Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Lebanon

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs Lebanon 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 2.24 in Lebanon in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs Lebanon 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	Lebanon
1960	7	5.88
1961	6.98	5.89
1962	6.93	5.9
1963	6.9	5.91
1964	6.87	5.85
1965	6.84	5.77
1966	6.8	5.68
1967	6.76	5.57
1968	6.7	5.45
1969	6.65	5.32
1970	6.6	5.19
1971	6.55	5.05
1972	6.51	4.91
1973	6.49	4.79
1974	6.46	4.65
1975	6.41	4.52
1976	6.37	4.39
1977	6.32	4.28
1978	6.26	4.18
1979	6.22	4.08
1980	6.17	4.01
1981	6.12	3.95
1982	6.06	3.86
1983	5.98	3.73
1984	5.86	3.66
1985	5.73	3.53
1986	5.66	3.47
1987	5.64	3.42
1988	5.62	3.39
1989	5.56	3.36
1990	5.48	3.27
1991	5.38	3.16
1992	5.31	3.05
1993	5.25	2.94
1994	5.19	2.82
1995	5.11	2.73
1996	5.01	2.7
1997	4.91	2.67
1998	4.8	2.65
1999	4.69	2.63
2000	4.58	2.6
2001	4.5	2.58
2002	4.37	2.52
2003	4.25	2.46
2004	4.13	2.38
2005	3.97	2.29
2006	3.85	2.24
2007	3.72	2.2
2008	3.57	2.17
2009	3.47	2.19
2010	3.38	2.26
2011	3.29	2.32
2012	3.22	2.35
2013	3.15	2.36
2014	3.09	2.38
2015	3.03	2.38
2016	2.97	2.39
2017	2.86	2.37
2018	2.74	2.35
2019	2.59	2.33
2020	2.47	2.31
2021	2.39	2.28
2022	2.34	2.26
2023	2.31	2.24
2024	2.29	2.23
2025	2.26	2.21
2026	2.23	2.19
2027	2.2	2.17
2028	2.17	2.15
2029	2.15	2.13
2030	2.13	2.11
2031	2.11	2.1
2032	2.09	2.09
2033	2.08	2.07
2034	2.06	2.06
2035	2.05	2.05
2036	2.03	2.03
2037	2.02	2.02
2038	2	2.01
2039	1.99	2
2040	1.97	1.98
2041	1.96	1.97
2042	1.95	1.97
2043	1.93	1.96
2044	1.92	1.95
2045	1.92	1.94
2046	1.91	1.93
2047	1.9	1.92
2048	1.89	1.92
2049	1.89	1.91
2050	1.88	1.9

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Lebanon
1960	46.7%	42.4%
1961	46.7%	43.1%
1962	46.8%	43.6%
1963	46.7%	44.1%
1964	46.6%	44.4%
1965	46.6%	44.4%
1966	46.5%	44.2%
1967	46.4%	43.9%
1968	46.2%	43.6%
1969	46.2%	43.3%
1970	46.1%	42.9%
1971	46%	42.5%
1972	46%	42.1%
1973	46%	41.7%
1974	45.9%	41.3%
1975	45.8%	40.9%
1976	45.7%	40.6%
1977	45.6%	40.3%
1978	45.6%	39.8%
1979	45.5%	39.4%
1980	45.5%	39%
1981	45.6%	38.7%
1982	45.6%	38.4%
1983	45.7%	38.2%
1984	45.7%	38%
1985	45.7%	37.7%
1986	45.7%	37.5%
1987	45.6%	37.3%
1988	45.6%	37.1%
1989	45.5%	36.9%
1990	45.4%	36.7%
1991	45.3%	36.5%
1992	45.2%	36.2%
1993	45.1%	35.8%
1994	44.9%	35.3%
1995	44.8%	34.8%
1996	44.7%	34.2%
1997	44.5%	33.6%
1998	44.3%	33.1%
1999	44.1%	32.5%
2000	43.8%	31.9%
2001	43.6%	31.4%
2002	43.3%	30.8%
2003	43%	30.2%
2004	42.5%	29.6%
2005	42.1%	28.9%
2006	41.6%	28.3%
2007	41%	27.7%
2008	40.5%	27.2%
2009	39.9%	26.8%
2010	39.3%	26.4%
2011	38.7%	26.1%
2012	38.1%	25.9%
2013	37.5%	25.7%
2014	36.9%	25.6%
2015	36.4%	25.8%
2016	35.9%	26.4%
2017	35.4%	26.9%
2018	34.9%	27.5%
2019	34.4%	27.9%
2020	33.8%	27.9%
2021	33.3%	27.6%
2022	32.7%	27.2%
2023	32.1%	26.7%
2024	31.6%	26.2%
2025	31%	25.6%
2026	30.5%	25%
2027	29.9%	24.3%
2028	29.4%	23.7%
2029	28.8%	23.2%
2030	28.3%	22.7%
2031	27.8%	22.3%
2032	27.3%	22%
2033	26.8%	21.8%
2034	26.4%	21.8%
2035	26%	21.8%
2036	25.7%	21.7%
2037	25.5%	21.6%
2038	25.2%	21.6%
2039	24.9%	21.5%
2040	24.6%	21.5%
2041	24.3%	21.4%
2042	24%	21.3%
2043	23.7%	21.2%
2044	23.4%	21.1%
2045	23.1%	21%
2046	22.8%	20.9%
2047	22.5%	20.7%
2048	22.2%	20.5%
2049	21.9%	20.3%
2050	21.6%	20%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 26.2% in Lebanon in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 36.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and Lebanon compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Lebanon by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +1.22% in Lebanon. 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	Lebanon
1960	120,728	52,515
1961	123,753	53,995
1962	126,429	55,585
1963	129,065	57,054
1964	132,832	57,808
1965	135,997	58,195
1966	140,494	58,546
1967	143,859	58,957
1968	146,946	59,247
1969	149,516	59,829
1970	155,946	60,593
1971	165,104	61,278
1972	173,162	62,216
1973	179,871	63,420
1974	184,992	64,425
1975	188,501	55,423
1976	171,903	11,138
1977	203,299	60,232
1978	211,301	60,829
1979	216,810	61,184
1980	218,460	63,053
1981	221,044	65,084
1982	199,809	41,602
1983	238,059	66,056
1984	241,892	66,785
1985	246,119	66,368
1986	252,754	67,162
1987	261,746	69,058
1988	271,466	70,444
1989	276,736	74,577
1990	280,318	73,629
1991	283,917	79,274
1992	288,411	77,447
1993	295,515	75,278
1994	302,708	73,069
1995	309,236	71,016
1996	315,252	71,286
1997	320,087	71,486
1998	325,174	71,889
1999	328,890	72,437
2000	332,891	72,642
2001	335,503	73,160
2002	334,255	72,648
2003	333,539	71,232
2004	331,699	69,675
2005	325,816	67,778
2006	325,604	65,932
2007	326,298	66,965
2008	323,226	67,132
2009	323,320	69,004
2010	324,802	72,605
2011	328,548	75,523
2012	332,365	77,248
2013	331,321	80,218
2014	333,551	92,285
2015	335,072	97,385
2016	338,114	91,551
2017	332,838	84,172
2018	323,100	77,165
2019	307,389	70,486
2020	281,328	59,903
2021	255,145	46,614
2022	281,675	60,909
2023	289,635	58,786

