Fertility in Guatemala, 2001

Guatemala
2001
Total fertility rate: 4.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 4.50 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (222 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 408,833 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.50
Births
408,833
Births per 1,000 people
34.2
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
11,969,422
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
10-145.00.6%3,837
15-19110.012.2%73,239
20-24222.124.7%123,364
25-29208.723.2%92,660
30-34164.918.3%59,955
35-39123.913.7%38,595
40-4456.46.3%15,034
45-499.61.1%2,086
50-540.40.0%62