This is a demography of the population of Guatemala including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
According to the 2018 census, 43.56% of the population is Indigenous including 41.66% Mayan, 1.77% Xinca, and 0.13% Garifuna (Mixed African and indigenous).Resultados Del Censo 2018 Approximately 56% of the population is "non-Indigenous", referring to the Mestizo population (people of mixed European and indigenous descent) and the people of European origin (Ibero-Americano). These people are called Ladino in Guatemala. The population is divided almost evenly between rural and urban areas.
About 65% of the population speaks Spanish as a native language, with nearly all the rest speaking indigenous languages (there are 23 officially recognized indigenous languages).
Population size and structure
According to the total population estimate was in . The proportion of the population below the age of 15 in 2010 was 41.5%, 54.1% were aged between 15 and 65 years of age, and 4.4% were aged 65 years or older.
Guatemala City is home to almost 3 million inhabitants. In 1900 Guatemala had a population of 1,885,000. Over the 21st century Guatemala's population grew by a factor of fourteen. Even though Guatemala's population grew by a factor of 14, it still wasn't the biggest jump in that region. Although Guatemala does have an increase in population, the annual population isn't the superior in that region of the world as well.
Total population (x 1000)Proportionaged 0–14(%)Proportionaged 15–64(%)Proportionaged 65+(%) 19503 14644.652.92.5 19553 61945.452.02.6 19604 14145.851.62.7 19654 73645.252.02.8 19705 41644.652.52.9 19756 19444.852.32.9 19807 00145.451.63.0 19857 92045.751.23.1 19908 89045.451.33.4 19959 98444.951.43.7 200011 65143.752.34.0 200513 09642.353.64.2 201014 63039.456.34.3 201516 25236.259.34.5 202017 91633.361.65.0
Structure of the population
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 6 197 399 6 502 381 12 699 780 100 0–4 1 035 549 1 000 763 2 036 312 16.03 5–9 921 924 901 718 1 823 642 14.36 10–14 815 791 808 328 1 624 119 12.79 15–19 685 359 694 215 1 379 574 10.86 20–24 571 385 608 879 1 180 264 9.29 25–29 446 309 506 386 952 695 7.50 30–34 340 378 412 767 753 145 5.93 35–39 270 907 329 253 600 160 4.73 40–44 225 243 267 504 492 747 3.88 45–49 191 635 218 053 409 688 3.23 50–54 175 311 191 751 367 062 2.89 55–59 149 593 161 320 310 913 2.45 60–64 113 686 119 957 233 643 1.84 65–69 94 128 98 864 192 992 1.52 70–74 74 463 81 804 156 267 1.23 75–79 50 340 57 089 107 429 0.85 80+ 35 398 43 730 79 128 0.62Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 2 773 264 2 710 809 5 484 073 43.18 15–64 3 169 806 3 510 085 6 679 891 52.60 65+ 254 329 281 487 535 816 4.22
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 7 003 337 7 358 328 14 361 666 100 0–4 1 103 521 1 062 224 2 165 745 15.08 5–9 1 017 180 987 490 2 004 670 13.96 10–14 906 603 891 659 1 798 262 12.52 15–19 794 459 795 688 1 590 147 11.07 20–24 646 911 675 214 1 322 125 9.21 25–29 538 214 590 746 1 128 960 7.86 30–34 418 535 494 657 913 192 6.36 35–39 323 010 402 681 725 691 5.05 40–44 258 454 321 849 580 303 4.04 45–49 215 304 260 145 475 449 3.31 50–54 182 662 211 040 393 702 2.74 55–59 165 910 184 214 350 124 2.44 60–64 139 395 152 936 292 331 2.04 65–69 103 433 111 058 214 491 1.49 70–74 81 809 88 219 170 028 1.18 75–79 60 257 68 733 128 990 0.90 80+ 47 678 59 778 107 456 0.75Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 3 027 304 2 941 373 5 968 677 41.56 15–64 3 682 856 4 089 167 7 772 023 54.12 65+ 293 177 327 788 620 965 4.32
