Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs North Macedonia 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 1.5 in North Macedonia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs North Macedonia 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 Macedonia
1960	7	3.83
1961	6.98	3.62
1962	6.93	3.5
1963	6.9	3.62
1964	6.87	3.56
1965	6.84	3.52
1966	6.8	3.43
1967	6.76	3.33
1968	6.7	3.22
1969	6.65	3.1
1970	6.6	3.01
1971	6.55	2.93
1972	6.51	2.87
1973	6.49	2.72
1974	6.46	2.7
1975	6.41	2.69
1976	6.37	2.62
1977	6.32	2.49
1978	6.26	2.42
1979	6.22	2.4
1980	6.17	2.36
1981	6.12	2.29
1982	6.06	2.29
1983	5.98	2.25
1984	5.86	2.24
1985	5.73	2.25
1986	5.66	2.25
1987	5.64	2.32
1988	5.62	2.32
1989	5.56	2.25
1990	5.48	2.27
1991	5.38	2.31
1992	5.31	2.28
1993	5.25	2.26
1994	5.19	2.23
1995	5.11	2.13
1996	5.01	2.06
1997	4.91	1.92
1998	4.8	1.89
1999	4.69	1.77
2000	4.58	1.86
2001	4.5	1.73
2002	4.37	1.79
2003	4.25	1.75
2004	4.13	1.52
2005	3.97	1.5
2006	3.85	1.46
2007	3.72	1.46
2008	3.57	1.47
2009	3.47	1.5
2010	3.38	1.6
2011	3.29	1.46
2012	3.22	1.5
2013	3.15	1.5
2014	3.09	1.5
2015	3.03	1.49
2016	2.97	1.5
2017	2.86	1.43
2018	2.74	1.42
2019	2.59	1.34
2020	2.47	1.31
2021	2.39	1.6
2022	2.34	1.6
2023	2.31	1.5
2024	2.29	1.5
2025	2.26	1.5
2026	2.23	1.51
2027	2.2	1.51
2028	2.17	1.51
2029	2.15	1.51
2030	2.13	1.52
2031	2.11	1.52
2032	2.09	1.52
2033	2.08	1.52
2034	2.06	1.52
2035	2.05	1.52
2036	2.03	1.53
2037	2.02	1.53
2038	2	1.53
2039	1.99	1.53
2040	1.97	1.53
2041	1.96	1.53
2042	1.95	1.53
2043	1.93	1.54
2044	1.92	1.54
2045	1.92	1.54
2046	1.91	1.54
2047	1.9	1.55
2048	1.89	1.55
2049	1.89	1.55
2050	1.88	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	North Macedonia
1960	46.7%	37.7%
1961	46.7%	37.8%
1962	46.8%	37.6%
1963	46.7%	37.2%
1964	46.6%	36.7%
1965	46.6%	36.3%
1966	46.5%	35.8%
1967	46.4%	35.2%
1968	46.2%	34.7%
1969	46.2%	34.1%
1970	46.1%	33.5%
1971	46%	33%
1972	46%	32.6%
1973	46%	32.2%
1974	45.9%	31.7%
1975	45.8%	31.3%
1976	45.7%	30.9%
1977	45.6%	30.6%
1978	45.6%	30.3%
1979	45.5%	29.9%
1980	45.5%	29.5%
1981	45.6%	29.1%
1982	45.6%	28.8%
1983	45.7%	28.5%
1984	45.7%	28.3%
1985	45.7%	28.1%
1986	45.7%	27.8%
1987	45.6%	27.6%
1988	45.6%	27.4%
1989	45.5%	27.1%
1990	45.4%	26.9%
1991	45.3%	26.5%
1992	45.2%	26.1%
1993	45.1%	25.7%
1994	44.9%	25.5%
1995	44.8%	25.4%
1996	44.7%	25.1%
1997	44.5%	24.8%
1998	44.3%	24.4%
1999	44.1%	23.9%
2000	43.8%	23.4%
2001	43.6%	22.9%
2002	43.3%	22.5%
2003	43%	22.1%
2004	42.5%	21.7%
2005	42.1%	21.2%
2006	41.6%	20.8%
2007	41%	20.4%
2008	40.5%	20%
2009	39.9%	19.7%
2010	39.3%	19.3%
2011	38.7%	19%
2012	38.1%	18.8%
2013	37.5%	18.6%
2014	36.9%	18.3%
2015	36.4%	18%
2016	35.9%	17.8%
2017	35.4%	17.5%
2018	34.9%	17.4%
2019	34.4%	17.2%
2020	33.8%	17.2%
2021	33.3%	17.2%
2022	32.7%	17.2%
2023	32.1%	17.1%
2024	31.6%	16.8%
2025	31%	16.5%
2026	30.5%	16.2%
2027	29.9%	15.9%
2028	29.4%	15.6%
2029	28.8%	15.3%
2030	28.3%	14.9%
2031	27.8%	14.6%
2032	27.3%	14.3%
2033	26.8%	14%
2034	26.4%	13.7%
2035	26%	13.5%
2036	25.7%	13.3%
2037	25.5%	13.1%
2038	25.2%	13%
2039	24.9%	13%
2040	24.6%	13%
2041	24.3%	12.9%
2042	24%	12.9%
2043	23.7%	13%
2044	23.4%	13%
2045	23.1%	13%
2046	22.8%	13%
2047	22.5%	13%
2048	22.2%	13.1%
2049	21.9%	13.1%
