The population of Guatemala is expected to grow by 331,000 in 2025 and reach 19,902,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 8,342 people yearly. On average there are 430,097 births and 91,445 deaths in Guatemala per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.73 percent per year. The population density of Guatemala has changed from 68.0 in 1980 to 176.5 in 2023.
| Current population | 19,754,175 people at present (Sunday 20th of July 2025) | |
| Median Age | 27.7 years |
| Life expectancy | 75.4 years | |
| Population density | 182.6 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,573,000 | 331,000 (1.7%) | -8,342 | 27.7 | 2.57 | 183 | 11,008,000 (56.2%) |
| 2024 | 19,242,000 | 332,000 (1.7%) | -8,768 | 27.5 | 180 | 10,731,000 (55.8%) | |
| 2023 | 18,910,000 | 333,000 (1.8%) | -8,768 | 27.2 | 177 | 10,457,000 (55.3%) | |
| 2022 | 18,577,000 | 333,000 (1.8%) | -8,768 | 27.0 | 173 | 10,186,000 (54.8%) | |
| 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 2024 the population of Guatemala was 19,242,000 and the average age increased from 21.8 in 1960 to 27.5. Urban population has increased from 5,257,631 (45.1%) in 2000 to 11,008,000 (56.2%) in the current year. The population density of Guatemala has changed from 68.0 in 1980 to 176.5 in 2023.
| 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 demographics of Guatemala constitutes of 9,925,000 women and 9,647,000 men, which means there are 972 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 41.1% of population (8,048,418) is 19 or younger, 53.4% of population (10,442,196) is between age 20 and 64 and 5.5% of population (1,078,472) is over 65.