Guatemala
Population 2026
18,967,983
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.50%
- Density
- 177 per km²
- Land area
- 107,160 km²
- Capital
- Guatemala City
- Currency
- Quetzal (GTQ)
- Official languages
- ES-GT
- Urban population
- 56.3%
- Continent
- NA
Demographics
- Births
- 380,3962026
- Deaths
- 93,4812026
- Birth rate
- 20.6per 1,000
- Death rate
- 4.9per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.29
- Life expectancy
- 72.7At birth, years
- Median age
- 23.8
- Net migration
- -7,959
Age distribution
- 0–1431.0%
- 15–6464.0%
- 65+5.0%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $123B
- GDP per capita
- $6.6K
- GDP growth
- +4.3%
- Inflation
- 1.5%
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
- Exports
- $19.2B
- Imports
- $38.2B
- Tourism receipts
- 2.3%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture9.6%
- Industry21.8%
- Manufacturing13.2%
- Services62.1%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture29.1%
- Industry22.7%
- Services48.2%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala CityGuatemala | 994,9382020 |
| 2 | Villa NuevaGuatemala | 618,3972023 |
| 3 | MixcoGuatemala | 465,7732023 |
| 4 | CobánAlta Verapaz | 212,0472025 |
| 5 | QuetzaltenangoQuetzaltenango | 180,7062025 |
| 6 | JalapaJalapa | 159,8402025 |
| 7 | EscuintlaEscuintla | 156,3132025 |
| 8 | Villa CanalesGuatemala | 155,4232026 |
| 9 | JutiapaJutiapa | 145,8802025 |
| 10 | ChichicastenangoQuiché | 141,5672023 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18,967,983 | 380K | 93.5K |
| 2020 | 17,357,331 | 383K | 101K |
| 2010 | 14,500,118 | 403K | 78.6K |
| 2000 | 11,697,592 | 406K | 73.1K |
| 1990 | 9,024,775 | 359K | 79.1K |
| 1980 | 6,900,215 | 301K | 82.5K |
| 1970 | 5,396,972 | 242K | 86.3K |
| 1960 | 4,063,659 | 197K | 76.5K |
| 1950 | 3,097,199 | 157K | 80.2K |