Chile vs Guatemala
Chile vs Guatemala: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.17 births per woman in Chile and 2.31 births per woman in Guatemala, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 1.14 births per woman, or 1.98 times that in Chile.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Chile ranked 214 and Guatemala ranked 86 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Chile at 1.41 births per woman and Guatemala at 1.71 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Chile | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.17 | 2.31 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.26 | 2.34 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.18 | 2.39 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.31 | 2.47 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.43 | 2.59 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.54 | 2.74 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.56 | 2.86 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.69 | 2.97 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.74 | 3.03 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.77 | 3.09 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.79 | 3.15 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.8 | 3.22 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.82 | 3.29 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.84 | 3.38 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.86 | 3.47 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.85 | 3.57 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.83 | 3.72 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.8 | 3.85 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.83 | 3.97 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.84 | 4.13 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.89 | 4.25 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.93 | 4.37 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 2.01 | 4.5 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 2.05 | 4.58 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 2.07 | 4.69 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 2.15 | 4.8 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 2.2 | 4.91 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 2.28 | 5.01 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 2.35 | 5.11 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 2.38 | 5.19 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 2.43 | 5.25 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 2.48 | 5.31 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 2.56 | 5.38 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 2.58 | 5.48 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 2.59 | 5.56 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 2.59 | 5.62 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 2.59 | 5.64 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 2.59 | 5.66 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 2.59 | 5.73 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 2.6 | 5.86 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 2.62 | 5.98 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 2.65 | 6.06 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 2.69 | 6.12 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 2.74 | 6.17 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 2.81 | 6.22 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 2.89 | 6.26 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 2.98 | 6.32 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 3.08 | 6.37 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 3.18 | 6.41 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 3.29 | 6.46 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 3.41 | 6.49 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 3.53 | 6.51 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 3.65 | 6.55 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 3.78 | 6.6 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 3.9 | 6.65 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 4.03 | 6.7 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 4.14 | 6.76 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 4.26 | 6.8 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 4.36 | 6.84 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 4.46 | 6.87 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 4.54 | 6.9 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 4.6 | 6.93 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 4.66 | 6.98 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 4.7 | 7 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 4.73 | 7.01 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 4.75 | 7.01 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 4.77 | 7.02 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 4.8 | 6.98 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 4.78 | 6.95 | 5 |
| 1954 | 4.77 | 6.92 | 5 |
| 1953 | 4.79 | 6.9 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 4.78 | 6.88 | 5 |
| 1951 | 4.8 | 6.84 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 4.84 | 6.8 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Chile | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.140.91–1.38 | 2.291.89–2.71 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.130.85–1.4 | 2.261.78–2.74 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.120.8–1.43 | 2.231.71–2.76 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.120.75–1.44 | 2.21.63–2.76 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.120.73–1.46 | 2.171.58–2.79 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.130.7–1.49 | 2.151.55–2.79 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.130.68–1.5 | 2.131.5–2.82 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.130.67–1.53 | 2.111.45–2.8 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.140.67–1.54 | 2.11.42–2.78 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.150.64–1.57 | 2.081.41–2.78 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.150.65–1.57 | 2.061.39–2.77 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.160.63–1.59 | 2.051.37–2.79 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.170.63–1.6 | 2.031.33–2.81 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.170.65–1.62 | 2.021.31–2.82 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.180.66–1.64 | 21.29–2.82 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.190.66–1.67 | 1.991.26–2.79 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.190.66–1.67 | 1.971.26–2.77 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.20.67–1.71 | 1.961.23–2.78 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.20.66–1.7 | 1.951.19–2.79 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.210.67–1.72 | 1.941.19–2.77 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.210.66–1.73 | 1.931.19–2.73 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.220.65–1.73 | 1.921.18–2.69 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.220.65–1.73 | 1.911.17–2.71 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.220.66–1.74 | 1.91.18–2.72 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.230.65–1.74 | 1.891.18–2.71 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.240.65–1.77 | 1.891.18–2.71 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.240.66–1.76 | 1.881.17–2.69 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.250.64–1.78 | 1.871.17–2.69 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.250.66–1.79 | 1.871.16–2.72 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.260.65–1.79 | 1.861.16–2.68 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.260.67–1.81 | 1.851.15–2.68 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.260.66–1.82 | 1.851.15–2.67 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.270.67–1.82 | 1.841.15–2.65 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.280.67–1.83 | 1.831.13–2.63 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.280.67–1.83 | 1.831.14–2.6 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.290.67–1.83 | 1.821.12–2.62 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.290.67–1.85 | 1.821.12–2.6 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.30.67–1.85 | 1.811.11–2.63 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.30.67–1.87 | 1.811.11–2.63 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.30.68–1.89 | 1.81.11–2.62 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.310.68–1.88 | 1.81.11–2.63 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.310.68–1.9 | 1.81.11–2.63 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.320.68–1.9 | 1.791.11–2.61 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.320.69–1.91 | 1.791.12–2.58 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.330.69–1.92 | 1.781.1–2.57 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.330.7–1.91 | 1.771.09–2.57 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.330.7–1.91 | 1.771.06–2.55 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.330.69–1.91 | 1.771.06–2.55 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.340.69–1.91 | 1.761.06–2.54 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.340.69–1.93 | 1.761.05–2.55 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.340.69–1.95 | 1.761.04–2.56 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.340.69–1.95 | 1.761.05–2.56 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.350.7–1.95 | 1.751.03–2.56 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.350.69–1.96 | 1.751.05–2.55 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.350.68–1.95 | 1.751.05–2.55 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.360.68–1.95 | 1.741.06–2.54 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.360.68–1.97 | 1.741.05–2.52 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.360.67–1.97 | 1.741.06–2.52 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.360.67–1.98 | 1.741.03–2.51 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.370.67–1.98 | 1.741.05–2.53 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.370.66–1.98 | 1.731.04–2.52 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.370.67–1.98 | 1.731.03–2.53 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.370.67–1.99 | 1.731.03–2.53 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.380.67–1.99 | 1.721.04–2.49 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.380.67–2.01 | 1.721.04–2.5 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.380.67–2.02 | 1.721.02–2.5 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.380.66–2.03 | 1.721.02–2.51 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.390.66–2.04 | 1.721.02–2.52 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.390.67–2.04 | 1.721.02–2.47 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.390.69–2.04 | 1.711–2.46 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.390.68–2.04 | 1.710.98–2.47 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.40.69–2.04 | 1.710.99–2.46 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.40.67–2.02 | 1.710.99–2.44 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.40.69–2.06 | 1.710.98–2.45 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.40.68–2.06 | 1.710.98–2.46 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.410.67–2.05 | 1.710.97–2.45 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.410.68–2.03 | 1.710.96–2.45 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Chile vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyChile: 81.2 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChile: 98.8% in 2022Guatemala: 56.3% in 2022
- DepressionChile: 4.06% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
- Suicide rateChile: 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChile: 19.7 million people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthChile: 0.57% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Urban populationChile: 89.2% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageChile: 36 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChile: 13.7% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateChile: 3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChile: $5.15B in 2025Guatemala: $617M in 2025
- Military spending per personChile: $269 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChile: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChile: 114,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerChile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChile: 1.28% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChile: 14 million TIV in 2025Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023