Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Lesotho

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs Lesotho 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 2.69 in Lesotho in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs Lesotho 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	Lesotho
1960	7	5.78
1961	6.98	5.79
1962	6.93	5.79
1963	6.9	5.78
1964	6.87	5.77
1965	6.84	5.77
1966	6.8	5.76
1967	6.76	5.75
1968	6.7	5.73
1969	6.65	5.7
1970	6.6	5.7
1971	6.55	5.7
1972	6.51	5.69
1973	6.49	5.69
1974	6.46	5.75
1975	6.41	5.83
1976	6.37	5.87
1977	6.32	5.85
1978	6.26	5.82
1979	6.22	5.79
1980	6.17	5.75
1981	6.12	5.69
1982	6.06	5.63
1983	5.98	5.56
1984	5.86	5.48
1985	5.73	5.4
1986	5.66	5.32
1987	5.64	5.22
1988	5.62	5.1
1989	5.56	4.96
1990	5.48	4.81
1991	5.38	4.68
1992	5.31	4.54
1993	5.25	4.37
1994	5.19	4.21
1995	5.11	4.13
1996	5.01	4.06
1997	4.91	3.98
1998	4.8	3.82
1999	4.69	3.67
2000	4.58	3.61
2001	4.5	3.63
2002	4.37	3.68
2003	4.25	3.62
2004	4.13	3.51
2005	3.97	3.43
2006	3.85	3.41
2007	3.72	3.44
2008	3.57	3.39
2009	3.47	3.31
2010	3.38	3.25
2011	3.29	3.34
2012	3.22	3.3
2013	3.15	3.28
2014	3.09	3.24
2015	3.03	3.22
2016	2.97	3.18
2017	2.86	3.11
2018	2.74	3.02
2019	2.59	2.92
2020	2.47	2.85
2021	2.39	2.77
2022	2.34	2.72
2023	2.31	2.69
2024	2.29	2.66
2025	2.26	2.64
2026	2.23	2.61
2027	2.2	2.58
2028	2.17	2.55
2029	2.15	2.53
2030	2.13	2.5
2031	2.11	2.47
2032	2.09	2.45
2033	2.08	2.43
2034	2.06	2.41
2035	2.05	2.38
2036	2.03	2.37
2037	2.02	2.34
2038	2	2.32
2039	1.99	2.3
2040	1.97	2.29
2041	1.96	2.27
2042	1.95	2.25
2043	1.93	2.24
2044	1.92	2.22
2045	1.92	2.21
2046	1.91	2.19
2047	1.9	2.18
2048	1.89	2.17
2049	1.89	2.16
2050	1.88	2.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Lesotho
1960	46.7%	45.1%
1961	46.7%	45.2%
1962	46.8%	45.3%
1963	46.7%	45.2%
1964	46.6%	44.9%
1965	46.6%	44.8%
1966	46.5%	44.9%
1967	46.4%	44.8%
1968	46.2%	44.4%
1969	46.2%	44%
1970	46.1%	43.6%
1971	46%	43.1%
1972	46%	42.7%
1973	46%	42.3%
1974	45.9%	41.9%
1975	45.8%	41.6%
1976	45.7%	41.4%
1977	45.6%	41.5%
1978	45.6%	41.7%
1979	45.5%	41.9%
1980	45.5%	42.1%
1981	45.6%	42.3%
1982	45.6%	42.5%
1983	45.7%	42.7%
1984	45.7%	42.8%
1985	45.7%	43%
1986	45.7%	42.7%
1987	45.6%	42.5%
1988	45.6%	42.7%
1989	45.5%	42.8%
1990	45.4%	42.9%
1991	45.3%	42.9%
1992	45.2%	42.8%
1993	45.1%	42.6%
1994	44.9%	42.3%
1995	44.8%	42%
1996	44.7%	41.7%
1997	44.5%	41.2%
1998	44.3%	40.7%
1999	44.1%	40.2%
2000	43.8%	39.6%
2001	43.6%	39.1%
2002	43.3%	38.6%
2003	43%	38.1%
2004	42.5%	37.7%
2005	42.1%	37.4%
2006	41.6%	37.1%
2007	41%	36.8%
2008	40.5%	36.7%
2009	39.9%	36.6%
2010	39.3%	36.5%
2011	38.7%	36.5%
2012	38.1%	36.5%
2013	37.5%	36.5%
2014	36.9%	36.6%
2015	36.4%	36.6%
2016	35.9%	36.6%
2017	35.4%	36.5%
2018	34.9%	36.3%
2019	34.4%	36.1%
2020	33.8%	35.8%
2021	33.3%	35.6%
2022	32.7%	35.3%
2023	32.1%	34.9%
2024	31.6%	34.5%
2025	31%	34.1%
2026	30.5%	33.6%
2027	29.9%	33.1%
2028	29.4%	32.6%
2029	28.8%	32%
2030	28.3%	31.5%
2031	27.8%	31%
2032	27.3%	30.5%
2033	26.8%	30.1%
2034	26.4%	29.7%
2035	26%	29.3%
2036	25.7%	29%
2037	25.5%	28.8%
2038	25.2%	28.5%
2039	24.9%	28.3%
2040	24.6%	28.1%
2041	24.3%	27.8%
2042	24%	27.6%
2043	23.7%	27.4%
2044	23.4%	27.1%
2045	23.1%	26.9%
2046	22.8%	26.7%
2047	22.5%	26.4%
2048	22.2%	26.2%
2049	21.9%	25.9%
2050	21.6%	25.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 34.5% in Lesotho in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 42.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and Lesotho compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Lesotho by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +1.44% in Lesotho. 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	Lesotho
1960	120,728	19,981
1961	123,753	20,581
1962	126,429	21,132
1963	129,065	21,585
1964	132,832	22,116
1965	135,997	22,755
1966	140,494	23,326
1967	143,859	23,911
1968	146,946	24,490
1969	149,516	25,137
1970	155,946	25,935
1971	165,104	26,838
1972	173,162	27,841
1973	179,871	28,859
1974	184,992	30,444
1975	188,501	32,311
1976	171,903	34,117
1977	203,299	35,654
1978	211,301	37,084
1979	216,810	38,440
1980	218,460	39,617
1981	221,044	40,808
1982	199,809	41,941
1983	238,059	42,899
1984	241,892	43,785
1985	246,119	44,575
1986	252,754	45,232
1987	261,746	47,718
1988	271,466	47,158
1989	276,736	46,264
1990	280,318	45,060
1991	283,917	44,026
1992	288,411	42,579
1993	295,515	40,505
1994	302,708	38,629
1995	309,236	37,370
1996	315,252	36,228
1997	320,087	34,637
1998	325,174	30,889
1999	328,890	27,393
2000	332,891	24,786
2001	335,503	23,190
2002	334,255	22,274
2003	333,539	20,133
2004	331,699	17,271
2005	325,816	15,831
2006	325,604	15,234
2007	326,298	17,763
2008	323,226	19,349
2009	323,320	20,335
2010	324,802	21,877
2011	328,548	25,647
2012	332,365	27,592
2013	331,321	29,789
2014	333,551	30,922
2015	335,072	32,087
2016	338,114	33,390
2017	332,838	33,601
2018	323,100	33,112
2019	307,389	32,279
2020	281,328	30,721
2021	255,145	27,806
2022	281,675	30,803
2023	289,635	31,115

