Guatemala vs Guyana: Fertility rate: births per woman

Guatemala
2.31 live births per woman
in 2023
Guyana
2.41 live births per woman
in 2023
Guatemala rank
89th
Guyana rank
86th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 2.41 live births per woman against 2.31 live births per woman in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 89th and Guyana ranks 86th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 7 and Guyana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Guyana Difference Ahead
1950s 6.93 live births per woman 6.14 live births per woman 0.7913 live births per woman Guatemala
1960s 6.84 live births per woman 6.09 live births per woman 0.7505 live births per woman Guatemala
1970s 6.42 live births per woman 4.59 live births per woman 1.83 live births per woman Guatemala
1980s 5.84 live births per woman 3.49 live births per woman 2.35 live births per woman Guatemala
1990s 5.11 live births per woman 3.2 live births per woman 1.91 live births per woman Guatemala
2000s 4.04 live births per woman 2.77 live births per woman 1.27 live births per woman Guatemala
2010s 3.03 live births per woman 2.65 live births per woman 0.3867 live births per woman Guatemala
2020s 2.38 live births per woman 2.45 live births per woman 0.0725 live births per woman Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Guatemala or Guyana?
Guyana, at 2.41 live births per woman against 2.31 live births per woman in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Guatemala and Guyana?
0.1 live births per woman, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Guyana?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Guyana rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Guatemala ranks 89th and Guyana ranks 86th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed

The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.