Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 2011

Guatemala
2011
Total fertility rate: 3.29
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 3.29 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (162 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 407,013 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.29
Births
407,013
Births per 1,000 people
27.5
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
14,792,126
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
10-144.80.7%4,427
15-1994.814.4%80,752
20-24161.724.5%119,830
25-29152.323.1%93,610
30-34124.218.8%62,506
35-3982.512.5%33,183
40-4433.85.1%11,220
45-495.00.8%1,447
50-540.20.0%37