Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 1972

Guatemala
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.51
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 6.51 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 252,539 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.51
Births
252,539
Births per 1,000 people
44.4
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
5,682,834
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
10-146.50.5%2,325
15-19140.710.8%43,703
20-24292.722.5%73,431
25-29299.423.0%56,175
30-34261.720.1%37,886
35-39202.115.5%26,843
40-4480.86.2%10,486
45-4915.51.2%1,638
50-540.60.0%48