Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 1957

Guatemala
1957
Total fertility rate: 7.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 7.01 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (338 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 187,778 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.01
Births
187,778
Births per 1,000 people
50.3
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
3,732,743
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
10-149.10.6%1,910
15-19178.712.7%29,842
20-24337.924.1%52,091
25-29310.522.1%46,606
30-34243.817.4%29,995
35-39213.615.2%19,537
40-4486.76.2%6,375
45-4921.91.6%1,372
50-541.00.1%52