Guatemala Population (LIVE)

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Guatemala Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Guatemala is 18,480,610 as of Sunday, October 6, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Guatemala 2024 population is estimated at 18,406,359 people at mid year.
  • Guatemala population is equivalent to 0.23% of the total world population.
  • Guatemala ranks number 70 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Guatemala is 172 per Km2 (445 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 107,160 Km2 (41,375 sq. miles).
  • 56.0 % of the population is urban (10,302,289 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Guatemala is 23.0 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Guatemala (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationGuatemala
Global Rank
2024 18,406,359 1.55 % 281,521 -7,725 23.0 2.29 172 56.0 % 10,302,289 0.23 % 8,161,972,572 70
2023 18,124,838 1.55 % 276,961 -8,940 22.6 2.31 169 55.4 % 10,040,727 0.22 % 8,091,734,930 69
2022 17,847,877 1.42 % 249,227 -8,463 22.2 2.34 167 54.8 % 9,783,810 0.22 % 8,021,407,192 69
2020 17,357,325 1.48 % 253,522 -23,927 21.6 2.47 162 53.5 % 9,284,293 0.22 % 7,887,001,292 69
2015 15,971,743 1.95 % 294,326 -48,179 20.0 3.03 149 50.8 % 8,121,457 0.21 % 7,470,491,872 69
2010 14,500,112 2.07 % 282,497 -36,076 18.6 3.38 135 48.8 % 7,081,513 0.21 % 7,021,732,148 69
2005 13,087,629 2.27 % 278,007 -49,636 17.4 3.97 122 46.9 % 6,143,708 0.20 % 6,586,970,132 68
2000 11,697,592 2.55 % 276,919-65,197 16.6 4.58 109 45.1 % 5,281,459 0.19 % 6,171,702,993 67
1995 10,312,996 2.70 % 257,645 -39,917 16.2 5.11 96 44.1 % 4,543,736 0.18 % 5,758,878,982 69
1990 9,024,773 2.83 % 235,016 -27,735 16.0 5.48 84 43.1 % 3,890,023 0.17 % 5,327,803,110 75
1985 7,849,693 2.61 % 189,896 -24,991 16.0 5.73 73 42.4 % 3,324,620 0.16 % 4,868,943,465 77
1980 6,900,212 2.40 % 154,296 -43,144 16.0 6.17 64 40.9 % 2,820,471 0.16 % 4,447,606,236 77
1975 6,128,731 2.58 % 146,353 -42,329 15.8 6.41 57 39.0 % 2,388,548 0.15 % 4,070,735,277 78
1970 5,396,966 2.78 % 138,400 -14,755 15.7 6.60 50 37.0 % 1,998,290 0.15 % 3,694,683,794 78
1965 4,704,965 2.97 % 128,262 -681 15.5 6.84 44 35.2 % 1,655,162 0.14 % 3,334,533,703 84
1960 4,063,655 2.84 % 106,070 -186 15.6 7.00 38 32.2 % 1,310,429 0.13 % 3,015,470,894 82
1955 3,533,307 2.67 % 87,222 -1,825 16.3 6.95 33 28.7 % 1,014,803 0.13 % 2,740,213,792 84
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Guatemala Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationGuatemala
Global Rank
2025 18,687,881 1.49 % 266,111 -7,959 23.4 2.26 174 56.6 % 10,568,383 0.23 % 8,231,613,070 70
2030 20,067,253 1.43 % 275,874 -7,484 25.4 2.13 187 59.6 % 11,963,276 0.23 % 8,569,124,911 69
2035 21,394,237 1.29 % 265,397 -6,722 27.3 2.05 200 62.9 % 13,452,310 0.24 % 8,885,210,181 68
2040 22,626,870 1.13 % 246,527 -7,307 29.1 1.97 211 66.3 % 15,006,651 0.25 % 9,177,190,203 67
2045 23,719,089 0.95 % 218,444 -7,023 31.0 1.92 221 69.9 % 16,571,609 0.25 % 9,439,639,668 68
2050 24,670,857 0.79 % 190,354   33.0 1.88 230 73.5 % 18,121,217 0.26 % 9,664,378,587 68
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Guatemala Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Guatemala
Life Expectancy
72.75 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
17.2
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
21.2
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Guatemala

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Guatemala City 994,938
2 Villa Nueva 618,397
3 Mixco 465,773
4 Coban 212,047
5 Quetzaltenango 180,706
6 Jalapa 159,840
7 Escuintla 156,313
8 Villa Canales 155,423
9 Jutiapa 145,880
10 Chichicastenango 141,567
11 San Juan Sacatepequez 136,886
12 Petapa 135,447
13 Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa 112,780
14 Chiquimula 111,505
15 Coatepeque 105,415
16 Chinautla 104,972
17 Totonicapan 103,952
18 Puerto Barrios 100,593
19 Chimaltenango 96,985
20 Malacatan 92,816
21 Retalhuleu 90,505
22 Santa Catarina Pinula 80,582
23 San Jose Pinula 79,844
24 Huehuetenango 79,426
25 Santa Cruz del Quiche 78,279
26 Mazatenango 77,431
27 Panzos 71,846
28 Amatitlan 71,836
29 Palin 65,873
30 Salama 65,275
31 Chicacao 60,735
32 Zacapa 60,424
33 Comitancillo 59,489
34 Fraijanes 58,922
35 San Pedro Ayampuc 58,609
36 Patzun 58,240
37 San Francisco El Alto 57,894
38 Ostuncalco 51,828
39 Soloma 49,030
40 Asuncion Mita 48,297
41 Colomba 47,544
42 Barberena 47,093
43 San Marcos 47,063
44 Antigua Guatemala 46,054
45 Solola 45,373
46 Masagua 45,323
47 Cantel 42,142
48 Cuilapa 41,359
49 Patulul 40,683
50 San Pedro Sacatepequez 40,021
51 Nuevo San Carlos 39,565
52 Jacaltenango 37,171
53 Yepocapa 34,948
54 Tecpan Guatemala 34,519
55 Ciudad Vieja 33,405
56 Santiago Atitlan 33,309
57 Comalapa 32,312
58 Momostenango 31,739
59 San Benito 30,764
60 Santiago Sacatepequez 29,238
61 San Sebastian 29,167
62 Jalpatagua 28,832
63 Sumpango 28,488
64 Nahuala 27,690
65 San Andres Itzapa 24,992
66 Guastatoya 24,831
67 San Luis Jilotepeque 24,679
68 San Felipe 24,446
69 Zaragoza 24,022
70 La Gomera 24,001

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Notes

The Guatemala Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Guatemala delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Guatemala (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Guatemala in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.