Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Netherlands

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs Netherlands 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 1.43 in the Netherlands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs the Netherlands 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	Netherlands
1960	7	3.12
1961	6.98	3.22
1962	6.93	3.18
1963	6.9	3.19
1964	6.87	3.17
1965	6.84	3.04
1966	6.8	2.9
1967	6.76	2.81
1968	6.7	2.72
1969	6.65	2.75
1970	6.6	2.57
1971	6.55	2.36
1972	6.51	2.15
1973	6.49	1.9
1974	6.46	1.77
1975	6.41	1.66
1976	6.37	1.63
1977	6.32	1.58
1978	6.26	1.58
1979	6.22	1.56
1980	6.17	1.6
1981	6.12	1.56
1982	6.06	1.5
1983	5.98	1.47
1984	5.86	1.49
1985	5.73	1.51
1986	5.66	1.55
1987	5.64	1.56
1988	5.62	1.55
1989	5.56	1.55
1990	5.48	1.62
1991	5.38	1.61
1992	5.31	1.59
1993	5.25	1.57
1994	5.19	1.57
1995	5.11	1.53
1996	5.01	1.53
1997	4.91	1.56
1998	4.8	1.63
1999	4.69	1.65
2000	4.58	1.72
2001	4.5	1.71
2002	4.37	1.73
2003	4.25	1.75
2004	4.13	1.72
2005	3.97	1.71
2006	3.85	1.72
2007	3.72	1.72
2008	3.57	1.77
2009	3.47	1.79
2010	3.38	1.79
2011	3.29	1.76
2012	3.22	1.72
2013	3.15	1.68
2014	3.09	1.71
2015	3.03	1.66
2016	2.97	1.66
2017	2.86	1.62
2018	2.74	1.59
2019	2.59	1.57
2020	2.47	1.54
2021	2.39	1.62
2022	2.34	1.49
2023	2.31	1.43
2024	2.29	1.43
2025	2.26	1.44
2026	2.23	1.44
2027	2.2	1.45
2028	2.17	1.45
2029	2.15	1.45
2030	2.13	1.46
2031	2.11	1.46
2032	2.09	1.47
2033	2.08	1.47
2034	2.06	1.48
2035	2.05	1.48
2036	2.03	1.48
2037	2.02	1.48
2038	2	1.48
2039	1.99	1.49
2040	1.97	1.49
2041	1.96	1.49
2042	1.95	1.5
2043	1.93	1.5
2044	1.92	1.5
2045	1.92	1.5
2046	1.91	1.5
2047	1.9	1.51
2048	1.89	1.51
2049	1.89	1.51
2050	1.88	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Netherlands
1960	46.7%	30%
1961	46.7%	29.7%
1962	46.8%	29.1%
1963	46.7%	28.7%
1964	46.6%	28.5%
1965	46.6%	28.3%
1966	46.5%	28.1%
1967	46.4%	27.8%
1968	46.2%	27.6%
1969	46.2%	27.5%
1970	46.1%	27.3%
1971	46%	27.1%
1972	46%	26.8%
1973	46%	26.4%
1974	45.9%	25.9%
1975	45.8%	25.3%
1976	45.7%	24.8%
1977	45.6%	24.2%
1978	45.6%	23.5%
1979	45.5%	22.9%
1980	45.5%	22.3%
1981	45.6%	21.8%
1982	45.6%	21.3%
1983	45.7%	20.7%
1984	45.7%	20.1%
1985	45.7%	19.5%
1986	45.7%	19.1%
1987	45.6%	18.7%
1988	45.6%	18.5%
1989	45.5%	18.4%
1990	45.4%	18.4%
1991	45.3%	18.4%
1992	45.2%	18.5%
1993	45.1%	18.5%
1994	44.9%	18.6%
1995	44.8%	18.6%
1996	44.7%	18.6%
1997	44.5%	18.6%
1998	44.3%	18.6%
1999	44.1%	18.7%
2000	43.8%	18.8%
2001	43.6%	18.8%
2002	43.3%	18.8%
2003	43%	18.7%
2004	42.5%	18.6%
2005	42.1%	18.5%
2006	41.6%	18.3%
2007	41%	18.1%
2008	40.5%	17.9%
2009	39.9%	17.7%
2010	39.3%	17.6%
2011	38.7%	17.4%
2012	38.1%	17.3%
2013	37.5%	17.1%
2014	36.9%	16.9%
2015	36.4%	16.6%
2016	35.9%	16.4%
2017	35.4%	16.2%
2018	34.9%	16%
2019	34.4%	15.8%
2020	33.8%	15.6%
2021	33.3%	15.5%
2022	32.7%	15.4%
2023	32.1%	15.2%
2024	31.6%	15%
2025	31%	14.9%
2026	30.5%	14.9%
2027	29.9%	14.8%
2028	29.4%	14.8%
2029	28.8%	14.8%
2030	28.3%	14.8%
2031	27.8%	14.8%
2032	27.3%	14.7%
2033	26.8%	14.7%
2034	26.4%	14.7%
2035	26%	14.7%
2036	25.7%	14.7%
2037	25.5%	14.6%
2038	25.2%	14.6%
2039	24.9%	14.6%
2040	24.6%	14.5%
2041	24.3%	14.5%
2042	24%	14.4%
2043	23.7%	14.4%
2044	23.4%	14.3%
2045	23.1%	14.2%
2046	22.8%	14.1%
2047	22.5%	14.1%
2048	22.2%	14%
2049	21.9%	13.9%
2050	21.6%	13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 15% in the Netherlands in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 18.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and the Netherlands compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Netherlands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +0.08% in the Netherlands. 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	Netherlands
1960	120,728	151,623
1961	123,753	159,450
1962	126,429	153,474
1963	129,065	154,361
1964	132,832	157,653
1965	135,997	146,308
1966	140,494	138,265
1967	143,859	138,580
1968	146,946	132,389
1969	149,516	139,082
1970	155,946	129,082
1971	165,104	116,112
1972	173,162	101,297
1973	179,871	84,668
1974	184,992	75,853
1975	188,501	64,232
1976	171,903	63,361
1977	203,299	63,739
1978	211,301	61,344
1979	216,810	63,172
1980	218,460	66,504
1981	221,044	62,688
1982	199,809	54,388
1983	238,059	51,722
1984	241,892	54,812
1985	246,119	55,069
1986	252,754	59,746
1987	261,746	64,526
1988	271,466	61,993
1989	276,736	59,396
1990	280,318	68,777
1991	283,917	69,321
1992	288,411	66,811
1993	295,515	58,103
1994	302,708	61,532
1995	309,236	54,106
1996	315,252	51,251
1997	320,087	56,198
1998	325,174	61,258
1999	328,890	60,086
2000	332,891	66,887
2001	335,503	62,580
2002	334,255	59,751
2003	333,539	58,411
2004	331,699	56,987
2005	325,816	50,592
2006	325,604	49,038
2007	326,298	49,145
2008	323,226	49,337
2009	323,320	51,244
2010	324,802	48,184
2011	328,548	45,072
2012	332,365	35,186
2013	331,321	30,248
2014	333,551	35,417
2015	335,072	23,716
2016	338,114	23,843
2017	332,838	18,844
2018	323,100	15,508
2019	307,389	17,345
2020	281,328	0
2021	255,145	7,014
2022	281,675	-1,770
2023	289,635	-5,363

