Population growth in Guatemala
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Guatemala increased from 4.13 million to 17.11 million people. This is a growth by 314.4 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Guatemala was recorded in 1961 with 2.98%. The smallest increase in 2021 with 1.49%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 158.5 percent.
The average age in Guatemala rose by 4.01 years from 2012 to 2020 from 19.19 to 23.20 years (median value).
Around 52% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 2.3% annually.
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Population development in Guatemala since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Guatemala | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.25 M | 2.98 % | 47.8 ‰ | 18.2 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 4.38 M | 2.98 % | 47.3 ‰ | 17.8 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 4.51 M | 2.97 % | 46.9 ‰ | 17.3 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 4.64 M | 2.94 % | 46.5 ‰ | 16.9 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 4.77 M | 2.89 % | 46.2 ‰ | 16.5 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 4.91 M | 2.84 % | 45.9 ‰ | 16.0 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 5.05 M | 2.78 % | 45.7 ‰ | 15.6 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 5.18 M | 2.71 % | 45.6 ‰ | 15.2 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 5.32 M | 2.62 % | 45.4 ‰ | 14.8 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 5.46 M | 2.54 % | 45.3 ‰ | 14.5 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 5.59 M | 2.46 % | 45.2 ‰ | 14.1 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 5.72 M | 2.40 % | 45.1 ‰ | 13.8 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 5.86 M | 2.35 % | 45.1 ‰ | 13.4 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 5.99 M | 2.32 % | 45.0 ‰ | 13.1 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 6.13 M | 2.28 % | 44.9 ‰ | 12.9 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 6.27 M | 2.26 % | 44.8 ‰ | 12.6 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 6.41 M | 2.28 % | 44.6 ‰ | 12.3 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 6.56 M | 2.33 % | 44.4 ‰ | 12.1 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 6.72 M | 2.42 % | 44.2 ‰ | 11.8 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 6.89 M | 2.53 % | 43.8 ‰ | 11.5 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 7.07 M | 2.62 % | 43.4 ‰ | 11.2 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 7.26 M | 2.71 % | 42.9 ‰ | 10.9 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 7.46 M | 2.75 % | 42.3 ‰ | 10.6 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 7.67 M | 2.78 % | 41.6 ‰ | 10.3 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 7.88 M | 2.79 % | 41.0 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 8.10 M | 2.80 % | 40.4 ‰ | 9.7 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 8.33 M | 2.81 % | 39.9 ‰ | 9.4 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 8.57 M | 2.81 % | 39.5 ‰ | 9.1 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 8.81 M | 2.80 % | 39.2 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 9.05 M | 2.77 % | 39.0 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 9.30 M | 2.73 % | 38.8 ‰ | 8.3 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 9.54 M | 2.66 % | 38.6 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 9.79 M | 2.58 % | 38.4 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 10.04 M | 2.52 % | 38.1 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 10.29 M | 2.48 % | 37.8 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 10.54 M | 2.43 % | 37.3 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 10.79 M | 2.39 % | 36.9 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 11.05 M | 2.39 % | 36.4 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 11.31 M | 2.40 % | 35.9 ‰ | 6.4 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 11.59 M | 2.46 % | 35.3 ‰ | 6.2 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 11.87 M | 2.43 % | 34.7 ‰ | 6.1 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 12.15 M | 2.32 % | 34.0 ‰ | 5.9 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 12.42 M | 2.20 % | 33.2 ‰ | 5.8 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 12.68 M | 2.15 % | 32.4 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 12.95 M | 2.10 % | 31.5 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 13.21 M | 2.05 % | 30.6 ‰ | 5.5 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 13.48 M | 2.00 % | 29.7 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 13.74 M | 1.95 % | 28.9 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 14.00 M | 1.90 % | 28.3 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 14.26 M | 1.85 % | 27.7 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 14.52 M | 1.84 % | 27.2 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 14.78 M | 1.79 % | 26.8 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 15.04 M | 1.77 % | 26.4 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 15.31 M | 1.74 % | 26.0 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 15.57 M | 1.71 % | 25.6 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 7,348 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2016 | 15.83 M | 1.67 % | 25.3 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 7,434 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2017 | 16.09 M | 1.64 % | 24.9 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 7,519 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 16.35 M | 1.61 % | 24.6 ‰ | 4.7 ‰ | 7,603 M | 1.11 % | |
| 2019 | 16.60 M | 1.57 % | 24.2 ‰ | 4.7 ‰ | 7,684 M | 1.07 % | |
| 2020 | 16.86 M | 1.53 % | 23.9 ‰ | 4.7 ‰ | 7,764 M | 1.04 % | |
| 2021 | 17.11 M | 1.49 % | 7,837 M | 0.94 % |
Birth- and deathrate in Guatemala
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Guatemala increased by about 254,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 4.7 per 1000 people (~ 78,100 deaths) and the birth rate was 23.9 per 1000 people (~ 396,000 births). As a result, around 63,900 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 75,908 in Guatemala. The number of births was 399,039 annually.
The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate
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