| 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.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
2.61% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
34.58 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
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 / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 36.91 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 65.19 years
male: 64.3 years
female: 66.13 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
4.6 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
1.1% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
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 : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.6%
male: 78%
female: 63.3% (2003 est.) |
