Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Guatemala
Guatemala: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 2.31 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.31
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
86th
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.01
in 1957
All-time low
2.31
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Guatemala, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Guatemala stood at 2.31. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Guatemala peaked at 7.01 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 2.31, in 2023.
That places Guatemala 86th out of 229 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.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.8 | — |
| 1951 | 6.84 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 6.88 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 6.9 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 6.92 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 6.95 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 6.98 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 7.01 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 7.01 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 7.01 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 7 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 6.98 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.93 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 6.9 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 6.87 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 6.84 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 6.8 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 6.75 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 6.7 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 6.65 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 6.6 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 6.55 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 6.51 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 6.49 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 6.46 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 6.41 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 6.37 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 6.32 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 6.26 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 6.22 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 6.17 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 6.12 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 6.06 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 5.98 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 5.86 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 5.73 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 5.66 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 5.64 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 5.62 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 5.56 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 5.48 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 5.38 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 5.31 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 5.25 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 5.19 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 5.11 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 5.01 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 4.91 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 4.8 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 4.69 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 4.58 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 4.5 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 4.37 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 4.25 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 4.13 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.97 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 3.85 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.72 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.57 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 3.46 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 3.38 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.29 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 3.22 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.15 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.09 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.03 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.97 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.86 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.74 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.59 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 2.47 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 2.39 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 2.34 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.31 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.93 | 6.8 | 7.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.84 | 6.65 | 7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.42 | 6.22 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.84 | 5.56 | 6.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.11 | 4.69 | 5.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.04 | 3.46 | 4.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 | 2.59 | 3.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 | 2.31 | 2.47 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Guatemala
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,822 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -5.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.3 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.3 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.48 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 9.29 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Guatemala?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Guatemala was 2.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 7.01 in 1957.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Guatemala ranks 86th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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