Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 1953

Guatemala
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.90
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 6.90 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (313 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 171,661 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.90
Births
171,661
Births per 1,000 people
51.3
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
3,348,810
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-149.60.7%1,714
15-19182.513.2%29,115
20-24312.922.6%49,907
25-29302.321.8%40,808
30-34252.118.2%25,608
35-39209.215.1%16,819
40-4492.56.7%6,405
45-4922.01.6%1,240
50-541.00.1%46