Guatemala - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Guatemala. note 1: despite having both eastern and western coastlines (Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean), there are no natural harbors on the west coast
note 2: Guatemala is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, which is a belt bordering the Pacific Ocean that contains about 75% of the world's volcanoes and up to 90% of the world's earthquakes.
Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A
, whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
The vast majority of the populace resides in the southern half of the country, particularly in the mountainous regions; more than half of the population lives in rural areas
People and Society
In Guatemala, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Mestizo (mixed Indigenous-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) 56%, Maya 41.7%, Xinca (Indigenous, non-Maya) 1.8%, African descent 0.2%, Garifuna (mixed West and Central African, Island Carib, and Arawak) 0.1%, foreign 0.2% (2018 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.99% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 17.12 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 4.99 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 0.4 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.97 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.96 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Guatemalan | Guatemalan(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 31.5% (male 2,925,079/female 2,819,927) |
| 15-64 years | 63.2% (male 5,688,500/female 5,839,958) |
| 65 years and over | 5.4% (2024 est.) (male 437,105/female 544,647) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 58.3 (2024 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 49.8 (2024 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 8.5 (2024 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 11.7 (2024 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 26.7 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 24.2 years |
| Female | 25.4 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 53.1% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 2.59% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 3.095 million GUATEMALA CITY (capital) (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.04 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 0.97 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.8 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.98 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 23.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 28.1 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 21.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 73.5 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 71.5 years |
| Female | 75.6 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 97.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 91% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 94.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 2.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 5.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 91.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 68.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 80.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 8.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 31.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 19.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 1.63 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 0.9 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.05 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 0.68 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 11.8% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 22.5% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 1.5% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
| Women married by age 15 | 6.2% (2015) |
| Women married by age 18 | 29.5% (2015) |
| Men married by age 18 | 9.6% (2015) |
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Guatemala
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