Fertility & birth rates in Guatemala and Venezuela

Fertility rate in Guatemala vs Venezuela 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 2.08 in Venezuela in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Guatemala vs Venezuela 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	Venezuela
1960	7	6.38
1961	6.98	6.3
1962	6.93	6.23
1963	6.9	6.16
1964	6.87	6.07
1965	6.84	5.98
1966	6.8	5.87
1967	6.76	5.75
1968	6.7	5.61
1969	6.65	5.47
1970	6.6	5.32
1971	6.55	5.17
1972	6.51	5.04
1973	6.49	4.91
1974	6.46	4.79
1975	6.41	4.69
1976	6.37	4.59
1977	6.32	4.49
1978	6.26	4.4
1979	6.22	4.3
1980	6.17	4.2
1981	6.12	4.1
1982	6.06	4.01
1983	5.98	3.93
1984	5.86	3.86
1985	5.73	3.79
1986	5.66	3.73
1987	5.64	3.67
1988	5.62	3.6
1989	5.56	3.52
1990	5.48	3.45
1991	5.38	3.37
1992	5.31	3.29
1993	5.25	3.22
1994	5.19	3.15
1995	5.11	3.08
1996	5.01	3.02
1997	4.91	2.97
1998	4.8	2.91
1999	4.69	2.86
2000	4.58	2.79
2001	4.5	2.78
2002	4.37	2.74
2003	4.25	2.7
2004	4.13	2.64
2005	3.97	2.63
2006	3.85	2.6
2007	3.72	2.52
2008	3.57	2.48
2009	3.47	2.42
2010	3.38	2.4
2011	3.29	2.4
2012	3.22	2.38
2013	3.15	2.33
2014	3.09	2.3
2015	3.03	2.25
2016	2.97	2.22
2017	2.86	2.18
2018	2.74	2.15
2019	2.59	2.13
2020	2.47	2.12
2021	2.39	2.11
2022	2.34	2.09
2023	2.31	2.08
2024	2.29	2.08
2025	2.26	2.06
2026	2.23	2.04
2027	2.2	2.03
2028	2.17	2.01
2029	2.15	2
2030	2.13	1.99
2031	2.11	1.98
2032	2.09	1.97
2033	2.08	1.96
2034	2.06	1.95
2035	2.05	1.94
2036	2.03	1.93
2037	2.02	1.92
2038	2	1.91
2039	1.99	1.91
2040	1.97	1.9
2041	1.96	1.89
2042	1.95	1.88
2043	1.93	1.87
2044	1.92	1.86
2045	1.92	1.86
2046	1.91	1.85
2047	1.9	1.84
2048	1.89	1.84
2049	1.89	1.83
2050	1.88	1.83

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guatemala	Venezuela
1960	46.7%	46.8%
1961	46.7%	46.9%
1962	46.8%	47%
1963	46.7%	47%
1964	46.6%	47%
1965	46.6%	46.9%
1966	46.5%	46.8%
1967	46.4%	46.6%
1968	46.2%	46.3%
1969	46.2%	46%
1970	46.1%	45.6%
1971	46%	45.2%
1972	46%	44.7%
1973	46%	44.3%
1974	45.9%	43.8%
1975	45.8%	43.3%
1976	45.7%	42.9%
1977	45.6%	42.5%
1978	45.6%	42.1%
1979	45.5%	41.7%
1980	45.5%	41.3%
1981	45.6%	41%
1982	45.6%	40.6%
1983	45.7%	40.3%
1984	45.7%	39.9%
1985	45.7%	39.6%
1986	45.7%	39.3%
1987	45.6%	39%
1988	45.6%	38.7%
1989	45.5%	38.4%
1990	45.4%	38.1%
1991	45.3%	37.8%
1992	45.2%	37.4%
1993	45.1%	37%
1994	44.9%	36.6%
1995	44.8%	36.2%
1996	44.7%	35.8%
1997	44.5%	35.3%
1998	44.3%	34.9%
1999	44.1%	34.5%
2000	43.8%	34%
2001	43.6%	33.6%
2002	43.3%	33.1%
2003	43%	32.7%
2004	42.5%	32.2%
2005	42.1%	31.8%
2006	41.6%	31.4%
2007	41%	31%
2008	40.5%	30.6%
2009	39.9%	30.3%
2010	39.3%	29.9%
2011	38.7%	29.5%
2012	38.1%	29.2%
2013	37.5%	28.9%
2014	36.9%	28.5%
2015	36.4%	28.2%
2016	35.9%	27.9%
2017	35.4%	27.8%
2018	34.9%	27.9%
2019	34.4%	28%
2020	33.8%	27.8%
2021	33.3%	27.4%
2022	32.7%	26.8%
2023	32.1%	26.2%
2024	31.6%	25.5%
2025	31%	24.9%
2026	30.5%	24.3%
2027	29.9%	23.8%
2028	29.4%	23.2%
2029	28.8%	22.8%
2030	28.3%	22.4%
2031	27.8%	22%
2032	27.3%	21.7%
2033	26.8%	21.5%
2034	26.4%	21.4%
2035	26%	21.4%
2036	25.7%	21.4%
2037	25.5%	21.5%
2038	25.2%	21.5%
2039	24.9%	21.4%
2040	24.6%	21.4%
2041	24.3%	21.3%
2042	24%	21.2%
2043	23.7%	21.1%
2044	23.4%	20.9%
2045	23.1%	20.7%
2046	22.8%	20.5%
2047	22.5%	20.3%
2048	22.2%	20%
2049	21.9%	19.8%
2050	21.6%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.6% of the population in Guatemala and 25.5% in Venezuela in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 38.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guatemala and Venezuela compared.

