Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1960	7	6.5
1961	6.98	6.49
1962	6.93	6.49
1963	6.9	6.5
1964	6.87	6.49
1965	6.84	6.5
1966	6.8	6.5
1967	6.76	6.51
1968	6.7	6.53
1969	6.65	6.52
1970	6.6	6.52
1971	6.55	6.52
1972	6.51	6.5
1973	6.49	6.46
1974	6.46	6.41
1975	6.41	6.35
1976	6.37	6.29
1977	6.32	6.22
1978	6.26	6.15
1979	6.22	6.06
1980	6.17	5.95
1981	6.12	5.81
1982	6.06	5.66
1983	5.98	5.48
1984	5.86	5.3
1985	5.73	5.13
1986	5.66	5
1987	5.64	4.88
1988	5.62	4.77
1989	5.56	4.65
1990	5.48	4.51
1991	5.38	4.25
1992	5.31	4.09
1993	5.25	3.82
1994	5.19	3.76
1995	5.11	3.28
1996	5.01	3.06
1997	4.91	2.83
1998	4.8	2.77
1999	4.69	2.79
2000	4.58	2.73
2001	4.5	2.62
2002	4.37	2.54
2003	4.25	2.49
2004	4.13	2.38
2005	3.97	2.23
2006	3.85	1.96
2007	3.72	1.79
2008	3.57	1.52
2009	3.47	1.58
2010	3.38	1.57
2011	3.29	1.54
2012	3.22	1.53
2013	3.15	1.53
2014	3.09	1.48
2015	3.03	1.42
2016	2.97	1.37
2017	2.86	1.35
2018	2.74	1.29
2019	2.59	1.25
2020	2.47	1.29
2021	2.39	1.16
2022	2.34	1.15
2023	2.31	1.2
2024	2.29	1.21
2025	2.26	1.21
2026	2.23	1.21
2027	2.2	1.21
2028	2.17	1.22
2029	2.15	1.22
2030	2.13	1.23
2031	2.11	1.23
2032	2.09	1.24
2033	2.08	1.25
2034	2.06	1.25
2035	2.05	1.26
2036	2.03	1.26
2037	2.02	1.27
2038	2	1.28
2039	1.99	1.28
2040	1.97	1.28
2041	1.96	1.29
2042	1.95	1.29
2043	1.93	1.3
2044	1.92	1.3
2045	1.92	1.31
2046	1.91	1.31
2047	1.9	1.31
2048	1.89	1.32
2049	1.89	1.32
2050	1.88	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	UAE
1960	46.7%	37.8%
1961	46.7%	36.7%
1962	46.8%	35.8%
1963	46.7%	35.1%
1964	46.6%	34.5%
1965	46.6%	33.9%
1966	46.5%	33.2%
1967	46.4%	32.1%
1968	46.2%	31.2%
1969	46.2%	30.6%
1970	46.1%	29.8%
1971	46%	29%
1972	46%	28.3%
1973	46%	27.8%
1974	45.9%	27.4%
1975	45.8%	27.2%
1976	45.7%	26.9%
1977	45.6%	26.8%
1978	45.6%	26.9%
1979	45.5%	27.1%
1980	45.5%	27.4%
1981	45.6%	28%
1982	45.6%	28.8%
1983	45.7%	29.5%
1984	45.7%	30.2%
1985	45.7%	30.7%
1986	45.7%	31.2%
1987	45.6%	31.2%
1988	45.6%	30.9%
1989	45.5%	30.3%
1990	45.4%	29.6%
1991	45.3%	28.8%
1992	45.2%	28.1%
1993	45.1%	27.4%
1994	44.9%	26.7%
1995	44.8%	25.9%
1996	44.7%	25.2%
1997	44.5%	24.3%
1998	44.3%	23.1%
1999	44.1%	22%
2000	43.8%	20.8%
2001	43.6%	19.8%
2002	43.3%	18.9%
2003	43%	18.3%
2004	42.5%	17.8%
2005	42.1%	17.5%
2006	41.6%	17.2%
2007	41%	17%
2008	40.5%	16.9%
2009	39.9%	16.9%
2010	39.3%	16.9%
2011	38.7%	16.8%
2012	38.1%	16.8%
2013	37.5%	16.8%
2014	36.9%	16.8%
2015	36.4%	16.8%
2016	35.9%	16.8%
2017	35.4%	16.8%
2018	34.9%	16.7%
2019	34.4%	16.6%
2020	33.8%	16.6%
2021	33.3%	16.5%
2022	32.7%	16.5%
2023	32.1%	16.3%
2024	31.6%	16.1%
2025	31%	16%
2026	30.5%	15.9%
2027	29.9%	15.9%
2028	29.4%	15.9%
2029	28.8%	15.9%
2030	28.3%	16%
2031	27.8%	16.1%
2032	27.3%	16.3%
2033	26.8%	16.5%
2034	26.4%	16.7%
2035	26%	16.9%
2036	25.7%	17.1%
2037	25.5%	17.3%
2038	25.2%	17.5%
2039	24.9%	17.7%
2040	24.6%	17.9%
2041	24.3%	18%
2042	24%	18.1%
2043	23.7%	18.2%
2044	23.4%	18.3%
2045	23.1%	18.3%
2046	22.8%	18.3%
2047	22.5%	18.3%
2048	22.2%	18.3%
2049	21.9%	18.2%
2050	21.6%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	120,728	3,418
