Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 1999

Guatemala
1999
Total fertility rate: 4.69
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +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 4.69 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (229 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 402,371 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.69
Births
402,371
Births per 1,000 people
35.2
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
11,422,965
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
10-145.20.6%3,820
15-19113.512.1%72,190
20-24228.624.4%119,158
25-29214.722.9%89,904
30-34172.418.4%60,371
35-39131.414.0%39,372
40-4460.46.4%15,283
45-4911.01.2%2,203
50-540.40.0%69