Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Sudan

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs 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 4.32 in Sudan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs 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	Sudan
1960	7	6.66
1961	6.98	6.66
1962	6.93	6.7
1963	6.9	6.76
1964	6.87	6.8
1965	6.84	6.84
1966	6.8	6.88
1967	6.76	6.91
1968	6.7	6.95
1969	6.65	6.97
1970	6.6	6.99
1971	6.55	7.02
1972	6.51	6.98
1973	6.49	6.94
1974	6.46	6.91
1975	6.41	6.87
1976	6.37	6.82
1977	6.32	6.78
1978	6.26	6.72
1979	6.22	6.65
1980	6.17	6.59
1981	6.12	6.53
1982	6.06	6.47
1983	5.98	6.41
1984	5.86	6.34
1985	5.73	6.28
1986	5.66	6.23
1987	5.64	6.18
1988	5.62	6.13
1989	5.56	6.11
1990	5.48	6.07
1991	5.38	6.05
1992	5.31	6.02
1993	5.25	5.97
1994	5.19	5.91
1995	5.11	5.86
1996	5.01	5.79
1997	4.91	5.72
1998	4.8	5.65
1999	4.69	5.62
2000	4.58	5.6
2001	4.5	5.56
2002	4.37	5.53
2003	4.25	5.49
2004	4.13	5.46
2005	3.97	5.4
2006	3.85	5.33
2007	3.72	5.27
2008	3.57	5.21
2009	3.47	5.17
2010	3.38	5.14
2011	3.29	5.09
2012	3.22	5.03
2013	3.15	4.97
2014	3.09	4.91
2015	3.03	4.9
2016	2.97	4.83
2017	2.86	4.76
2018	2.74	4.68
2019	2.59	4.62
2020	2.47	4.54
2021	2.39	4.46
2022	2.34	4.38
2023	2.31	4.32
2024	2.29	4.26
2025	2.26	4.19
2026	2.23	4.13
2027	2.2	4.06
2028	2.17	4
2029	2.15	3.95
2030	2.13	3.88
2031	2.11	3.82
2032	2.09	3.77
2033	2.08	3.7
2034	2.06	3.66
2035	2.05	3.6
2036	2.03	3.54
2037	2.02	3.49
2038	2	3.45
2039	1.99	3.4
2040	1.97	3.36
2041	1.96	3.32
2042	1.95	3.28
2043	1.93	3.24
2044	1.92	3.2
2045	1.92	3.17
2046	1.91	3.13
2047	1.9	3.1
2048	1.89	3.07
2049	1.89	3.03
2050	1.88	3

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Sudan
1960	46.7%	46.5%
1961	46.7%	46.6%
1962	46.8%	46.6%
1963	46.7%	46.7%
1964	46.6%	46.9%
1965	46.6%	47%
1966	46.5%	47.1%
1967	46.4%	47.2%
1968	46.2%	47.3%
1969	46.2%	47.4%
1970	46.1%	47.5%
1971	46%	47.6%
1972	46%	47.7%
1973	46%	47.9%
1974	45.9%	48.1%
1975	45.8%	48%
1976	45.7%	47.8%
1977	45.6%	47.7%
1978	45.6%	47.4%
1979	45.5%	47.1%
1980	45.5%	46.8%
1981	45.6%	46.6%
1982	45.6%	46.4%
1983	45.7%	46.3%
1984	45.7%	46.2%
1985	45.7%	46.1%
1986	45.7%	46.1%
1987	45.6%	46%
1988	45.6%	46%
1989	45.5%	46.1%
1990	45.4%	46.1%
1991	45.3%	46.2%
1992	45.2%	46.3%
1993	45.1%	46.3%
1994	44.9%	46.3%
1995	44.8%	46.3%
1996	44.7%	46.2%
1997	44.5%	46.2%
1998	44.3%	46.1%
1999	44.1%	45.9%
2000	43.8%	45.8%
2001	43.6%	45.7%
2002	43.3%	45.6%
2003	43%	45.6%
2004	42.5%	45.5%
2005	42.1%	45.4%
2006	41.6%	45.3%
2007	41%	45.1%
2008	40.5%	44.9%
2009	39.9%	44.7%
2010	39.3%	44.6%
2011	38.7%	44.6%
2012	38.1%	44.5%
2013	37.5%	44.4%
2014	36.9%	44%
2015	36.4%	43.6%
2016	35.9%	43.1%
2017	35.4%	42.6%
2018	34.9%	42%
2019	34.4%	41.7%
2020	33.8%	41.4%
2021	33.3%	41.2%
2022	32.7%	40.9%
2023	32.1%	40.6%
2024	31.6%	40.5%
2025	31%	40.2%
2026	30.5%	39.8%
2027	29.9%	39.5%
2028	29.4%	39.3%
2029	28.8%	39.1%
2030	28.3%	38.9%
2031	27.8%	38.6%
2032	27.3%	38.3%
2033	26.8%	37.9%
2034	26.4%	37.5%
2035	26%	37.1%
2036	25.7%	36.7%
2037	25.5%	36.3%
2038	25.2%	35.9%
2039	24.9%	35.5%
2040	24.6%	35.1%
2041	24.3%	34.7%
2042	24%	34.3%
2043	23.7%	33.9%
2044	23.4%	33.6%
2045	23.1%	33.2%
2046	22.8%	32.8%
2047	22.5%	32.5%
2048	22.2%	32.2%
2049	21.9%	31.9%
2050	21.6%	31.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 40.5% in Sudan in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +2.79% in 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	Sudan
1960	120,728	262,235
1961	123,753	272,562
1962	126,429	287,317
1963	129,065	302,132
1964	132,832	315,166
1965	135,997	327,799
1966	140,494	342,118
1967	143,859	356,599
1968	146,946	370,917
1969	149,516	385,712
1970	155,946	401,013
1971	165,104	417,641
1972	173,162	428,340
1973	179,871	439,201
1974	184,992	444,456
1975	188,501	454,813
1976	171,903	470,019
1977	203,299	483,089
1978	211,301	497,987
1979	216,810	524,942
1980	218,460	552,930
1981	221,044	585,087
1982	199,809	606,362
1983	238,059	570,198
1984	241,892	577,405
1985	246,119	583,382
1986	252,754	649,649
1987	261,746	658,416
1988	271,466	672,604
1989	276,736	683,743
1990	280,318	699,953
1991	283,917	714,612
1992	288,411	731,177
1993	295,515	743,249
1994	302,708	764,645
1995	309,236	780,700
1996	315,252	792,926
1997	320,087	802,245
1998	325,174	814,752
1999	328,890	835,840
2000	332,891	858,536
2001	335,503	880,284
2002	334,255	897,965
2003	333,539	898,226
2004	331,699	889,382
2005	325,816	907,017
2006	325,604	963,740
2007	326,298	992,819
2008	323,226	1,001,826
2009	323,320	1,041,810
2010	324,802	1,068,381
2011	328,548	1,070,888
2012	332,365	1,073,062
2013	331,321	1,078,446
2014	333,551	1,097,962
2015	335,072	1,145,259
2016	338,114	1,174,422
2017	332,838	1,208,046
2018	323,100	1,257,387
2019	307,389	1,291,747
2020	281,328	1,295,781
2021	255,145	1,293,817
2022	281,675	1,333,992
2023	289,635	1,361,564