1961	123,753	3,657
1962	126,429	3,901
1963	129,065	4,157
1964	132,832	4,410
1965	135,997	4,675
1966	140,494	4,955
1967	143,859	5,264
1968	146,946	5,588
1969	149,516	6,138
1970	155,946	6,922
1971	165,104	7,839
1972	173,162	8,818
1973	179,871	9,822
1974	184,992	10,835
1975	188,501	11,859
1976	171,903	12,876
1977	203,299	15,787
1978	211,301	18,879
1979	216,810	21,987
1980	218,460	25,005
1981	221,044	27,560
1982	199,809	29,585
1983	238,059	31,480
1984	241,892	33,250
1985	246,119	34,855
1986	252,754	36,829
1987	261,746	37,741
1988	271,466	38,861
1989	276,736	40,148
1990	280,318	41,339
1991	283,917	41,409
1992	288,411	42,119
1993	295,515	41,324
1994	302,708	42,976
1995	309,236	38,685
1996	315,252	37,886
1997	320,087	38,207
1998	325,174	41,176
1999	328,890	46,198
2000	332,891	49,993
2001	335,503	52,789
2002	334,255	55,922
2003	333,539	59,118
2004	331,699	60,344
2005	325,816	60,046
2006	325,604	54,338
2007	326,298	55,048
2008	323,226	55,426
2009	323,320	66,521
2010	324,802	69,907
2011	328,548	73,496
2012	332,365	78,682
2013	331,321	82,977
2014	333,551	84,277
2015	335,072	85,044
2016	338,114	87,028
2017	332,838	89,382
2018	323,100	86,840
2019	307,389	86,296
2020	281,328	87,871
2021	255,145	76,802
2022	281,675	81,758
2023	289,635	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs United Arab Emirates

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 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	UAE
1985	301	19
1986	286	19
1987	277	19
1988	273	19
1989	271	19
1990	270	19
1991	268	19
1992	269	19
1993	262	19
1994	244	19
1995	229	18
1996	213	16
1997	198	14
1998	185	12
1999	174	10
2000	166	8
2001	162	7
2002	153	5
2003	150	5
2004	148	4
2005	153	4
2006	142	3
2007	135	3
2008	133	3
2009	130	3
2010	127	3
2011	120	4
2012	115	4
2013	111	4
2014	111	3
2015	112	3
2016	110	3
2017	107	3
2018	107	3
2019	106	3
2020	102	6
2021	125	6
2022	97	2
2023	94	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	22.2%	20.1%
1961	21.6%	19%
1962	21.1%	18%
1963	20.6%	16.9%
1964	20.1%	15.8%
1965	19.6%	14.8%
1966	19.1%	13.7%
1967	18.6%	12.6%
1968	18.1%	11.6%
1969	17.6%	10.6%
1970	17.1%	9.62%
1971	16.6%	8.72%
1972	16.1%	7.89%
1973	15.6%	7.12%
1974	15.1%	6.43%
1975	14.6%	5.8%
1976	16.5%	5.23%
1977	13.6%	4.7%
1978	13.2%	4.22%
1979	12.7%	3.78%
1980	12.2%	3.4%
1981	11.8%	3.06%
1982	13.6%	2.77%
1983	10.9%	2.52%
1984	10.5%	2.31%
1985	10%	2.12%
1986	9.6%	1.97%
1987	9.19%	1.83%
1988	8.79%	1.71%
1989	8.41%	1.61%
1990	8.04%	1.51%
1991	7.68%	1.43%
1992	7.34%	1.37%
1993	7.02%	1.31%
1994	6.71%	1.26%
1995	6.42%	1.21%
1996	6.15%	1.18%
1997	5.89%	1.15%
1998	5.65%	1.12%
1999	5.42%	1.09%
2000	5.21%	1.07%
2001	5%	1.05%
2002	4.8%	1.03%
2003	4.61%	1.01%
2004	4.43%	1%
2005	4.26%	0.98%
2006	4.1%	0.96%
2007	3.93%	0.94%
2008	3.78%	0.92%
2009	3.62%	0.9%
2010	3.48%	0.88%
2011	3.33%	0.86%
2012	3.2%	0.84%
2013	3.07%	0.82%
2014	2.94%	0.79%
2015	2.83%	0.77%
2016	2.72%	0.73%
2017	2.63%	0.7%
2018	2.54%	0.67%
2019	2.45%	0.63%
2020	2.37%	0.6%
2021	2.28%	0.56%
2022	2.21%	0.53%
2023	2.14%	0.5%