Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Nigeria

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs Nigeria 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 4.48 in Nigeria in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs Nigeria 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	Nigeria
1960	7	6.36
1961	6.98	6.35
1962	6.93	6.36
1963	6.9	6.35
1964	6.87	6.36
1965	6.84	6.37
1966	6.8	6.39
1967	6.76	6.4
1968	6.7	6.42
1969	6.65	6.44
1970	6.6	6.47
1971	6.55	6.53
1972	6.51	6.58
1973	6.49	6.63
1974	6.46	6.7
1975	6.41	6.77
1976	6.37	6.81
1977	6.32	6.86
1978	6.26	6.92
1979	6.22	6.89
1980	6.17	6.85
1981	6.12	6.82
1982	6.06	6.8
1983	5.98	6.78
1984	5.86	6.7
1985	5.73	6.62
1986	5.66	6.56
1987	5.64	6.5
1988	5.62	6.5
1989	5.56	6.49
1990	5.48	6.46
1991	5.38	6.43
1992	5.31	6.39
1993	5.25	6.35
1994	5.19	6.32
1995	5.11	6.27
1996	5.01	6.22
1997	4.91	6.14
1998	4.8	6.07
1999	4.69	6.08
2000	4.58	6.12
2001	4.5	6.13
2002	4.37	6.12
2003	4.25	6.1
2004	4.13	6.09
2005	3.97	6.06
2006	3.85	6.05
2007	3.72	6.03
2008	3.57	6.02
2009	3.47	5.99
2010	3.38	5.95
2011	3.29	5.89
2012	3.22	5.8
2013	3.15	5.69
2014	3.09	5.62
2015	3.03	5.5
2016	2.97	5.34
2017	2.86	5.18
2018	2.74	5.02
2019	2.59	4.86
2020	2.47	4.7
2021	2.39	4.64
2022	2.34	4.55
2023	2.31	4.48
2024	2.29	4.38
2025	2.26	4.3
2026	2.23	4.2
2027	2.2	4.1
2028	2.17	4.01
2029	2.15	3.92
2030	2.13	3.82
2031	2.11	3.73
2032	2.09	3.65
2033	2.08	3.56
2034	2.06	3.48
2035	2.05	3.41
2036	2.03	3.34
2037	2.02	3.27
2038	2	3.21
2039	1.99	3.16
2040	1.97	3.1
2041	1.96	3.04
2042	1.95	2.99
2043	1.93	2.94
2044	1.92	2.89
2045	1.92	2.85
2046	1.91	2.8
2047	1.9	2.76
2048	1.89	2.73
2049	1.89	2.69
2050	1.88	2.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Nigeria
1960	46.7%	41.1%
1961	46.7%	41.1%
1962	46.8%	41.1%
1963	46.7%	41.2%
1964	46.6%	41.4%
1965	46.6%	41.5%
1966	46.5%	41.7%
1967	46.4%	41.8%
1968	46.2%	42%
1969	46.2%	42.2%
1970	46.1%	42.4%
1971	46%	42.5%
1972	46%	42.8%
1973	46%	43%
1974	45.9%	43.2%
1975	45.8%	43.4%
1976	45.7%	43.7%
1977	45.6%	43.9%
1978	45.6%	44.2%
1979	45.5%	44.4%
1980	45.5%	44.6%
1981	45.6%	44.8%
1982	45.6%	45%
1983	45.7%	45.2%
1984	45.7%	45.4%
1985	45.7%	45.5%
1986	45.7%	45.6%
1987	45.6%	45.6%
1988	45.6%	45.5%
1989	45.5%	45.5%
1990	45.4%	45.3%
1991	45.3%	45.2%
1992	45.2%	45%
1993	45.1%	44.8%
1994	44.9%	44.6%
1995	44.8%	44.4%
1996	44.7%	44.2%
1997	44.5%	44.1%
1998	44.3%	43.9%
1999	44.1%	43.8%
2000	43.8%	43.7%
2001	43.6%	43.7%
2002	43.3%	43.8%
2003	43%	43.8%
2004	42.5%	43.9%
2005	42.1%	44%
2006	41.6%	44.1%
2007	41%	44.2%
2008	40.5%	44.3%
2009	39.9%	44.4%
2010	39.3%	44.4%
2011	38.7%	44.5%
2012	38.1%	44.5%
2013	37.5%	44.5%
2014	36.9%	44.4%
2015	36.4%	44.3%
2016	35.9%	44.1%
2017	35.4%	43.9%
2018	34.9%	43.6%
2019	34.4%	43.2%
2020	33.8%	42.8%
2021	33.3%	42.4%
2022	32.7%	42%
2023	32.1%	41.5%
2024	31.6%	41%
2025	31%	40.5%
2026	30.5%	40%
2027	29.9%	39.5%
2028	29.4%	39%
2029	28.8%	38.5%
2030	28.3%	38%
2031	27.8%	37.6%
2032	27.3%	37.2%
2033	26.8%	36.8%
2034	26.4%	36.5%
2035	26%	36.2%
2036	25.7%	35.9%
2037	25.5%	35.5%
2038	25.2%	35.2%
2039	24.9%	34.9%
2040	24.6%	34.5%
2041	24.3%	34.2%
2042	24%	33.8%
2043	23.7%	33.5%
2044	23.4%	33.1%
2045	23.1%	32.8%
2046	22.8%	32.4%
2047	22.5%	32%
2048	22.2%	31.6%
2049	21.9%	31.3%
2050	21.6%	30.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 41% in Nigeria in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 45.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and Nigeria compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Nigeria by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +2.29% in Nigeria. 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	Nigeria
1960	120,728	901,301
1961	123,753	932,111
1962	126,429	966,452
1963	129,065	995,116
1964	132,832	1,028,272
1965	135,997	1,061,840
1966	140,494	1,095,582
1967	143,859	1,082,884
1968	146,946	1,168,254
1969	149,516	1,213,484
1970	155,946	1,295,507
1971	165,104	1,373,896
1972	173,162	1,448,928
1973	179,871	1,525,485
1974	184,992	1,624,813
1975	188,501	1,718,623
1976	171,903	1,827,289
1977	203,299	1,923,917
1978	211,301	2,019,621
1979	216,810	2,074,807
1980	218,460	2,121,618
1981	221,044	2,179,884
1982	199,809	2,233,401
1983	238,059	2,292,089
1984	241,892	2,278,060
1985	246,119	2,289,784
1986	252,754	2,295,003
1987	261,746	2,322,397
1988	271,466	2,376,419
1989	276,736	2,452,324
1990	280,318	2,491,928
1991	283,917	2,527,807
1992	288,411	2,596,173
1993	295,515	2,673,675
1994	302,708	2,735,198
1995	309,236	2,830,771
1996	315,252	2,882,205
1997	320,087	2,936,500
1998	325,174	3,003,946
1999	328,890	3,155,425
2000	332,891	3,343,196
2001	335,503	3,478,370
2002	334,255	3,606,814
2003	333,539	3,751,120
2004	331,699	3,877,376
2005	325,816	4,013,788
2006	325,604	4,135,703
2007	326,298	4,265,428
2008	323,226	4,412,976
2009	323,320	4,528,149
2010	324,802	4,629,173
2011	328,548	4,728,363
2012	332,365	4,774,508
2013	331,321	4,811,751
2014	333,551	4,862,319
2015	335,072	4,823,045
2016	338,114	4,761,594
2017	332,838	4,706,183
2018	323,100	4,659,898
2019	307,389	4,609,941
2020	281,328	4,525,164
2021	255,145	4,641,562
2022	281,675	4,739,502
2023	289,635	4,834,309

