Guatemala Population (2024)

Population now

17,982,779

World: 69th
Central America: 1st

Male:	8,868,488	(49.32 %)
Female:	9,114,291	(50.68 %)

Births in 2024:	324,476
Deaths in 2024:	67,967

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	72.48 years
Female:	78.19 years
Total:	75.28 years
Median Age:	23.20 years

Birth Rate:	22.39
Death Rate:	4.69
Growth Rate:	3.77 %
Fertility Rate:	2.62

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Population structure (mid 2024)
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Guatemala Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	4M	2M	2M	1.03	1.59%	48.40	18.70	6.90	46.70	46.08	47.35	16.16	31.12%	37.92
1961	4M	2M	2M	1.03	1.62%	47.84	18.24	6.86	47.22	46.55	47.92	16.05	31.77%	39.05
1962	4M	2M	2M	1.03	1.66%	47.33	17.78	6.82	47.75	47.04	48.50	15.93	32.42%	40.21
1963	5M	2M	2M	1.03	1.70%	46.88	17.34	6.79	48.30	47.54	49.09	15.82	33.09%	41.40
1964	5M	2M	2M	1.03	1.75%	46.50	16.90	6.77	48.86	48.05	49.70	15.77	33.68%	42.62
1965	5M	2M	2M	1.03	1.80%	46.19	16.47	6.74	49.43	48.58	50.33	15.78	33.99%	43.85
1966	5M	2M	2M	1.03	1.86%	45.94	16.04	6.72	50.03	49.14	50.98	15.73	34.30%	45.10
1967	5M	3M	2M	1.03	1.93%	45.75	15.63	6.71	50.65	49.70	51.64	15.74	34.61%	46.35
1968	5M	3M	3M	1.03	1.99%	45.58	15.23	6.69	51.27	50.28	52.31	15.78	34.92%	47.61
1969	5M	3M	3M	1.03	2.06%	45.44	14.83	6.66	51.89	50.85	52.99	15.85	35.23%	48.86
1970	5M	3M	3M	1.02	2.14%	45.32	14.45	6.64	52.50	51.41	53.65	15.92	35.55%	50.10
1971	6M	3M	3M	1.02	2.21%	45.23	14.09	6.62	53.09	51.95	54.30	15.92	35.86%	51.33
1972	6M	3M	3M	1.02	2.28%	45.14	13.76	6.60	53.65	52.45	54.92	15.94	36.18%	52.56
1973	6M	3M	3M	1.02	2.35%	45.07	13.44	6.58	54.18	52.92	55.52	15.96	36.49%	53.80
1974	6M	3M	3M	1.02	2.42%	44.99	13.14	6.56	54.68	53.35	56.08	15.99	36.81%	55.05
1975	6M	3M	3M	1.02	2.49%	44.90	12.86	6.54	55.14	53.74	56.63	16.02	37.13%	56.31
1976	6M	3M	3M	1.02	2.56%	44.78	12.59	6.51	55.58	54.10	57.15	15.98	37.44%	57.58
1977	6M	3M	3M	1.02	2.62%	44.62	12.33	6.48	56.00	54.44	57.66	15.93	37.76%	58.89
1978	7M	3M	3M	1.01	2.68%	44.42	12.06	6.44	56.42	54.77	58.17	15.88	38.08%	60.26
1979	7M	3M	3M	1.01	2.75%	44.16	11.79	6.40	56.84	55.11	58.68	15.83	38.40%	61.72
1980	7M	3M	3M	1.01	2.81%	43.82	11.51	6.34	57.27	55.45	59.21	15.79	38.72%	63.28
1981	7M	4M	4M	1.01	2.87%	43.39	11.21	6.27	57.72	55.81	59.75	15.73	39.05%	64.94
1982	7M	4M	4M	1.01	2.93%	42.87	10.91	6.19	58.18	56.19	60.30	15.69	39.37%	66.70
1983	7M	4M	4M	1	2.99%	42.28	10.60	6.09	58.66	56.57	60.88	15.65	39.70%	68.53
1984	8M	4M	4M	1	3.05%	41.64	10.28	5.98	59.15	56.97	61.47	15.64	40.02%	70.44
1985	8M	4M	4M	1	3.12%	41.00	9.96	5.87	59.66	57.39	62.07	15.65	40.35%	72.40
1986	8M	4M	4M	1	3.19%	40.41	9.65	5.76	60.18	57.80	62.68	15.66	40.67%	74.43
1987	8M	4M	4M	1	3.26%	39.90	9.36	5.66	60.69	58.22	63.30	15.70	41.00%	76.52
1988	9M	4M	4M	0.99	3.36%	39.50	9.07	5.57	61.21	58.64	63.93	15.76	41.33%	78.67
