Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 1.51 in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs Saint Kitts and Nevis 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	Saint Kitts
1960	7	6.54
1961	6.98	6.27
1962	6.93	6.06
1963	6.9	6.12
1964	6.87	6.08
1965	6.84	6.01
1966	6.8	5.78
1967	6.76	5.46
1968	6.7	5.17
1969	6.65	4.97
1970	6.6	4.73
1971	6.55	4.51
1972	6.51	4.16
1973	6.49	3.97
1974	6.46	3.81
1975	6.41	3.68
1976	6.37	3.59
1977	6.32	3.48
1978	6.26	3.29
1979	6.22	3.23
1980	6.17	3.26
1981	6.12	3.3
1982	6.06	3.18
1983	5.98	3.1
1984	5.86	2.88
1985	5.73	2.82
1986	5.66	2.68
1987	5.64	2.62
1988	5.62	2.62
1989	5.56	2.69
1990	5.48	2.73
1991	5.38	2.6
1992	5.31	2.43
1993	5.25	2.38
1994	5.19	2.31
1995	5.11	2.3
1996	5.01	2.26
1997	4.91	2.3
1998	4.8	2.31
1999	4.69	2.26
2000	4.58	2.13
2001	4.5	2.08
2002	4.37	2.04
2003	4.25	2
2004	4.13	1.96
2005	3.97	1.93
2006	3.85	1.9
2007	3.72	1.87
2008	3.57	1.83
2009	3.47	1.8
2010	3.38	1.76
2011	3.29	1.74
2012	3.22	1.71
2013	3.15	1.68
2014	3.09	1.67
2015	3.03	1.64
2016	2.97	1.63
2017	2.86	1.61
2018	2.74	1.59
2019	2.59	1.57
2020	2.47	1.55
2021	2.39	1.53
2022	2.34	1.51
2023	2.31	1.51
2024	2.29	1.53
2025	2.26	1.51
2026	2.23	1.5
2027	2.2	1.49
2028	2.17	1.49
2029	2.15	1.49
2030	2.13	1.48
2031	2.11	1.48
2032	2.09	1.48
2033	2.08	1.48
2034	2.06	1.48
2035	2.05	1.48
2036	2.03	1.48
2037	2.02	1.49
2038	2	1.49
2039	1.99	1.49
2040	1.97	1.49
2041	1.96	1.49
2042	1.95	1.49
2043	1.93	1.5
2044	1.92	1.5
2045	1.92	1.5
2046	1.91	1.5
2047	1.9	1.5
2048	1.89	1.5
2049	1.89	1.5
2050	1.88	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Saint Kitts
1960	46.7%	45.6%
1961	46.7%	45.7%
1962	46.8%	45.8%
1963	46.7%	46%
1964	46.6%	46.1%
1965	46.6%	46.3%
1966	46.5%	46.6%
1967	46.4%	47%
1968	46.2%	47.4%
1969	46.2%	47.7%
1970	46.1%	47.2%
1971	46%	45.8%
1972	46%	44.3%
1973	46%	42.9%
1974	45.9%	41.6%
1975	45.8%	40.5%
1976	45.7%	39.6%
1977	45.6%	38.8%
1978	45.6%	38.2%
1979	45.5%	37.6%
1980	45.5%	36.9%
1981	45.6%	36.2%
1982	45.6%	35.6%
1983	45.7%	35.1%
1984	45.7%	34.7%
1985	45.7%	34.5%
1986	45.7%	34.3%
1987	45.6%	34.2%
1988	45.6%	34.1%
1989	45.5%	34.1%
1990	45.4%	34.2%
1991	45.3%	34.1%
1992	45.2%	33.6%
1993	45.1%	32.9%
1994	44.9%	32.3%
1995	44.8%	31.7%
1996	44.7%	31.1%
1997	44.5%	30.6%
1998	44.3%	30.1%
1999	44.1%	29.7%
2000	43.8%	29.3%
2001	43.6%	28.8%
2002	43.3%	28.1%
2003	43%	27.4%
2004	42.5%	26.6%
2005	42.1%	26%
2006	41.6%	25.3%
2007	41%	24.8%
2008	40.5%	24.4%
2009	39.9%	24%
2010	39.3%	23.3%
2011	38.7%	22.7%
2012	38.1%	22.2%
2013	37.5%	21.7%
2014	36.9%	21.1%
2015	36.4%	20.6%
2016	35.9%	20.2%
2017	35.4%	19.9%
2018	34.9%	19.6%
2019	34.4%	19.3%
2020	33.8%	19.1%
2021	33.3%	18.8%
2022	32.7%	18.6%
2023	32.1%	18.3%
2024	31.6%	18.2%
2025	31%	18.3%
2026	30.5%	18.4%
2027	29.9%	18.2%
2028	29.4%	17.9%
2029	28.8%	17.7%
2030	28.3%	17.5%
2031	27.8%	17.2%
2032	27.3%	17%
2033	26.8%	16.8%
2034	26.4%	16.5%
2035	26%	16.3%
2036	25.7%	16.1%
2037	25.5%	15.9%
2038	25.2%	15.7%
2039	24.9%	15.5%
2040	24.6%	15.4%
2041	24.3%	15.2%
2042	24%	15.1%
2043	23.7%	15%
2044	23.4%	14.8%
2045	23.1%	14.7%
2046	22.8%	14.6%
2047	22.5%	14.5%
2048	22.2%	14.5%
