Guatemala Population Pyramid 1982
Guatemala in 1982
The population of Guatemala in 1982 was 7,240,241. That is 27.4% more than in 1972, when the population stood at 5,682,834.
Half of the population was younger than 17.1 years; 45.6% were children under 15 and 2.8% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 7,240,241 | 17.1 | |
| El Salvador | 4,622,477 | 17.7 | |
| Honduras | 3,958,728 | 16.3 | |
| Nicaragua | 3,438,745 | 16.2 | |
| Costa Rica | 2,524,806 | 20.9 |





