Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 2007

Guatemala
2007
Total fertility rate: 3.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 3.72 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (181 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 401,667 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.72
Births
401,667
Births per 1,000 people
29.4
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
13,652,040
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
10-144.50.6%3,914
15-1994.612.7%73,967
20-24180.624.3%118,578
25-29173.723.4%94,357
30-34140.318.9%60,713
35-3998.613.3%34,782
40-4444.56.0%13,511
45-496.90.9%1,797
50-540.20.0%51