| Population |
14,280,596 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 42.6% (male 3,118,396; female 2,970,729)
15-64 years: 54% (male 3,898,939; female 3,817,435)
65 years and over: 3.3% (male 221,154; female 253,943) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 18.4 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 18.6 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
2.61% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
34.58 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
6.79 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
-1.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 36.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 36.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 37.71 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 65.19 years
male: 64.3 years
female: 66.13 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
4.6 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
1.1% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
78,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
5,800 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality |
noun: guatemalan(s)
adjective: guatemalan |
| Ethnic groups |
Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish or assimilated Amerindian - in local Spanish called Ladino), approximately 55%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian, approximately 43%, whites and others 2% |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs |
| Languages |
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca) |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: republic of guatemala
conventional short form: guatemala
local short form: guatemala
local long form: republica de guatemala |