This statistic depicts the largest Guatemalan-American population groups living in different counties across the United States as of 2010. At this time there were 214,939 people of Guatemalan origin living in Los Angeles County in California.

Guatemala GT: Population: Growth data was reported at 1.977 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.010 % for 2016. Guatemala GT: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 2.351 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.960 % in 1960 and a record low of 1.977 % in 2017. Guatemala GT: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Guatemala – Table GT.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

In 2023, the total population of Guatemala amounted to about 17.6 million. The number of women who lived in Guatemala exceeded the number of men in approximately 18,000. Population figures in this Central American country show a maintained upward trend at least since 2008.

Guatemala GT: Population: Total data was reported at 16,913,503.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 16,582,469.000 Person for 2016. Guatemala GT: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 8,946,520.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16,913,503.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 4,210,747.000 Person in 1960. Guatemala GT: Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Guatemala – Table GT.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

Guatemala GT: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 25.273 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 25.634 Ratio for 2015. Guatemala GT: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 39.497 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48.399 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 25.273 Ratio in 2016. Guatemala GT: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Guatemala – Table GT.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

Guatemala immigration statistics for 2015 was 76,352, a 15.02% increase from 2010.

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<li>Guatemala immigration statistics for 2010 was <strong>66,384</strong>, a <strong>15.95% increase</strong> from 2005.</li>
<li>Guatemala immigration statistics for 2005 was <strong>57,252</strong>, a <strong>18.98% increase</strong> from 2000.</li>
<li>Guatemala immigration statistics for 2000 was <strong>48,119</strong>, a <strong>69.19% decline</strong> from 1995.</li>
</ul>International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.

Guatemala GT: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 4.833 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.861 Ratio for 2015. Guatemala GT: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 9.069 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.695 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 4.833 Ratio in 2016. Guatemala GT: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Guatemala – Table GT.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

Guatemala GT: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data was reported at 16,274.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 12,554.000 Person for 2016. Guatemala GT: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data is updated yearly, averaging 13,221.000 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53,941.000 Person in 1992 and a record low of 3,379.000 Person in 2005. Guatemala GT: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Guatemala – Table GT.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant.; ; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Statistics Database, Statistical Yearbook and data files, complemented by statistics on Palestinian refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA as published on its website. Data from UNHCR are available online at: www.unhcr.org/en-us/figures-at-a-glance.html.; Sum;

A survey carried out between 2013 and 2018 found out that more than half of the population in Guatemala had a positive view of the United States as a country. In 2018, 58 percent of Guatemalan respondents claimed to have either a good or a very good perception of the U.S., having decreased from 80 percent registered in 2015.

As of 2023, Guatemala was the most populated country in Central America with over 17.5 million inhabitants. Honduras followed in second with over 10 million. In contrast, Belize was the least populated with less than half a million inhabitants.

This scatter chart displays population (people) against health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Guatemala. The data is about countries per year.

Abstract

Multiple causes for displacement, all too often underpinned by violence and persecution, has led to over 800,000 Central Americans fleeing their homes, beginning in 2013. Year after year, there has been an increase in individuals fleeing. This was marked initially by especially large numbers of unaccompanied children, then joined in around 2018 with dramatic increases in families units fleeing Central America. Families are forced to flee together as violent threats and persecution by criminal groups in communities extend beyond individuals to entire family units.

Given these shifting dynamics in human mobility in these countries, UNHCR and UNICEF, through the Interdisciplinary Development Consultants, CID Gallup, decided to undertake this study with the aim of understanding and giving visibility to the forced displacement of families that flee northern Central America. In addition, the study also seeks to shed light on the current trends, protection risks and factors associated to the forced displacement and migration of unaccompanied and separated children.

For this purpose, Gallup conducted 3,104 surveys, complemented by focus group sessions segmented according to the geography of displacement in the region: country of origin, of transit and of asylum. Additionally, interviews were undertaken with families who were part of large mixed movement "caravans" that left Honduras at the beginning of 2020.

