Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 1962

Guatemala
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.93
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 6.93 children per woman in 1962 — 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 28.6 years old. In total, 204,338 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.93
Births
204,338
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
4,312,044
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
10-147.30.5%1,947
15-19157.411.4%32,265
20-24344.424.9%55,404
25-29318.623.0%46,942
30-34243.817.6%35,003
35-39199.314.4%23,375
40-4492.26.7%7,939
45-4920.41.5%1,406
50-541.00.1%58