Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 1981

Guatemala
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.12
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 6.12 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 307,074 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.12
Births
307,074
Births per 1,000 people
43.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
7,075,648
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
10-146.20.5%2,677
15-19137.011.2%51,882
20-24278.322.7%90,523
25-29271.122.1%71,276
30-34237.219.4%48,387
35-39189.415.5%29,480
40-4491.77.5%11,181
45-4914.01.1%1,617
50-540.50.0%53