Analysis unit

Household

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

A significant sample was taken of each profile interviewed for a total of 3,104 surveys conducted in Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico. The content of each survey was focused on the following profiles:

Families and children and adolescents at risk of displacement in countries of origin: a total of 789 surveys were carried out with families identified from a non-probabilistic sampling. The surveys were taken in areas with the highest criminality and violence rates in countries of origin (El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala), which were also areas with a prior history of forced displacement identified through previous studies. The survey questions focused on risks faced by families in their places of origin, including those that would compel them to flee, particularly those related to violence and poverty.

Families and children and adolescents in transit: a total of 836 surveys were carried out with families identified from a non-probabilistic sampling. The surveys were taken at locations where persons in transit were typically found in Guatemala and Mexico, such as Casas de Migrantes. For the quantitative component, data of unaccompanied children and adolescents was gatheredin Casa Nuestras Raices in Guatemala City and Quetzaltenango. This segment of the population was surveyed on the risks they faced during transit as well as the causes of displacement from their countries of origin.

Families and children and adolescents in country of destination: through non-probabilistic sampling methods, 453 people were surveyed, the majority of whom were recognized as refugees or asylum seekers in Mexico. Several interviews were facilitated by the UNHCR Office in Mexico in areas with this population profile: Casa del Migrante Monsenor-Oluta Veracruz, Scalabrinianas Mision con Migrantes y Refugiados, State DIF, Municipal DIF, among others. The survey questions for this population focused on the asylum procedure and their living conditions in the country.

Deported families and children and adolescents: non-probability cluster sampling. Interviews were conducted with 1,026 families that had been detained and deported during the 12 months prior to the survey. Locations included the Guatemalan Air Force base, outside of the Center for the Comprehensive Assistance to Migrants (CAIM for its acronym in Spanish) and outside of the following locations in Honduras: Center for the Assistance of Migrant Children and Families in Belen, and Center for the Assistance to the Returned Migrant (CAMR) and CAMR-OMOA.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The questionnaire contains the following sections: household characteristics, individual characteristics, details on deportation, risks, transit, settled households.

In 2024, Belize had the highest share of the population living in rural areas in Central America, with over half the residents. Followed closely behind by Guatemala, with almost 47 percent of the population in rural regions. In 2022, Nicaragua ranked as the third most populated country in the region, with over six million inhabitants.

This scatter chart displays male population (people) against health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Guatemala. The data is about countries per year.

The share of population living on less than 3.2 U.S. dollars per day in Guatemala increased by 0.7 percentage points (+2.78 percent) compared to the previous year. In total, the share amounted to 25.9 percent in 2014. The poverty headcount ratio refers to the share of the total population living on less than an average of 3.2 dollars per day. 2011 international dollars and purchasing power parity (PPP) have been used to allow comparisons over extended periods without the influence of monetary inflation.Find more key insights for the share of population living on less than 3.2 U.S. dollars per day in countries like Honduras and Costa Rica.

This scatter chart displays rural population (people) against health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Guatemala. The data is about countries per year.

Guatemala GT: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data was reported at 73.409 Year in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 73.150 Year for 2015. Guatemala GT: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 61.214 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 73.409 Year in 2016 and a record low of 46.702 Year in 1960. Guatemala GT: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Guatemala – Table GT.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, or derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as: (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

Guatemala GT: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data was reported at 76.582 Year in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 76.320 Year for 2015. Guatemala GT: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 63.927 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 76.582 Year in 2016 and a record low of 47.354 Year in 1960. Guatemala GT: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Guatemala – Table GT.World Bank: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

This scatter chart displays female population (people) against health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Guatemala. The data is about countries per year.

Guatemala GT: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data was reported at 70.177 Year in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 69.922 Year for 2015. Guatemala GT: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 58.642 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.177 Year in 2016 and a record low of 46.080 Year in 1960. Guatemala GT: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Guatemala – Table GT.World Bank: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;