Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs Saudi Arabia 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 2.28 in Saudi Arabia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs Saudi Arabia 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	7	7.63
1961	6.98	7.63
1962	6.93	7.64
1963	6.9	7.65
1964	6.87	7.67
1965	6.84	7.66
1966	6.8	7.66
1967	6.76	7.66
1968	6.7	7.63
1969	6.65	7.6
1970	6.6	7.58
1971	6.55	7.56
1972	6.51	7.54
1973	6.49	7.48
1974	6.46	7.43
1975	6.41	7.37
1976	6.37	7.33
1977	6.32	7.3
1978	6.26	7.26
1979	6.22	7.23
1980	6.17	7.15
1981	6.12	7.07
1982	6.06	6.98
1983	5.98	6.88
1984	5.86	6.78
1985	5.73	6.65
1986	5.66	6.52
1987	5.64	6.34
1988	5.62	6.15
1989	5.56	5.98
1990	5.48	5.8
1991	5.38	5.64
1992	5.31	5.49
1993	5.25	5.33
1994	5.19	5.16
1995	5.11	4.99
1996	5.01	4.81
1997	4.91	4.66
1998	4.8	4.52
1999	4.69	4.35
2000	4.58	4.21
2001	4.5	3.96
2002	4.37	3.71
2003	4.25	3.47
2004	4.13	3.26
2005	3.97	3.16
2006	3.85	3.18
2007	3.72	3.19
2008	3.57	3.07
2009	3.47	2.95
2010	3.38	2.81
2011	3.29	2.8
2012	3.22	2.78
2013	3.15	2.67
2014	3.09	2.68
2015	3.03	2.63
2016	2.97	2.65
2017	2.86	2.67
2018	2.74	2.67
2019	2.59	2.49
2020	2.47	2.27
2021	2.39	2.17
2022	2.34	2.14
2023	2.31	2.28
2024	2.29	2.31
2025	2.26	2.29
2026	2.23	2.27
2027	2.2	2.25
2028	2.17	2.22
2029	2.15	2.2
2030	2.13	2.17
2031	2.11	2.15
2032	2.09	2.13
2033	2.08	2.11
2034	2.06	2.09
2035	2.05	2.07
2036	2.03	2.05
2037	2.02	2.03
2038	2	2.01
2039	1.99	1.99
2040	1.97	1.98
2041	1.96	1.97
2042	1.95	1.95
2043	1.93	1.94
2044	1.92	1.93
2045	1.92	1.92
2046	1.91	1.91
2047	1.9	1.9
2048	1.89	1.89
2049	1.89	1.88
2050	1.88	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Saudi Arabia
1960	46.7%	43.4%
1961	46.7%	43.6%
1962	46.8%	43.9%
1963	46.7%	44.3%
1964	46.6%	44.6%
1965	46.6%	44.8%
1966	46.5%	45.1%
1967	46.4%	45.3%
1968	46.2%	45.4%
1969	46.2%	45.5%
1970	46.1%	45.5%
1971	46%	45.5%
1972	46%	45.3%
1973	46%	45.2%
1974	45.9%	45%
1975	45.8%	44.8%
1976	45.7%	44.6%
1977	45.6%	44.5%
1978	45.6%	44.3%
1979	45.5%	44.2%
1980	45.5%	44.1%
1981	45.6%	43.9%
1982	45.6%	43.8%
1983	45.7%	43.7%
1984	45.7%	43.6%
1985	45.7%	43.6%
1986	45.7%	43.5%
1987	45.6%	43.4%
1988	45.6%	43.3%
1989	45.5%	43.2%
1990	45.4%	43%
1991	45.3%	42.7%
1992	45.2%	42.4%
1993	45.1%	42.1%
1994	44.9%	41.7%
1995	44.8%	41.2%
1996	44.7%	40.7%
1997	44.5%	40.1%
1998	44.3%	39.5%
1999	44.1%	38.9%
2000	43.8%	38.3%
2001	43.6%	37.7%
2002	43.3%	36.8%
2003	43%	35.7%
2004	42.5%	34.5%
2005	42.1%	33.2%
2006	41.6%	31.9%
2007	41%	30.6%
2008	40.5%	29.5%
2009	39.9%	28.5%
2010	39.3%	27.6%
2011	38.7%	26.9%
2012	38.1%	26.3%
2013	37.5%	25.8%
2014	36.9%	25.4%
2015	36.4%	25.1%
2016	35.9%	24.9%
2017	35.4%	25.2%
2018	34.9%	25.7%
2019	34.4%	25.8%
2020	33.8%	25.5%
2021	33.3%	25.2%
2022	32.7%	24.6%
2023	32.1%	24.1%
2024	31.6%	23.8%
2025	31%	23.6%
2026	30.5%	23.4%
2027	29.9%	23.3%
2028	29.4%	23.1%
2029	28.8%	22.9%
2030	28.3%	22.8%
2031	27.8%	22.6%
2032	27.3%	22.5%
2033	26.8%	22.4%
2034	26.4%	22.3%
2035	26%	22.2%
2036	25.7%	22.2%
2037	25.5%	22.1%
2038	25.2%	22%
2039	24.9%	21.9%
2040	24.6%	21.7%
2041	24.3%	21.5%
2042	24%	21.3%
2043	23.7%	21.2%
2044	23.4%	21%
