Guatemala Demographics

Population of Guatemala (2025)

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Guatemala Population
18,687,881
see live
Yearly Change
+1.53%
Global Share
0.23%
Global Rank
70

Median Age

The median age in Guatemala is 23.4 years (2025).

Fertility in Guatemala

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline


Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
2.3
(Live Births per Woman, 2025)

Life Expectancy in Guatemala

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
72.9
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
75.2
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
70.6
(life expectancy at birth, males)


Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Guatemala


Infant Mortality
16.8
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
20.7
(per 1,000 live births)


Guatemala Urban Population

Currently, 56.6% of the population of Guatemala is urban (10,568,383 people in 2025)


Population Density

The 2025 population density in Guatemala is 174 people per Km2 (452 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 107,160 Km2 (41,375 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Guatemala

# City Population
1 Guatemala City 994,938
2 Villa Nueva 618,397
3 Mixco 465,773
4 Coban 212,047
5 Quetzaltenango 180,706
6 Jalapa 159,840
7 Escuintla 156,313
8 Villa Canales 155,423
9 Jutiapa 145,880
10 Chichicastenango 141,567
11 San Juan Sacatepequez 136,886
12 Petapa 135,447
13 Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa 112,780
14 Chiquimula 111,505
15 Coatepeque 105,415
16 Chinautla 104,972
17 Totonicapan 103,952
18 Puerto Barrios 100,593
19 Chimaltenango 96,985
20 Malacatan 92,816
21 Retalhuleu 90,505
22 Santa Catarina Pinula 80,582
23 San Jose Pinula 79,844
24 Huehuetenango 79,426
25 Santa Cruz del Quiche 78,279
26 Mazatenango 77,431
27 Panzos 71,846
28 Amatitlan 71,836
29 Palin 65,873
30 Salama 65,275

See also

Sources

Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigeria Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

Population pyramid stages

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio

Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio

Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio

Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.

Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.