Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 1968

Guatemala
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.70
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 6.70 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (324 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 231,972 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
231,972
Births per 1,000 people
45.3
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
5,118,112
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
10-146.60.5%2,159
15-19139.210.4%37,951
20-24307.623.0%64,499
25-29323.824.2%51,945
30-34261.519.5%36,603
35-39197.814.8%27,499
40-4482.16.1%9,625
45-4918.91.4%1,633
50-540.90.1%59