The population of Guatemala is expected to grow by 331,000 in 2018 and reach 17,578,000 in 2019. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 9,215 people yearly. On average there are 423,475 births and 82,710 deaths in Guatemala per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.98 percent per year. The population density of Guatemala has changed from 68.0 in 1980 to 154.7 in 2016.
| Current population | 17,563,403 people at present (Saturday 15th of December 2018) | |
| Median Age | 26.0 years |
| Life expectancy | 73.8 years | |
| Population density | 160.9 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 17,245,000 | 331,000 (1.9%) | -9,215 | 26.0 | 2.88 | 161 | 9,132,000 (53.0%) |
| 2017 | 16,914,000 | 331,531 (2.0%) | -9,215 | 25.7 | 2.93 | 158 | 8,878,000 (52.5%) |
| 2016 | 16,582,469 | 330,040 (2.0%) | -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 2017 the population of Guatemala was 16,914,000 and the average age increased from 21.8 in 1960 to 25.7. Urban population has increased from 5,257,631 (45.1%) in 2000 to 9,132,000 (53.0%) in the current year. The population density of Guatemala has changed from 68.0 in 1980 to 154.7 in 2016.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 17,911,000 | 333,000 (1.9%) | -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%) |
Total Guatemala population should reach 17,911,000 by 2020 and should increase to 26,968,000 people by year 2050. 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 1.96% (331,531 residents, including 80,249 deaths). The demographics of Guatemala constitutes of 8,756,000 women and 8,490,000 men, which means there are 970 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 45.5% of population (7,851,649) is 19 or younger, 49.7% of population (8,569,041) is between age 20 and 64 and 4.8% of population (829,485) is over 65.