Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs Turkmenistan 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 2.69 in Turkmenistan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs Turkmenistan 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	Turkmenistan
1960	7	6.59
1961	6.98	6.69
1962	6.93	6.76
1963	6.9	6.79
1964	6.87	6.79
1965	6.84	6.76
1966	6.8	6.7
1967	6.76	6.64
1968	6.7	6.56
1969	6.65	6.48
1970	6.6	6.4
1971	6.55	6.32
1972	6.51	6.2
1973	6.49	6.15
1974	6.46	6.09
1975	6.41	6
1976	6.37	5.9
1977	6.32	5.77
1978	6.26	5.61
1979	6.22	5.46
1980	6.17	5.3
1981	6.12	5.16
1982	6.06	5.04
1983	5.98	4.97
1984	5.86	4.96
1985	5.73	4.97
1986	5.66	4.94
1987	5.64	4.84
1988	5.62	4.68
1989	5.56	4.46
1990	5.48	4.29
1991	5.38	4.14
1992	5.31	3.96
1993	5.25	3.78
1994	5.19	3.62
1995	5.11	3.49
1996	5.01	3.29
1997	4.91	3.18
1998	4.8	3.08
1999	4.69	2.98
2000	4.58	2.9
2001	4.5	2.81
2002	4.37	2.71
2003	4.25	2.67
2004	4.13	2.67
2005	3.97	2.71
2006	3.85	2.72
2007	3.72	2.73
2008	3.57	2.75
2009	3.47	2.79
2010	3.38	2.85
2011	3.29	2.9
2012	3.22	2.96
2013	3.15	3.01
2014	3.09	3.02
2015	3.03	3.03
2016	2.97	2.99
2017	2.86	2.93
2018	2.74	2.88
2019	2.59	2.83
2020	2.47	2.79
2021	2.39	2.75
2022	2.34	2.73
2023	2.31	2.69
2024	2.29	2.66
2025	2.26	2.63
2026	2.23	2.6
2027	2.2	2.57
2028	2.17	2.54
2029	2.15	2.51
2030	2.13	2.49
2031	2.11	2.46
2032	2.09	2.43
2033	2.08	2.41
2034	2.06	2.39
2035	2.05	2.37
2036	2.03	2.35
2037	2.02	2.33
2038	2	2.31
2039	1.99	2.29
2040	1.97	2.27
2041	1.96	2.26
2042	1.95	2.24
2043	1.93	2.22
2044	1.92	2.21
2045	1.92	2.19
2046	1.91	2.18
2047	1.9	2.16
2048	1.89	2.15
2049	1.89	2.14
2050	1.88	2.13

