Fertility rate estimates and projections in Guatemala

The total fertility rate in Guatemala was 2.31 births per woman in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Measure: Total fertility rate, estimates and projections to 2100 Unit: Live births per woman Data: 1950 to 2023 Source: UN Population Division
Guatemala, 2023 (latest estimate) 2.31 Live births per woman
Change from 2022 −1.4% 2022: 2.34 births per woman
Projection for 2030 2.13 births per woman Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 1.88 births per woman Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 1.70 births per woman Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 85th of 216 See the full ranking

Fertility rate estimates and projections in Guatemala over time

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Live births per woman. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Total fertility rate, estimates and projections to 2100 (live births per woman), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Guatemala
2100 1.70 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 1.71 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 1.72 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 1.73 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 1.74 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 1.75 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 1.77 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 1.80 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 1.82 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 1.84 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 1.88 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 1.92 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 1.97 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 2.05 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 2.13 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 2.26 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 2.31 births per woman
2022 2.34 births per woman
2021 2.39 births per woman
2020 2.47 births per woman
2019 2.59 births per woman
2018 2.74 births per woman
2017 2.86 births per woman
2016 2.97 births per woman
2015 3.03 births per woman
2014 3.09 births per woman

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.4% from 2.34 births per woman in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 3.15 births per woman, the figure has changed by −26.7%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Guatemala has the 85th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Guatemala
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024