Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Liberia

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs Liberia 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 3.95 in Liberia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs Liberia 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	Liberia
1960	7	6.39
1961	6.98	6.45
1962	6.93	6.5
1963	6.9	6.56
1964	6.87	6.59
1965	6.84	6.62
1966	6.8	6.63
1967	6.76	6.65
1968	6.7	6.66
1969	6.65	6.64
1970	6.6	6.58
1971	6.55	6.54
1972	6.51	6.6
1973	6.49	6.65
1974	6.46	6.69
1975	6.41	6.74
1976	6.37	6.79
1977	6.32	6.84
1978	6.26	6.88
1979	6.22	6.92
1980	6.17	6.87
1981	6.12	6.83
1982	6.06	6.79
1983	5.98	6.76
1984	5.86	6.73
1985	5.73	6.69
1986	5.66	6.64
1987	5.64	6.57
1988	5.62	6.51
1989	5.56	6.43
1990	5.48	6.37
1991	5.38	6.32
1992	5.31	6.28
1993	5.25	6.25
1994	5.19	6.21
1995	5.11	6.17
1996	5.01	6.13
1997	4.91	6.08
1998	4.8	6.02
1999	4.69	5.95
2000	4.58	5.88
2001	4.5	5.77
2002	4.37	5.65
2003	4.25	5.55
2004	4.13	5.51
2005	3.97	5.52
2006	3.85	5.53
2007	3.72	5.46
2008	3.57	5.33
2009	3.47	5.17
2010	3.38	5.06
2011	3.29	4.97
2012	3.22	4.88
2013	3.15	4.75
2014	3.09	4.62
2015	3.03	4.52
2016	2.97	4.46
2017	2.86	4.4
2018	2.74	4.34
2019	2.59	4.26
2020	2.47	4.17
2021	2.39	4.09
2022	2.34	4.02
2023	2.31	3.95
2024	2.29	3.86
2025	2.26	3.79
2026	2.23	3.71
2027	2.2	3.64
2028	2.17	3.57
2029	2.15	3.51
2030	2.13	3.43
2031	2.11	3.38
2032	2.09	3.31
2033	2.08	3.25
2034	2.06	3.2
2035	2.05	3.15
2036	2.03	3.11
2037	2.02	3.06
2038	2	3.02
2039	1.99	2.98
2040	1.97	2.94
2041	1.96	2.91
2042	1.95	2.87
2043	1.93	2.83
2044	1.92	2.8
2045	1.92	2.77
2046	1.91	2.73
2047	1.9	2.7
2048	1.89	2.68
2049	1.89	2.65
2050	1.88	2.62

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Liberia
1960	46.7%	41.1%
1961	46.7%	41.1%
1962	46.8%	41.2%
1963	46.7%	41.4%
1964	46.6%	41.7%
1965	46.6%	42%
1966	46.5%	42.2%
1967	46.4%	42.4%
1968	46.2%	42.6%
1969	46.2%	42.8%
1970	46.1%	42.9%
1971	46%	43%
1972	46%	43.2%
1973	46%	43.3%
1974	45.9%	43.4%
1975	45.8%	43.5%
1976	45.7%	43.6%
1977	45.6%	43.7%
1978	45.6%	43.8%
1979	45.5%	43.9%
1980	45.5%	44%
1981	45.6%	44.1%
1982	45.6%	44.2%
1983	45.7%	44.2%
1984	45.7%	44.2%
1985	45.7%	44.2%
1986	45.7%	44.3%
1987	45.6%	44.3%
1988	45.6%	44.2%
1989	45.5%	44.1%
1990	45.4%	44.1%
1991	45.3%	44.2%
1992	45.2%	44.1%
1993	45.1%	43.9%
1994	44.9%	43.8%
1995	44.8%	43.6%
1996	44.7%	43.4%
1997	44.5%	43.3%
1998	44.3%	43.2%
1999	44.1%	43.1%
2000	43.8%	43%
2001	43.6%	43%
2002	43.3%	42.9%
2003	43%	42.9%
2004	42.5%	42.9%
2005	42.1%	43%
2006	41.6%	43.1%
2007	41%	43.2%
2008	40.5%	43.2%
2009	39.9%	43.1%
2010	39.3%	43.1%
2011	38.7%	42.7%
2012	38.1%	42.4%
2013	37.5%	42.5%
2014	36.9%	42.5%
2015	36.4%	42.4%
2016	35.9%	42.3%
2017	35.4%	42.1%
2018	34.9%	42%
2019	34.4%	41.7%
2020	33.8%	41.4%
2021	33.3%	41%
2022	32.7%	40.5%
2023	32.1%	40%
2024	31.6%	39.5%
2025	31%	39.1%
2026	30.5%	38.6%
2027	29.9%	38.1%
2028	29.4%	37.7%
2029	28.8%	37.2%
2030	28.3%	36.9%
2031	27.8%	36.5%
2032	27.3%	36.2%
2033	26.8%	35.8%
2034	26.4%	35.5%
2035	26%	35.2%
2036	25.7%	34.9%
2037	25.5%	34.5%
2038	25.2%	34.2%
2039	24.9%	33.9%
2040	24.6%	33.6%
2041	24.3%	33.2%
2042	24%	32.9%
2043	23.7%	32.6%
2044	23.4%	32.3%
2045	23.1%	32%
2046	22.8%	31.6%
2047	22.5%	31.3%
2048	22.2%	31%
2049	21.9%	30.7%
2050	21.6%	30.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 39.5% in Liberia in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 44.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and Liberia compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Liberia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +2.41% in Liberia. 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	Liberia
1960	120,728	25,713
1961	123,753	26,670
1962	126,429	27,679
1963	129,065	28,708
1964	132,832	29,592
1965	135,997	30,618
1966	140,494	31,454
1967	143,859	32,519
1968	146,946	33,536
1969	149,516	34,677
1970	155,946	35,196
1971	165,104	36,015
1972	173,162	37,860
1973	179,871	39,694
1974	184,992	41,499
1975	188,501	43,478
1976	171,903	45,528
1977	203,299	47,582
1978	211,301	49,813
1979	216,810	52,125
1980	218,460	53,452
1981	221,044	55,003
1982	199,809	56,127
1983	238,059	57,562
1984	241,892	59,460
1985	246,119	59,988
1986	252,754	61,924
1987	261,746	62,147
1988	271,466	62,703
1989	276,736	63,238
1990	280,318	52,770
1991	283,917	47,426
1992	288,411	50,204
1993	295,515	51,609
1994	302,708	52,101
1995	309,236	53,407
1996	315,252	56,392
1997	320,087	61,444
1998	325,174	72,146
1999	328,890	78,130
2000	332,891	83,143
2001	335,503	86,217
2002	334,255	88,643
2003	333,539	87,534
2004	331,699	91,755
2005	325,816	96,478
2006	325,604	104,099
2007	326,298	109,165
2008	323,226	112,032
2009	323,320	113,429
2010	324,802	114,249
2011	328,548	115,496
2012	332,365	121,973
2013	331,321	120,138
2014	333,551	116,667
2015	335,072	115,479
2016	338,114	118,852
2017	332,838	119,376
2018	323,100	120,231
2019	307,389	120,635
2020	281,328	120,632
2021	255,145	121,038
2022	281,675	123,747
2023	289,635	125,730

