Guatemala Population Pyramid 1965
Guatemala in 1965
The population of Guatemala in 1965 was 4,704,965. That is 33.2% more than in 1955, when the population stood at 3,533,307.
The median age was 16.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 90.9 children under 15 and 4.4 people aged 65 or over. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Guatemala was 2.31 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 72.6 years on average (74.9 years for girls, 70.3 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
89,725 immigrants live in Guatemala, 0.5% of the population.
| El Salvador | 22,750 |
| Mexico | 20,758 |
| United States of America | 10,228 |
| Nicaragua | 10,131 |
| Honduras | 9,924 |
1,460,232 people born in Guatemala live in other countries.
| United States of America | 1,298,936 |
| Mexico | 81,012 |
| Belize | 29,643 |
| Canada | 18,187 |
| El Salvador | 9,157 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 4,704,965 | 16.7 | |
| El Salvador | 3,199,466 | 16.9 | |
| Honduras | 2,377,157 | 16.0 | |
| Nicaragua | 2,072,681 | 15.9 | |
| Costa Rica | 1,586,208 | 16.7 |





