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Guatemala: Administrative Division

Contents: Departments and Municipalities

The population of the departments and municipalities of Guatemala according to offcial estimates and projections.

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NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
2008-06-30		Population
Estimate
2018-06-30		Population
Projection
2023-06-30
Alta Verapaz (San Agustín Lanquín)Department1,014,4191,274,8911,407,025
ChahalMunicipality22,83527,57430,822
ChisecMunicipality59,927101,330109,476
CobánMunicipality200,084214,811237,572
Fray Bartolomé de las CasasMunicipality57,37672,26381,500
LanquínMunicipality21,73025,36227,367
PanzósMunicipality54,55277,10083,530
RaxruháMunicipality29,89237,78941,526
San Cristóbal VerapazMunicipality54,70476,59983,119
San Juan ChamelcoMunicipality51,14357,75264,144
San Pedro CarcháMunicipality195,119236,555267,167
Santa Catalina la Tinta (La Tinta)Municipality34,54342,92247,536
Santa Cruz VerapazMunicipality29,78933,18137,666
Santa María Cahabón (Cahabón)Municipality54,02466,59772,669
SenahúMunicipality63,10094,362101,395
TacticMunicipality31,43639,76143,292
TamahúMunicipality17,34722,65325,578
TucurúMunicipality36,81848,28052,666
Baja VerapazDepartment252,047316,390344,655
CubulcoMunicipality54,69558,18661,271
GranadosMunicipality11,20013,96114,986
PurulháMunicipality43,82062,14467,388
RabinalMunicipality34,10644,93047,303
SalamáMunicipality52,60567,21674,277
San JerónimoMunicipality20,63426,14529,795
San Miguel ChicajMunicipality26,14734,01338,761
Santa Cruz El Chol (El Chol)Municipality8,8419,79510,874
ChimaltenangoDepartment562,555706,802771,887
AcatenangoMunicipality21,09227,26529,132
ChimaltenangoMunicipality105,056108,843118,541
El TejarMunicipality20,12621,46524,363
ParramosMunicipality13,40718,75521,102
PatzicíaMunicipality30,23737,72941,571
PatzúnMunicipality49,50267,25072,873
PochutaMunicipality10,90010,76411,365
San Andrés ItzapaMunicipality28,33633,59436,067
San José PoaquilMunicipality22,88131,95234,400
San Juan Comalapa (Comalapa)Municipality40,81555,50862,157
San Martín JilotepequeMunicipality69,92789,19096,254
Santa ApoloniaMunicipality14,73222,54524,031
Santa Cruz BalanyáMunicipality7,48310,29811,144
Tecpán GuatemalaMunicipality76,420104,831114,810
YepocapaMunicipality29,00739,59143,832
ZaragozaMunicipality22,63627,22230,245
ChiquimulaDepartment347,960429,544459,294
CamotánMunicipality45,48359,54762,528
ChiquimulaMunicipality88,918113,337122,122
Concepción Las MinasMunicipality12,60412,36012,671
EsquipulasMunicipality50,43354,43657,412
IpalaMunicipality19,73422,78124,327
JocotánMunicipality50,80370,43976,863
OlopaMunicipality21,74229,00730,908
QuezaltepequeMunicipality25,90328,53630,527
San JacintoMunicipality11,63312,82613,513
San José La AradaMunicipality7,9188,8999,331
San Juan ErmitaMunicipality12,78917,37619,092
El ProgresoDepartment151,058190,357196,917
El JícaroMunicipality10,70013,49713,527
GuastatoyaMunicipality20,89526,55427,608
MorazánMunicipality11,48112,55012,703
San Agustín AcasaguastlánMunicipality37,54453,60555,971
San Antonio La PazMunicipality16,60221,43622,712
SanarateMunicipality35,98441,51842,634
San Cristóbal AcasaguastlánMunicipality6,6157,8208,018
SansareMunicipality11,23813,37713,744
EscuintlaDepartment655,189769,560823,684
EscuintlaMunicipality141,918161,706172,324
GuanagazapaMunicipality15,78617,14617,565
IztapaMunicipality11,56219,10820,697
La DemocraciaMunicipality23,00224,97326,116
La GomeraMunicipality...48,81754,301
MasaguaMunicipality40,55146,25049,085
Nueva ConcepciónMunicipality62,28578,12383,170
PalínMunicipality52,28767,96573,212
San JoséMunicipality48,52564,21169,316
