🇬🇹 Guatemala Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Guatemala is 18,967,978, ranking #69 in the world (0.23% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 1.47% per year. The biggest city is Guatemala City with 994,938 inhabitants.

Live estimate

18,974,048

Growth rate

1.47%

Density

177

people / km² (458 / mi²)

Median age

23.8

Fertility rate

2.23

births per woman

Life expectancy

73.0

years

Guatemala population 1950–2100

Population of Guatemala, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Guatemala is projected to reach 24,670,857, and 25,912,091 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2077 at 27,154,260, then decline.

Guatemala population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	18,967,978	1.47%	177.0	23.8
2025	18,687,881	1.50%	174.4	23.4
2024	18,406,359	1.53%	171.8	23.0
2023	18,124,838	1.55%	169.1	22.6
2022	17,847,877	1.53%	166.6	22.2
2021	17,598,650	1.28%	164.2	21.9
2020	17,357,325	1.48%	162.0	21.6
2019	17,103,803	1.46%	159.6	21.2
2018	16,845,685	1.58%	157.2	20.9
2017	16,567,357	1.75%	154.6	20.6
2016	16,268,760	1.89%	151.8	20.3
2015	15,971,743	1.80%	149.0	20.0
2014	15,681,725	1.87%	146.3	19.7
2013	15,387,338	1.92%	143.6	19.4
2012	15,089,646	1.99%	140.8	19.1
2011	14,792,126	2.00%	138.0	18.9
2010	14,500,112	1.99%	135.3	18.6
2009	14,215,611	1.97%	132.7	18.3
2008	13,935,174	2.01%	130.0	18.1
2007	13,652,040	2.09%	127.4	17.8
2006	13,367,458	2.12%	124.7	17.6
2005	13,087,628	2.11%	122.1	17.4
2004	12,807,402	2.22%	119.5	17.2
2003	12,525,842	2.23%	116.9	17.0
2002	12,246,915	2.28%	114.3	16.9
2001	11,969,422	2.31%	111.7	16.8
2000	11,697,592	2.29%	109.2	16.6
1999	11,422,965	2.46%	106.6	16.5
1998	11,139,145	2.57%	103.9	16.4
1997	10,857,754	2.55%	101.3	16.3
1996	10,583,526	2.57%	98.8	16.3
1995	10,312,996	2.61%	96.2	16.2
1994	10,043,718	2.68%	93.7	16.2
1993	9,779,760	2.65%	91.3	16.2
1992	9,522,266	2.69%	88.9	16.1
1991	9,272,584	2.62%	86.5	16.1
1990	9,024,773	2.80%	84.2	16.0
1989	8,775,546	2.80%	81.9	16.0
1988	8,532,099	2.83%	79.6	16.0
1987	8,296,484	2.77%	77.4	16.0
1986	8,070,818	2.74%	75.3	16.0
1985	7,849,693	2.82%	73.3	16.0
1984	7,630,682	2.84%	71.2	15.9
1983	7,419,642	2.77%	69.2	15.9
1982	7,240,241	2.12%	67.6	16.0
1981	7,075,648	2.48%	66.0	16.0
1980	6,900,212	2.54%	64.4	16.0
1979	6,727,798	2.52%	62.8	16.0
1978	6,561,534	2.48%	61.2	16.0
1977	6,401,514	2.45%	59.7	15.9
1976	6,262,404	1.94%	58.4	15.9
1975	6,128,731	2.38%	57.2	15.8
1974	5,981,197	2.49%	55.8	15.8
1973	5,831,631	2.58%	54.4	15.7
1972	5,682,834	2.59%	53.0	15.7
1971	5,538,356	2.56%	51.7	15.7
1970	5,396,966	2.62%	50.4	15.7
1969	5,257,081	2.64%	49.1	15.7
1968	5,118,112	2.72%	47.8	15.6
1967	4,978,862	2.79%	46.5	15.6
1966	4,840,958	2.82%	45.2	15.6
1965	4,704,965	2.88%	43.9	15.5
1964	4,571,109	2.90%	42.7	15.5
1963	4,440,264	2.91%	41.4	15.5
1962	4,312,044	2.95%	40.2	15.5
1961	4,186,201	2.98%	39.1	15.6
1960	4,063,654	2.97%	37.9	15.6
1959	3,946,494	2.88%	36.8	15.7
1958	3,837,026	2.74%	35.8	15.9
1957	3,732,743	2.77%	34.8	16.0
1956	3,631,182	2.75%	33.9	16.2
1955	3,533,307	2.72%	33.0	16.3
1954	3,439,102	2.69%	32.1	16.5
1953	3,348,810	2.63%	31.3	16.6
1952	3,261,652	2.64%	30.4	16.7
1951	3,177,367	2.60%	29.7	16.8
1950	3,097,198	2.51%	28.9	16.8

