Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Uganda

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs Uganda 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 4.28 in Uganda in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs Uganda 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	Uganda
1960	7	6.91
1961	6.98	6.93
1962	6.93	6.96
1963	6.9	6.98
1964	6.87	7.01
1965	6.84	7.04
1966	6.8	7.07
1967	6.76	7.1
1968	6.7	7.13
1969	6.65	7.12
1970	6.6	7.15
1971	6.55	7.18
1972	6.51	7.19
1973	6.49	7.19
1974	6.46	7.19
1975	6.41	7.2
1976	6.37	7.19
1977	6.32	7.18
1978	6.26	7.16
1979	6.22	7.14
1980	6.17	7.11
1981	6.12	7.12
1982	6.06	7.11
1983	5.98	7.07
1984	5.86	7.02
1985	5.73	7.04
1986	5.66	7.08
1987	5.64	7.12
1988	5.62	7.1
1989	5.56	7.05
1990	5.48	7.01
1991	5.38	6.94
1992	5.31	6.91
1993	5.25	6.89
1994	5.19	6.9
1995	5.11	6.87
1996	5.01	6.84
1997	4.91	6.86
1998	4.8	6.84
1999	4.69	6.83
2000	4.58	6.79
2001	4.5	6.76
2002	4.37	6.74
2003	4.25	6.67
2004	4.13	6.61
2005	3.97	6.53
2006	3.85	6.43
2007	3.72	6.33
2008	3.57	6.2
2009	3.47	6.12
2010	3.38	6.02
2011	3.29	5.89
2012	3.22	5.73
2013	3.15	5.56
2014	3.09	5.41
2015	3.03	5.25
2016	2.97	5.11
2017	2.86	4.99
2018	2.74	4.87
2019	2.59	4.74
2020	2.47	4.62
2021	2.39	4.51
2022	2.34	4.39
2023	2.31	4.28
2024	2.29	4.16
2025	2.26	4.06
2026	2.23	3.97
2027	2.2	3.87
2028	2.17	3.79
2029	2.15	3.69
2030	2.13	3.61
2031	2.11	3.53
2032	2.09	3.45
2033	2.08	3.38
2034	2.06	3.31
2035	2.05	3.25
2036	2.03	3.19
2037	2.02	3.14
2038	2	3.09
2039	1.99	3.04
2040	1.97	2.99
2041	1.96	2.94
2042	1.95	2.9
2043	1.93	2.86
2044	1.92	2.82
2045	1.92	2.78
2046	1.91	2.74
2047	1.9	2.71
2048	1.89	2.67
2049	1.89	2.64
2050	1.88	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Uganda
1960	46.7%	46.3%
1961	46.7%	46.6%
1962	46.8%	46.8%
1963	46.7%	46.9%
1964	46.6%	46.8%
1965	46.6%	46.7%
1966	46.5%	46.6%
1967	46.4%	46.6%
1968	46.2%	46.5%
1969	46.2%	46.5%
1970	46.1%	46.5%
1971	46%	46.7%
1972	46%	46.9%
1973	46%	47.1%
1974	45.9%	47.3%
1975	45.8%	47.4%
1976	45.7%	47.5%
1977	45.6%	47.5%
1978	45.6%	47.6%
1979	45.5%	47.7%
1980	45.5%	47.9%
1981	45.6%	48%
1982	45.6%	48%
1983	45.7%	48.1%
1984	45.7%	48%
1985	45.7%	48%
1986	45.7%	48%
1987	45.6%	48%
1988	45.6%	48.1%
1989	45.5%	48.1%
1990	45.4%	48.2%
1991	45.3%	48.3%
1992	45.2%	48.4%
1993	45.1%	48.5%
1994	44.9%	48.6%
1995	44.8%	49.1%
1996	44.7%	49.4%
1997	44.5%	49.7%
1998	44.3%	49.9%
1999	44.1%	50%
2000	43.8%	50.1%
2001	43.6%	50.1%
2002	43.3%	50.1%
2003	43%	50.1%
2004	42.5%	50.1%
2005	42.1%	50.1%
2006	41.6%	50%
2007	41%	50%
2008	40.5%	49.8%
2009	39.9%	49.7%
2010	39.3%	49.5%
2011	38.7%	49.3%
2012	38.1%	49.1%
2013	37.5%	48.8%
2014	36.9%	48.5%
2015	36.4%	48.1%
2016	35.9%	47.5%
2017	35.4%	46.9%
2018	34.9%	46.3%
2019	34.4%	45.8%
2020	33.8%	45.2%
2021	33.3%	44.7%
2022	32.7%	44.3%
2023	32.1%	43.9%
2024	31.6%	43.5%
2025	31%	43.1%
2026	30.5%	42.7%
2027	29.9%	42.2%
2028	29.4%	41.8%
2029	28.8%	41.3%
2030	28.3%	40.9%
2031	27.8%	40.5%
2032	27.3%	40%
2033	26.8%	39.5%
2034	26.4%	39%
2035	26%	38.4%
2036	25.7%	37.8%
2037	25.5%	37.3%
2038	25.2%	36.7%
2039	24.9%	36.1%
2040	24.6%	35.6%
2041	24.3%	35.1%
2042	24%	34.6%
2043	23.7%	34.1%
2044	23.4%	33.6%
2045	23.1%	33.1%
2046	22.8%	32.7%
2047	22.5%	32.3%
2048	22.2%	31.8%
2049	21.9%	31.5%
2050	21.6%	31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 43.5% in Uganda in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 48.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and Uganda compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Uganda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +3.17% in Uganda. 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	Uganda
1960	120,728	225,080
1961	123,753	232,894
1962	126,429	241,513
1963	129,065	250,885
1964	132,832	260,733
1965	135,997	271,830
1966	140,494	282,225
1967	143,859	296,692
1968	146,946	309,725
1969	149,516	320,486
1970	155,946	333,202
1971	165,104	328,294
1972	173,162	335,935
1973	179,871	340,780
1974	184,992	345,773
1975	188,501	354,278
1976	171,903	359,458
1977	203,299	365,216
1978	211,301	371,930
1979	216,810	381,626
1980	218,460	370,287
1981	221,044	380,028
1982	199,809	390,820
1983	238,059	404,940
1984	241,892	421,241
1985	246,119	462,534
1986	252,754	487,693
1987	261,746	527,397
1988	271,466	547,759
1989	276,736	565,367
1990	280,318	587,291
1991	283,917	602,740
1992	288,411	627,139
1993	295,515	650,032
1994	302,708	675,092
1995	309,236	697,218
1996	315,252	699,707
1997	320,087	727,523
1998	325,174	741,175
1999	328,890	775,166
2000	332,891	803,069
2001	335,503	836,751
2002	334,255	868,756
2003	333,539	901,374
2004	331,699	938,623
2005	325,816	969,096
2006	325,604	999,958
2007	326,298	1,029,893
2008	323,226	1,055,935
2009	323,320	1,090,600
2010	324,802	1,121,564
2011	328,548	1,147,263
2012	332,365	1,167,473
2013	331,321	1,184,250
2014	333,551	1,201,599
2015	335,072	1,224,839
2016	338,114	1,249,565
2017	332,838	1,290,658
2018	323,100	1,332,600
2019	307,389	1,367,044
2020	281,328	1,397,288
2021	255,145	1,423,377
2022	281,675	1,455,576
2023	289,635	1,477,166