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs 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 256 deaths in Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Sudan
1985	301	980
1986	286	938
1987	277	914
1988	273	877
1989	271	881
1990	270	840
1991	268	873
1992	269	863
1993	262	839
1994	244	775
1995	229	730
1996	213	712
1997	198	681
1998	185	669
1999	174	662
2000	166	645
2001	162	616
2002	153	588
2003	150	593
2004	148	536
2005	153	506
2006	142	485
2007	135	445
2008	133	426
2009	130	382
2010	127	370
2011	120	357
2012	115	340
2013	111	327
2014	111	309
2015	112	298
2016	110	288
2017	107	277
2018	107	268
2019	106	262
2020	102	273
2021	125	305
2022	97	263
2023	94	256

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 5.01% in 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	Sudan
1960	22.2%	17.8%
1961	21.6%	17.5%
1962	21.1%	17.2%
1963	20.6%	17%
1964	20.1%	16.7%
1965	19.6%	16.5%
1966	19.1%	16.3%
1967	18.6%	16.2%
1968	18.1%	16%
1969	17.6%	15.9%
1970	17.1%	15.8%
1971	16.6%	15.7%
1972	16.1%	15.6%
1973	15.6%	15.5%
1974	15.1%	15.4%
1975	14.6%	15.3%
1976	16.5%	15.2%
1977	13.6%	15.1%
1978	13.2%	15%
1979	12.7%	14.9%
1980	12.2%	14.8%
1981	11.8%	14.6%
1982	13.6%	14.5%
1983	10.9%	18.2%
1984	10.5%	18%
1985	10%	17.8%
1986	9.6%	14%
1987	9.19%	13.8%
1988	8.79%	13.6%
1989	8.41%	13.4%
1990	8.04%	13.2%
1991	7.68%	13%
1992	7.34%	12.7%
1993	7.02%	12.5%
1994	6.71%	12.2%
1995	6.42%	11.9%
1996	6.15%	11.6%
1997	5.89%	11.3%
1998	5.65%	11%
1999	5.42%	10.7%
2000	5.21%	10.3%
2001	5%	9.99%
2002	4.8%	9.65%
2003	4.61%	9.31%
2004	4.43%	10.3%
2005	4.26%	10%
2006	4.1%	8.4%
2007	3.93%	8.13%
2008	3.78%	7.88%
2009	3.62%	7.64%
2010	3.48%	7.42%
2011	3.33%	7.22%
2012	3.2%	7.02%
2013	3.07%	6.83%
2014	2.94%	6.64%
2015	2.83%	6.45%
2016	2.72%	6.26%
2017	2.63%	6.07%
2018	2.54%	5.89%
2019	2.45%	5.71%
2020	2.37%	5.53%
2021	2.28%	5.36%
2022	2.21%	5.18%
2023	2.14%	5.01%