Demographics of Guatemala

Demographics of Guatemala
Population pyramid of Guatemala in 2020
Population18,255,216 (2024 est.)[1]
Growth rate1.58% (2022 est.)
Birth rate19.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate4.91 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy72.91 years
 • male70.88 years
 • female75.04 years
Fertility rate2.20 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Infant mortality rate26.18 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate-1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years32.74%
15–64 years61.95%
65 and over5.31%
Sex ratio
Total0.98 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth1.05 male(s)/female
Under 151.04 male(s)/female
65 and over0.68 male(s)/female
Nationality
NationalityGuatemalan
Major ethnic
Minor ethnic
Language
OfficialSpanish
SpokenLanguages of Guatemala

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).[3] Approximately 56% of the population is "non-Indigenous",[3] referring to the Mestizo population (people of mixed European and indigenous descent) and the people of European origin. These people are called Ladino in Guatemala. The population is divided almost evenly between rural and urban areas.[4]

About 65% of the population speak Spanish, with nearly all the rest speaking indigenous languages (there are 23 officially recognized indigenous languages).[5]

Population census
YearPop.±%
1778 396,149—    
1880 1,224,602+209.1%
1893 1,364,678+11.4%
1921 2,004,900+46.9%
1940 2,400,000+19.7%
1950 2,790,868+16.3%
1964 4,287,997+53.6%
1973 5,160,221+20.3%
1981 6,054,227+17.3%
1994 8,331,874+37.6%
2002 11,237,196+34.9%
2018 14,901,286+32.6%
Source: [6][7]
  1. ^ "Guatemala". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.
  2. ^ a b c "Portal de Resultados del Censo 2018". Censopoblacion.gt. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  3. ^ a b Resultados Del Censo 2018
  4. ^ "Caracterización estadística República de Guatemala 2012" (PDF). INE. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2014-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "CIA - The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  6. ^ "Así ha crecido la población de Guatemala". República. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Censo de Población". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 18 September 2019.