Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 1971

Guatemala
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.55
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 6.55 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (305 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 247,467 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.55
Births
247,467
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
5,538,356
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%2,313
15-19141.110.8%42,584
20-24295.422.6%71,293
25-29304.923.3%55,003
30-34264.320.2%37,511
35-39197.715.1%26,830
40-4479.96.1%10,239
45-4916.31.2%1,644
50-540.70.1%52