Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and North Korea

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs North Korea 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 1.78 in North Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs North Korea 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	North Korea
1960	7	3.57
1961	6.98	3.26
1962	6.93	3.41
1963	6.9	3.63
1964	6.87	3.55
1965	6.84	3.56
1966	6.8	3.71
1967	6.76	4.05
1968	6.7	3.87
1969	6.65	3.86
1970	6.6	3.85
1971	6.55	3.74
1972	6.51	3.89
1973	6.49	3.35
1974	6.46	3.14
1975	6.41	3.05
1976	6.37	2.84
1977	6.32	2.77
1978	6.26	2.79
1979	6.22	2.85
1980	6.17	2.84
1981	6.12	2.92
1982	6.06	2.85
1983	5.98	2.78
1984	5.86	2.71
1985	5.73	2.65
1986	5.66	2.59
1987	5.64	2.53
1988	5.62	2.47
1989	5.56	2.41
1990	5.48	2.39
1991	5.38	2.35
1992	5.31	2.29
1993	5.25	2.22
1994	5.19	2.18
1995	5.11	2.15
1996	5.01	2.09
1997	4.91	2.03
1998	4.8	1.99
1999	4.69	1.97
2000	4.58	1.94
2001	4.5	1.94
2002	4.37	1.92
2003	4.25	1.91
2004	4.13	1.9
2005	3.97	1.87
2006	3.85	1.94
2007	3.72	1.94
2008	3.57	1.97
2009	3.47	1.91
2010	3.38	1.89
2011	3.29	1.88
2012	3.22	1.88
2013	3.15	1.88
2014	3.09	1.87
2015	3.03	1.86
2016	2.97	1.86
2017	2.86	1.85
2018	2.74	1.83
2019	2.59	1.83
2020	2.47	1.82
2021	2.39	1.81
2022	2.34	1.8
2023	2.31	1.78
2024	2.29	1.78
2025	2.26	1.77
2026	2.23	1.75
2027	2.2	1.74
2028	2.17	1.73
2029	2.15	1.73
2030	2.13	1.72
2031	2.11	1.72
2032	2.09	1.71
2033	2.08	1.71
2034	2.06	1.71
2035	2.05	1.7
2036	2.03	1.7
2037	2.02	1.7
2038	2	1.69
2039	1.99	1.69
2040	1.97	1.69
2041	1.96	1.69
2042	1.95	1.69
2043	1.93	1.69
2044	1.92	1.68
2045	1.92	1.68
2046	1.91	1.68
2047	1.9	1.68
2048	1.89	1.67
2049	1.89	1.67
2050	1.88	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	North Korea
1960	46.7%	37.5%
1961	46.7%	37%
1962	46.8%	36.6%
1963	46.7%	36.5%
1964	46.6%	36.6%
1965	46.6%	36.7%
1966	46.5%	37.3%
1967	46.4%	38.3%
1968	46.2%	39.2%
1969	46.2%	39.8%
1970	46.1%	40.1%
1971	46%	40.3%
1972	46%	40.2%
1973	46%	39.8%
1974	45.9%	39.3%
1975	45.8%	38.8%
1976	45.7%	38.3%
1977	45.6%	37.7%
1978	45.6%	36.9%
1979	45.5%	36%
1980	45.5%	35.1%
1981	45.6%	34.2%
1982	45.6%	33.1%
1983	45.7%	32%
1984	45.7%	30.9%
1985	45.7%	29.9%
1986	45.7%	29%
1987	45.6%	28%
1988	45.6%	27.3%
1989	45.5%	26.8%
1990	45.4%	26.5%
1991	45.3%	26.4%
1992	45.2%	26.3%
1993	45.1%	26.4%
1994	44.9%	26.4%
1995	44.8%	26.4%
1996	44.7%	26.3%
1997	44.5%	26.2%
1998	44.3%	26%
1999	44.1%	25.8%
2000	43.8%	25.6%
2001	43.6%	25.3%
2002	43.3%	25%
2003	43%	24.6%
2004	42.5%	24.3%
2005	42.1%	23.9%
2006	41.6%	23.4%
2007	41%	23%
2008	40.5%	22.5%
2009	39.9%	22.1%
2010	39.3%	21.6%
2011	38.7%	21.2%
2012	38.1%	20.8%
2013	37.5%	20.4%
2014	36.9%	20.1%
2015	36.4%	19.8%
2016	35.9%	19.6%
2017	35.4%	19.4%
2018	34.9%	19.2%
2019	34.4%	19.1%
2020	33.8%	19.1%
2021	33.3%	19.1%
2022	32.7%	19%
2023	32.1%	19%
2024	31.6%	18.9%
2025	31%	18.9%
2026	30.5%	18.9%
2027	29.9%	18.8%
2028	29.4%	18.7%
2029	28.8%	18.6%
2030	28.3%	18.5%
2031	27.8%	18.3%
2032	27.3%	18.1%
2033	26.8%	17.9%
2034	26.4%	17.6%
2035	26%	17.4%
2036	25.7%	17.1%
2037	25.5%	16.8%
2038	25.2%	16.6%
2039	24.9%	16.3%
2040	24.6%	16.1%
2041	24.3%	15.9%
2042	24%	15.7%
2043	23.7%	15.5%
2044	23.4%	15.4%
2045	23.1%	15.3%
2046	22.8%	15.2%
2047	22.5%	15.2%
2048	22.2%	15.2%
2049	21.9%	15.2%