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs Lesotho

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 478 deaths in Lesotho.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Lesotho
1985	301	711
1986	286	680
1987	277	686
1988	273	680
1989	271	680
1990	270	665
1991	268	641
1992	269	601
1993	262	542
1994	244	423
1995	229	357
1996	213	319
1997	198	312
1998	185	332
1999	174	371
2000	166	413
2001	162	465
2002	153	484
2003	150	508
2004	148	499
2005	153	549
2006	142	696
2007	135	891
2008	133	1,205
2009	130	1,387
2010	127	1,311
2011	120	1,210
2012	115	1,000
2013	111	855
2014	111	707
2015	112	594
2016	110	518
2017	107	468
2018	107	491
2019	106	467
2020	102	529
2021	125	577
2022	97	477
2023	94	478

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 5.89% in Lesotho. 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	Lesotho
1960	22.2%	18.6%
1961	21.6%	18.5%
1962	21.1%	18.5%
1963	20.6%	18.6%
1964	20.1%	18.6%
1965	19.6%	18.7%
1966	19.1%	18.6%
1967	18.6%	18.5%
1968	18.1%	18.3%
1969	17.6%	18%
1970	17.1%	17.7%
1971	16.6%	17.3%
1972	16.1%	16.9%
1973	15.6%	16.5%
1974	15.1%	16%
1975	14.6%	15.5%
1976	16.5%	14.9%
1977	13.6%	14.2%
1978	13.2%	13.6%
1979	12.7%	12.9%
1980	12.2%	12.3%
1981	11.8%	11.7%
1982	13.6%	11.1%
1983	10.9%	10.6%
1984	10.5%	10.1%
1985	10%	9.72%
1986	9.6%	9.36%
1987	9.19%	9.06%
1988	8.79%	8.8%
1989	8.41%	8.6%
1990	8.04%	8.47%
1991	7.68%	8.43%
1992	7.34%	8.51%
1993	7.02%	8.73%
1994	6.71%	9.07%
1995	6.42%	9.45%
1996	6.15%	9.83%
1997	5.89%	10.2%
1998	5.65%	10.5%
1999	5.42%	10.7%
2000	5.21%	10.9%
2001	5%	11.1%
2002	4.8%	11.2%
2003	4.61%	11.4%
2004	4.43%	11.5%
2005	4.26%	11.6%
2006	4.1%	11.5%
2007	3.93%	11.2%
2008	3.78%	10.9%
2009	3.62%	9.64%
2010	3.48%	9.01%
2011	3.33%	8.59%
2012	3.2%	8.26%
2013	3.07%	8.02%
2014	2.94%	7.82%
2015	2.83%	7.51%
2016	2.72%	7.18%
2017	2.63%	7.12%
2018	2.54%	6.91%
2019	2.45%	6.87%
2020	2.37%	6.68%
2021	2.28%	6.44%
2022	2.21%	6.15%
2023	2.14%	5.89%