Population · Americas · 2025 data
Guatemala Population
Guatemala had a population of 18.69 million in 2025, ranking #69 of 216 countries and territories (0.23% of the world). The population grew by 17.0% over the past ten years.
Population of Guatemala, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,687,881 | +1.53% |
| 2024 | 18,406,359 | +1.55% |
| 2023 | 18,124,838 | +1.55% |
| 2022 | 17,847,877 | +1.42% |
| 2021 | 17,598,650 | +1.39% |
| 2020 | 17,357,325 | +1.48% |
| 2019 | 17,103,803 | +1.53% |
| 2018 | 16,845,685 | +1.68% |
| 2017 | 16,567,357 | +1.84% |
| 2016 | 16,268,760 | +1.86% |
| 2015 | 15,971,743 | +1.85% |
| 2014 | 15,681,725 | +1.91% |
| 2013 | 15,387,337 | +1.97% |
| 2012 | 15,089,647 | +2.01% |
| 2011 | 14,792,126 | +2.01% |
| 2010 | 14,500,112 | +2.00% |
| 2009 | 14,215,611 | +2.01% |
| 2008 | 13,935,174 | +2.07% |
| 2007 | 13,652,040 | +2.13% |
| 2006 | 13,367,459 | +2.14% |
| 2005 | 13,087,629 | +2.19% |
| 2004 | 12,807,402 | +2.25% |
| 2003 | 12,525,842 | +2.28% |
| 2002 | 12,246,915 | +2.32% |
| 2001 | 11,969,422 | +2.32% |
| 2000 | 11,697,592 | +2.40% |
| 1999 | 11,422,965 | +2.55% |
| 1998 | 11,139,145 | +2.59% |
| 1997 | 10,857,754 | +2.59% |
| 1996 | 10,583,526 | +2.62% |
| 1995 | 10,312,996 | +2.68% |
| 1994 | 10,043,718 | +2.70% |
| 1993 | 9,779,761 | +2.70% |
| 1992 | 9,522,266 | +2.69% |
| 1991 | 9,272,584 | +2.75% |
| 1990 | 9,024,773 | +2.84% |
| 1989 | 8,775,546 | +2.85% |
| 1988 | 8,532,099 | +2.84% |
| 1987 | 8,296,485 | +2.80% |
| 1986 | 8,070,818 | +2.82% |
| 1985 | 7,849,693 | +2.87% |
| 1984 | 7,630,682 | +2.84% |
| 1983 | 7,419,642 | +2.48% |
| 1982 | 7,240,241 | +2.33% |
| 1981 | 7,075,648 | +2.54% |
| 1980 | 6,900,212 | +2.56% |
| 1979 | 6,727,797 | +2.53% |
| 1978 | 6,561,534 | +2.50% |
| 1977 | 6,401,515 | +2.22% |
| 1976 | 6,262,404 | +2.18% |
| 1975 | 6,128,731 | +2.47% |
| 1974 | 5,981,197 | +2.56% |
| 1973 | 5,831,631 | +2.62% |
| 1972 | 5,682,833 | +2.61% |
| 1971 | 5,538,355 | +2.62% |
| 1970 | 5,396,966 | +2.66% |
| 1969 | 5,257,081 | +2.72% |
| 1968 | 5,118,111 | +2.80% |
| 1967 | 4,978,862 | +2.85% |
| 1966 | 4,840,958 | +2.89% |
| 1965 | 4,704,965 | +2.93% |
| 1964 | 4,571,109 | +2.95% |
| 1963 | 4,440,264 | +2.97% |
| 1962 | 4,312,044 | +3.01% |
| 1961 | 4,186,201 | +3.02% |
| 1960 | 4,063,655 | — |
Demographics of Guatemala
Ethnic groups
Mestizo (mixed Indigenous-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) 56%, Maya 41.7%, Xinca (Indigenous, non-Maya) 1.8%, African descent 0.2%, Garifuna (mixed West and Central African, Island Carib, and Arawak) 0.1%, foreign 0.2% (2018 est.)
Languages
Spanish (official) 69.9%, Maya languages 29.7% (Q'eqchi' 8.3%, K'iche 7.8%, Mam 4.4%, Kaqchikel 3%, Q'anjob'al 1.2%, Poqomchi' 1%, other 4%), other 0.4% (includes Xinca and Garifuna) (2018 est.)
Religions
Evangelical 45.7%, Roman Catholic 42.4%, none 11%, unspecified 0.9% (2023 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 53.1% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
Guatemala and its neighbours
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).