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs Lebanon

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 15 deaths in Lebanon.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Lebanon
1985	301	59
1986	286	58
1987	277	65
1988	273	65
1989	271	49
1990	270	48
1991	268	38
1992	269	36
1993	262	33
1994	244	30
1995	229	29
1996	213	28
1997	198	27
1998	185	26
1999	174	25
2000	166	24
2001	162	22
2002	153	21
2003	150	19
2004	148	18
2005	153	17
2006	142	17
2007	135	16
2008	133	15
2009	130	15
2010	127	15
2011	120	15
2012	115	14
2013	111	13
2014	111	14
2015	112	15
2016	110	15
2017	107	15
2018	107	15
2019	106	15
2020	102	27
2021	125	54
2022	97	15
2023	94	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 1.83% in Lebanon. 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	Lebanon
1960	22.2%	7.48%
1961	21.6%	7.24%
1962	21.1%	7.01%
1963	20.6%	6.8%
1964	20.1%	6.62%
1965	19.6%	6.46%
1966	19.1%	6.33%
1967	18.6%	6.22%
1968	18.1%	6.14%
1969	17.6%	6.07%
1970	17.1%	6.01%
1971	16.6%	5.98%
1972	16.1%	5.93%
1973	15.6%	5.88%
1974	15.1%	5.81%
1975	14.6%	5.73%
1976	16.5%	18.6%
1977	13.6%	7.51%
1978	13.2%	7.54%
1979	12.7%	7.6%
1980	12.2%	7.39%
1981	11.8%	7.16%
1982	13.6%	12.2%
1983	10.9%	5.39%
1984	10.5%	5.18%
1985	10%	4.96%
1986	9.6%	4.74%
1987	9.19%	5.75%
1988	8.79%	5.53%
1989	8.41%	3.34%
1990	8.04%	3.18%
1991	7.68%	3.03%
1992	7.34%	2.88%
1993	7.02%	2.75%
1994	6.71%	2.63%
1995	6.42%	2.52%
1996	6.15%	2.4%
1997	5.89%	2.3%
1998	5.65%	2.19%
1999	5.42%	2.09%
2000	5.21%	1.99%
2001	5%	1.89%
2002	4.8%	1.78%
2003	4.61%	1.69%
2004	4.43%	1.6%
2005	4.26%	1.52%
2006	4.1%	1.44%
2007	3.93%	1.38%
2008	3.78%	1.33%
2009	3.62%	1.3%
2010	3.48%	1.27%
2011	3.33%	1.25%
2012	3.2%	1.24%
2013	3.07%	1.24%
2014	2.94%	1.25%
2015	2.83%	1.27%
2016	2.72%	1.31%
2017	2.63%	1.35%
2018	2.54%	1.4%
2019	2.45%	1.47%
2020	2.37%	1.55%
2021	2.28%	1.63%
2022	2.21%	1.73%
2023	2.14%	1.83%