Guatemala
154 measures for Guatemala across 22 topics, from FAOSTAT, ILOSTAT, UNESCO UIS, UN Population Division, WHO, World Bank. The latest figures refer to periods between 2019 and 2025, so check the year shown on each card before comparing two of them.
Key facts
Population
18,687,881 people
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$6,598 per person
2025 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
72.7 years
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
2.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Consumer price inflation
1.5%
2025 · World Bank
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Population and ageing
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Population estimates and projections
18,124,838 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
22.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.31 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.55%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
18,687,881 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.52%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
5.0%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
31.0%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
2.29 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Crude birth rate
20.6 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Crude death rate
4.9 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Urban population share
56.3%
2025 · World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
67.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2024 · World Bank
Age dependency ratio
56.2 per 100 working-age people
2025 · World Bank
Population density
171.8 people per km²
2024 · World Bank
Urban population growth
2.13%
2025 · World Bank
Migration and citizenship
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ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
2.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
4.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
59.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
38.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
58.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
29.1%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
22.7%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
48.2%
2025 · World Bank
Economy and productivity
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GDP in US dollars
US$123.3 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$6,598 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$12,987 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$6,360 per person
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
4.3%
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
62.1%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
16.8%
2025 · World Bank
Savings share of GDP
21.5%
2025 · World Bank
Household consumption per person
US$4,205 per person
2025 · World Bank
Prices and purchasing power
About this topicHousing and households
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
24.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
85.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
56.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
23.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
8.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
32.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
65.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
91.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Youth literacy
95.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
17.3%
2025 · UNESCO UIS
Education spending
3.1%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
101.5%
2024 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
27.3%
2023 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
82.1%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school completion rate
86.5%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
49.6%
2024 · World Bank
Health and healthcare
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
72.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
16.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
60.5 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
58
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
3.11 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
28.0%
2024 · WHO
Hypertension
32.2%
2019 · WHO
Suicide rate
5.5 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Premature NCD mortality
16.8%
2023 · WHO
Physical inactivity
35.2%
2022 · WHO
DTP3 immunisation
77%
2025 · WHO
Anaemia in women
10.5%
2023 · WHO
Poisoning deaths
1.1 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Nurses and midwives
22.7 per 10,000 people
2023 · WHO
Dentists
2.73 per 10,000 people
2024 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
72.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
75.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
70.4 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
6.8%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
20.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
17.2 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
94 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank
Physicians
1.28 per 1,000 people
2020 · World Bank
Hospital beds
0.5 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Measles immunisation
90%
2024 · World Bank
Tobacco use
11.2%
2024 · World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
57.2%
2023 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$392 per person
2023 · World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024 · World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
9.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Child stunting
46.0%
2021 · World Bank
Malaria incidence
0.2 per 1,000 at risk
2024 · World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
28 per 100,000 people
2024 · World Bank
HIV incidence
0.13 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2024 · World Bank
Internet and digital society
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Temperature change
1.47e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
2.17e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
43.5 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
2.4 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
1.11 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
18.2 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
4.55 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Air quality and ecosystems
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About this topicAgriculture, food and fisheries
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.18e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
47.3%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
4.73e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
73.1e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
9.6%
2025 · World Bank
Cereal yield
2,238 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
46.0%
2024 · World Bank
Capture fisheries production
14,208 tonnes
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
12.7%
2024 · World Bank
Food production index
104.2 (2014-16 = 100)
2024 · World Bank
Fertiliser use
204.9 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Land area
107,160 km²
2024 · World Bank
Poverty and social protection
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Gini index
45.2 (0 to 100)
2023 · World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
34.1%
2023 · World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
9.7%
2023 · World Bank
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
56.0%
2023 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
17.6%
2023 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
47.3%
2023 · World Bank