2045	23.1%	20.8%
2046	22.8%	20.7%
2047	22.5%	20.5%
2048	22.2%	20.4%
2049	21.9%	20.2%
2050	21.6%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	120,728	74,143
1961	123,753	77,743
1962	126,429	81,393
1963	129,065	85,480
1964	132,832	89,776
1965	135,997	93,820
1966	140,494	98,361
1967	143,859	103,343
1968	146,946	108,281
1969	149,516	113,859
1970	155,946	120,440
1971	165,104	127,600
1972	173,162	136,360
1973	179,871	145,450
1974	184,992	155,478
1975	188,501	166,223
1976	171,903	178,024
1977	203,299	191,103
1978	211,301	205,331
1979	216,810	220,186
1980	218,460	234,372
1981	221,044	249,156
1982	199,809	264,831
1983	238,059	280,616
1984	241,892	296,615
1985	246,119	310,558
1986	252,754	322,340
1987	261,746	333,088
1988	271,466	342,865
1989	276,736	349,399
1990	280,318	355,495
1991	283,917	361,329
1992	288,411	366,763
1993	295,515	372,621
1994	302,708	377,351
1995	309,236	380,231
1996	315,252	382,248
1997	320,087	385,033
1998	325,174	389,499
1999	328,890	390,112
2000	332,891	392,407
2001	335,503	382,153
2002	334,255	372,099
2003	333,539	364,520
2004	331,699	362,843
2005	325,816	375,938
2006	325,604	399,333
2007	326,298	425,199
2008	323,226	433,457
2009	323,320	438,557
2010	324,802	418,641
2011	328,548	443,675
2012	332,365	465,649
2013	331,321	475,299
2014	333,551	493,431
2015	335,072	511,023
2016	338,114	537,829
2017	332,838	546,751
2018	323,100	528,767
2019	307,389	474,407
2020	281,328	447,036
2021	255,145	409,032
2022	281,675	406,920
2023	289,635	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs Saudi Arabia

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 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Saudi Arabia
1985	301	40
1986	286	38
1987	277	36
1988	273	34
1989	271	32
1990	270	30
1991	268	29
1992	269	27
1993	262	26
1994	244	25
1995	229	24
1996	213	23
1997	198	23
1998	185	22
1999	174	21
2000	166	20
2001	162	19
2002	153	18
2003	150	16
2004	148	16
2005	153	15
2006	142	14
2007	135	13
2008	133	12
2009	130	11
2010	127	11
2011	120	10
2012	115	9
2013	111	9
2014	111	8
2015	112	8
2016	110	8
2017	107	8
2018	107	8
2019	106	8
2020	102	11
2021	125	12
2022	97	9
2023	94	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
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%	16%
1973	15.6%	14.9%
1974	15.1%	14%
1975	14.6%	13.1%
1976	16.5%	12.2%
1977	13.6%	11.4%
1978	13.2%	10.7%
1979	12.7%	9.99%
1980	12.2%	9.34%
1981	11.8%	8.71%
1982	13.6%	8.12%
1983	10.9%	7.56%
1984	10.5%	7.04%
1985	10%	6.55%
1986	9.6%	6.07%
1987	9.19%	5.62%
1988	8.79%	5.19%
1989	8.41%	4.8%
1990	8.04%	4.44%
1991	7.68%	4.11%
1992	7.34%	3.81%
1993	7.02%	3.54%
1994	6.71%	3.29%
1995	6.42%	3.06%
1996	6.15%	2.86%
1997	5.89%	2.67%
1998	5.65%	2.5%
1999	5.42%	2.35%
2000	5.21%	2.21%
2001	5%	2.08%
2002	4.8%	1.96%
2003	4.61%	1.85%
2004	4.43%	1.75%
2005	4.26%	1.65%
2006	4.1%	1.56%
2007	3.93%	1.47%
2008	3.78%	1.38%
2009	3.62%	1.3%
2010	3.48%	1.22%
2011	3.33%	1.15%
2012	3.2%	1.08%
2013	3.07%	1.02%
2014	2.94%	0.96%
2015	2.83%	0.9%
2016	2.72%	0.85%
2017	2.63%	0.8%
2018	2.54%	0.76%
2019	2.45%	0.72%
2020	2.37%	0.69%
2021	2.28%	0.66%
2022	2.21%	0.64%
2023	2.14%	0.62%