Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs South Sudan 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 3.86 in South Sudan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs South Sudan 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	South Sudan
1960	7	7.16
1961	6.98	7.18
1962	6.93	7.2
1963	6.9	7.2
1964	6.87	7.22
1965	6.84	7.22
1966	6.8	7.25
1967	6.76	7.26
1968	6.7	7.26
1969	6.65	7.28
1970	6.6	7.29
1971	6.55	7.3
1972	6.51	7.31
1973	6.49	7.31
1974	6.46	7.31
1975	6.41	7.33
1976	6.37	7.33
1977	6.32	7.33
1978	6.26	7.33
1979	6.22	7.32
1980	6.17	7.33
1981	6.12	7.33
1982	6.06	7.34
1983	5.98	7.34
1984	5.86	7.35
1985	5.73	7.36
1986	5.66	7.38
1987	5.64	7.39
1988	5.62	7.38
1989	5.56	7.37
1990	5.48	7.38
1991	5.38	7.38
1992	5.31	7.37
1993	5.25	7.36
1994	5.19	7.35
1995	5.11	7.34
1996	5.01	7.32
1997	4.91	7.2
1998	4.8	7.08
1999	4.69	6.94
2000	4.58	6.8
2001	4.5	6.65
2002	4.37	6.52
2003	4.25	6.35
2004	4.13	6.19
2005	3.97	6.02
2006	3.85	5.85
2007	3.72	5.7
2008	3.57	5.57
2009	3.47	5.45
2010	3.38	5.32
2011	3.29	5.19
2012	3.22	5.06
2013	3.15	4.94
2014	3.09	4.82
2015	3.03	4.7
2016	2.97	4.58
2017	2.86	4.48
2018	2.74	4.37
2019	2.59	4.26
2020	2.47	4.16
2021	2.39	4.05
2022	2.34	3.96
2023	2.31	3.86
2024	2.29	3.79
2025	2.26	3.71
2026	2.23	3.63
2027	2.2	3.56
2028	2.17	3.49
2029	2.15	3.43
2030	2.13	3.37
2031	2.11	3.31
2032	2.09	3.26
2033	2.08	3.2
2034	2.06	3.15
2035	2.05	3.1
2036	2.03	3.06
2037	2.02	3.01
2038	2	2.96
2039	1.99	2.92
2040	1.97	2.88
2041	1.96	2.84
2042	1.95	2.8
2043	1.93	2.76
2044	1.92	2.73
2045	1.92	2.69
2046	1.91	2.66
2047	1.9	2.63
2048	1.89	2.6
2049	1.89	2.58
2050	1.88	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	South Sudan
1960	46.7%	42.5%
1961	46.7%	42.6%
1962	46.8%	42.6%
1963	46.7%	42.8%
1964	46.6%	43%
1965	46.6%	43.3%
1966	46.5%	43.5%
1967	46.4%	43.8%
1968	46.2%	44%
1969	46.2%	44.3%
1970	46.1%	44.5%
1971	46%	44.7%
1972	46%	44.8%
1973	46%	45%
1974	45.9%	45.1%
1975	45.8%	45.2%
1976	45.7%	45.3%
1977	45.6%	45.4%
1978	45.6%	45.5%
1979	45.5%	45.7%
1980	45.5%	45.8%
1981	45.6%	46%
1982	45.6%	46.2%
1983	45.7%	46.3%
1984	45.7%	46.5%
1985	45.7%	46.6%
1986	45.7%	46.7%
1987	45.6%	46.9%
1988	45.6%	46.2%
1989	45.5%	45.4%
1990	45.4%	45.4%
1991	45.3%	45.5%
1992	45.2%	45.6%
1993	45.1%	45.7%
1994	44.9%	45.8%
1995	44.8%	45.8%
1996	44.7%	46%
1997	44.5%	46%
1998	44.3%	45.8%
1999	44.1%	45.6%
2000	43.8%	45.5%
2001	43.6%	45.5%
2002	43.3%	45.7%
2003	43%	45.9%
2004	42.5%	45.8%
2005	42.1%	45.3%
2006	41.6%	44.8%
2007	41%	44.3%
2008	40.5%	43.8%
2009	39.9%	43.4%
2010	39.3%	42.8%
2011	38.7%	42.2%
2012	38.1%	41.9%
2013	37.5%	41.9%
2014	36.9%	42.5%
2015	36.4%	43.1%
2016	35.9%	43.7%
2017	35.4%	45%
2018	34.9%	44.9%
2019	34.4%	43.6%
2020	33.8%	42.4%
2021	33.3%	41.6%
2022	32.7%	40.9%
2023	32.1%	39.9%
2024	31.6%	38.9%
2025	31%	38%
2026	30.5%	37.1%
2027	29.9%	36.2%
2028	29.4%	35.5%
2029	28.8%	35%
2030	28.3%	34.7%
2031	27.8%	34.5%
2032	27.3%	34.4%
2033	26.8%	34.3%
2034	26.4%	34.3%
2035	26%	34.2%
2036	25.7%	34.1%
2037	25.5%	34%
2038	25.2%	33.8%
2039	24.9%	33.7%
2040	24.6%	33.4%
2041	24.3%	33.2%
2042	24%	32.9%
2043	23.7%	32.5%
2044	23.4%	32.2%
2045	23.1%	31.8%
2046	22.8%	31.4%
2047	22.5%	31%
2048	22.2%	30.5%
2049	21.9%	30.1%
2050	21.6%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +1.65% in South Sudan. 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	South Sudan
