Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 1988

Guatemala
1988
Total fertility rate: 5.62
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 5.62 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (263 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 347,598 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.62
Births
347,598
Births per 1,000 people
40.7
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
8,532,099
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
10-145.60.5%2,980
15-19123.311.0%54,850
20-24263.323.4%100,078
25-29255.322.7%82,454
30-34211.918.8%56,503
35-39168.615.0%35,501
40-4481.57.2%13,269
45-4915.41.4%1,901
50-540.60.1%64