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs Nigeria

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 993 deaths in Nigeria.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Nigeria
1985	301	1,344
1986	286	1,363
1987	277	1,351
1988	273	1,332
1989	271	1,304
1990	270	1,285
1991	268	1,282
1992	269	1,246
1993	262	1,200
1994	244	1,193
1995	229	1,186
1996	213	1,185
1997	198	1,184
1998	185	1,189
1999	174	1,165
2000	166	1,136
2001	162	1,130
2002	153	1,117
2003	150	1,090
2004	148	1,075
2005	153	1,060
2006	142	1,067
2007	135	1,063
2008	133	1,081
2009	130	1,088
2010	127	1,094
2011	120	1,108
2012	115	1,124
2013	111	1,146
2014	111	1,155
2015	112	1,168
2016	110	1,155
2017	107	1,142
2018	107	1,118
2019	106	1,091
2020	102	1,065
2021	125	1,046
2022	97	1,016
2023	94	993

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 10.5% in Nigeria. 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	Nigeria
1960	22.2%	-
1961	21.6%	-
1962	21.1%	-
1963	20.6%	-
1964	20.1%	32.7%
1965	19.6%	32%
1966	19.1%	31.3%
1967	18.6%	30.7%
1968	18.1%	30%
1969	17.6%	29.3%
1970	17.1%	28.5%
1971	16.6%	27.7%
1972	16.1%	26.9%
1973	15.6%	26.1%
1974	15.1%	25.2%
1975	14.6%	24.4%
1976	16.5%	23.6%
1977	13.6%	22.9%
1978	13.2%	22.3%
1979	12.7%	21.8%
1980	12.2%	21.3%
1981	11.8%	21%
1982	13.6%	20.8%
1983	10.9%	20.7%
1984	10.5%	20.7%
1985	10%	20.8%
1986	9.6%	20.9%
1987	9.19%	20.9%
1988	8.79%	21%
1989	8.41%	21%
1990	8.04%	21%
1991	7.68%	20.9%
1992	7.34%	20.8%
1993	7.02%	20.7%
1994	6.71%	20.6%
1995	6.42%	20.4%
1996	6.15%	20.1%
1997	5.89%	19.7%
1998	5.65%	19.3%
1999	5.42%	18.8%
2000	5.21%	18.2%
2001	5%	17.7%
2002	4.8%	17.1%
2003	4.61%	16.5%
2004	4.43%	16%
2005	4.26%	15.5%
2006	4.1%	15%
2007	3.93%	14.5%
2008	3.78%	14.1%
2009	3.62%	13.8%
2010	3.48%	13.5%
2011	3.33%	13.3%
2012	3.2%	13.1%
2013	3.07%	12.9%
2014	2.94%	12.8%
2015	2.83%	12.6%
2016	2.72%	12.5%
2017	2.63%	12.3%
2018	2.54%	12%
2019	2.45%	11.8%
2020	2.37%	11.4%
2021	2.28%	11.1%
2022	2.21%	10.8%
2023	2.14%	10.5%