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Turkmenistan
1960	46.7%	40.4%
1961	46.7%	41.7%
1962	46.8%	42.8%
1963	46.7%	43.8%
1964	46.6%	44.5%
1965	46.6%	44.9%
1966	46.5%	45.2%
1967	46.4%	45.4%
1968	46.2%	45.6%
1969	46.2%	45.5%
1970	46.1%	45.4%
1971	46%	45.1%
1972	46%	44.8%
1973	46%	44.4%
1974	45.9%	43.9%
1975	45.8%	43.4%
1976	45.7%	43%
1977	45.6%	42.5%
1978	45.6%	42.1%
1979	45.5%	41.6%
1980	45.5%	41.3%
1981	45.6%	41%
1982	45.6%	40.8%
1983	45.7%	40.7%
1984	45.7%	40.7%
1985	45.7%	40.7%
1986	45.7%	40.8%
1987	45.6%	41%
1988	45.6%	41.1%
1989	45.5%	41.2%
1990	45.4%	41.2%
1991	45.3%	41.2%
1992	45.2%	41.1%
1993	45.1%	41%
1994	44.9%	40.8%
1995	44.8%	40.5%
1996	44.7%	40.2%
1997	44.5%	39.6%
1998	44.3%	38.9%
1999	44.1%	38.1%
2000	43.8%	37.3%
2001	43.6%	36.4%
2002	43.3%	35.6%
2003	43%	34.8%
2004	42.5%	34%
2005	42.1%	33.3%
2006	41.6%	32.6%
2007	41%	31.9%
2008	40.5%	31.3%
2009	39.9%	30.8%
2010	39.3%	30.3%
2011	38.7%	30%
2012	38.1%	29.7%
2013	37.5%	29.6%
2014	36.9%	29.6%
2015	36.4%	29.7%
2016	35.9%	29.9%
2017	35.4%	30.2%
2018	34.9%	30.5%
2019	34.4%	30.9%
2020	33.8%	31.2%
2021	33.3%	31.5%
2022	32.7%	31.7%
2023	32.1%	31.7%
2024	31.6%	31.5%
2025	31%	31.2%
2026	30.5%	30.8%
2027	29.9%	30.3%
2028	29.4%	29.7%
2029	28.8%	29.1%
2030	28.3%	28.4%
2031	27.8%	27.7%
2032	27.3%	27%
2033	26.8%	26.4%
2034	26.4%	25.8%
2035	26%	25.3%
2036	25.7%	24.8%
2037	25.5%	24.4%
2038	25.2%	24%
2039	24.9%	23.7%
2040	24.6%	23.4%
2041	24.3%	23.3%
2042	24%	23.1%
2043	23.7%	23.1%
2044	23.4%	23%
2045	23.1%	23%
2046	22.8%	23%
2047	22.5%	23%
2048	22.2%	23%
2049	21.9%	23%
2050	21.6%	22.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 31.5% in Turkmenistan in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 41.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and Turkmenistan compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Turkmenistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +1.9% in Turkmenistan. 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	Turkmenistan
1960	120,728	49,436
1961	123,753	51,659
1962	126,429	53,248
1963	129,065	54,203
1964	132,832	54,574
1965	135,997	54,558
1966	140,494	54,353
1967	143,859	54,209
1968	146,946	54,324
1969	149,516	54,791
1970	155,946	55,617
1971	165,104	56,666
1972	173,162	57,326
1973	179,871	59,169
1974	184,992	60,925
1975	188,501	62,681
1976	171,903	64,513
1977	203,299	66,318
1978	211,301	68,437
1979	216,810	71,135
1980	218,460	74,394
1981	221,044	77,829
1982	199,809	80,989
1983	238,059	85,183
1984	241,892	90,591
1985	246,119	95,890
1986	252,754	100,930
1987	261,746	103,885
1988	271,466	104,802
1989	276,736	103,553
1990	280,318	101,099
1991	283,917	99,297
1992	288,411	96,668
1993	295,515	92,596
1994	302,708	89,319
1995	309,236	86,289
1996	315,252	80,996
1997	320,087	79,045
1998	325,174	77,342
1999	328,890	76,362
2000	332,891	76,875
2001	335,503	76,682
2002	334,255	75,639
2003	333,539	76,737
2004	331,699	79,850
2005	325,816	83,968
2006	325,604	87,840
2007	326,298	92,038
2008	323,226	96,815
2009	323,320	102,931
2010	324,802	109,318
2011	328,548	115,197
2012	332,365	120,957
2013	331,321	126,217
2014	333,551	129,677
2015	335,072	132,663
2016	338,114	132,581
2017	332,838	131,417
2018	323,100	129,537
2019	307,389	128,275
2020	281,328	124,014
2021	255,145	122,721
2022	281,675	121,814
2023	289,635	117,529

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs Turkmenistan

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 5 deaths in Turkmenistan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Turkmenistan
1985	301	77
1986	286	75
1987	277	72
1988	273	69
1989	271	65
1990	270	62
1991	268	60
1992	269	58
1993	262	56
1994	244	54
1995	229	50
1996	213	46
1997	198	40
1998	185	34
1999	174	29
2000	166	25
2001	162	22
2002	153	20
2003	150	18
2004	148	17
2005	153	15
2006	142	14
2007	135	13
2008	133	11
2009	130	10
2010	127	9
2011	120	8
2012	115	7
2013	111	7
2014	111	6
2015	112	6
2016	110	6
2017	107	5
2018	107	5
2019	106	5
2020	102	5
2021	125	6
2022	97	5
2023	94	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 4% in Turkmenistan. 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	Turkmenistan
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%	-
1973	15.6%	-
1974	15.1%	-
1975	14.6%	-
1976	16.5%	-
1977	13.6%	13.2%
1978	13.2%	12.8%
1979	12.7%	12.3%
1980	12.2%	11.9%
1981	11.8%	11.4%
1982	13.6%	10.9%
1983	10.9%	10.5%
1984	10.5%	9.98%
1985	10%	9.51%
1986	9.6%	9.08%
1987	9.19%	8.7%
1988	8.79%	8.36%
1989	8.41%	8.09%
1990	8.04%	7.91%
1991	7.68%	7.83%
1992	7.34%	7.83%
1993	7.02%	7.87%
1994	6.71%	7.92%
1995	6.42%	7.94%
1996	6.15%	7.9%
1997	5.89%	7.79%
1998	5.65%	7.59%
1999	5.42%	7.31%
2000	5.21%	6.97%
2001	5%	6.61%
2002	4.8%	6.24%
2003	4.61%	5.88%
2004	4.43%	5.56%
2005	4.26%	5.25%
2006	4.1%	4.99%
2007	3.93%	4.77%
2008	3.78%	4.6%
2009	3.62%	4.45%
2010	3.48%	4.36%
2011	3.33%	4.29%
2012	3.2%	4.25%
2013	3.07%	4.25%
2014	2.94%	4.25%
2015	2.83%	4.29%
2016	2.72%	4.33%
2017	2.63%	4.37%
2018	2.54%	4.36%
2019	2.45%	4.33%
2020	2.37%	4.26%
2021	2.28%	4.18%
2022	2.21%	4.1%
2023	2.14%	4%