Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Malawi

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs Malawi 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 3.65 in Malawi in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs Malawi 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	Malawi
1960	7	7.04
1961	6.98	7.07
1962	6.93	7.1
1963	6.9	7.13
1964	6.87	7.11
1965	6.84	7.13
1966	6.8	7.17
1967	6.76	7.21
1968	6.7	7.26
1969	6.65	7.27
1970	6.6	7.3
1971	6.55	7.31
1972	6.51	7.33
1973	6.49	7.34
1974	6.46	7.34
1975	6.41	7.36
1976	6.37	7.39
1977	6.32	7.41
1978	6.26	7.43
1979	6.22	7.47
1980	6.17	7.52
1981	6.12	7.49
1982	6.06	7.45
1983	5.98	7.36
1984	5.86	7.27
1985	5.73	7.17
1986	5.66	7.07
1987	5.64	6.97
1988	5.62	6.88
1989	5.56	6.8
1990	5.48	6.74
1991	5.38	6.68
1992	5.31	6.63
1993	5.25	6.57
1994	5.19	6.49
1995	5.11	6.39
1996	5.01	6.29
1997	4.91	6.23
1998	4.8	6.21
1999	4.69	6.12
2000	4.58	6
2001	4.5	5.94
2002	4.37	5.9
2003	4.25	5.88
2004	4.13	5.86
2005	3.97	5.85
2006	3.85	5.8
2007	3.72	5.72
2008	3.57	5.61
2009	3.47	5.45
2010	3.38	5.26
2011	3.29	5.08
2012	3.22	4.9
2013	3.15	4.76
2014	3.09	4.57
2015	3.03	4.38
2016	2.97	4.22
2017	2.86	4.11
2018	2.74	4.02
2019	2.59	3.95
2020	2.47	3.88
2021	2.39	3.79
2022	2.34	3.72
2023	2.31	3.65
2024	2.29	3.59
2025	2.26	3.53
2026	2.23	3.45
2027	2.2	3.39
2028	2.17	3.33
2029	2.15	3.29
2030	2.13	3.23
2031	2.11	3.18
2032	2.09	3.13
2033	2.08	3.09
2034	2.06	3.05
2035	2.05	3.01
2036	2.03	2.97
2037	2.02	2.93
2038	2	2.89
2039	1.99	2.86
2040	1.97	2.82
2041	1.96	2.79
2042	1.95	2.76
2043	1.93	2.73
2044	1.92	2.7
2045	1.92	2.67
2046	1.91	2.64
2047	1.9	2.61
2048	1.89	2.59
2049	1.89	2.57
2050	1.88	2.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Malawi
1960	46.7%	43.1%
1961	46.7%	42.9%
1962	46.8%	42.8%
1963	46.7%	42.9%
1964	46.6%	43%
1965	46.6%	43.2%
1966	46.5%	43.4%
1967	46.4%	43.7%
1968	46.2%	43.9%
1969	46.2%	44.2%
1970	46.1%	44.4%
1971	46%	44.6%
1972	46%	44.8%
1973	46%	44.9%
1974	45.9%	45.1%
1975	45.8%	45.2%
1976	45.7%	45.2%
1977	45.6%	45.3%
1978	45.6%	45.3%
1979	45.5%	45.3%
1980	45.5%	45.4%
1981	45.6%	45.4%
1982	45.6%	45.4%
1983	45.7%	45.5%
1984	45.7%	45.5%
1985	45.7%	45.4%
1986	45.7%	45.4%
1987	45.6%	45.1%
1988	45.6%	45%
1989	45.5%	45.2%
1990	45.4%	45.4%
1991	45.3%	45.6%
1992	45.2%	45.8%
1993	45.1%	46%
1994	44.9%	46.1%
1995	44.8%	46.1%
1996	44.7%	46.2%
1997	44.5%	46.2%
1998	44.3%	46.2%
1999	44.1%	46.2%
2000	43.8%	46.2%
2001	43.6%	46.1%
2002	43.3%	46.1%
2003	43%	46.1%
2004	42.5%	46%
2005	42.1%	46%
2006	41.6%	46.1%
2007	41%	46.1%
2008	40.5%	46.1%
2009	39.9%	46.2%
2010	39.3%	46.2%
2011	38.7%	46.2%
2012	38.1%	46.1%
2013	37.5%	46%
2014	36.9%	45.7%
2015	36.4%	45.4%
2016	35.9%	45.1%
2017	35.4%	44.6%
2018	34.9%	44.2%
2019	34.4%	43.7%
2020	33.8%	43.1%
2021	33.3%	42.5%
2022	32.7%	41.9%
2023	32.1%	41.3%
2024	31.6%	40.7%
2025	31%	40.1%
2026	30.5%	39.6%
2027	29.9%	39.1%
2028	29.4%	38.6%
2029	28.8%	38.1%
2030	28.3%	37.7%
2031	27.8%	37.4%
2032	27.3%	37%
2033	26.8%	36.7%
2034	26.4%	36.4%
2035	26%	36%
2036	25.7%	35.7%
2037	25.5%	35.3%
2038	25.2%	35%
2039	24.9%	34.6%
2040	24.6%	34.2%
2041	24.3%	33.9%
2042	24%	33.5%
2043	23.7%	33.1%
2044	23.4%	32.7%
2045	23.1%	32.3%
2046	22.8%	31.9%
2047	22.5%	31.5%
2048	22.2%	31.2%
2049	21.9%	30.8%
2050	21.6%	30.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 40.7% in Malawi in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and Malawi compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Malawi by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +2.67% in Malawi. 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	Malawi
1960	120,728	85,718
1961	123,753	89,091
1962	126,429	92,463
1963	129,065	95,933
1964	132,832	97,658
1965	135,997	100,040
1966	140,494	103,512
1967	143,859	106,668
1968	146,946	110,329
1969	149,516	113,120
1970	155,946	116,822
1971	165,104	121,015
1972	173,162	125,728
1973	179,871	131,529
1974	184,992	137,819
1975	188,501	145,254
1976	171,903	153,422
1977	203,299	161,930
1978	211,301	172,503
1979	216,810	182,123
1980	218,460	192,746
1981	221,044	199,436
1982	199,809	205,386
1983	238,059	209,422
1984	241,892	212,146
1985	246,119	216,179
1986	252,754	218,519
1987	261,746	220,566
1988	271,466	226,911
1989	276,736	237,967
1990	280,318	250,159
1991	283,917	260,193
1992	288,411	269,066
1993	295,515	276,538
1994	302,708	275,439
1995	309,236	266,745
1996	315,252	270,048
1997	320,087	277,433
1998	325,174	285,407
1999	328,890	295,629
2000	332,891	300,439
2001	335,503	310,833
2002	334,255	322,863
2003	333,539	341,133
2004	331,699	361,133
2005	325,816	381,130
2006	325,604	397,123
2007	326,298	410,290
2008	323,226	421,781
2009	323,320	434,811
2010	324,802	444,468
2011	328,548	454,149
2012	332,365	460,684
2013	331,321	470,293
2014	333,551	472,418
2015	335,072	472,484
2016	338,114	474,779
2017	332,838	484,655
2018	323,100	494,348
2019	307,389	506,104
2020	281,328	514,659
2021	255,145	517,400
2022	281,675	533,450
2023	289,635	549,096