1989	9M	4M	4M	0.99	3.45%	39.20	8.80	5.50	61.74	59.06	64.55	15.82	41.66%	80.87
1990	9M	4M	5M	0.99	3.56%	38.98	8.54	5.44	62.26	59.50	65.17	15.88	41.99%	83.11
1991	9M	5M	5M	0.98	3.68%	38.82	8.29	5.38	62.80	59.95	65.80	15.96	42.32%	85.38
1992	10M	5M	5M	0.98	3.81%	38.64	8.04	5.32	63.35	60.42	66.42	16.02	42.66%	87.65
1993	10M	5M	5M	0.98	3.93%	38.42	7.79	5.25	63.92	60.92	67.05	16.06	42.99%	89.91
1994	10M	5M	5M	0.98	4.06%	38.13	7.54	5.17	64.50	61.44	67.68	16.12	43.32%	92.18
1995	10M	5M	5M	0.97	4.17%	37.77	7.30	5.09	65.09	61.99	68.30	16.20	43.65%	94.47
1996	11M	5M	5M	0.97	4.29%	37.34	7.06	4.99	65.68	62.54	68.90	16.28	43.99%	96.77
1997	11M	5M	5M	0.97	4.40%	36.88	6.83	4.90	66.26	63.10	69.48	16.39	44.32%	99.08
1998	11M	5M	6M	0.97	4.51%	36.40	6.61	4.80	66.82	63.64	70.04	16.51	44.66%	101.44
1999	11M	6M	6M	0.96	4.59%	35.89	6.42	4.70	67.35	64.16	70.56	16.63	45.00%	103.88
2000	12M	6M	6M	0.96	4.66%	35.34	6.24	4.60	67.85	64.65	71.05	16.74	45.33%	106.44
2001	12M	6M	6M	0.96	4.71%	34.72	6.08	4.49	68.30	65.10	71.49	16.89	45.67%	109.02
2002	12M	6M	6M	0.96	4.74%	34.01	5.93	4.37	68.72	65.51	71.89	17.04	46.01%	111.56
2003	12M	6M	6M	0.96	4.72%	33.21	5.81	4.25	69.09	65.88	72.26	17.18	46.32%	114.02
2004	13M	6M	6M	0.96	4.69%	32.35	5.69	4.11	69.44	66.21	72.61	17.34	46.62%	116.47
2005	13M	6M	7M	0.96	4.63%	31.45	5.59	3.97	69.76	66.53	72.94	17.51	46.91%	118.91
2006	13M	6M	7M	0.96	4.56%	30.56	5.50	3.83	70.08	66.84	73.27	17.71	47.21%	121.35
2007	13M	7M	7M	0.96	4.49%	29.72	5.41	3.70	70.41	67.15	73.60	17.94	47.51%	123.77
2008	14M	7M	7M	0.96	4.44%	28.95	5.32	3.58	70.75	67.49	73.95	18.18	47.81%	126.18
2009	14M	7M	7M	0.96	4.41%	28.27	5.23	3.47	71.11	67.84	74.32	18.43	48.10%	128.57
2010	14M	7M	7M	0.97	4.38%	27.69	5.15	3.38	71.48	68.22	74.68	18.68	48.40%	130.95
2011	15M	7M	7M	0.97	4.36%	27.20	5.07	3.29	71.86	68.62	75.05	18.97	48.70%	133.36
2012	15M	7M	8M	0.97	4.35%	26.77	5.00	3.22	72.24	69.02	75.39	19.29	49.00%	135.75
2013	15M	7M	8M	0.97	4.35%	26.37	4.93	3.15	72.60	69.42	75.71	19.61	49.31%	138.16
2014	15M	8M	8M	0.97	4.33%	25.99	4.88	3.09	72.94	69.80	76.00	19.93	49.63%	140.57
2015	16M	8M	8M	0.97	4.31%	25.63	4.83	3.03	73.25	70.17	76.26	20.25	49.97%	142.96
2016	16M	8M	8M	0.97	4.28%	25.27	4.79	2.97	73.54	70.52	76.50	20.56	50.32%	145.35
2017	16M	8M	8M	0.97	4.23%	24.91	4.76	2.92	73.81	70.83	76.72	20.88	50.68%	147.74
2018	16M	8M	8M	0.97	4.18%	24.56	4.74	2.87	74.06	71.12	76.94	21.22	51.05%	150.12
2019	17M	8M	8M	0.97	4.13%	24.21	4.72	2.82	74.30	71.38	77.15	21.55	51.44%	152.48
2020	17M	8M	9M	0.97	4.06%	23.85	4.71	2.78	74.53	71.62	77.37	21.88	51.84%	154.82
2021	17M	8M	9M	0.97	4.06%	23.85	4.71	2.78	74.53	71.62	77.37	22.21	52.25%	157.13
2022	17M	9M	9M	0.97	4.06%	23.85	4.71	2.78	74.53	71.62	77.37	22.54	52.67%	160.00
2023	18M	9M	9M	0.97	3.85%	22.75	4.69	2.66	75.09	72.27	77.98	22.87	53.10%	162.85
2024	18M	9M	9M	0.97	3.77%	22.39	4.69	2.62	75.28	72.48	78.19	23.20	53.54%	165.71