Santa Lucía CotzumalguapaMunicipality114,110120,130129,473
San Vicente PacayaMunicipality15,55917,40218,657
Sipacate (← La Gomera)Municipality...16,71018,586
SiquinaláMunicipality20,12825,09626,645
TiquisateMunicipality53,31361,92364,537
Guatemala (San Miguel Petapa)Department2,994,0473,429,2903,639,725
AmatitlánMunicipality100,933144,305154,248
ChinautlaMunicipality115,843120,175125,342
ChuarranchoMunicipality11,96416,38417,245
FraijanesMunicipality40,11460,28864,519
GuatemalaMunicipality980,1601,175,7371,221,739
MixcoMunicipality462,753476,736527,828
PalenciaMunicipality55,85873,43275,139
PetapaMunicipality145,133140,605152,666
San José del GolfoMunicipality5,5968,2538,502
San José PinulaMunicipality63,44886,97490,247
San Juan SacatepéquezMunicipality196,422271,448288,024
San Pedro AyampucMunicipality62,96363,80568,954
San Pedro SacatepéquezMunicipality38,26153,24557,362
San RaimundoMunicipality27,46538,21839,033
Santa Catarina PinulaMunicipality80,78185,69987,717
Villa CanalesMunicipality131,984163,736168,680
Villa NuevaMunicipality474,368450,250492,480
HuehuetenangoDepartment1,056,5661,315,6981,454,019
AguacatánMunicipality49,63156,23460,435
ChiantlaMunicipality82,00090,37694,767
ColotenangoMunicipality25,09142,35845,397
Concepción HuistaMunicipality...19,54921,614
CuilcoMunicipality54,88962,98368,325
HuehuetenangoMunicipality100,673121,768140,311
JacaltenangoMunicipality41,11240,11745,704
La DemocraciaMunicipality41,80358,00462,300
La LibertadMunicipality34,86544,19050,223
MalacatancitoMunicipality19,17720,84623,359
NentónMunicipality38,82047,21052,360
Petatán (← Concepción Huista)Municipality...6,5807,275
San Antonio HuistaMunicipality16,18717,25719,814
San Gaspar IxchilMunicipality6,58710,08510,693
San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán (Ixtahuacán)Municipality38,91852,21757,558
San Juan AtitánMunicipality14,86024,37126,482
San Juan IxcoyMunicipality24,46429,28631,503
San Mateo IxtatánMunicipality36,37454,36761,672
San Miguel AcatánMunicipality24,32934,00636,857
San Pedro NectaMunicipality31,11239,36142,073
San Pedro Soloma (Soloma)Municipality45,14258,27166,363
San Rafael La IndependenciaMunicipality11,63817,68518,978
San Rafael PetzalMunicipality7,82111,86213,010
San Sebastián CoatánMunicipality22,31624,68826,219
San Sebastián HuehuetenangoMunicipality26,39738,77544,359
Santa Ana HuistaMunicipality8,5839,72910,910
Santa BárbaraMunicipality16,66540,48145,862
Santa Cruz Barillas (Barillas)Municipality115,050116,671130,669
Santa EulaliaMunicipality40,68448,38252,756
Santiago ChimaltenangoMunicipality6,76913,30414,958
TectitánMunicipality7,86111,32212,066
Todos Santos CuchumatánMunicipality32,04836,93040,289
Unión CantinilMunicipality16,32416,43318,858
IzabalDepartment383,636428,335458,107
El EstorMunicipality62,97078,58685,035
LivingstonMunicipality58,78876,99082,339
Los AmatesMunicipality61,03863,13366,973
MoralesMunicipality104,580102,882110,310
Puerto BarriosMunicipality96,259106,744113,450
JalapaDepartment293,926380,612413,918
JalapaMunicipality130,910181,460195,321
MataquescuintlaMunicipality39,07343,78348,132
MonjasMunicipality23,24228,42232,058
San Carlos AlzatateMunicipality15,70120,56922,264
San Luis JilotepequeMunicipality23,48425,07327,307
San Manuel ChaparrónMunicipality8,1068,6429,239
San Pedro PinulaMunicipality53,41172,66379,597
JutiapaDepartment415,996533,451563,958
Agua BlancaMunicipality14,38416,82317,993
Asunción MitaMunicipality40,61449,68453,944
AtescatempaMunicipality15,16618,93020,300
ComapaMunicipality25,61735,72237,572
ConguacoMunicipality17,81428,25730,281
El AdelantoMunicipality5,4398,1178,457
El ProgresoMunicipality18,39024,45226,174
JalpataguaMunicipality23,96530,57531,858
JerezMunicipality5,1766,4907,006
JutiapaMunicipality124,622159,684168,787
