Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 1985

Guatemala
1985
Total fertility rate: 5.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 5.73 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 322,733 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.73
Births
322,733
Births per 1,000 people
41.1
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
7,849,693
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
10-145.40.5%2,629
15-19123.810.8%50,947
20-24265.623.1%94,307
25-29255.622.3%76,191
30-34218.719.1%51,885
35-39175.515.3%32,621
40-4487.07.6%12,336
45-4915.71.4%1,748
50-540.60.1%68