Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Guatemala, 2012

Guatemala
2012
Total fertility rate: 3.22
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Guatemala was 3.22 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (159 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 410,910 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.22
Births
410,910
Births per 1,000 people
27.2
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
15,089,646
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
10-144.80.8%4,501
15-1995.414.8%82,763
20-24159.224.7%121,277
25-29147.522.9%93,359
30-34120.918.7%63,212
35-3979.612.3%33,246
40-4432.85.1%11,173
45-494.60.7%1,348
50-540.10.0%30