Guatemala vs Jordan: Birth rate

Guatemala
20.81 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Jordan
20.61 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guatemala rank
73rd
Jordan rank
76th

Birth rate over time

  • Guatemala
  • Jordan
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 20.81 births per 1,000 people against 20.61 births per 1,000 people in Jordan, a difference of 0.2 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 73rd and Jordan ranks 76th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Jordan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Jordan Difference Ahead
1950s 50.6 births per 1,000 people 48.04 births per 1,000 people 2.56 births per 1,000 people Guatemala
1960s 46.56 births per 1,000 people 50.04 births per 1,000 people 3.48 births per 1,000 people Jordan
1970s 44.17 births per 1,000 people 46.78 births per 1,000 people 2.61 births per 1,000 people Jordan
1980s 41.85 births per 1,000 people 41.06 births per 1,000 people 0.797 births per 1,000 people Guatemala
1990s 37.73 births per 1,000 people 34.44 births per 1,000 people 3.29 births per 1,000 people Guatemala
2000s 31.34 births per 1,000 people 28.13 births per 1,000 people 3.21 births per 1,000 people Guatemala
2010s 26.05 births per 1,000 people 24.71 births per 1,000 people 1.34 births per 1,000 people Guatemala
2020s 21.33 births per 1,000 people 21.14 births per 1,000 people 0.1885 births per 1,000 people Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Guatemala or Jordan?
Guatemala, at 20.81 births per 1,000 people against 20.61 births per 1,000 people in Jordan as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Guatemala and Jordan?
0.2 births per 1,000 people, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Jordan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Jordan rank globally for birth rate?
Guatemala ranks 73rd and Jordan ranks 76th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth 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

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