Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs Sao Tome and Principe 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 3.64 in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Guatemala	Sao Tome
1960	7	6.24
1961	6.98	6.26
1962	6.93	6.28
1963	6.9	6.31
1964	6.87	6.33
1965	6.84	6.35
1966	6.8	6.37
1967	6.76	6.39
1968	6.7	6.42
1969	6.65	6.44
1970	6.6	6.47
1971	6.55	6.49
1972	6.51	6.51
1973	6.49	6.53
1974	6.46	6.53
1975	6.41	6.53
1976	6.37	6.52
1977	6.32	6.5
1978	6.26	6.47
1979	6.22	6.43
1980	6.17	6.39
1981	6.12	6.33
1982	6.06	6.28
1983	5.98	6.22
1984	5.86	6.16
1985	5.73	6.1
1986	5.66	6.05
1987	5.64	5.99
1988	5.62	5.94
1989	5.56	5.88
1990	5.48	5.83
1991	5.38	5.77
1992	5.31	5.7
1993	5.25	5.64
1994	5.19	5.56
1995	5.11	5.55
1996	5.01	5.47
1997	4.91	5.4
1998	4.8	5.3
1999	4.69	5.23
2000	4.58	5.16
2001	4.5	5.1
2002	4.37	5.06
2003	4.25	5.01
2004	4.13	4.96
2005	3.97	4.94
2006	3.85	4.93
2007	3.72	4.96
2008	3.57	4.91
2009	3.47	4.84
2010	3.38	4.77
2011	3.29	4.72
2012	3.22	4.66
2013	3.15	4.58
2014	3.09	4.49
2015	3.03	4.35
2016	2.97	4.2
2017	2.86	4.07
2018	2.74	3.98
2019	2.59	3.9
2020	2.47	3.83
2021	2.39	3.76
2022	2.34	3.7
2023	2.31	3.64
2024	2.29	3.6
2025	2.26	3.53
2026	2.23	3.47
2027	2.2	3.42
2028	2.17	3.36
2029	2.15	3.32
2030	2.13	3.26
2031	2.11	3.21
2032	2.09	3.17
2033	2.08	3.13
2034	2.06	3.09
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	2.78
2044	1.92	2.75
2045	1.92	2.73
2046	1.91	2.7
2047	1.9	2.67
2048	1.89	2.64
2049	1.89	2.62
2050	1.88	2.59

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Sao Tome
1960	46.7%	32.9%
1961	46.7%	34.3%
1962	46.8%	36.6%
1963	46.7%	38.5%
1964	46.6%	40.2%
1965	46.6%	41.6%
1966	46.5%	42.9%
1967	46.4%	44%
1968	46.2%	44.9%
1969	46.2%	45.8%
1970	46.1%	46.2%
1971	46%	46.1%
1972	46%	45.9%
1973	46%	45.7%
1974	45.9%	45.6%
1975	45.8%	45.5%
1976	45.7%	45.4%
1977	45.6%	45.3%
1978	45.6%	45.2%
1979	45.5%	45.1%
1980	45.5%	44.9%
1981	45.6%	44.7%
1982	45.6%	44.5%
1983	45.7%	44.5%
1984	45.7%	44.4%
1985	45.7%	44.5%
1986	45.7%	44.7%
1987	45.6%	44.9%
1988	45.6%	45%
1989	45.5%	45%
1990	45.4%	45.1%
1991	45.3%	45.1%
1992	45.2%	45.2%
1993	45.1%	45.2%
1994	44.9%	45.1%
1995	44.8%	44.9%
1996	44.7%	44.7%
1997	44.5%	44.3%
1998	44.3%	43.9%
1999	44.1%	43.4%
2000	43.8%	42.8%
2001	43.6%	42.5%
2002	43.3%	42.3%
2003	43%	42.2%
2004	42.5%	42.1%
2005	42.1%	42%
2006	41.6%	42%
2007	41%	42%
2008	40.5%	42.1%
2009	39.9%	42.1%
2010	39.3%	42.1%
2011	38.7%	42%
2012	38.1%	42%
2013	37.5%	42%
2014	36.9%	42%
2015	36.4%	41.9%
2016	35.9%	41.7%
2017	35.4%	41.4%
2018	34.9%	40.9%
2019	34.4%	40.5%
2020	33.8%	39.9%
2021	33.3%	39.4%
2022	32.7%	38.8%
2023	32.1%	38.3%
2024	31.6%	37.8%
2025	31%	37.5%
2026	30.5%	37.2%
2027	29.9%	36.8%
2028	29.4%	36.4%
2029	28.8%	36%
2030	28.3%	35.6%
2031	27.8%	35.4%
2032	27.3%	35.2%
2033	26.8%	35%
2034	26.4%	34.8%
2035	26%	34.7%
2036	25.7%	34.5%
2037	25.5%	34.2%
2038	25.2%	34%
2039	24.9%	33.8%
2040	24.6%	33.5%
2041	24.3%	33.2%
2042	24%	32.9%
2043	23.7%	32.6%
2044	23.4%	32.3%
2045	23.1%	32%
2046	22.8%	31.6%
2047	22.5%	31.3%
2048	22.2%	31%
2049	21.9%	30.6%
2050	21.6%	30.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 37.8% in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 45.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and Sao Tome and Principe compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Sao Tome and Principe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +2.4% in Sao Tome and Principe. 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	Sao Tome
1960	120,728	1,547
1961	123,753	1,657
1962	126,429	1,625
1963	129,065	1,609
1964	132,832	1,600
1965	135,997	1,611
1966	140,494	1,642
1967	143,859	1,693
1968	146,946	1,767
1969	149,516	1,862
1970	155,946	1,980
1971	165,104	2,127
1972	173,162	2,232
1973	179,871	2,329
1974	184,992	2,422
1975	188,501	2,515
1976	171,903	2,608
1977	203,299	2,705
1978	211,301	2,800
1979	216,810	2,893
1980	218,460	2,965
1981	221,044	3,015
1982	199,809	3,047
1983	238,059	3,100
1984	241,892	3,163
1985	246,119	3,242
1986	252,754	3,180
1987	261,746	3,440
1988	271,466	3,544
1989	276,736	3,576
1990	280,318	3,719
1991	283,917	3,801
1992	288,411	3,822
1993	295,515	3,841
1994	302,708	3,860
1995	309,236	3,948
1996	315,252	3,993
1997	320,087	4,041
1998	325,174	4,120
1999	328,890	4,221
2000	332,891	4,334
2001	335,503	4,471
2002	334,255	4,591
2003	333,539	4,702
2004	331,699	4,810
2005	325,816	4,897
2006	325,604	5,057
2007	326,298	5,226
2008	323,226	5,297
2009	323,320	5,349
2010	324,802	5,391
2011	328,548	5,445
2012	332,365	5,501
2013	331,321	5,449
2014	333,551	5,381
2015	335,072	5,269
2016	338,114	5,125
2017	332,838	5,007
2018	323,100	4,957
2019	307,389	4,932
2020	281,328	4,874
2021	255,145	4,954
2022	281,675	5,102
2023	289,635	5,221