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs Netherlands

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 4 deaths in the Netherlands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Netherlands
1985	301	12
1986	286	12
1987	277	12
1988	273	12
1989	271	12
1990	270	12
1991	268	12
1992	269	12
1993	262	12
1994	244	12
1995	229	12
1996	213	12
1997	198	13
1998	185	12
1999	174	13
2000	166	13
2001	162	13
2002	153	13
2003	150	12
2004	148	11
2005	153	10
2006	142	9
2007	135	8
2008	133	8
2009	130	7
2010	127	6
2011	120	7
2012	115	6
2013	111	6
2014	111	5
2015	112	5
2016	110	5
2017	107	5
2018	107	5
2019	106	5
2020	102	4
2021	125	5
2022	97	4
2023	94	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 0.4% in the Netherlands. 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	Netherlands
1960	22.2%	2.08%
1961	21.6%	2.03%
1962	21.1%	1.97%
1963	20.6%	1.92%
1964	20.1%	1.88%
1965	19.6%	1.83%
1966	19.1%	1.79%
1967	18.6%	1.74%
1968	18.1%	1.69%
1969	17.6%	1.64%
1970	17.1%	1.58%
1971	16.6%	1.53%
1972	16.1%	1.47%
1973	15.6%	1.41%
1974	15.1%	1.36%
1975	14.6%	1.31%
1976	16.5%	1.26%
1977	13.6%	1.21%
1978	13.2%	1.16%
1979	12.7%	1.12%
1980	12.2%	1.09%
1981	11.8%	1.06%
1982	13.6%	1.04%
1983	10.9%	1.02%
1984	10.5%	0.99%
1985	10%	0.97%
1986	9.6%	0.95%
1987	9.19%	0.92%
1988	8.79%	0.89%
1989	8.41%	0.86%
1990	8.04%	0.83%
1991	7.68%	0.8%
1992	7.34%	0.77%
1993	7.02%	0.74%
1994	6.71%	0.71%
1995	6.42%	0.69%
1996	6.15%	0.67%
1997	5.89%	0.66%
1998	5.65%	0.64%
1999	5.42%	0.63%
2000	5.21%	0.62%
2001	5%	0.61%
2002	4.8%	0.59%
2003	4.61%	0.57%
2004	4.43%	0.55%
2005	4.26%	0.53%
2006	4.1%	0.51%
2007	3.93%	0.49%
2008	3.78%	0.47%
2009	3.62%	0.46%
2010	3.48%	0.44%
2011	3.33%	0.43%
2012	3.2%	0.42%
2013	3.07%	0.42%
2014	2.94%	0.41%
2015	2.83%	0.41%
2016	2.72%	0.41%
2017	2.63%	0.4%
2018	2.54%	0.4%
2019	2.45%	0.4%
2020	2.37%	0.4%
2021	2.28%	0.4%
2022	2.21%	0.4%
2023	2.14%	0.4%