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 7 903 664 8 272 469 16 176 133 100 0–4 1 153 297 1 109 217 2 262 514 13.99 5–9 1 090 294 1 052 014 2 142 308 13.24 10–14 1 008 018 980 523 1 988 541 12.29 15–19 893 687 882 665 1 776 352 10.98 20–24 771 615 781 835 1 553 450 9.60 25–29 624 841 661 798 1 286 639 7.95 30–34 517 919 581 120 1 099 039 6.79 35–39 403 769 485 904 889 673 5.50 40–44 311 703 395 488 707 191 4.37 45–49 248 840 314 591 563 431 3.48 50–54 206 306 253 126 459 432 2.84 55–59 173 501 203 741 377 242 2.33 60–64 155 222 175 581 330 803 2.05 65+ 344 652 394 866 739 518 4.57Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% 0–14 3 251 609 3 141 754 6 393 363 39.52 15–64 4 307 403 4 735 849 9 043 252 55.90 65+ 344 652 394 866 739 518 4.57
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 8 297 763 8 560 570 16 858 333 100 0–4 964 534 923 439 1 887 973 11.20 5–9 942 751 904 725 1 847 476 10.96 10–14 908 851 875 615 1 784 466 10.59 15–19 902 462 876 901 1 779 363 10.55 20–24 856 396 847 945 1 704 341 10.11 25–29 758 833 769 162 1 527 995 9.06 30–34 639 958 666 481 1 306 439 7.75 35–39 516 111 558 703 1 074 814 6.38 40–44 418 920 475 152 894 072 5.30 45–49 335 429 396 737 732 166 4.34 50–54 264 478 316 929 581 407 3.45 55–59 210 286 256 500 466 786 2.77 60–64 169 897 206 911 376 808 2.24 65–69 135 380 163 324 298 704 1.77 70–74 106 158 124 792 230 950 1.37 75–79 76 784 88 274 165 058 0.98 80–84 48 603 56 589 105 192 0.62 85–89 26 355 31 866 58 221 0.35 90–94 11 376 14 392 25 768 0.15 95–99 3 406 4 595 8 001 0.05 100+ 795 1 538 2 333 0.01Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 2 816 136 2 703 779 5 519 915 32.74 15–64 5 072 770 5 371 421 10 444 191 61.95 65+ 408 857 485 370 894 227 5.30
Population by departments In Guatemala, there are 22 departments that make up the country. Each department has its own population, with Guatemala Department ranking at 1 with the highest population and El Progreso Department ranking at 22 with the lowest population. RankDepartmentPop.RankDepartmentPop.1Guatemala Department3,306,39712Jutiapa489,0852Huehuetenango1,234,59313Izabal445,1253Alta Verapaz1,219,58514Chiquimula397,2024San Marcos1,095,99715Santa Rosa367,5695Quiché955,70516Jalapa345,9266Quetzaltenango844,90617Sacatepéquez336,6067Escuintla746,30918Retalhuleu325,5568Petén711,58519Baja Verapaz291,9039Chimaltenango666,93820Zacapa291,90310Suchitepéquez555,26121Totonicapán134,37311Sololá430,57322El Progreso22,654Overall Total: 15,806,675 (2014) According to the table, Guatemala Department accounts for 20% of the entire population in Guatemala, while El Progreso only accounts for 0.14% of the population. Sololá accounts for 2.7% of the population while ranking in the middle at 11. Overall, the rankings correlate to the percent of the population that each department contains.
Vital statistics
Registered births and deaths
Average populationLive birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1,000)Death rate (per 1,000)Natural change (per 1,000)Crude migration change (per 1,000)Fertility rate 19301,760,000100,00043,50056,50056.824.732.1 19311,810,00099,00044,00055,00054.724.330.4−2.8 19321,860,00093,60043,90049,70050.323.626.70.2 19331,910,00090,70052,10038,60047.527.320.26.1 19341,940,00092,20560,05132,15447.531.016.6−1.1 19351,980,00096,03154,78941,24248.527.720.8−0.6 19362,020,00097,64650,60447,04248.325.123.3−3.6 19372,070,00096,98151,02745,95446.924.722.22.0 19382,110,00098,90656,13142,77546.926.620.3−1.3 19392,150,000102,90864,11738,79147.929.818.00.6 19402,200,000106,99855,08351,91548.625.023.6−0.9 19412,250,000103,68856,44447,24446.125.121.01.3 19422,300,000107,51972,47735,04246.731.515.26.6 19432,340,000112,40772,83739,57048.031.116.90.2 19442,390,000111,32463,06848,25646.626.420.20.7 19452,440,000118,91259,73259,18048.724.524.3−3.8 19462,500,000120,52561,64158,88448.224.723.60.5 19472,570,000134,06663,31670,75052.224.627.5−0.3 19482,641,000137,00962,09074,91951.923.528.4−1.5 19492,724,000140,59659,27781,31951.621.829.90.6 19503,146,000142,67361,23481,43948.120.627.4 19513,238,000151,41656,55094,86649.618.531.1−0.9 19523,331,000151,86571,99479,87148.322.925.44.1 19533,426,000156,37770,79485,58348.321.926.42.8 19543,521,000162,77358,132104,64148.917.431.4−2.8 