Guatemala Demographics Profile 2009

Population

13,276,517 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 39.4% (male 2,664,058/female 2,573,006)
15-64 years: 56.8% (male 3,655,184/female 3,884,331)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 231,652/female 268,286) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 19.4 years
male: 18.9 years
female: 20 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

2.066% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

27.98 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

5.11 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 49% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 27.84 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 30.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 25.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 70.29 years
male: 68.49 years
female: 72.19 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.47 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.8% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

59,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

3,900 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

Nationality

noun: Guatemalan(s)
adjective: Guatemalan

Ethnic groups

Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) and European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1% (2001 census)

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

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.1%
male: 75.4%
female: 63.3% (2002 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 10 years (2006)

Education expenditures

2.6% of GDP (2006)