Guatemala Population Pyramid 2044
Guatemala in 2044
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Guatemala at 23,512,019 in 2044. Compared with 2034, when the projection stands at 21,134,173, that represents growth of 11.3% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 31.7 years, with 34.0 children under 15 and 11.4 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). 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 | 23,512,019 | 31.7 | |
| Honduras | 14,060,021 | 31.5 | |
| Nicaragua | 8,439,716 | 33.8 | |
| El Salvador | 6,665,751 | 37.5 | |
| Panama | 5,438,260 | 37.3 |