Guatemala Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	18M	9M	9M	0.97	3.71%	22.02	4.68	2.58	75.47	72.70	78.39	23.53	54.00%	168.56
2026	19M	9M	9M	0.97	3.63%	21.66	4.68	2.55	75.67	72.91	78.58	23.87	54.46%	171.39
2027	19M	9M	10M	0.97	3.54%	21.31	4.69	2.52	75.87	73.13	78.76	24.24	54.94%	174.22
2028	19M	10M	10M	0.97	3.47%	20.95	4.69	2.49	76.08	73.34	78.95	24.60	55.42%	177.02
2029	20M	10M	10M	0.98	3.38%	20.60	4.70	2.46	76.28	73.56	79.13	24.95	55.92%	179.81
2030	20M	10M	10M	0.98	3.31%	20.24	4.70	2.43	76.48	73.77	79.32	25.30	56.42%	182.58
2031	20M	10M	10M	0.98	3.22%	19.91	4.72	2.41	76.67	73.98	79.49	25.64	56.94%	185.32
2032	20M	10M	10M	0.98	3.13%	19.58	4.74	2.38	76.86	74.19	79.66	25.97	57.46%	188.03
2033	21M	10M	11M	0.98	3.05%	19.25	4.75	2.36	77.06	74.41	79.84	26.30	57.99%	190.72
2034	21M	10M	11M	0.98	2.97%	18.92	4.77	2.33	77.25	74.62	80.01	26.65	58.53%	193.39
2035	21M	11M	11M	0.98	2.88%	18.59	4.79	2.31	77.44	74.83	80.18	26.99	59.07%	196.01
2036	22M	11M	11M	0.98	2.80%	18.30	4.82	2.29	77.63	75.04	80.34	27.32	59.62%	198.60
2037	22M	11M	11M	0.98	2.71%	18.01	4.85	2.27	77.81	75.25	80.50	27.65	60.18%	201.17
2038	22M	11M	11M	0.98	2.62%	17.71	4.89	2.24	78.00	75.46	80.66	27.97	60.74%	203.69
2039	22M	11M	11M	0.98	2.54%	17.42	4.92	2.22	78.18	75.67	80.82	28.30	61.29%	206.19
2040	23M	11M	11M	0.98	2.46%	17.13	4.95	2.20	78.37	75.88	80.98	28.63	61.85%	208.66
2041	23M	11M	12M	0.98	2.38%	16.88	5.00	2.18	78.55	76.09	81.13	28.94	62.40%	211.09
2042	23M	12M	12M	0.98	2.30%	16.64	5.04	2.16	78.73	76.29	81.28	29.28	62.94%	213.50
2043	24M	12M	12M	0.98	2.22%	16.39	5.09	2.15	78.90	76.50	81.43	29.62	63.49%	215.87
2044	24M	12M	12M	0.98	2.15%	16.15	5.13	2.13	79.08	76.70	81.58	29.96	64.03%	218.21
2045	24M	12M	12M	0.98	2.07%	15.90	5.18	2.11	79.26	76.91	81.73	30.31	64.57%	220.51
2046	24M	12M	12M	0.98	1.99%	15.69	5.24	2.09	79.43	77.11	81.87	30.64	65.10%	222.78
2047	25M	12M	12M	0.98	1.92%	15.48	5.30	2.08	79.61	77.32	82.02	30.99	65.63%	225.01
2048	25M	12M	12M	0.98	1.85%	15.26	5.35	2.06	79.78	77.52	82.16	31.33	66.16%	227.19
2049	25M	12M	13M	0.98	1.78%	15.05	5.41	2.05	79.96	77.73	82.31	31.68	66.68%	229.34
2050	25M	12M	13M	0.98	1.71%	14.84	5.47	2.03	80.13	77.93	82.45	32.03	67.20%	231.45

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