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs Malawi

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 225 deaths in Malawi.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Malawi
1985	301	1,115
1986	286	1,118
1987	277	1,123
1988	273	1,154
1989	271	1,136
1990	270	1,112
1991	268	1,080
1992	269	1,042
1993	262	1,000
1994	244	912
1995	229	782
1996	213	713
1997	198	672
1998	185	658
1999	174	576
2000	166	506
2001	162	447
2002	153	404
2003	150	346
2004	148	304
2005	153	283
2006	142	286
2007	135	333
2008	133	430
2009	130	512
2010	127	517
2011	120	486
2012	115	447
2013	111	410
2014	111	367
2015	112	354
2016	110	312
2017	107	284
2018	107	267
2019	106	260
2020	102	256
2021	125	286
2022	97	239
2023	94	225

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 3.83% in Malawi. 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	Malawi
1960	22.2%	-
1961	21.6%	35.9%
1962	21.1%	35.8%
1963	20.6%	35.7%
1964	20.1%	35.5%
1965	19.6%	35.4%
1966	19.1%	35.3%
1967	18.6%	35.1%
1968	18.1%	35%
1969	17.6%	34.7%
1970	17.1%	34.4%
1971	16.6%	33.9%
1972	16.1%	33.2%
1973	15.6%	32.4%
1974	15.1%	31.5%
1975	14.6%	30.6%
1976	16.5%	29.7%
1977	13.6%	28.7%
1978	13.2%	27.6%
1979	12.7%	26.5%
1980	12.2%	25.6%
1981	11.8%	24.9%
1982	13.6%	24.5%
1983	10.9%	24.5%
1984	10.5%	24.8%
1985	10%	25.1%
1986	9.6%	25.4%
1987	9.19%	25.5%
1988	8.79%	25.3%
1989	8.41%	24.9%
1990	8.04%	24.3%
1991	7.68%	23.6%
1992	7.34%	22.8%
1993	7.02%	22%
1994	6.71%	21.3%
1995	6.42%	20.7%
1996	6.15%	20.2%
1997	5.89%	19.7%
1998	5.65%	19.2%
1999	5.42%	18.4%
2000	5.21%	17.3%
2001	5%	16%
2002	4.8%	14.6%
2003	4.61%	13.2%
2004	4.43%	11.9%
2005	4.26%	11%
2006	4.1%	10.3%
2007	3.93%	9.83%
2008	3.78%	9.31%
2009	3.62%	8.81%
2010	3.48%	8.3%
2011	3.33%	7.67%
2012	3.2%	6.98%
2013	3.07%	6.4%
2014	2.94%	6.02%
2015	2.83%	5.67%
2016	2.72%	5.35%
2017	2.63%	5.06%
2018	2.54%	4.75%
2019	2.45%	4.55%
2020	2.37%	4.31%
2021	2.28%	4.15%
2022	2.21%	3.99%
2023	2.14%	3.83%