Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 1989

Guatemala
1989
Total fertility rate: 5.56
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 5.56 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 354,068 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.56
Births
354,068
Births per 1,000 people
40.3
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
8,775,546
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%3,127
15-19122.311.0%56,153
20-24258.723.2%100,498
25-29255.623.0%84,592
30-34208.418.7%57,464
35-39167.315.0%36,628
40-4479.77.2%13,613
45-4915.01.3%1,931
50-540.60.1%60