Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest
July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the 2022 U.N. Revision

Guatemala Population (LIVE)

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Guatemala Population (1950 - 2023)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Guatemala is 18,160,135 as of Tuesday, October 3, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data ¹.
Guatemala 2023 population is estimated at 18,092,026 people at mid year.
Guatemala population is equivalent to 0.22% of the total world population.
Guatemala ranks number 70 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Guatemala is 169 per Km² (437 people per mi²).
The total land area is 107,160 Km2 (41,375 sq. miles)
55.5 % of the population is urban (10,040,727 people in 2023)
The median age in Guatemala is 22.8 years.

1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Guatemala (2023 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Guatemala Global Rank
2023	18,092,026	1.39 %	248,118	-9,110	22.8	2.32	169	55.5 %	10,040,727	0.22 %	8,045,311,447	70
2022	17,843,908	1.34 %	235,425	-9,128	22.4	2.35	167	54.8 %	9,783,810	0.22 %	7,975,105,156	68
2020	17,362,718	1.50 %	256,380	-23,142	21.7	2.48	162	53.5 %	9,284,293	0.22 %	7,840,952,880	69
2015	16,001,107	1.93 %	291,597	-48,162	20.1	3.03	149	50.8 %	8,121,457	0.22 %	7,426,597,537	69
2010	14,543,121	2.06 %	282,061	-36,072	18.7	3.38	136	48.7 %	7,081,513	0.21 %	6,985,603,105	68
2005	13,132,814	2.27 %	279,384	-49,600	17.5	3.97	123	46.8 %	6,143,708	0.20 %	6,558,176,119	68
2000	11,735,894	2.52 %	274,561	-66,153	16.7	4.58	110	45.0 %	5,281,459	0.19 %	6,148,898,975	67
1995	10,363,090	2.67 %	255,662	-39,890	16.3	5.11	97	43.8 %	4,543,736	0.18 %	5,743,219,454	69
1990	9,084,780	2.75 %	230,519	-30,399	16.0	5.48	85	42.8 %	3,890,023	0.17 %	5,316,175,862	74
1985	7,932,185	2.57 %	188,884	-28,843	15.8	5.73	74	41.9 %	3,324,620	0.16 %	4,861,730,613	76
1980	6,987,767	2.42 %	157,207	-44,463	15.9	6.17	65	40.4 %	2,820,471	0.16 %	4,444,007,706	77
1975	6,201,734	2.61 %	149,705	-42,349	15.8	6.41	58	38.5 %	2,388,548	0.15 %	4,069,437,231	78
1970	5,453,208	2.82 %	141,749	-14,756	15.8	6.60	51	36.6 %	1,998,290	0.15 %	3,695,390,336	79
1965	4,744,461	2.97 %	129,222	-1,131	15.7	6.82	44	34.9 %	1,655,162	0.14 %	3,337,111,983	84
1960	4,098,352	2.86 %	107,623	-182	15.7	6.96	38	32.0 %	1,310,429	0.14 %	3,019,233,434	84
1955	3,560,239	2.81 %	92,074	-1,824	16.4	6.97	33	28.5 %	1,014,803	0.13 %	2,746,072,141	84

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Guatemala Population Forecast

-8,713

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Guatemala Global Rank
2025	18,636,532	1.43 %	254,763	-9,075	23.6	2.26	174	56.7 %	10,568,383	0.23 %	8,191,988,453	70
2030	20,003,638	1.43 %	273,421	-8,992	25.6	2.13	187	59.8 %	11,963,276	0.23 %	8,546,141,327	68
2035	21,319,951	1.28 %	263,263	-8,910	27.5	2.04	199	63.1 %	13,452,310	0.24 %	8,879,397,401	68
2040	22,550,243	1.13 %	246,058	-8,829	29.4	1.97	210	66.5 %	15,006,651	0.25 %	9,188,250,492	68
2045	23,646,222	0.95 %	219,196	-8,741	31.3	1.91	221	70.1 %	16,571,609	0.25 %	9,467,543,575	67
2050	24,600,727	0.79 %	190,901		33.3	1.87	230	73.7 %	18,121,217	0.25 %	9,709,491,761	68

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Guatemala Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Guatemala

Life Expectancy

70.15 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

20.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

24.9

(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	Mixco	473,080
3	Villa Nueva	406,830
4	Petapa	141,455
5	San Juan Sacatepequez	136,886
6	Quetzaltenango	132,230
7	Villa Canales	122,194
8	Escuintla	103,165
9	Chinautla	97,172
10	Chimaltenango	82,370
11	Chichicastenango	79,759
12	Huehuetenango	79,426
13	Amatitlan	71,836
14	Totonicapan	69,734
15	Santa Catarina Pinula	67,994
16	Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa	62,097
17	Puerto Barrios	56,605
18	San Francisco El Alto	54,493
19	Coban	53,375
20	San Jose Pinula	47,247
21	San Pedro Ayampuc	46,803
22	Jalapa	45,834
23	Coatepeque	45,654
24	Solola	45,373
25	Mazatenango	44,132
26	Chiquimula	41,521
27	San Pedro Sacatepequez	40,021
28	Salama	40,000
29	Antigua Guatemala	39,368
30	Retalhuleu	36,656
31	Zacapa	36,088
32	Jutiapa	34,332
33	Jacaltenango	34,084
34	Santiago Atitlan	33,309
35	Momostenango	31,739
36	Palin	31,329
37	San Benito	30,764
38	Barberena	30,539
39	Ciudad Vieja	30,203
40	Ostuncalco	28,894
41	Fraijanes	28,492
42	Nahuala	27,690
43	Cantel	26,063
44	Panzos	25,569
45	San Marcos	25,088
46	Santiago Sacatepequez	24,210
47	La Gomera	24,001
48	Santa Cruz del Quiche	23,618
49	Nebaj	23,301
50	Tecpan Guatemala	21,978
51	Sumpango	20,884
52	Comalapa	20,738
53	Esquipulas	20,674
54	Flores	20,464
55	Chicacao	20,426
56	San Pablo Jocopilas	20,259
57	Comitancillo	19,669
58	San Cristobal Verapaz	19,664
59	Gualan	19,354
60	Nuevo San Carlos	19,162
61	Colomba	19,115
62	Morales	18,994
63	Patzun	18,704
64	Puerto San Jose	18,655
65	San Andres Itzapa	18,647
66	Palencia	18,574
67	Tiquisate	18,189
68	San Lucas Sacatepequez	17,959
69	Jocotenango	17,918
70	Alotenango	17,410

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 2022 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.