Key demographics
- Population
- 18.3M
- Density
- 158.5/km²
- HDI
- 0.662 (Medium)
- Gini index (2014)
- 48.3
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.8 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.29
- Urban population (2025)
- 56.3%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 82.1%
- Labor force (2025)
- 61.8%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- -5.3%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 56.2%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 56.3%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 20.6 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 4.9 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 30.7%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.29
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 17.2 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 37.6%
- Tourism (2020)
- 594.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Español |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 88.1% |
| No religion | 11.0% |
| Other | 0.9% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Ladino | 56.0% |
| Maya | 41.7% |
| Xinca | 1.8% |
| Black | 0.2% |
| Garifuna | 0.1% |
| Others | 0.2% |
- Demonym (male)
- Guatemalan
- Demonym (female)
- Guatemalan
- National anthem
- National Anthem of Guatemala
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.8 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 59.3 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 6.8% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 17.2/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 58/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 0.5/1000
- Physicians (2020)
- 1.28/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 2.27/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $392
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 57.2%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 82.1%
- Education spending (2024)
- 3.1% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 405
- Internet users (2024)
- 60.2%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 112.5/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 5.3/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 109/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 5.3
Geography and practical
- Area
- 108,889 km²
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Central America
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC-06:00
- Calling codes
- +502
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .gt
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Guatemala is composed of three equal vertical bands of light blue, white and light blue, with the national coat of arms centered in the white band.
- National anthem
- National Anthem of Guatemala