Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 2003

Guatemala
2003
Total fertility rate: 4.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 4.25 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (208 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 406,709 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.25
Births
406,709
Births per 1,000 people
32.5
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
12,525,842
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
10-144.70.6%3,806
15-19103.312.2%72,210
20-24207.724.4%122,693
25-29196.423.1%92,831
30-34158.518.6%60,325
35-39116.013.7%37,565
40-4454.76.4%15,231
45-498.51.0%1,994
50-540.30.0%55