Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 1979

Guatemala
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.22
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 6.22 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 293,549 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.22
Births
293,549
Births per 1,000 people
43.6
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
6,727,798
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%2,749
15-19142.211.4%51,549
20-24276.222.2%85,636
25-29274.722.1%67,372
30-34242.519.5%45,478
35-39198.816.0%28,557
40-4488.67.1%10,569
45-4913.31.1%1,593
50-540.40.0%43