What is birth rate vs. death rate in Guatemala?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Guatemala was 20.81 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Guatemala?

The highest recorded value was 51.28 births per 1,000 people in 1952.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Guatemala?

The lowest recorded value was 20.81 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Guatemala rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Guatemala ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Guatemala?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Guatemala data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Guatemala

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Guatemala
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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Guatemala: Birth rate vs. death rate was 20.81 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

20.81 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 1.2%

World rank

73rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

51.28 births per 1,000 people

in 1952

All-time low

20.81 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Guatemala, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 20.81 births per 1,000 people for birth rate vs. death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Guatemala peaked at 51.28 births per 1,000 people in 1952 and was at its lowest, 20.81 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Guatemala 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	50.6 births per 1,000 people	49.11 births per 1,000 people	51.28 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	46.56 births per 1,000 people	45.12 births per 1,000 people	48.54 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	44.17 births per 1,000 people	43.63 births per 1,000 people	44.88 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	41.85 births per 1,000 people	40.35 births per 1,000 people	43.61 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	37.73 births per 1,000 people	35.23 births per 1,000 people	39.83 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	31.34 births per 1,000 people	28.2 births per 1,000 people	34.71 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	26.05 births per 1,000 people	23.09 births per 1,000 people	27.82 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	21.33 births per 1,000 people	20.81 births per 1,000 people	22.04 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

70 Bolivia 21.25 births per 1,000 people compare
71 Marshall Islands 21.14 births per 1,000 people compare
72 Egypt, Arab Rep. 21 births per 1,000 people compare
74 Djibouti 20.77 births per 1,000 people compare
75 Cambodia 20.75 births per 1,000 people compare
76 Jordan 20.61 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Guatemala

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 186,242 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 202,919 (2025)
Population, female 9.42 million (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 186,376 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 190,031 (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,663 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 190,947 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 199,688 (2025)

All data for Guatemala →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Guatemala?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Guatemala was 20.81 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Guatemala?: The highest recorded value was 51.28 births per 1,000 people in 1952.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Guatemala?: The lowest recorded value was 20.81 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Guatemala rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Guatemala ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Guatemala?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.