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	19,246,007	1.44%	179.6	24.2
2028	19,521,505	1.41%	182.2	24.6
2029	19,795,179	1.38%	184.7	25.0
2030	20,067,253	1.35%	187.3	25.4
2031	20,337,379	1.32%	189.8	25.8
2032	20,605,384	1.30%	192.3	26.2
2033	20,871,089	1.27%	194.8	26.5
2034	21,134,173	1.24%	197.2	26.9
2035	21,394,237	1.21%	199.6	27.3
2036	21,650,343	1.17%	202.0	27.6
2037	21,901,961	1.14%	204.4	28.0
2038	22,149,207	1.11%	206.7	28.4
2039	22,391,085	1.07%	208.9	28.7
2040	22,626,870	1.03%	211.2	29.1
2041	22,856,764	0.99%	213.3	29.5
2042	23,080,844	0.96%	215.4	29.9
2043	23,299,240	0.93%	217.4	30.3
2044	23,512,018	0.89%	219.4	30.6
2045	23,719,089	0.86%	221.3	31.0
2046	23,920,455	0.83%	223.2	31.4
2047	24,115,740	0.80%	225.0	31.8
2048	24,305,650	0.77%	226.8	32.2
2049	24,491,014	0.75%	228.5	32.6
2050	24,670,857	0.72%	230.2	33.0
2051	24,845,333	0.69%	231.9	33.4
2052	25,014,900	0.67%	233.4	33.8
2053	25,179,261	0.64%	235.0	34.2
2054	25,337,518	0.61%	236.4	34.5
2055	25,489,380	0.58%	237.9	34.9
2056	25,635,340	0.56%	239.2	35.2
2057	25,775,504	0.53%	240.5	35.5
2058	25,909,358	0.50%	241.8	35.8
2059	26,036,442	0.47%	243.0	36.1
2060	26,157,020	0.45%	244.1	36.4
2061	26,270,887	0.42%	245.2	36.7
2062	26,378,121	0.40%	246.2	37.0
2063	26,479,306	0.37%	247.1	37.3
2064	26,574,157	0.34%	248.0	37.6
2065	26,661,732	0.31%	248.8	37.9
2066	26,742,214	0.29%	249.6	38.2
2067	26,815,797	0.26%	250.2	38.5
2068	26,882,214	0.23%	250.9	38.7
2069	26,941,117	0.20%	251.4	39.0
2070	26,991,954	0.17%	251.9	39.3
2071	27,035,520	0.15%	252.3	39.5
2072	27,072,263	0.12%	252.6	39.8
2073	27,101,817	0.10%	252.9	40.0
2074	27,124,185	0.07%	253.1	40.3
2075	27,139,990	0.05%	253.3	40.5
2076	27,150,047	0.03%	253.4	40.8
2077	27,154,260	0.00%	253.4	41.0
2078	27,151,929	-0.02%	253.4	41.3
2079	27,142,805	-0.05%	253.3	41.5
2080	27,127,637	-0.07%	253.2	41.7
2081	27,106,936	-0.09%	253.0	41.9
2082	27,080,322	-0.11%	252.7	42.1
2083	27,048,309	-0.13%	252.4	42.3
2084	27,011,403	-0.15%	252.1	42.5
2085	26,969,557	-0.16%	251.7	42.7
2086	26,922,656	-0.18%	251.2	42.9
2087	26,871,046	-0.20%	250.8	43.1
2088	26,815,807	-0.21%	250.2	43.2
2089	26,757,269	-0.23%	249.7	43.4
2090	26,695,105	-0.24%	249.1	43.6
2091	26,629,106	-0.26%	248.5	43.7
2092	26,559,548	-0.27%	247.8	43.9
2093	26,487,019	-0.28%	247.2	44.0
2094	26,411,859	-0.29%	246.5	44.1
2095	26,334,168	-0.30%	245.7	44.3
2096	26,254,117	-0.31%	245.0	44.4
2097	26,171,582	-0.32%	244.2	44.6
2098	26,087,011	-0.33%	243.4	44.7
2099	26,000,597	-0.34%	242.6	44.8
2100	25,912,091	-0.34%	241.8	44.9

States & provinces of Guatemala by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Guatemala	2,541,581	13.4%
2	Alta Verapaz	1,215,038	6.4%
3	Huehuetenango	1,170,669	6.2%
4	San Marcos	1,032,277	5.4%
5	Quiché	949,261	5.0%
6	Quezaltenango	799,101	4.2%
7	Escuintla	733,181	3.9%
8	Chimaltenango	648,615	3.4%
9	Petén	595,548	3.1%
10	Suchitepéquez	554,695	2.9%
11	Sololá	421,583	2.2%
12	Totonicapán	418,569	2.2%
13	Chiquimula	415,063	2.2%
14	Jalapa	390,500	2.1%
15	Sacatepéquez	330,469	1.7%
16	Izabal	314,306	1.7%
17	Santa Rosa	301,370	1.6%
18	Baja Verapaz	270,521	1.4%
19	Zacapa	245,374	1.3%
20	El Progreso	176,632	0.9%
21	Retalhuleu	90,505	0.5%
22	Jutiapa	6,398	0.0%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Guatemala

#	City	Region	Population
1	Guatemala City capital	Guatemala	994,938
2	Villa Nueva	Guatemala	618,397
3	Mixco	Guatemala	465,773
4	Cobán	Alta Verapaz	212,047
5	Quetzaltenango	Quetzaltenango	180,706
6	Jalapa	Jalapa	159,840
7	Escuintla	Escuintla	156,313
8	Villa Canales	Guatemala	155,423
9	Jutiapa	Jutiapa	145,880
10	Chichicastenango	Quiché	141,567
11	San Juan Sacatepéquez	Guatemala	136,886
12	Petapa	Guatemala	135,447
13	Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa	Escuintla	112,780
14	Chiquimula	Chiquimula	111,505
15	Coatepeque	Quetzaltenango	105,415

FAQ

What is the population of Guatemala in 2026?

The population of Guatemala is 18,967,978 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Guatemala?

Guatemala City is the biggest city in Guatemala with 994,938 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Guatemala growing or shrinking?

The population of Guatemala is growing at 1.47% per year, and is projected to peak in 2077 at 27,154,260.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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