Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs Trinidad and Tobago 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 1.53 in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs Trinidad and Tobago 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	Trinidad
1960	7	5.41
1961	6.98	5.41
1962	6.93	5.36
1963	6.9	5.24
1964	6.87	5.08
1965	6.84	4.88
1966	6.8	4.62
1967	6.76	4.35
1968	6.7	4.11
1969	6.65	3.86
1970	6.6	3.71
1971	6.55	3.61
1972	6.51	3.55
1973	6.49	3.47
1974	6.46	3.32
1975	6.41	3.21
1976	6.37	3.14
1977	6.32	3.12
1978	6.26	3.13
1979	6.22	3.13
1980	6.17	3.15
1981	6.12	3.13
1982	6.06	3.11
1983	5.98	3.07
1984	5.86	3.02
1985	5.73	2.99
1986	5.66	2.9
1987	5.64	2.78
1988	5.62	2.65
1989	5.56	2.53
1990	5.48	2.39
1991	5.38	2.29
1992	5.31	2.21
1993	5.25	2.13
1994	5.19	2.06
1995	5.11	1.97
1996	5.01	1.89
1997	4.91	1.83
1998	4.8	1.78
1999	4.69	1.76
2000	4.58	1.73
2001	4.5	1.71
2002	4.37	1.67
2003	4.25	1.65
2004	4.13	1.63
2005	3.97	1.63
2006	3.85	1.62
2007	3.72	1.62
2008	3.57	1.62
2009	3.47	1.62
2010	3.38	1.61
2011	3.29	1.61
2012	3.22	1.61
2013	3.15	1.6
2014	3.09	1.6
2015	3.03	1.6
2016	2.97	1.6
2017	2.86	1.59
2018	2.74	1.59
2019	2.59	1.58
2020	2.47	1.57
2021	2.39	1.56
2022	2.34	1.54
2023	2.31	1.53
2024	2.29	1.54
2025	2.26	1.52
2026	2.23	1.52
2027	2.2	1.51
2028	2.17	1.51
2029	2.15	1.51
2030	2.13	1.51
2031	2.11	1.51
2032	2.09	1.51
2033	2.08	1.51
2034	2.06	1.51
2035	2.05	1.51
2036	2.03	1.51
2037	2.02	1.51
2038	2	1.51
2039	1.99	1.51
2040	1.97	1.51
2041	1.96	1.51
2042	1.95	1.51
2043	1.93	1.51
2044	1.92	1.51
2045	1.92	1.51
2046	1.91	1.51
2047	1.9	1.51
2048	1.89	1.52
2049	1.89	1.52
2050	1.88	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Trinidad
1960	46.7%	43.1%
1961	46.7%	43.2%
1962	46.8%	43.2%
1963	46.7%	43.3%
1964	46.6%	43.2%
1965	46.6%	43.1%
1966	46.5%	42.9%
1967	46.4%	42.7%
1968	46.2%	42.3%
1969	46.2%	41.9%
1970	46.1%	41.2%
1971	46%	40.4%
1972	46%	39.7%
1973	46%	39.1%
1974	45.9%	38.4%
1975	45.8%	37.6%
1976	45.7%	36.8%
1977	45.6%	36%
1978	45.6%	35.3%
1979	45.5%	34.8%
1980	45.5%	34.4%
1981	45.6%	34.2%
1982	45.6%	34.2%
1983	45.7%	34.2%
1984	45.7%	34.3%
1985	45.7%	34.4%
1986	45.7%	34.4%
1987	45.6%	34.4%
1988	45.6%	34.2%
1989	45.5%	34%
1990	45.4%	33.7%
1991	45.3%	33.3%
1992	45.2%	32.8%
1993	45.1%	32.2%
1994	44.9%	31.6%
1995	44.8%	30.8%
1996	44.7%	29.9%
1997	44.5%	28.9%
1998	44.3%	27.9%
1999	44.1%	27%
2000	43.8%	26%
2001	43.6%	25%
2002	43.3%	24.2%
2003	43%	23.4%
2004	42.5%	22.7%
2005	42.1%	22.1%
2006	41.6%	21.6%
2007	41%	21.2%
2008	40.5%	20.8%
2009	39.9%	20.5%
2010	39.3%	20.3%
2011	38.7%	20.1%
2012	38.1%	20%
2013	37.5%	19.9%
2014	36.9%	19.7%
2015	36.4%	19.6%
2016	35.9%	19.5%
2017	35.4%	19.3%
2018	34.9%	19%
2019	34.4%	18.8%
2020	33.8%	18.7%
2021	33.3%	18.5%
2022	32.7%	18.3%
2023	32.1%	18%
2024	31.6%	17.8%
2025	31%	17.5%
2026	30.5%	17.2%
2027	29.9%	16.9%
2028	29.4%	16.6%
2029	28.8%	16.4%
2030	28.3%	16.1%
2031	27.8%	15.8%
2032	27.3%	15.5%
2033	26.8%	15.3%
2034	26.4%	15.1%
2035	26%	14.9%
2036	25.7%	14.7%
2037	25.5%	14.5%
2038	25.2%	14.4%
2039	24.9%	14.2%
2040	24.6%	14.1%
2041	24.3%	14.1%
2042	24%	14%
2043	23.7%	13.9%
2044	23.4%	13.9%
2045	23.1%	13.8%
2046	22.8%	13.8%
2047	22.5%	13.7%
2048	22.2%	13.7%
2049	21.9%	13.6%