2050	21.6%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and -0.07% in North Macedonia. 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 Macedonia
1960	120,728	28,816
1961	123,753	27,846
1962	126,429	25,317
1963	129,065	28,124
1964	132,832	27,889
1965	135,997	28,564
1966	140,494	28,766
1967	143,859	28,401
1968	146,946	28,378
1969	149,516	27,464
1970	155,946	28,022
1971	165,104	28,010
1972	173,162	28,236
1973	179,871	28,032
1974	184,992	28,400
1975	188,501	28,983
1976	171,903	28,799
1977	203,299	27,410
1978	211,301	27,150
1979	216,810	27,096
1980	218,460	26,547
1981	221,044	25,689
1982	199,809	25,810
1983	238,059	24,690
1984	241,892	24,436
1985	246,119	24,167
1986	252,754	23,720
1987	261,746	24,359
1988	271,466	24,064
1989	276,736	22,912
1990	280,318	22,868
1991	283,917	23,387
1992	288,411	21,659
1993	295,515	20,797
1994	302,708	19,103
1995	309,236	17,239
1996	315,252	14,806
1997	320,087	12,979
1998	325,174	12,446
1999	328,890	10,489
2000	332,891	12,159
2001	335,503	10,174
2002	334,255	9,697
2003	333,539	8,900
2004	331,699	5,444
2005	325,816	4,011
2006	325,604	3,988
2007	326,298	2,974
2008	323,226	3,746
2009	323,320	4,309
2010	324,802	4,866
2011	328,548	3,100
2012	332,365	3,087
2013	331,321	3,653
2014	333,551	3,644
2015	335,072	2,294
2016	338,114	2,374
2017	332,838	1,329
2018	323,100	1,512
2019	307,389	-375
2020	281,328	-5,939
2021	255,145	-9,737
2022	281,675	-4,397
2023	289,635	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs North Macedonia

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 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	North Macedonia
1985	301	17
1986	286	16
1987	277	15
1988	273	16
1989	271	14
1990	270	16
1991	268	15
1992	269	14
1993	262	14
1994	244	13
1995	229	13
1996	213	14
1997	198	13
1998	185	13
1999	174	12
2000	166	11
2001	162	9
2002	153	10
2003	150	8
2004	148	8
2005	153	7
2006	142	7
2007	135	7
2008	133	6
2009	130	6
2010	127	5
2011	120	5
2012	115	5
2013	111	5
2014	111	4
2015	112	4
2016	110	4
2017	107	4
2018	107	3
2019	106	3
2020	102	7
2021	125	12
2022	97	3
2023	94	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 0.33% in North Macedonia. 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 Macedonia
1960	22.2%	-
1961	21.6%	-
1962	21.1%	-
1963	20.6%	-
1964	20.1%	-
1965	19.6%	-
1966	19.1%	-
1967	18.6%	-
1968	18.1%	-
1969	17.6%	-
1970	17.1%	-
1971	16.6%	-
1972	16.1%	-
1973	15.6%	-
1974	15.1%	-
1975	14.6%	-
1976	16.5%	-
1977	13.6%	-
1978	13.2%	-
1979	12.7%	-
1980	12.2%	-
1981	11.8%	5.79%
1982	13.6%	5.53%
1983	10.9%	5.25%
1984	10.5%	5.06%
1985	10%	5%
1986	9.6%	4.91%
1987	9.19%	4.69%
1988	8.79%	4.36%
1989	8.41%	4.01%
1990	8.04%	3.7%
1991	7.68%	3.46%
1992	7.34%	3.3%
1993	7.02%	3.13%
1994	6.71%	2.85%
1995	6.42%	2.45%
1996	6.15%	2.12%
1997	5.89%	1.93%
1998	5.65%	1.83%
1999	5.42%	1.73%
2000	5.21%	1.59%
2001	5%	1.48%
2002	4.8%	1.43%
2003	4.61%	1.43%
2004	4.43%	1.42%
2005	4.26%	1.37%
2006	4.1%	1.3%
2007	3.93%	1.23%
2008	3.78%	1.17%
2009	3.62%	1.1%
2010	3.48%	1.04%
2011	3.33%	1%
2012	3.2%	1.02%
2013	3.07%	1.07%
2014	2.94%	1.11%
2015	2.83%	1.13%
2016	2.72%	1.08%
2017	2.63%	0.97%
2018	2.54%	0.83%
2019	2.45%	0.7%
2020	2.37%	0.59%
2021	2.28%	0.5%
2022	2.21%	0.41%
2023	2.14%	0.33%