Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Pakistan

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs Pakistan 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 3.61 in Pakistan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs Pakistan 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	Pakistan
1960	7	6.8
1961	6.98	6.8
1962	6.93	6.8
1963	6.9	6.8
1964	6.87	6.8
1965	6.84	6.8
1966	6.8	6.8
1967	6.76	6.8
1968	6.7	6.8
1969	6.65	6.8
1970	6.6	6.8
1971	6.55	6.8
1972	6.51	6.81
1973	6.49	6.81
1974	6.46	6.81
1975	6.41	6.81
1976	6.37	6.81
1977	6.32	6.8
1978	6.26	6.78
1979	6.22	6.76
1980	6.17	6.73
1981	6.12	6.7
1982	6.06	6.67
1983	5.98	6.64
1984	5.86	6.62
1985	5.73	6.59
1986	5.66	6.55
1987	5.64	6.52
1988	5.62	6.48
1989	5.56	6.43
1990	5.48	6.36
1991	5.38	6.29
1992	5.31	6.21
1993	5.25	6.11
1994	5.19	6.01
1995	5.11	5.89
1996	5.01	5.77
1997	4.91	5.64
1998	4.8	5.51
1999	4.69	5.46
2000	4.58	5.35
2001	4.5	5.18
2002	4.37	5.01
2003	4.25	4.89
2004	4.13	4.68
2005	3.97	4.6
2006	3.85	4.59
2007	3.72	4.55
2008	3.57	4.51
2009	3.47	4.47
2010	3.38	4.4
2011	3.29	4.31
2012	3.22	4.2
2013	3.15	4.13
2014	3.09	4.06
2015	3.03	3.99
2016	2.97	3.9
2017	2.86	3.9
2018	2.74	3.86
2019	2.59	3.81
2020	2.47	3.77
2021	2.39	3.72
2022	2.34	3.66
2023	2.31	3.61
2024	2.29	3.55
2025	2.26	3.5
2026	2.23	3.44
2027	2.2	3.39
2028	2.17	3.34
2029	2.15	3.3
2030	2.13	3.25
2031	2.11	3.21
2032	2.09	3.16
2033	2.08	3.12
2034	2.06	3.08
2035	2.05	3.04
2036	2.03	3.01
2037	2.02	2.97
2038	2	2.94
2039	1.99	2.9
2040	1.97	2.87
2041	1.96	2.83
2042	1.95	2.8
2043	1.93	2.77
2044	1.92	2.74
2045	1.92	2.71
2046	1.91	2.69
2047	1.9	2.66
2048	1.89	2.63
2049	1.89	2.61
2050	1.88	2.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Pakistan
1960	46.7%	41.3%
1961	46.7%	41.4%
1962	46.8%	41.6%
1963	46.7%	41.8%
1964	46.6%	42.2%
1965	46.6%	42.7%
1966	46.5%	43%
1967	46.4%	43.3%
1968	46.2%	43.5%
1969	46.2%	43.7%
1970	46.1%	43.9%
1971	46%	44%
1972	46%	44.1%
1973	46%	44.1%
1974	45.9%	44.1%
1975	45.8%	44.1%
1976	45.7%	44%
1977	45.6%	43.9%
1978	45.6%	43.8%
1979	45.5%	43.7%
1980	45.5%	43.3%
1981	45.6%	43.1%
1982	45.6%	43%
1983	45.7%	43.1%
1984	45.7%	43.3%
1985	45.7%	43.5%
1986	45.7%	43.6%
1987	45.6%	43.7%
1988	45.6%	43.8%
1989	45.5%	44%
1990	45.4%	44.1%
1991	45.3%	44.1%
1992	45.2%	44.3%
1993	45.1%	44.5%
1994	44.9%	44.5%
1995	44.8%	44.5%
1996	44.7%	44.3%
1997	44.5%	44.1%
1998	44.3%	43.9%
1999	44.1%	43.6%
2000	43.8%	43.3%
2001	43.6%	42.9%
2002	43.3%	42.6%
2003	43%	42.3%
2004	42.5%	41.8%
2005	42.1%	41.3%
2006	41.6%	40.9%
2007	41%	40.4%
2008	40.5%	40%
2009	39.9%	39.6%
2010	39.3%	39.3%
2011	38.7%	39.1%
2012	38.1%	39%
2013	37.5%	38.9%
2014	36.9%	38.9%
2015	36.4%	38.8%
2016	35.9%	38.6%
2017	35.4%	38.5%
2018	34.9%	38.3%
2019	34.4%	38.1%
2020	33.8%	37.9%
2021	33.3%	37.6%
2022	32.7%	37.3%
2023	32.1%	37%
2024	31.6%	36.7%
2025	31%	36.2%
2026	30.5%	35.8%
2027	29.9%	35.3%
2028	29.4%	34.9%
2029	28.8%	34.5%
2030	28.3%	34.2%
2031	27.8%	33.8%
2032	27.3%	33.5%
2033	26.8%	33.3%
2034	26.4%	33%
2035	26%	32.7%
2036	25.7%	32.5%
2037	25.5%	32.2%
2038	25.2%	32%
2039	24.9%	31.7%
2040	24.6%	31.5%
2041	24.3%	31.3%
2042	24%	31%
2043	23.7%	30.8%
2044	23.4%	30.5%
2045	23.1%	30.3%
2046	22.8%	30%
2047	22.5%	29.7%
2048	22.2%	29.5%
2049	21.9%	29.2%
2050	21.6%	28.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 36.7% in Pakistan in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 44.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and Pakistan compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Pakistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +2.23% in Pakistan. 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	Pakistan
1960	120,728	1,217,147
1961	123,753	1,273,772
1962	126,429	1,328,675
1963	129,065	1,384,934
1964	132,832	1,447,394
1965	135,997	1,496,050
1966	140,494	1,566,343
1967	143,859	1,626,737
1968	146,946	1,683,296
1969	149,516	1,733,601
1970	155,946	1,793,570
1971	165,104	1,695,374
1972	173,162	1,912,774
1973	179,871	1,971,909
1974	184,992	2,028,061
1975	188,501	2,099,811
1976	171,903	2,171,812
1977	203,299	2,257,849
1978	211,301	2,356,601
1979	216,810	2,461,311
1980	218,460	2,598,421
1981	221,044	2,790,454
1982	199,809	2,934,689
1983	238,059	3,052,738
1984	241,892	3,145,772
1985	246,119	3,233,315
1986	252,754	3,341,643
1987	261,746	3,448,813
1988	271,466	3,554,755
1989	276,736	3,648,132
1990	280,318	3,731,730
1991	283,917	3,822,363
1992	288,411	3,888,637
1993	295,515	3,915,776
1994	302,708	3,956,699
1995	309,236	3,977,175
1996	315,252	4,021,758
1997	320,087	4,043,912
1998	325,174	4,104,824
1999	328,890	4,228,026
2000	332,891	4,281,169
2001	335,503	4,304,297
2002	334,255	4,307,607
2003	333,539	4,340,688
2004	331,699	4,294,654
2005	325,816	4,294,393
2006	325,604	4,538,426
2007	326,298	4,690,187
2008	323,226	4,885,855
2009	323,320	5,028,132
2010	324,802	5,147,142
2011	328,548	5,189,412
2012	332,365	5,191,263
2013	331,321	5,176,590
2014	333,551	5,148,994
2015	335,072	5,113,507
2016	338,114	5,044,922
2017	332,838	5,090,200
2018	323,100	5,103,858
2019	307,389	5,127,011
2020	281,328	5,011,177
2021	255,145	5,065,913
2022	281,675	5,268,077
2023	289,635	5,281,745

