Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 1978

Guatemala
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.26
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 6.26 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 286,924 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.26
Births
286,924
Births per 1,000 people
43.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
6,561,534
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%2,673
15-19142.111.4%50,430
20-24278.522.3%84,147
25-29277.422.2%65,849
30-34243.419.4%43,633
35-39203.116.2%28,110
40-4486.96.9%10,452
45-4913.21.1%1,588
50-540.40.0%40