Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 1958

Guatemala
1958
Total fertility rate: 7.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 7.01 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (344 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 190,704 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.01
Births
190,704
Births per 1,000 people
49.7
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
3,837,026
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
10-148.50.6%1,882
15-19173.812.4%30,001
20-24343.524.5%52,272
25-29311.322.2%47,059
30-34242.617.3%31,179
35-39212.515.2%20,408
40-4486.36.2%6,471
45-4921.51.5%1,379
50-541.00.1%52