Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 1966

Guatemala
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.80
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 6.80 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (330 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 222,670 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.80
Births
222,670
Births per 1,000 people
46.0
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
4,840,958
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
10-146.70.5%2,081
15-19142.510.5%35,749
20-24321.823.7%61,203
25-29330.224.3%49,732
30-34252.718.6%36,315
35-39199.314.7%27,020
40-4484.46.2%8,991
45-4919.51.4%1,520
50-540.90.1%58