Guatemala vs Zambia: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Guatemala
0.879 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Zambia
0.88 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Guatemala rank
140th
Zambia rank
139th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Guatemala
  • Zambia
02468195520272100

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.88 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.879 births per woman in last 5 years in Guatemala, a difference of 0.001 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 140th and Zambia ranks 139th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 6.92 births per woman in last 5 years 6.68 births per woman in last 5 years 0.239 births per woman in last 5 years Guatemala
1960s 6.94 births per woman in last 5 years 7.07 births per woman in last 5 years 0.129 births per woman in last 5 years Zambia
1970s 6.63 births per woman in last 5 years 7.35 births per woman in last 5 years 0.7155 births per woman in last 5 years Zambia
1980s 6.18 births per woman in last 5 years 7.19 births per woman in last 5 years 1.02 births per woman in last 5 years Zambia
1990s 5.48 births per woman in last 5 years 6.58 births per woman in last 5 years 1.09 births per woman in last 5 years Zambia
2000s 4.63 births per woman in last 5 years 5.96 births per woman in last 5 years 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years Zambia
2010s 3.47 births per woman in last 5 years 5.37 births per woman in last 5 years 1.9 births per woman in last 5 years Zambia
2020s 2.62 births per woman in last 5 years 4.22 births per woman in last 5 years 1.59 births per woman in last 5 years Zambia
2030s 1.9 births per woman in last 5 years 2.89 births per woman in last 5 years 0.9825 births per woman in last 5 years Zambia
2040s 1.49 births per woman in last 5 years 2.14 births per woman in last 5 years 0.653 births per woman in last 5 years Zambia
2050s 1.22 births per woman in last 5 years 1.71 births per woman in last 5 years 0.4955 births per woman in last 5 years Zambia
2060s 1.07 births per woman in last 5 years 1.4 births per woman in last 5 years 0.3335 births per woman in last 5 years Zambia
2070s 1.02 births per woman in last 5 years 1.17 births per woman in last 5 years 0.151 births per woman in last 5 years Zambia
2080s 0.966 births per woman in last 5 years 0.9955 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0295 births per woman in last 5 years Zambia
2090s 0.9135 births per woman in last 5 years 0.916 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0025 births per woman in last 5 years Zambia
2100s 0.879 births per woman in last 5 years 0.88 births per woman in last 5 years 0.001 births per woman in last 5 years Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Guatemala or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.88 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.879 births per woman in last 5 years in Guatemala as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Guatemala and Zambia?
0.001 births per woman in last 5 years, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Zambia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Guatemala and Zambia rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Guatemala ranks 140th and Zambia ranks 139th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
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Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).