Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 1991

Guatemala
1991
Total fertility rate: 5.38
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 5.38 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (255 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 364,033 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.38
Births
364,033
Births per 1,000 people
39.3
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
9,272,584
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
10-145.30.5%3,133
15-19119.611.1%58,696
20-24255.023.7%103,885
25-29245.322.8%85,187
30-34203.718.9%59,722
35-39155.414.4%36,961
40-4477.37.2%14,439
45-4913.81.3%1,949
50-540.60.1%61