Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Lithuania

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs Lithuania 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 1.18 in Lithuania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Guatemala	Lithuania
1960	7	2.56
1961	6.98	2.53
1962	6.93	2.45
1963	6.9	2.35
1964	6.87	2.28
1965	6.84	2.23
1966	6.8	2.22
1967	6.76	2.23
1968	6.7	2.24
1969	6.65	2.3
1970	6.6	2.4
1971	6.55	2.41
1972	6.51	2.34
1973	6.49	2.22
1974	6.46	2.21
1975	6.41	2.18
1976	6.37	2.18
1977	6.32	2.14
1978	6.26	2.08
1979	6.22	2.05
1980	6.17	1.99
1981	6.12	1.98
1982	6.06	1.97
1983	5.98	2.1
1984	5.86	2.07
1985	5.73	2.08
1986	5.66	2.12
1987	5.64	2.11
1988	5.62	2.02
1989	5.56	1.98
1990	5.48	2.03
1991	5.38	2.01
1992	5.31	1.97
1993	5.25	1.74
1994	5.19	1.57
1995	5.11	1.55
1996	5.01	1.49
1997	4.91	1.47
1998	4.8	1.46
1999	4.69	1.46
2000	4.58	1.39
2001	4.5	1.29
2002	4.37	1.23
2003	4.25	1.26
2004	4.13	1.27
2005	3.97	1.29
2006	3.85	1.33
2007	3.72	1.36
2008	3.57	1.45
2009	3.47	1.5
2010	3.38	1.5
2011	3.29	1.55
2012	3.22	1.6
2013	3.15	1.59
2014	3.09	1.57
2015	3.03	1.63
2016	2.97	1.63
2017	2.86	1.57
2018	2.74	1.53
2019	2.59	1.43
2020	2.47	1.36
2021	2.39	1.36
2022	2.34	1.27
2023	2.31	1.18
2024	2.29	1.19
2025	2.26	1.2
2026	2.23	1.2
2027	2.2	1.21
2028	2.17	1.22
2029	2.15	1.22
2030	2.13	1.23
2031	2.11	1.23
2032	2.09	1.24
2033	2.08	1.25
2034	2.06	1.25
2035	2.05	1.26
2036	2.03	1.27
2037	2.02	1.27
2038	2	1.28
2039	1.99	1.28
2040	1.97	1.29
2041	1.96	1.29
2042	1.95	1.3
2043	1.93	1.3
2044	1.92	1.31
2045	1.92	1.31
2046	1.91	1.31
2047	1.9	1.32
2048	1.89	1.32
2049	1.89	1.33
2050	1.88	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Lithuania
1960	46.7%	27.1%
1961	46.7%	27.3%
1962	46.8%	27.4%
1963	46.7%	27.5%
1964	46.6%	27.4%
1965	46.6%	27.3%
1966	46.5%	27.3%
1967	46.4%	27.2%
1968	46.2%	27.2%
1969	46.2%	27.2%
1970	46.1%	27.1%
1971	46%	26.8%
1972	46%	26.6%
1973	46%	26.1%
1974	45.9%	25.6%
1975	45.8%	25.1%
1976	45.7%	24.6%
1977	45.6%	24.2%
1978	45.6%	23.8%
1979	45.5%	23.5%
1980	45.5%	23.3%
1981	45.6%	23.1%
1982	45.6%	22.9%
1983	45.7%	22.8%
1984	45.7%	22.8%
1985	45.7%	22.7%
1986	45.7%	22.7%
1987	45.6%	22.7%
1988	45.6%	22.6%
1989	45.5%	22.5%
1990	45.4%	22.6%
1991	45.3%	22.5%
1992	45.2%	22.4%
1993	45.1%	22.3%
1994	44.9%	22.1%
1995	44.8%	21.8%
1996	44.7%	21.5%
1997	44.5%	21.2%
1998	44.3%	20.9%
1999	44.1%	20.4%
2000	43.8%	20%
2001	43.6%	19.3%
2002	43.3%	18.6%
2003	43%	17.9%
2004	42.5%	17.4%
2005	42.1%	16.8%
2006	41.6%	16.3%
2007	41%	15.8%
2008	40.5%	15.3%
2009	39.9%	15%
2010	39.3%	14.9%
2011	38.7%	14.8%
2012	38.1%	14.7%
2013	37.5%	14.6%
2014	36.9%	14.6%
2015	36.4%	14.6%
2016	35.9%	14.7%
2017	35.4%	14.9%
2018	34.9%	15%
2019	34.4%	15.1%
2020	33.8%	15.1%
2021	33.3%	15.1%
2022	32.7%	15%
2023	32.1%	14.9%
2024	31.6%	14.7%
2025	31%	14.5%
2026	30.5%	14.3%
2027	29.9%	14.1%
2028	29.4%	13.9%
2029	28.8%	13.6%
2030	28.3%	13.3%
2031	27.8%	13%
2032	27.3%	12.7%
2033	26.8%	12.4%
2034	26.4%	12.1%
2035	26%	11.9%
2036	25.7%	11.7%
2037	25.5%	11.6%
2038	25.2%	11.5%
2039	24.9%	11.4%
2040	24.6%	11.4%
2041	24.3%	11.3%
2042	24%	11.3%
2043	23.7%	11.3%
2044	23.4%	11.2%
2045	23.1%	11.2%
2046	22.8%	11.3%
2047	22.5%	11.3%
2048	22.2%	11.3%
2049	21.9%	11.3%
2050	21.6%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 14.7% in Lithuania in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 22.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and Lithuania compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Lithuania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and -0.54% in Lithuania. 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	Lithuania
1960	120,728	40,845
1961	123,753	40,376
1962	126,429	34,933
1963	129,065	33,918
1964	132,832	34,048
1965	135,997	30,309
1966	140,494	30,381
1967	143,859	29,226
1968	146,946	28,325
1969	149,516	27,345
1970	155,946	27,629
1971	165,104	28,930
1972	173,162	25,388
1973	179,871	22,712
1974	184,992	22,589
1975	188,501	20,470
1976	171,903	20,305
1977	203,299	19,124
1978	211,301	17,573
1979	216,810	16,989
1980	218,460	16,042
1981	221,044	16,478
1982	199,809	18,323
1983	238,059	20,911
1984	241,892	18,976
1985	246,119	19,140
1986	252,754	23,978
1987	261,746	22,422
1988	271,466	19,006
1989	276,736	17,316
1990	280,318	17,010
1991	283,917	14,817
1992	288,411	12,950
1993	295,515	1,473
1994	302,708	-4,023
1995	309,236	-3,992
1996	315,252	-3,962
1997	320,087	-3,218
1998	325,174	-3,904
1999	328,890	-3,877
2000	332,891	-4,549
2001	335,503	-9,024
2002	334,255	-11,362
2003	333,539	-10,929
2004	331,699	-11,482
2005	325,816	-14,287
2006	325,604	-15,041
2007	326,298	-15,510
2008	323,226	-12,153
2009	323,320	-9,805
2010	324,802	-11,460
2011	328,548	-10,901
2012	332,365	-11,060
2013	331,321	-12,733
2014	333,551	-10,868
2015	335,072	-11,935
2016	338,114	-11,509
2017	332,838	-12,224
2018	323,100	-12,686
2019	307,389	-13,212
2020	281,328	-19,953
2021	255,145	-24,433
2022	281,675	-20,671
2023	289,635	-16,368

