Guatemala Population Pyramid 2029
Guatemala in 2029
By 2029, the population of Guatemala is expected to reach 19,795,179. Ten years before, in 2019, the projected population is 17,103,802 — 15.7% lower.
Half of the population would be younger than 26.0 years, with 28.8% children under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or older. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 19,795,179 | 26.0 | |
| Honduras | 11,712,877 | 26.6 | |
| Nicaragua | 7,358,005 | 28.4 | |
| El Salvador | 6,464,414 | 30.8 | |
| Costa Rica | 5,233,881 | 38.3 |