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs Uganda

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 170 deaths in Uganda.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Uganda
1985	301	842
1986	286	781
1987	277	709
1988	273	655
1989	271	609
1990	270	575
1991	268	549
1992	269	530
1993	262	515
1994	244	507
1995	229	514
1996	213	513
1997	198	522
1998	185	523
1999	174	504
2000	166	475
2001	162	440
2002	153	416
2003	150	395
2004	148	384
2005	153	417
2006	142	409
2007	135	345
2008	133	324
2009	130	322
2010	127	304
2011	120	295
2012	115	285
2013	111	308
2014	111	311
2015	112	299
2016	110	272
2017	107	246
2018	107	232
2019	106	219
2020	102	209
2021	125	216
2022	97	184
2023	94	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 3.88% in Uganda. 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	Uganda
1960	22.2%	22.3%
1961	21.6%	21.9%
1962	21.1%	21.6%
1963	20.6%	21.3%
1964	20.1%	20.9%
1965	19.6%	20.6%
1966	19.1%	20.3%
1967	18.6%	19.9%
1968	18.1%	19.7%
1969	17.6%	19.4%
1970	17.1%	19.3%
1971	16.6%	19.3%
1972	16.1%	19.4%
1973	15.6%	19.6%
1974	15.1%	19.9%
1975	14.6%	20.3%
1976	16.5%	20.7%
1977	13.6%	21.2%
1978	13.2%	21.6%
1979	12.7%	21.8%
1980	12.2%	22%
1981	11.8%	21.9%
1982	13.6%	21.4%
1983	10.9%	20.9%
1984	10.5%	20.3%
1985	10%	19.9%
1986	9.6%	19.5%
1987	9.19%	19.2%
1988	8.79%	18.9%
1989	8.41%	18.7%
1990	8.04%	18.3%
1991	7.68%	17.9%
1992	7.34%	17.4%
1993	7.02%	17%
1994	6.71%	16.7%
1995	6.42%	16.5%
1996	6.15%	16.2%
1997	5.89%	16%
1998	5.65%	15.6%
1999	5.42%	15.2%
2000	5.21%	14.6%
2001	5%	13.9%
2002	4.8%	13.1%
2003	4.61%	12.3%
2004	4.43%	11.5%
2005	4.26%	10.7%
2006	4.1%	9.97%
2007	3.93%	9.3%
2008	3.78%	8.69%
2009	3.62%	8.14%
2010	3.48%	7.61%
2011	3.33%	7.1%
2012	3.2%	6.67%
2013	3.07%	6.24%
2014	2.94%	5.91%
2015	2.83%	5.58%
2016	2.72%	5.25%
2017	2.63%	4.98%
2018	2.54%	4.74%
2019	2.45%	4.53%
2020	2.37%	4.35%
2021	2.28%	4.18%
2022	2.21%	4.05%
2023	2.14%	3.88%