19553,619,000158,85667,08891,76846.319.626.71.8 19563,719,000163,30166,28097,02146.218.827.50.8 19573,820,000170,38170,93399,44846.919.527.40.4 19583,924,000172,74575,63497,11146.220.226.01.8 19594,031,000181,74063,010118,73047.216.430.8 19604,141,000186,47665,805120,67147.116.630.4−2.6 19614,253,000193,83363,287130,54647.515.532.0−4.5 19624,369,000191,42069,287122,13345.616.529.1−1.4 19634,488,000197,67171,449126,22245.816.629.2−1.7 19644,610,000196,38668,278128,10844.215.428.9−1.4 19654,736,000201,05974,830126,22944.016.427.60 19664,864,000206,52075,774130,74644.016.127.8−0.6 19674,996,000201,81671,191130,62541.814.827.10.3 19685,132,000211,67979,421132,25842.716.026.70.7 19695,271,000215,39785,174130,22342.216.725.51.7 19705,416,000212,15177,333134,81840.514.725.71.9 19715,565,000229,67475,223154,45142.614.028.6−1.0 19725,719,000241,59367,989173,60443.612.331.3−3.5 19735,877,000238,49869,454169,04441.812.229.6−1.9 19746,036,000252,20369,820182,38343.011.931.1−4.0 19756,194,000249,33278,708170,62441.413.128.4−2.1 19766,352,000266,72881,627185,10143.213.230.0−4.4 19776,510,000284,74771,777212,97045.011.333.6 19786,669,000286,41566,844219,57144.110.333.8−9.3 19796,832,000295,97272,274223,69844.510.933.6−9.1 19807,001,000303,64371,352232,29144.510.534.1−9.3 19817,177,000308,41375,658232,75544.110.833.3−8.1 19827,358,000312,04776,267235,78043.510.632.9 19837,543,000306,82774,462232,36541.710.131.6−6.4 19847,731,000312,09475,462236,63241.310.031.4−6.4 19857,920,000326,84969,455257,39442.29.033.3−8.8 19868,109,000318,34066,328252,01240.18.431.8−8.0 19878,299,000319,94266,404253,53839.48.231.2−7.8 19888,492,000337,39664,100273,29640.57.732.8−9.7 19898,688,000340,80761,548279,25939.97.232.7−9.8 19908,890,000347,20773,344273,86339.78.431.3−8.3 19919,099,000359,90472,896287,00839.68.031.5−8.8 19929,313,000363,64873,124290,52439.07.931.2−8.4 19939,533,000370,13873,870296,26838.87.731.1−8.2 19949,756,000381,49774,761306,73639.17.731.4−8.8 19959,984,000371,09165,159305,93237.26.530.6−8.0 199610,215,000377,72360,618317,10537.05.931.0−8.6 199710,450,000387,86267,691320,17137.16.530.6−8.3 199810,691,000400,13369,847330,28637.46.530.9−8.5 199910,942,000409,03465,139343,89537.46.031.4−8.7 200011,204,000425,41067,284358,12638.06.032.0−8.8 200111,479,000415,33868,041347,29736.25.930.3−6.5 200211,766,000387,28766,089321,19832.95.627.3−3.0 200312,063,000375,09266,695308,39731.15.525.6−1.0 200412,368,000383,70466,991316,71331.05.425.6−1.0 200512,679,000374,06671,039303,02729.55.623.90.63.796 200612,995,000368,39969,756298,64328.35.422.91.43.621 200713,318,000366,12870,030296,09827.45.222.22.13.461 200813,678,000369,76970,233299,53627.05.121.94.5 3.386 200914,000,190351,62871,707279,92125.15.120.03.13.122 201014,259,687361,90672,748289,15825.45.120.3−2.13.095 201114,521,515373,69272,354301,33825.75.020.7−2.83.088 201214,781,942388,61372,657315,95626.34.821.5−3.83.105 201315,043,981387,34276,639310,70325.75.120.6−3.33.050 201415,306,316386,19577,807308,38825.25.120.1−3.1 3.046 201515,567,419391,42580,876310,54925.15.219.9−3.22.896 201615,827,690390,38282,585307,79724.75.219.5−3.12.804 201716,087,418381,66481,726299,93823.75.118.6−2.52.663 201816,346,950 (C)383,26383,071300,19223.45.118.3−2.52.617 201916,604,026366,85585,600281,25522.15.216.9−1.52.464 202016,858,333341,21296,001245,21120.25.714.50.52.266 202117,109,746345,149118,465226,68420.26.813.41.52.261 202217,357,886345,86995,386250,48319.95.514.4−0.12.242 202317,602,431342,69495,948246,74319.55.514.0−0.12.205 202417,843,132299,25699,593199,69316.85.611.22.31.906 2025 18,079,810
(C) = Census results.
Current vital statistics
+ Period Live births Deaths Natural increase January – March 2024 68,391 23,279 +45,112 January – March 2025 62,674 22,899 +39,775 Difference –5,717 (–8.4%) –380 (–1.63%) –5,337 Source:
Demographic and Health Surveys Total fertility rate (TFR) (wanted fertility rate) and crude birth rate (CBR):