2049	21.9%	14.4%
2050	21.6%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Saint Kitts and Nevis by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. 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	Saint Kitts
1960	120,728	1,562
1961	123,753	1,466
1962	126,429	1,373
1963	129,065	1,360
1964	132,832	1,305
1965	135,997	1,228
1966	140,494	1,103
1967	143,859	951
1968	146,946	812
1969	149,516	708
1970	155,946	611
1971	165,104	615
1972	173,162	619
1973	179,871	646
1974	184,992	670
1975	188,501	688
1976	171,903	703
1977	203,299	697
1978	211,301	654
1979	216,810	643
1980	218,460	652
1981	221,044	684
1982	199,809	672
1983	238,059	664
1984	241,892	598
1985	246,119	574
1986	252,754	520
1987	261,746	486
1988	271,466	471
1989	276,736	476
1990	280,318	471
1991	283,917	411
1992	288,411	369
1993	295,515	373
1994	302,708	370
1995	309,236	382
1996	315,252	379
1997	320,087	405
1998	325,174	415
1999	328,890	413
2000	332,891	376
2001	335,503	369
2002	334,255	365
2003	333,539	369
2004	331,699	365
2005	325,816	361
2006	325,604	355
2007	326,298	341
2008	323,226	322
2009	323,320	300
2010	324,802	274
2011	328,548	250
2012	332,365	246
2013	331,321	227
2014	333,551	213
2015	335,072	197
2016	338,114	185
2017	332,838	169
2018	323,100	150
2019	307,389	135
2020	281,328	98
2021	255,145	-20
2022	281,675	14
2023	289,635	84

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs Saint Kitts and Nevis

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 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Saint Kitts
1985	301	290
1986	286	285
1987	277	302
1988	273	308
1989	271	316
1990	270	302
1991	268	280
1992	269	255
1993	262	225
1994	244	205
1995	229	204
1996	213	194
1997	198	194
1998	185	193
1999	174	164
2000	166	143
2001	162	131
2002	153	115
2003	150	111
2004	148	104
2005	153	102
2006	142	99
2007	135	96
2008	133	95
2009	130	93
2010	127	92
2011	120	90
2012	115	88
2013	111	82
2014	111	82
2015	112	76
2016	110	75
2017	107	74
2018	107	78
2019	106	74
2020	102	80
2021	125	111
2022	97	99
2023	94	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 1.63% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. 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	Saint Kitts
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%	6.16%
1974	15.1%	6.03%
1975	14.6%	5.91%
1976	16.5%	5.78%
1977	13.6%	5.64%
1978	13.2%	5.48%
1979	12.7%	5.29%
1980	12.2%	5.06%
1981	11.8%	4.81%
1982	13.6%	4.53%
1983	10.9%	4.26%
1984	10.5%	4%
1985	10%	3.76%
1986	9.6%	3.56%
1987	9.19%	3.39%
1988	8.79%	3.24%
1989	8.41%	3.12%
1990	8.04%	3.03%
1991	7.68%	2.96%
1992	7.34%	2.9%
1993	7.02%	2.85%
1994	6.71%	2.8%
1995	6.42%	2.76%
1996	6.15%	2.7%
1997	5.89%	2.64%
1998	5.65%	2.56%
1999	5.42%	2.48%
2000	5.21%	2.39%
2001	5%	2.29%
2002	4.8%	2.2%
2003	4.61%	2.11%
2004	4.43%	2.03%
2005	4.26%	1.97%
2006	4.1%	1.92%
2007	3.93%	1.89%
2008	3.78%	1.88%
2009	3.62%	1.87%
2010	3.48%	1.88%
2011	3.33%	1.89%
2012	3.2%	1.91%
2013	3.07%	1.93%
2014	2.94%	1.95%
2015	2.83%	1.94%
2016	2.72%	1.93%
2017	2.63%	1.9%
2018	2.54%	1.86%
2019	2.45%	1.82%
2020	2.37%	1.77%
2021	2.28%	1.72%
2022	2.21%	1.68%
2023	2.14%	1.63%