1960	120,728	42,945
1961	123,753	45,186
1962	126,429	47,406
1963	129,065	46,333
1964	132,832	64,786
1965	135,997	51,682
1966	140,494	38,523
1967	143,859	41,357
1968	146,946	44,213
1969	149,516	42,015
1970	155,946	44,776
1971	165,104	72,308
1972	173,162	74,803
1973	179,871	94,765
1974	184,992	97,181
1975	188,501	99,882
1976	171,903	102,346
1977	203,299	104,886
1978	211,301	107,352
1979	216,810	109,540
1980	218,460	112,307
1981	221,044	115,163
1982	199,809	118,641
1983	238,059	104,107
1984	241,892	90,970
1985	246,119	95,342
1986	252,754	99,502
1987	261,746	5,756
1988	271,466	-125,447
1989	276,736	83,735
1990	280,318	82,900
1991	283,917	87,873
1992	288,411	28,874
1993	295,515	32,779
1994	302,708	165,407
1995	309,236	110,417
1996	315,252	116,728
1997	320,087	121,454
1998	325,174	-12,157
1999	328,890	180,721
2000	332,891	196,055
2001	335,503	204,108
2002	334,255	212,014
2003	333,539	225,822
2004	331,699	231,877
2005	325,816	239,272
2006	325,604	246,706
2007	326,298	256,546
2008	323,226	268,268
2009	323,320	278,859
2010	324,802	287,409
2011	328,548	303,181
2012	332,365	312,974
2013	331,321	315,983
2014	333,551	227,611
2015	335,072	148,542
2016	338,114	110,553
2017	332,838	72,193
2018	323,100	168,497
2019	307,389	209,708
2020	281,328	212,332
2021	255,145	213,567
2022	281,675	211,166
2023	289,635	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs South Sudan

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 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	South Sudan
1985	301	3,845
1986	286	3,720
1987	277	8,045
1988	273	5,535
1989	271	5,103
1990	270	4,877
1991	268	4,764
1992	269	7,597
1993	262	7,537
1994	244	1,666
1995	229	4,430
1996	213	4,357
1997	198	4,172
1998	185	7,514
1999	174	2,048
2000	166	1,658
2001	162	1,580
2002	153	1,521
2003	150	1,199
2004	148	1,150
2005	153	1,074
2006	142	1,005
2007	135	933
2008	133	858
2009	130	823
2010	127	776
2011	120	770
2012	115	755
2013	111	771
2014	111	1,216
2015	112	1,436
2016	110	1,629
2017	107	1,662
2018	107	913
2019	106	745
2020	102	729
2021	125	749
2022	97	704
2023	94	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 9.87% in South Sudan. 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	South Sudan
1960	22.2%	35.5%
1961	21.6%	35.2%
1962	21.1%	34.9%
1963	20.6%	34.6%
1964	20.1%	34.3%
1965	19.6%	34%
1966	19.1%	33.6%
1967	18.6%	33.3%
1968	18.1%	32.9%
1969	17.6%	32.6%
1970	17.1%	32.3%
1971	16.6%	31.9%
1972	16.1%	31.6%
1973	15.6%	31.3%
1974	15.1%	30.9%
1975	14.6%	30.6%
1976	16.5%	30.2%
1977	13.6%	29.9%
1978	13.2%	29.5%
1979	12.7%	29.2%
1980	12.2%	28.9%
1981	11.8%	28.5%
1982	13.6%	28.2%
1983	10.9%	27.8%
1984	10.5%	27.5%
1985	10%	27.1%
1986	9.6%	26.7%
1987	9.19%	36%
1988	8.79%	76.7%
1989	8.41%	30.7%
1990	8.04%	30.3%
1991	7.68%	29.7%
1992	7.34%	33.8%
1993	7.02%	33.1%
1994	6.71%	23%
1995	6.42%	27%
1996	6.15%	26.1%
1997	5.89%	25.2%
1998	5.65%	42.6%
1999	5.42%	19.2%
2000	5.21%	18.3%
2001	5%	17.4%
2002	4.8%	16.5%
2003	4.61%	15.7%
2004	4.43%	14.8%
2005	4.26%	14.1%
2006	4.1%	13.4%
2007	3.93%	12.7%
2008	3.78%	12.1%
2009	3.62%	11.5%
2010	3.48%	10.9%
2011	3.33%	10.5%
2012	3.2%	10.1%
2013	3.07%	9.92%
2014	2.94%	18.2%
2015	2.83%	23.7%
2016	2.72%	26.4%
2017	2.63%	27.8%
2018	2.54%	13.2%
2019	2.45%	9.87%
2020	2.37%	9.87%
2021	2.28%	9.87%
2022	2.21%	9.87%
2023	2.14%	9.87%