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs Sao Tome and Principe

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 75 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Sao Tome
1985	301	159
1986	286	175
1987	277	161
1988	273	157
1989	271	167
1990	270	164
1991	268	166
1992	269	164
1993	262	166
1994	244	168
1995	229	172
1996	213	171
1997	198	173
1998	185	175
1999	174	179
2000	166	180
2001	162	178
2002	153	179
2003	150	178
2004	148	177
2005	153	181
2006	142	177
2007	135	174
2008	133	174
2009	130	172
2010	127	170
2011	120	164
2012	115	158
2013	111	150
2014	111	138
2015	112	128
2016	110	119
2017	107	110
2018	107	100
2019	106	95
2020	102	92
2021	125	98
2022	97	82
2023	94	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 1.39% in Sao Tome and Principe. 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	Sao Tome
1960	22.2%	-
1961	21.6%	-
1962	21.1%	-
1963	20.6%	-
1964	20.1%	-
1965	19.6%	9.56%
1966	19.1%	9.29%
1967	18.6%	9.04%
1968	18.1%	8.85%
1969	17.6%	8.71%
1970	17.1%	8.64%
1971	16.6%	8.63%
1972	16.1%	8.67%
1973	15.6%	8.73%
1974	15.1%	8.79%
1975	14.6%	8.85%
1976	16.5%	8.89%
1977	13.6%	8.93%
1978	13.2%	8.96%
1979	12.7%	9.02%
1980	12.2%	9.1%
1981	11.8%	9.21%
1982	13.6%	9.37%
1983	10.9%	9.56%
1984	10.5%	9.77%
1985	10%	9.99%
1986	9.6%	11.4%
1987	9.19%	10.4%
1988	8.79%	10.6%
1989	8.41%	10.7%
1990	8.04%	10.8%
1991	7.68%	10.9%
1992	7.34%	10.9%
1993	7.02%	10.8%
1994	6.71%	10.7%
1995	6.42%	10.4%
1996	6.15%	10.1%
1997	5.89%	9.73%
1998	5.65%	9.26%
1999	5.42%	8.76%
2000	5.21%	8.21%
2001	5%	7.66%
2002	4.8%	7.1%
2003	4.61%	6.57%
2004	4.43%	6.05%
2005	4.26%	5.56%
2006	4.1%	5.11%
2007	3.93%	4.68%
2008	3.78%	4.3%
2009	3.62%	3.95%
2010	3.48%	3.63%
2011	3.33%	3.33%
2012	3.2%	3.04%
2013	3.07%	2.77%
2014	2.94%	2.54%
2015	2.83%	2.31%
2016	2.72%	2.11%
2017	2.63%	1.95%
2018	2.54%	1.81%
2019	2.45%	1.7%
2020	2.37%	1.6%
2021	2.28%	1.53%
2022	2.21%	1.46%
2023	2.14%	1.39%