Demographics of Guatemala
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 04 Nov 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Guatemala is projected at 18.25 million, up by 1.87% compared with 17.92 million in 2020. Guatemala is ranked 67th in terms of population and 56th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0.43 million births in Guatemala in 2021. That is 1,175 per day, which is ranked 61st. The crude birth rate is 23.49 per 1000 people. There are 85.71 thousand deaths in Guatemala in 2021. That is 235 per day, which is ranked 91st. The crude death rate is 4.7 per 1000 people.
9.53 million people are living in urban areas, which is 52.25% of Guatemala population. Guatemala is ranked 155th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Guatemala in 2021 is 97.18 males per 100 females. There are 8.99 million males and 9.26 million females in Guatemala. The percentage of female population is 50.72% compare to 49.28% male population. Guatemala has 0.26 million more females than males. Guatemala is at 68th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,114,956 | - |
| 1955 | 3,625,305 | 3.06 |
| 1960 | 4,210,751 | 3.00 |
| 1965 | 4,869,714 | 2.94 |
| 1970 | 5,621,794 | 2.86 |
| 1975 | 6,433,723 | 2.63 |
| 1980 | 7,283,456 | 2.50 |
| 1985 | 8,240,060 | 2.45 |
| 1990 | 9,263,820 | 2.36 |
| 1995 | 10,408,486 | 2.32 |
| 2000 | 11,650,744 | 2.31 |
| 2005 | 13,096,028 | 2.34 |
| 2010 | 14,630,420 | 2.19 |
| 2015 | 16,252,425 | 2.07 |
| 2016 | 16,583,079 | 2.03 |
| 2017 | 16,914,979 | 2.00 |
| 2018 | 17,247,855 | 1.97 |
| 2019 | 17,581,476 | 1.93 |
| 2020 | 17,915,567 | 1.90 |
| 2021 | 18,249,868 | 1.87 |
- Population
- Growth
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 72,371 | 168,801 | 22.85 | 53.33 |
| 1955 | 76,238 | 186,467 | 20.95 | 51.28 |
| 1960 | 78,906 | 204,046 | 18.70 | 48.40 |
| 1965 | 80,449 | 225,533 | 16.47 | 46.19 |
| 1970 | 81,390 | 255,127 | 14.45 | 45.32 |
| 1975 | 82,894 | 289,054 | 12.86 | 44.90 |
| 1980 | 84,072 | 319,943 | 11.51 | 43.82 |
| 1985 | 82,176 | 337,688 | 9.96 | 41.00 |
| 1990 | 79,344 | 362,245 | 8.54 | 38.98 |
| 1995 | 76,031 | 393,377 | 7.30 | 37.77 |
| 2000 | 72,888 | 413,176 | 6.24 | 35.34 |
| 2005 | 73,348 | 411,762 | 5.59 | 31.45 |
| 2010 | 75,404 | 405,844 | 5.15 | 27.69 |
| 2015 | 78,534 | 416,946 | 4.83 | 25.63 |
| 2020 | 84,341 | 427,598 | 4.71 | 23.85 |
| 2021 | 85,713 | 428,935 | 4.70 | 23.49 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 780,743 | 2,334,214 | - | 25.064 |
| 1955 | 1,014,803 | 2,610,497 | 5.33 | 27.992 |
| 1960 | 1,310,429 | 2,900,318 | 5.17 | 31.121 |
| 1965 | 1,655,162 | 3,214,554 | 3.88 | 33.989 |
| 1970 | 1,998,290 | 3,623,502 | 3.78 | 35.545 |
| 1975 | 2,388,548 | 4,045,180 | 3.51 | 37.125 |
| 1980 | 2,820,471 | 4,462,988 | 3.36 | 38.724 |
| 1985 | 3,324,620 | 4,915,440 | 3.29 | 40.347 |
| 1990 | 3,890,023 | 5,373,790 | 3.17 | 41.992 |
| 1995 | 4,543,736 | 5,864,753 | 3.11 | 43.654 |
| 2000 | 5,281,459 | 6,369,284 | 3.08 | 45.332 |
| 2005 | 6,143,708 | 6,952,320 | 2.99 | 46.913 |
| 2010 | 7,081,513 | 7,548,904 | 2.83 | 48.403 |
| 2015 | 8,121,457 | 8,130,972 | 2.76 | 49.971 |
| 2020 | 9,284,293 | 8,626,519 | 2.68 | 51.836 |
| 2021 | 9,531,638 | 8,712,358 | 2.66 | 52.245 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 1,061,523 | 1,015,909 | 2,077,432 | 11.38 | 104.490 |
| 05-09 | 1,020,087 | 976,723 | 1,996,810 | 10.94 | 104.440 |
| 10-14 | 984,177 | 942,860 | 1,927,037 | 10.56 | 104.382 |
| 15-19 | 992,508 | 954,490 | 1,946,998 | 10.67 | 103.983 |
| 20-24 | 928,940 | 903,326 | 1,832,266 | 10.04 | 102.836 |
| 25-29 | 827,598 | 822,611 | 1,650,209 | 9.04 | 100.606 |
| 30-34 | 688,953 | 706,774 | 1,395,727 | 7.65 | 97.479 |
| 35-39 | 585,248 | 625,157 | 1,210,405 | 6.63 | 93.616 |
| 40-44 | 468,780 | 528,996 | 997,776 | 5.47 | 88.617 |
| 45-49 | 355,965 | 424,854 | 780,819 | 4.28 | 83.785 |
| 50-54 | 271,847 | 336,750 | 608,597 | 3.33 | 80.727 |
| 55-59 | 214,662 | 270,749 | 485,411 | 2.66 | 79.285 |
| 60-64 | 177,655 | 223,515 | 401,170 | 2.20 | 79.482 |
| 65-69 | 151,006 | 186,765 | 337,771 | 1.85 | 80.853 |
| 70-74 | 104,275 | 130,256 | 234,531 | 1.29 | 80.054 |
| 75-79 | 73,235 | 91,301 | 164,536 | 0.90 | 80.213 |
| 80-84 | 49,424 | 61,715 | 111,139 | 0.61 | 80.084 |
| 85-89 | 26,609 | 34,968 | 61,577 | 0.34 | 76.095 |
| 90-94 | 9,746 | 14,260 | 24,006 | 0.13 | 68.345 |
| 95-99 | 1,873 | 3,245 | 5,118 | 0.03 | 57.720 |
| 100+ | 168 | 365 | 533 | 0.00 | 46.027 |
| Total | 8,994,279 | 9,255,589 | 18,249,868 | 97.177 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio