30.9%
2012	38.1%	30.4%
2013	37.5%	29.9%
2014	36.9%	29.4%
2015	36.4%	28.9%
2016	35.9%	28.4%
2017	35.4%	27.8%
2018	34.9%	27.3%
2019	34.4%	26.8%
2020	33.8%	26.3%
2021	33.3%	25.9%
2022	32.7%	25.5%
2023	32.1%	25.1%
2024	31.6%	24.6%
2025	31%	24.2%
2026	30.5%	23.8%
2027	29.9%	23.4%
2028	29.4%	23%
2029	28.8%	22.7%
2030	28.3%	22.4%
2031	27.8%	22.1%
2032	27.3%	21.8%
2033	26.8%	21.5%
2034	26.4%	21.3%
2035	26%	21%
2036	25.7%	20.8%
2037	25.5%	20.6%
2038	25.2%	20.4%
2039	24.9%	20.2%
2040	24.6%	19.9%
2041	24.3%	19.7%
2042	24%	19.5%
2043	23.7%	19.3%
2044	23.4%	19.1%
2045	23.1%	18.8%
2046	22.8%	18.6%
2047	22.5%	18.4%
2048	22.2%	18.2%
2049	21.9%	18%
2050	21.6%	17.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 24.6% in India in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 38.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and India compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs India by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +1.06% in India. 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	India
1960	120,728	10,237,489
1961	123,753	10,468,816
1962	126,429	10,743,409
1963	129,065	11,016,705
1964	132,832	11,285,378
1965	135,997	10,925,714
1966	140,494	11,089,894
1967	143,859	11,279,897
1968	146,946	12,006,807
1969	149,516	12,167,671
1970	155,946	12,417,866
1971	165,104	12,787,104
1972	173,162	13,041,792
1973	179,871	13,412,707
1974	184,992	13,795,836
1975	188,501	13,958,642
1976	171,903	14,435,504
1977	203,299	14,575,662
1978	211,301	14,898,145
1979	216,810	15,392,957
1980	218,460	16,018,786
1981	221,044	16,422,159
1982	199,809	16,790,507
1983	238,059	17,219,127
1984	241,892	17,698,810
1985	246,119	17,968,697
1986	252,754	18,455,495
1987	261,746	18,496,213
1988	271,466	18,702,916
1989	276,736	18,848,915
1990	280,318	18,893,588
1991	283,917	19,049,524
1992	288,411	19,132,757
1993	295,515	19,152,399
1994	302,708	19,310,798
1995	309,236	19,396,161
1996	315,252	19,442,699
1997	320,087	19,494,098
1998	325,174	19,569,575
1999	328,890	19,648,424
2000	332,891	19,984,160
2001	335,503	20,182,573
2002	334,255	20,024,621
2003	333,539	19,720,507
2004	331,699	19,469,758
2005	325,816	19,034,839
2006	325,604	18,641,737
2007	326,298	18,331,648
2008	323,226	18,234,926
2009	323,320	18,286,055
2010	324,802	17,991,935
2011	328,548	17,793,362
2012	332,365	17,552,365
2013	331,321	17,107,541
2014	333,551	16,165,943
2015	335,072	16,211,195
2016	338,114	16,202,593
2017	332,838	15,394,041
2018	323,100	15,451,168
2019	307,389	14,859,846
2020	281,328	13,366,946
2021	255,145	10,227,523
2022	281,675	13,912,130
2023	289,635	13,711,993

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs India

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 80 deaths in India.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	India
1985	301	658
1986	286	624
1987	277	592
1988	273	562
1989	271	538
1990	270	516
1991	268	498
1992	269	482
1993	262	467
1994	244	451
1995	229	437
1996	213	422
1997	198	407
1998	185	393
1999	174	378
2000	166	362
2001	162	349
2002	153	330
2003	150	313
2004	148	296
2005	153	277
2006	142	258
2007	135	240
2008	133	223
2009	130	205
2010	127	188
2011	120	173
2012	115	160
2013	111	148
2014	111	137
2015	112	129
2016	110	121
2017	107	113
2018	107	107
2019	106	101
2020	102	101
2021	125	155
2022	97	90
2023	94	80

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 2.77% in India. 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	India
1960	22.2%	24.1%
1961	21.6%	23.8%
1962	21.1%	23.5%
1963	20.6%	23.2%
1964	20.1%	22.9%
1965	19.6%	22.7%
1966	19.1%	22.4%
1967	18.6%	22.2%
1968	18.1%	22%
1969	17.6%	21.7%
1970	17.1%	21.5%
1971	16.6%	21.2%
1972	16.1%	20.8%
1973	15.6%	20.5%
1974	15.1%	20.1%
1975	14.6%	19.6%
1976	16.5%	19.1%
1977	13.6%	18.6%
1978	13.2%	18%
1979	12.7%	17.5%
1980	12.2%	16.9%
1981	11.8%	16.4%
1982	13.6%	15.9%
1983	10.9%	15.5%
1984	10.5%	15%
1985	10%	14.6%
1986	9.6%	14.2%
1987	9.19%	13.8%
1988	8.79%	13.4%
1989	8.41%	13%
1990	8.04%	12.7%
1991	7.68%	12.3%
1992	7.34%	12%
1993	7.02%	11.6%
1994	6.71%	11.3%
1995	6.42%	11%
1996	6.15%	10.6%
1997	5.89%	10.3%
1998	5.65%	9.89%
1999	5.42%	9.53%
2000	5.21%	9.16%
2001	5%	8.8%
2002	4.8%	8.45%
2003	4.61%	8.11%
2004	4.43%	7.77%
2005	4.26%	7.44%
2006	4.1%	7.11%
2007	3.93%	6.79%
2008	3.78%	6.46%
2009	3.62%	6.14%
2010	3.48%	5.82%
2011	3.33%	5.5%
2012	3.2%	5.2%
2013	3.07%	4.91%
2014	2.94%	4.63%
2015	2.83%	4.36%
2016	2.72%	4.11%
2017	2.63%	3.87%
2018	2.54%	3.64%
2019	2.45%	3.43%
2020	2.37%	3.24%
2021	2.28%	3.06%
2022	2.21%	2.91%
2023	2.14%	2.77%