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs Liberia

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 628 deaths in Liberia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Liberia
1985	301	1,749
1986	286	1,678
1987	277	1,655
1988	273	1,647
1989	271	1,633
1990	270	2,146
1991	268	1,627
1992	269	1,643
1993	262	1,709
1994	244	1,811
1995	229	1,530
1996	213	1,438
1997	198	1,043
1998	185	962
1999	174	852
2000	166	786
2001	162	720
2002	153	700
2003	150	759
2004	148	645
2005	153	619
2006	142	647
2007	135	659
2008	133	663
2009	130	674
2010	127	712
2011	120	726
2012	115	728
2013	111	725
2014	111	801
2015	112	784
2016	110	690
2017	107	703
2018	107	707
2019	106	689
2020	102	664
2021	125	667
2022	97	634
2023	94	628

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 7.29% in Liberia. 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	Liberia
1960	22.2%	31.3%
1961	21.6%	31.3%
1962	21.1%	31.3%
1963	20.6%	31.2%
1964	20.1%	31.1%
1965	19.6%	30.8%
1966	19.1%	30.6%
1967	18.6%	30.2%
1968	18.1%	29.8%
1969	17.6%	29.3%
1970	17.1%	28.8%
1971	16.6%	28.3%
1972	16.1%	27.8%
1973	15.6%	27.4%
1974	15.1%	26.9%
1975	14.6%	26.5%
1976	16.5%	26%
1977	13.6%	25.6%
1978	13.2%	25.3%
1979	12.7%	24.9%
1980	12.2%	24.6%
1981	11.8%	24.3%
1982	13.6%	24.1%
1983	10.9%	24%
1984	10.5%	24.1%
1985	10%	24.3%
1986	9.6%	24.7%
1987	9.19%	25.2%
1988	8.79%	25.8%
1989	8.41%	26.4%
1990	8.04%	26.8%
1991	7.68%	27%
1992	7.34%	26.9%
1993	7.02%	26.6%
1994	6.71%	25.9%
1995	6.42%	25.1%
1996	6.15%	24.1%
1997	5.89%	23%
1998	5.65%	21.8%
1999	5.42%	20.5%
2000	5.21%	19.2%
2001	5%	17.9%
2002	4.8%	16.7%
2003	4.61%	15.4%
2004	4.43%	14.3%
2005	4.26%	13.3%
2006	4.1%	12.5%
2007	3.93%	11.8%
2008	3.78%	11.3%
2009	3.62%	10.8%
2010	3.48%	10.4%
2011	3.33%	10.1%
2012	3.2%	9.82%
2013	3.07%	9.54%
2014	2.94%	9.5%
2015	2.83%	9.08%
2016	2.72%	8.83%
2017	2.63%	8.6%
2018	2.54%	8.4%
2019	2.45%	8.19%
2020	2.37%	7.97%
2021	2.28%	7.74%
2022	2.21%	7.51%
2023	2.14%	7.29%