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Central America and the Caribbean > Guatemala > People

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Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > % Black Lower 1 % [13th of 13]
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > % Black Upper 2%
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Comments
Predominantly Indigenous, some mestizos. African ancestry is present but of little importance.
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Total black lower 122,293
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Total Black Upper 240,600
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Total Pop 12,293,545
Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population 0.91 Time series [15th of 185]
Age structure > 0-14 years 41.1 % [48th of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years 42.4 [39th of 226]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 2,565,841 Time series [63rd of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 40.1% Time series [49th of 227]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 2,653,915 Time series [63rd of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years 54.2 [192nd of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years 55.5 % [179th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females 3,762,471 Time series [67th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 56.2% Time series [176th of 227]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males 3,539,874 Time series [71st of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over 3.4 % [169th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 257,802 Time series [94th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 3.7% Time series [154th of 227]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 222,303 Time series [88th of 225]
Asian Latin American population > Composition > Chinese 20,000 [8th of 9]
Asian Latin American population > Composition > Indian 2,000 [4th of 14]
Asian Latin American population > Composition > Japanese 400 [12th of 13]
Birth rate 28.55 births/1,000 population Time series [55th of 226]
Chinese population 14,000 [46th of 127]
    Chinese population (per capita) 116.531 per 100,000 people [52nd of 126]
Death rate 5.19 deaths/1,000 population Time series [182nd of 226]
Education expenditures 2.6 % of GDP Time series [42nd of 55]
Ethnic groups
Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) and European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1%
Female population > Age 10-14 785,810 [59th of 224]
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 6.39 [21st of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 685,754 [64th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 5.58 [38th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 572,626 [68th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 4.66 [74th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 489,747 [67th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 3.98 [86th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 412,966 [69th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.36 [138th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 335,532 [74th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 2.73 [174th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 277,331 [79th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 2.26 [171st of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 234,599 [79th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 1.91 [163rd of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 194,328 [82nd of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 1.58 [164th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 148,506 [84th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.21 [173rd of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 116,795 [86th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 0.95 [165th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 88,974 [93rd of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.72 [168th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 63,567 [92nd of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.52 [164th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 40,679 [98th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.33 [164th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 31,270 [97th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.25 [160th of 224]
Gender development 0.617 [97th of 141]
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Capital Guatemala City
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Number of ethnic Greeks
20 (est.)
Jewish population > By country > Jews > % Jewish 0.008 % [69th of 97]
Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews 1,172 [59th of 102]
Male population > Age 10-14 811,070 [60th of 224]
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 6.6 [14th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 703,662 [66th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 5.72 [38th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 581,814 [68th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 4.73 [81st of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 489,718 [67th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 3.98 [108th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 407,577 [72nd of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.32 [154th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 316,772 [78th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 2.58 [192nd of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 251,542 [83rd of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 2.05 [196th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 199,001 [84th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 1.62 [191st of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 164,776 [90th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 1.34 [182nd of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 133,128 [88th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.08 [170th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 105,640 [82nd of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 0.86 [158th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 79,171 [86th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.64 [168th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 55,422 [90th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.45 [163rd of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 34,367 [94th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.28 [166th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 25,824 [88th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.21 [152nd of 224]
Median age > Female 19.7 years Time series [173rd of 224]
Median age > Male 18.6 years Time series [179th of 224]
Median age > Total 19.2 years Time series [174th of 224]
Nationality > Adjective Guatemalan Time series
Nationality > Noun Guatemalan(s) Time series
North American countries by population density > Density 134 [20th of 36]
North American countries by population density > Population 14,655,189 [4th of 36]
Percentage living in rural areas. 54% [71st of 193]
Percentage living in urban areas 46% [132nd of 199]
Population 13,002,206 Time series [67th of 242]
Population > CIA Factbook 13,002,206 Time series [67th of 240]
Population ages 0-14 > % of total 43.23 % Time series [26th of 185]
Population ages 15-64 > % of total 52.47 % Time series [168th of 185]
Population ages 65 and above > % of total 4.31 % Time series [107th of 185]
Population growth > annual % 2.44 annual % Time series [31st of 195]
Population growth rate 2.11% Time series [58th of 235]
Population in 2015 15,869 [66th of 225]
Population in largest city 983,904 Time series [107th of 118]
    Population in largest city (per capita) 0.078 per capita Time series [94th of 118]
Population in the largest city > % of urban population 16.55 % Time series [96th of 118]
Population, female > % of total 51.3 % Time series [39th of 190]
Projected population growth 142.58% [22nd of 141]
Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates 6 Jun 1990
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories 26 Jan 1990
Rural population 6,652,303 Time series [64th of 193]
    Rural population (per capita) 0.528 per capita Time series [73rd of 194]
Rural population growth > annual % 1.65 annual % Time series [41st of 193]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.02 [78th of 223]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 0.94 male(s)/female Time series [194th of 224]
Sex ratio > 65 years and over 0.86 male(s)/female Time series [65th of 223]
Sex ratio > At birth 1.05 male(s)/female Time series [110th of 223]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > 15–65 0.97 [169th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > at birth 1.05 [76th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > over 65 0.87 [62nd of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total 0.99 [96th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > under 15 1.04 [108th of 215]
Sex ratio > Total population 0.97 male(s)/female Time series [149th of 224]
Sex ratio > Under 15 years 1.03 male(s)/female Time series [157th of 224]
Total fertility rate 3.59 children born/woman Time series [58th of 225]
Total Population 12,293,545 [67th of 227]
Total population > Age 10-14 1,596,880 [59th of 224]
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 12.99 [18th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 1,389,416 [65th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 11.3 [39th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 1,154,440 [68th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 9.39 [78th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 979,465 [67th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 7.97 [98th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 820,543 [71st of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 6.67 [147th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 652,304 [76th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 5.31 [185th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 528,873 [81st of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 4.3 [188th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 433,600 [81st of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 3.53 [184th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 359,104 [83rd of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 2.92 [169th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 281,634 [85th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 2.29 [174th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 222,435 [83rd of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.81 [164th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 168,145 [87th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.37 [167th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 118,989 [92nd of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.97 [167th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 75,046 [97th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.61 [167th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 57,094 [92nd of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.46 [162nd of 224]
Total Population > Female 6,171,772 [66th of 227]
Total Population > Male 6,121,773 [68th of 227]
Urban population 5,946,756 Time series [69th of 195]
    Urban population (per capita) 0.472 per capita Time series [122nd of 196]
Urban population growth > annual % 3.34 annual % Time series [46th of 195]
Urbanization 40 [142nd of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 36.7% [97th of 164]
Urbanization in 2015 46.2% [115th of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males 80 [97th of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage % 60 [118th of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence % 38 [113rd of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males 110 [31st of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported 190 [55th of 154]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted 240 [58th of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery % 41 [151st of 172]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Afro-Latin American ; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Asian Latin American ; University Libraries, Ohio University; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center ; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Wikipedia: Greek diaspora ; Wikipedia: Jewish population ; Wikipedia: List of North American countries by population density ; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human RIghts; Wikipedia: Sex ratio ; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; UNICEF

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