2050	21.6%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +0.42% in North Korea. 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	North Korea
1960	120,728	277,717
1961	123,753	257,788
1962	126,429	286,534
1963	129,065	321,805
1964	132,832	323,623
1965	135,997	335,587
1966	140,494	363,882
1967	143,859	414,632
1968	146,946	399,837
1969	149,516	404,189
1970	155,946	406,129
1971	165,104	393,220
1972	173,162	411,997
1973	179,871	338,600
1974	184,992	306,902
1975	188,501	288,966
1976	171,903	255,841
1977	203,299	242,870
1978	211,301	243,533
1979	216,810	251,409
1980	218,460	255,206
1981	221,044	273,800
1982	199,809	276,332
1983	238,059	279,046
1984	241,892	282,987
1985	246,119	287,714
1986	252,754	293,227
1987	261,746	296,030
1988	271,466	299,305
1989	276,736	303,078
1990	280,318	312,460
1991	283,917	320,551
1992	288,411	324,002
1993	295,515	320,880
1994	302,708	320,861
1995	309,236	233,381
1996	315,252	226,095
1997	320,087	211,325
1998	325,174	197,589
1999	328,890	181,613
2000	332,891	161,591
2001	335,503	143,321
2002	334,255	119,504
2003	333,539	178,775
2004	331,699	155,838
2005	325,816	132,765
2006	325,604	129,171
2007	326,298	120,521
2008	323,226	122,015
2009	323,320	111,530
2010	324,802	112,443
2011	328,548	114,798
2012	332,365	118,773
2013	331,321	122,519
2014	333,551	127,078
2015	335,072	127,365
2016	338,114	125,048
2017	332,838	120,181
2018	323,100	113,164
2019	307,389	106,208
2020	281,328	95,920
2021	255,145	99,710
2022	281,675	96,495
2023	289,635	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs North Korea

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 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	North Korea
1985	301	76
1986	286	68
1987	277	62
1988	273	55
1989	271	49
1990	270	43
1991	268	38
1992	269	37
1993	262	46
1994	244	57
1995	229	127
1996	213	128
1997	198	128
1998	185	129
1999	174	129
2000	166	129
2001	162	130
2002	153	131
2003	150	76
2004	148	77
2005	153	78
2006	142	80
2007	135	80
2008	133	79
2009	130	78
2010	127	77
2011	120	76
2012	115	76
2013	111	75
2014	111	73
2015	112	72
2016	110	71
2017	107	70
2018	107	69
2019	106	66
2020	102	66
2021	125	72
2022	97	67
2023	94	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 1.8% in North Korea. 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	North Korea
1960	22.2%	11.6%
1961	21.6%	11.2%
1962	21.1%	10.8%
1963	20.6%	10.4%
1964	20.1%	9.92%
1965	19.6%	9.46%
1966	19.1%	8.96%
1967	18.6%	8.45%
1968	18.1%	7.94%
1969	17.6%	7.45%
1970	17.1%	6.99%
1971	16.6%	6.58%
1972	16.1%	6.2%
1973	15.6%	5.86%
1974	15.1%	5.56%
1975	14.6%	5.28%
1976	16.5%	5.03%
1977	13.6%	4.8%
1978	13.2%	4.59%
1979	12.7%	4.4%
1980	12.2%	4.22%
1981	11.8%	4.05%
1982	13.6%	3.91%
1983	10.9%	3.8%
1984	10.5%	3.71%
1985	10%	3.68%
1986	9.6%	3.68%
1987	9.19%	3.78%
1988	8.79%	3.83%
1989	8.41%	3.95%
1990	8.04%	4.07%
1991	7.68%	4.18%
1992	7.34%	4.25%
1993	7.02%	4.27%
1994	6.71%	4.25%
1995	6.42%	10.8%
1996	6.15%	10.6%
1997	5.89%	10.5%
1998	5.65%	10.3%
1999	5.42%	10.2%
2000	5.21%	10%
2001	5%	9.9%
2002	4.8%	9.78%
2003	4.61%	3.45%
2004	4.43%	3.38%
2005	4.26%	3.33%
2006	4.1%	3.28%
2007	3.93%	3.24%
2008	3.78%	3.1%
2009	3.62%	3%
2010	3.48%	2.87%
2011	3.33%	2.72%
2012	3.2%	2.57%
2013	3.07%	2.41%
2014	2.94%	2.26%
2015	2.83%	2.14%
2016	2.72%	2.06%
2017	2.63%	1.91%
2018	2.54%	1.84%
2019	2.45%	1.77%
2020	2.37%	1.74%
2021	2.28%	1.74%
2022	2.21%	1.77%
2023	2.14%	1.8%