Natural population change in Guatemala vs Venezuela by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.83% in Guatemala and +1% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	120,728	285,105
1961	123,753	292,109
1962	126,429	299,345
1963	129,065	307,279
1964	132,832	314,397
1965	135,997	321,695
1966	140,494	329,697
1967	143,859	335,813
1968	146,946	340,973
1969	149,516	343,596
1970	155,946	350,709
1971	165,104	355,212
1972	173,162	360,749
1973	179,871	367,612
1974	184,992	375,678
1975	188,501	385,045
1976	171,903	395,344
1977	203,299	405,315
1978	211,301	414,032
1979	216,810	421,256
1980	218,460	425,613
1981	221,044	432,059
1982	199,809	436,564
1983	238,059	443,569
1984	241,892	449,186
1985	246,119	455,517
1986	252,754	468,252
1987	261,746	474,204
1988	271,466	477,569
1989	276,736	478,053
1990	280,318	478,168
1991	283,917	477,917
1992	288,411	474,824
1993	295,515	473,189
1994	302,708	469,178
1995	309,236	469,267
1996	315,252	468,653
1997	320,087	472,002
1998	325,174	469,123
1999	328,890	463,787
2000	332,891	459,802
2001	335,503	451,487
2002	334,255	466,821
2003	333,539	456,902
2004	331,699	455,881
2005	325,816	463,260
2006	325,604	460,152
2007	326,298	452,482
2008	323,226	435,870
2009	323,320	427,257
2010	324,802	425,397
2011	328,548	425,958
2012	332,365	420,758
2013	331,321	408,930
2014	333,551	395,088
2015	335,072	384,560
2016	338,114	359,651
2017	332,838	340,222
2018	323,100	317,302
2019	307,389	274,826
2020	281,328	237,223
2021	255,145	207,746
2022	281,675	216,619
2023	289,635	213,020

Maternal mortality chart: Guatemala vs Venezuela

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 227 deaths in Venezuela.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guatemala	Venezuela
1985	301	83
1986	286	81
1987	277	81
1988	273	80
1989	271	80
1990	270	83
1991	268	80
1992	269	82
1993	262	82
1994	244	84
1995	229	84
1996	213	86
1997	198	82
1998	185	82
1999	174	88
2000	166	86
2001	162	101
2002	153	87
2003	150	97
2004	148	94
2005	153	93
2006	142	96
2007	135	92
2008	133	103
2009	130	109
2010	127	110
2011	120	104
2012	115	113
2013	111	123
2014	111	133
2015	112	136
2016	110	162
2017	107	195
2018	107	205
2019	106	202
2020	102	207
2021	125	251
2022	97	219
2023	94	227

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.14% in Guatemala and 2.43% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	22.2%	7.97%
1961	21.6%	7.72%
1962	21.1%	7.49%
1963	20.6%	7.3%
1964	20.1%	7.14%
1965	19.6%	7%
1966	19.1%	6.87%
1967	18.6%	6.75%
1968	18.1%	6.61%
1969	17.6%	6.47%
1970	17.1%	6.3%
1971	16.6%	6.12%
1972	16.1%	5.94%
1973	15.6%	5.75%
1974	15.1%	5.57%
1975	14.6%	5.38%
1976	16.5%	5.2%
1977	13.6%	5.01%
1978	13.2%	4.82%
1979	12.7%	4.62%
1980	12.2%	4.42%
1981	11.8%	4.24%
1982	13.6%	4.07%
1983	10.9%	3.91%
1984	10.5%	3.77%
1985	10%	3.64%
1986	9.6%	3.5%
1987	9.19%	3.37%
1988	8.79%	3.23%
1989	8.41%	3.09%
1990	8.04%	2.96%
1991	7.68%	2.86%
1992	7.34%	2.78%
1993	7.02%	2.73%
1994	6.71%	2.68%
1995	6.42%	2.63%
1996	6.15%	2.55%
1997	5.89%	2.45%
1998	5.65%	2.34%
1999	5.42%	2.24%
2000	5.21%	2.15%
2001	5%	2.09%
2002	4.8%	2.03%
2003	4.61%	1.98%
2004	4.43%	1.91%
2005	4.26%	1.85%
2006	4.1%	1.79%
2007	3.93%	1.74%
2008	3.78%	1.72%
2009	3.62%	1.71%
2010	3.48%	1.72%
2011	3.33%	1.73%
2012	3.2%	1.76%
2013	3.07%	1.79%
2014	2.94%	1.83%
2015	2.83%	1.92%
2016	2.72%	2.43%
2017	2.63%	2.43%
2018	2.54%	2.43%
2019	2.45%	2.43%
2020	2.37%	2.43%
2021	2.28%	2.43%
2022	2.21%	2.43%
2023	2.14%	2.43%