2050	21.6%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago. 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	Trinidad
1960	120,728	24,766
1961	123,753	25,518
1962	126,429	25,763
1963	129,065	25,507
1964	132,832	25,065
1965	135,997	24,349
1966	140,494	23,228
1967	143,859	21,992
1968	146,946	20,849
1969	149,516	19,652
1970	155,946	19,074
1971	165,104	19,400
1972	173,162	20,116
1973	179,871	20,617
1974	184,992	20,412
1975	188,501	20,468
1976	171,903	20,875
1977	203,299	21,660
1978	211,301	22,538
1979	216,810	23,475
1980	218,460	24,557
1981	221,044	25,015
1982	199,809	25,181
1983	238,059	25,118
1984	241,892	24,738
1985	246,119	24,487
1986	252,754	23,705
1987	261,746	22,398
1988	271,466	21,028
1989	276,736	19,636
1990	280,318	18,052
1991	283,917	16,903
1992	288,411	15,910
1993	295,515	14,878
1994	302,708	14,032
1995	309,236	12,971
1996	315,252	12,101
1997	320,087	11,405
1998	325,174	10,964
1999	328,890	10,821
2000	332,891	10,588
2001	335,503	10,438
2002	334,255	10,316
2003	333,539	10,169
2004	331,699	10,149
2005	325,816	9,822
2006	325,604	9,889
2007	326,298	9,939
2008	323,226	9,872
2009	323,320	9,769
2010	324,802	9,698
2011	328,548	9,601
2012	332,365	9,376
2013	331,321	9,020
2014	333,551	8,571
2015	335,072	7,963
2016	338,114	7,436
2017	332,838	6,779
2018	323,100	5,869
2019	307,389	5,647
2020	281,328	4,558
2021	255,145	2,091
2022	281,675	3,773
2023	289,635	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs Trinidad and Tobago

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 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Trinidad
1985	301	87
1986	286	89
1987	277	86
1988	273	87
1989	271	86
1990	270	84
1991	268	82
1992	269	85
1993	262	85
1994	244	84
1995	229	85
1996	213	84
1997	198	82
1998	185	79
1999	174	78
2000	166	76
2001	162	72
2002	153	69
2003	150	67
2004	148	63
2005	153	60
2006	142	58
2007	135	57
2008	133	55
2009	130	54
2010	127	54
2011	120	53
2012	115	51
2013	111	50
2014	111	50
2015	112	50
2016	110	51
2017	107	51
2018	107	53
2019	106	53
2020	102	35
2021	125	54
2022	97	30
2023	94	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago. 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	Trinidad
1960	22.2%	6.74%
1961	21.6%	6.53%
1962	21.1%	6.33%
1963	20.6%	6.14%
1964	20.1%	5.96%
1965	19.6%	5.8%
1966	19.1%	5.66%
1967	18.6%	5.53%
1968	18.1%	5.4%
1969	17.6%	5.28%
1970	17.1%	5.17%
1971	16.6%	5.06%
1972	16.1%	4.95%
1973	15.6%	4.84%
1974	15.1%	4.72%
1975	14.6%	4.6%
1976	16.5%	4.48%
1977	13.6%	4.37%
1978	13.2%	4.25%
1979	12.7%	4.14%
1980	12.2%	4.03%
1981	11.8%	3.92%
1982	13.6%	3.83%
1983	10.9%	3.73%
1984	10.5%	3.64%
1985	10%	3.56%
1986	9.6%	3.49%
1987	9.19%	3.42%
1988	8.79%	3.36%
1989	8.41%	3.3%
1990	8.04%	3.25%
1991	7.68%	3.21%
1992	7.34%	3.16%
1993	7.02%	3.13%
1994	6.71%	3.09%
1995	6.42%	3.06%
1996	6.15%	3.02%
1997	5.89%	2.99%
1998	5.65%	2.96%
1999	5.42%	2.92%
2000	5.21%	2.88%
2001	5%	2.84%
2002	4.8%	2.81%
2003	4.61%	2.76%
2004	4.43%	2.72%
2005	4.26%	2.68%
2006	4.1%	2.64%
2007	3.93%	2.59%
2008	3.78%	2.55%
2009	3.62%	2.51%
2010	3.48%	2.47%
2011	3.33%	2.43%
2012	3.2%	2.38%
2013	3.07%	2.35%
2014	2.94%	2.3%
2015	2.83%	2.26%
2016	2.72%	2.22%
2017	2.63%	2.18%
2018	2.54%	2.14%
2019	2.45%	2.1%
2020	2.37%	2.06%
2021	2.28%	2.01%
2022	2.21%	1.96%
2023	2.14%	1.91%