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs Pakistan

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 155 deaths in Pakistan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Pakistan
1985	301	432
1986	286	436
1987	277	442
1988	273	441
1989	271	439
1990	270	434
1991	268	443
1992	269	459
1993	262	473
1994	244	479
1995	229	485
1996	213	482
1997	198	476
1998	185	456
1999	174	438
2000	166	419
2001	162	400
2002	153	380
2003	150	358
2004	148	333
2005	153	316
2006	142	284
2007	135	265
2008	133	254
2009	130	246
2010	127	240
2011	120	234
2012	115	227
2013	111	220
2014	111	211
2015	112	202
2016	110	193
2017	107	184
2018	107	178
2019	106	173
2020	102	178
2021	125	193
2022	97	160
2023	94	155

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 5.85% in Pakistan. 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	Pakistan
1960	22.2%	25%
1961	21.6%	24.1%
1962	21.1%	23.3%
1963	20.6%	22.5%
1964	20.1%	21.8%
1965	19.6%	21.2%
1966	19.1%	20.6%
1967	18.6%	20.2%
1968	18.1%	19.7%
1969	17.6%	19.4%
1970	17.1%	19%
1971	16.6%	18.7%
1972	16.1%	18.4%
1973	15.6%	18.1%
1974	15.1%	17.8%
1975	14.6%	17.6%
1976	16.5%	17.4%
1977	13.6%	17.1%
1978	13.2%	16.9%
1979	12.7%	16.7%
1980	12.2%	16.5%
1981	11.8%	16.3%
1982	13.6%	16.1%
1983	10.9%	15.8%
1984	10.5%	15.6%
1985	10%	15.3%
1986	9.6%	15%
1987	9.19%	14.8%
1988	8.79%	14.5%
1989	8.41%	14.2%
1990	8.04%	14%
1991	7.68%	13.7%
1992	7.34%	13.4%
1993	7.02%	13.1%
1994	6.71%	12.8%
1995	6.42%	12.5%
1996	6.15%	12.1%
1997	5.89%	11.8%
1998	5.65%	11.5%
1999	5.42%	11.1%
2000	5.21%	10.8%
2001	5%	10.5%
2002	4.8%	10.3%
2003	4.61%	10.1%
2004	4.43%	9.85%
2005	4.26%	9.65%
2006	4.1%	9.47%
2007	3.93%	9.29%
2008	3.78%	9.1%
2009	3.62%	8.91%
2010	3.48%	8.71%
2011	3.33%	8.49%
2012	3.2%	8.27%
2013	3.07%	8.04%
2014	2.94%	7.8%
2015	2.83%	7.56%
2016	2.72%	7.33%
2017	2.63%	7.1%
2018	2.54%	6.88%
2019	2.45%	6.67%
2020	2.37%	6.46%
2021	2.28%	6.25%
2022	2.21%	6.05%
2023	2.14%	5.85%