The population of Guatemala is expected to grow by 333,000 in 2021 and reach 18,577,000 in 2022. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 8,768 people yearly. The population density of Guatemala has changed from 68.0 in 1980 to 164.0 in 2019.
| Current population | 18,508,575 people at present (Sunday 17th of October 2021) | |
| Median Age | 26.7 years |
| Population density | 170.3 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18,244,000 | 333,000 (1.8%) | -8,768 | 26.7 | 170 | 9,917,000 (54.4%) | |
| 2020 | 17,911,000 | 333,000 (1.9%) | -8,768 | 26.5 | 2.77 | 167 | 9,652,000 (53.9%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -9,215 | 26.2 | 2.83 | 164 | 9,390,000 (53.4%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -9,215 | 26.0 | 2.88 | 161 | 9,132,000 (53.0%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -9,215 | 25.7 | 2.93 | 158 | 8,878,000 (52.5%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -9,215 | 25.5 | 2.98 | 155 | 8,627,859 (52.0%) |
| 2015 | 16,252,429 | 328,870 (2.0%) | -9,215 | 25.3 | 3.03 | 152 | 8,381,540 (51.6%) |
| 2010 | 14,630,417 | 314,209 (2.2%) | -10,026 | 24.2 | 3.38 | 137 | 7,216,161 (49.3%) |
| 2005 | 13,096,028 | 299,103 (2.3%) | -22,846 | 23.2 | 3.97 | 122 | 6,177,658 (47.2%) |
| 2000 | 11,650,743 | 263,540 (2.3%) | -56,210 | 22.6 | 4.60 | 109 | 5,257,631 (45.1%) |
| 1995 | 10,408,489 | 236,192 (2.3%) | -80,465 | 22.2 | 5.09 | 97 | 4,487,100 (43.1%) |
| 1990 | 9,263,813 | 213,348 (2.3%) | -73,494 | 22.0 | 5.44 | 86 | 3,809,002 (41.1%) |
| 1985 | 8,240,060 | 197,163 (2.4%) | -59,982 | 21.8 | 5.87 | 77 | 3,226,148 (39.2%) |
| 1980 | 7,283,459 | 177,314 (2.4%) | -56,615 | 21.8 | 6.34 | 68 | 2,724,087 (37.4%) |
| 1975 | 6,433,728 | 165,021 (2.6%) | -51,704 | 21.9 | 6.54 | 60 | 2,362,336 (36.7%) |
| 1970 | 5,621,792 | 156,280 (2.8%) | -27,506 | 21.9 | 6.64 | 52 | 1,998,266 (35.5%) |
| 1965 | 4,869,716 | 139,176 (2.9%) | -8,254 | 21.8 | 6.74 | 45 | 1,655,168 (34.0%) |
| 1960 | 4,210,747 | 125,396 (2.9%) | -2,062 | 21.8 | 6.90 | 39 | 1,310,427 (31.1%) |
In 2020 the population of Guatemala was 17,911,000 and the average age increased from 21.8 in 1960 to 26.5. Urban population has increased from 5,257,631 (45.1%) in 2000 to 9,917,000 (54.4%) in the current year. The population density of Guatemala has changed from 68.0 in 1980 to 164.0 in 2019.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -8,768 | 26.5 | 2.77 | 167 | 9,652,000 (53.9%) |
| 2025 | 19,573,000 | 331,000 (1.7%) | -8,342 | 27.7 | 2.57 | 183 | 11,008,000 (56.2%) |
| 2030 | 21,203,000 | 322,000 (1.5%) | -7,930 | 29.1 | 2.41 | 198 | 12,415,000 (58.6%) |
| 2035 | 22,772,000 | 308,000 (1.4%) | -7,543 | 30.5 | 2.29 | 213 | 13,851,000 (60.8%) |
| 2040 | 24,264,000 | 291,000 (1.2%) | -7,174 | 31.9 | 2.19 | 226 | 15,298,000 (63.0%) |
| 2045 | 25,666,000 | 273,000 (1.1%) | -6,820 | 33.4 | 2.10 | 240 | 16,738,000 (65.2%) |
| 2050 | 26,968,000 | 251,000 (0.9%) | -6,820 | 34.9 | 2.03 | 252 | 18,156,000 (67.3%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 80.4 (77.9 years for male and 83.0 years for females). Population density will go up to 251.7 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 1.86% (333,000 residents, including 83,928 deaths). The demographics of Guatemala constitutes of 9,257,000 women and 8,987,000 men, which means there are 971 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 43.6% of population (7,947,086) is 19 or younger, 51.3% of population (9,364,645) is between age 20 and 64 and 5.1% of population (935,917) is over 65.