Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 2002

Guatemala
2002
Total fertility rate: 4.37
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 4.37 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (215 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 407,419 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.37
Births
407,419
Births per 1,000 people
33.3
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
12,246,915
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
10-144.80.6%3,836
15-19106.912.2%72,795
20-24215.124.6%123,221
25-29202.223.1%92,531
30-34161.318.4%59,883
35-39119.513.7%37,958
40-4455.36.3%15,085
45-499.11.0%2,049
50-540.30.0%58