The current population of Guatemala is as of , based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Guatemala 2025 population is estimated at 18,687,881 people at mid-year.
Guatemala population is equivalent to 0.23% of the total world population.
Guatemala ranks number 70 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Guatemala is 174 per Km² (452 people per mi²).
The total land area is 107,160 Km² (41,375 sq. miles).
56.55% of the population is urban (10,568,383 people in 2025)
The median age in Guatemala is 23.4 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Guatemala (2025 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Guatemala Global Rank
2025	18,687,881	1.53%	281,522	−7,959	23.4	2.26	174	56.6%	10,568,383	0.23%	8,231,613,070	70
2024	18,406,359	1.55%	281,521	−7,725	23	2.29	172	56%	10,302,289	0.23%	8,161,972,572	70
2023	18,124,838	1.55%	276,961	−8,940	22.6	2.31	169	55.4%	10,040,727	0.22%	8,091,734,930	69
2022	17,847,877	1.4%	245,276	−8,463	22.2	2.34	167	54.8%	9,783,810	0.22%	8,021,407,192	69
2020	17,357,325	1.68%	277,116	−23,927	21.6	2.47	162	53.5%	9,284,293	0.22%	7,887,001,292	69
2015	15,971,743	1.95%	294,326	−48,179	20	3.03	149	50.8%	8,121,457	0.21%	7,470,491,872	69
2010	14,500,112	2.07%	282,497	−36,076	18.6	3.38	135	48.8%	7,081,513	0.21%	7,021,732,148	69
2005	13,087,629	2.27%	278,007	−49,636	17.4	3.97	122	46.9%	6,143,708	0.20%	6,586,970,132	68
2000	11,697,592	2.55%	276,919	−65,197	16.6	4.58	109	45.1%	5,281,459	0.19%	6,171,702,993	67
1995	10,312,996	2.7%	257,645	−39,917	16.2	5.11	96	44.1%	4,543,736	0.18%	5,758,878,982	69
1990	9,024,773	2.83%	235,016	−27,735	16	5.48	84	43.1%	3,890,023	0.17%	5,327,803,110	75
1985	7,849,693	2.61%	189,896	−24,991	16	5.73	73	42.4%	3,324,620	0.16%	4,868,943,465	77
1980	6,900,212	2.4%	154,296	−43,144	16	6.17	64	40.9%	2,820,471	0.16%	4,447,606,236	77
1975	6,128,731	2.58%	146,353	−42,329	15.8	6.41	57	39%	2,388,548	0.15%	4,070,735,277	78
1970	5,396,966	2.78%	138,400	−14,755	15.7	6.6	50	37%	1,998,290	0.15%	3,694,683,794	78
1965	4,704,965	2.97%	128,262	−681	15.5	6.84	44	35.2%	1,655,162	0.14%	3,334,533,703	78
1960	4,063,655	2.84%	106,070	−186	15.6	7	38	32.2%	1,310,429	0.13%	3,015,470,894	82
1955	3,533,307	2.67%	87,222	−1,825	16.3	6.95	33	28.7%	1,014,803	0.13%	2,740,213,792	84

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Guatemala Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Guatemala Global Rank
2030	20,067,253	1.43%	275,874	−7,484	25.4	2.13	187	59.6%	11,963,276	0.23%	8,569,124,911	69
2035	21,394,237	1.29%	265,397	−6,722	27.3	2.05	200	62.9%	13,452,310	0.24%	8,885,210,181	68
2040	22,626,870	1.13%	246,527	−7,307	29.1	1.97	211	66.3%	15,006,651	0.25%	9,177,190,203	67
2045	23,719,089	0.95%	218,444	−7,023	31	1.92	221	69.9%	16,571,609	0.25%	9,439,639,668	68
2050	24,670,857	0.79%	190,354	−7,536	33	1.88	230	73.5%	18,121,217	0.26%	9,664,378,587	68

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Guatemala Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Guatemala

Life Expectancy

72.9 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

16.8

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

20.7

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Guatemala

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	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
31	Chicacao	60,735
32	Zacapa	60,424
33	Comitancillo	59,489
34	Fraijanes	58,922
35	San Pedro Ayampuc	58,609
36	Patzun	58,240
37	San Francisco El Alto	57,894
38	Ostuncalco	51,828
39	Soloma	49,030
40	Asuncion Mita	48,297
41	Colomba	47,544
42	Barberena	47,093
43	San Marcos	47,063
44	Antigua Guatemala	46,054
45	Solola	45,373
46	Masagua	45,323
47	Cantel	42,142
48	Cuilapa	41,359
49	Patulul	40,683
50	San Pedro Sacatepequez	40,021
51	Nuevo San Carlos	39,565
52	Jacaltenango	37,171
53	Yepocapa	34,948
54	Tecpan Guatemala	34,519
55	Ciudad Vieja	33,405
56	Santiago Atitlan	33,309
57	Comalapa	32,312
58	Momostenango	31,739
59	San Benito	30,764
60	Santiago Sacatepequez	29,238
61	San Sebastian	29,167
62	Jalpatagua	28,832
63	Sumpango	28,488
64	Nahuala	27,690
65	San Andres Itzapa	24,992
66	Guastatoya	24,831
67	San Luis Jilotepeque	24,679
68	San Felipe	24,446
69	Zaragoza	24,022
70	La Gomera	24,001

Notes

The Guatemala Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Guatemala delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Guatemala (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Guatemala in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Guatemala Population (LIVE)