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs Lithuania

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 8 deaths in Lithuania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Lithuania
1985	301	35
1986	286	30
1987	277	28
1988	273	28
1989	271	31
1990	270	29
1991	268	29
1992	269	28
1993	262	29
1994	244	31
1995	229	28
1996	213	25
1997	198	21
1998	185	19
1999	174	18
2000	166	16
2001	162	16
2002	153	14
2003	150	14
2004	148	12
2005	153	13
2006	142	14
2007	135	14
2008	133	13
2009	130	11
2010	127	10
2011	120	10
2012	115	10
2013	111	10
2014	111	9
2015	112	10
2016	110	9
2017	107	10
2018	107	9
2019	106	9
2020	102	8
2021	125	9
2022	97	9
2023	94	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 0.34% in Lithuania. 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	Lithuania
1960	22.2%	-
1961	21.6%	-
1962	21.1%	-
1963	20.6%	-
1964	20.1%	-
1965	19.6%	-
1966	19.1%	-
1967	18.6%	2.63%
1968	18.1%	2.63%
1969	17.6%	2.51%
1970	17.1%	2.29%
1971	16.6%	2.11%
1972	16.1%	2.08%
1973	15.6%	2.16%
1974	15.1%	2.24%
1975	14.6%	2.26%
1976	16.5%	2.25%
1977	13.6%	2.22%
1978	13.2%	2.18%
1979	12.7%	2.12%
1980	12.2%	2.05%
1981	11.8%	1.98%
1982	13.6%	1.92%
1983	10.9%	1.87%
1984	10.5%	1.82%
1985	10%	1.74%
1986	9.6%	1.64%
1987	9.19%	1.52%
1988	8.79%	1.42%
1989	8.41%	1.42%
1990	8.04%	1.52%
1991	7.68%	1.67%
1992	7.34%	1.78%
1993	7.02%	1.79%
1994	6.71%	1.69%
1995	6.42%	1.51%
1996	6.15%	1.34%
1997	5.89%	1.23%
1998	5.65%	1.16%
1999	5.42%	1.12%
2000	5.21%	1.07%
2001	5%	1.03%
2002	4.8%	0.99%
2003	4.61%	0.96%
2004	4.43%	0.93%
2005	4.26%	0.9%
2006	4.1%	0.86%
2007	3.93%	0.8%
2008	3.78%	0.74%
2009	3.62%	0.67%
2010	3.48%	0.6%
2011	3.33%	0.56%
2012	3.2%	0.53%
2013	3.07%	0.51%
2014	2.94%	0.51%
2015	2.83%	0.5%
2016	2.72%	0.49%
2017	2.63%	0.46%
2018	2.54%	0.42%
2019	2.45%	0.39%
2020	2.37%	0.37%
2021	2.28%	0.36%
2022	2.21%	0.35%
2023	2.14%	0.34%