MoyutaMunicipality36,85249,74750,947
PasacoMunicipality8,77210,84311,318
QuezadaMunicipality19,17523,02724,020
San José Acatempa (Acatempa)Municipality12,60013,58514,017
Santa Catarina MitaMunicipality23,79629,81632,172
Yupiltepeque Municipality14,34117,62818,419
ZapotitlánMunicipality9,27310,07110,693
PeténDepartment563,832595,548640,151
DoloresMunicipality...29,40630,546
El Chal (← Dolores)Municipality...15,09515,680
FloresMunicipality49,19741,16645,560
La LibertadMunicipality...80,59787,572
Las Cruces (← La Libertad)Municipality...36,65239,824
Melchor de MencosMunicipality21,18429,33931,009
PoptúnMunicipality55,20663,85470,784
San AndrésMunicipality35,10634,16035,777
San BenitoMunicipality49,40250,70155,065
San FranciscoMunicipality14,34715,88917,009
San JoséMunicipality4,9297,0347,323
San LuisMunicipality68,12174,81378,007
Santa AnaMunicipality26,19722,63024,824
SayaxchéMunicipality94,40794,212101,171
QuetzaltenangoDepartment737,593869,071936,385
AlmolongaMunicipality16,43616,04217,613
CabricánMunicipality23,29226,45628,522
CajoláMunicipality10,03118,45219,547
CantelMunicipality38,12243,12647,941
CoatepequeMunicipality117,451114,522122,321
ColombaMunicipality39,82254,20657,111
Concepción ChiquirichapaMunicipality17,34119,55121,249
El PalmarMunicipality26,66030,22532,065
Flores Costa CucaMunicipality24,54222,82025,408
GénovaMunicipality36,96844,01546,852
HuitánMunicipality12,73414,23915,006
La EsperanzaMunicipality22,03523,38525,307
OlintepequeMunicipality29,48536,98839,944
Palestina de Los AltosMunicipality12,47219,93720,942
QuetzaltenangoMunicipality143,321189,514207,620
SalcajáMunicipality17,19120,04721,917
San Carlos SijaMunicipality32,91933,69536,554
San Francisco La UniónMunicipality7,5329,0359,812
San Juan Ostuncalco (Ostuncalco)Municipality48,29760,11861,896
San Martín SacatepéquezMunicipality24,19331,68634,341
San MateoMunicipality8,0868,3299,081
San Miguel SigüiláMunicipality8,5289,3339,995
SibiliaMunicipality7,9228,4559,220
ZunilMunicipality12,21214,89516,121
QuichéDepartment861,0891,024,2081,119,425
CanilláMunicipality11,22512,29913,041
ChajulMunicipality44,88548,28354,355
ChicamánMunicipality32,17840,71544,728
ChichéMunicipality24,74031,51932,703
ChichicastenangoMunicipality133,700144,765154,817
ChiniqueMunicipality9,81112,77714,052
CunénMunicipality32,45144,51849,047
IxcánMunicipality84,377102,932113,565
JoyabajMunicipality69,27899,287113,217
NebajMunicipality73,21673,11980,162
PachalumMunicipality8,0429,14710,381
PatzitéMunicipality5,5287,3438,084
SacapulasMunicipality43,18053,65256,458
San Andrés SajcabajáMunicipality23,27826,61128,833
San Antonio IlotenangoMunicipality19,67428,67332,339
San Bartolomé JocotenangoMunicipality12,72215,18116,149
San Juan CotzalMunicipality25,06534,22737,659
San Pedro JocopilasMunicipality26,43436,23139,117
Santa Cruz del QuichéMunicipality87,21094,849102,447
UspantánMunicipality57,34870,31176,804
ZacualpaMunicipality36,74837,76941,467
RetalhuleuDepartment284,359360,172386,783
ChampericoMunicipality31,50636,84239,666
El AsintalMunicipality35,42841,20744,607
Nuevo San CarlosMunicipality30,12940,80142,791
RetalhuleuMunicipality80,450105,241112,894
San Andrés Villa SecaMunicipality36,37653,24157,876
San FelipeMunicipality22,12525,27727,520
San Martín Zapotitlán Municipality10,20212,49413,448
San SebastiánMunicipality25,89129,84531,244
Santa Cruz MuluáMunicipality12,25315,22416,737
SacatepéquezDepartment296,890377,219408,476
AlotenangoMunicipality22,95427,08628,792
Antigua GuatemalaMunicipality44,10156,89860,608
Ciudad ViejaMunicipality32,33738,18142,815
JocotenangoMunicipality20,02122,48424,144
Magdalena Milpas AltasMunicipality9,99912,47812,936
PastoresMunicipality13,90418,81720,190
San Antonio Aguas CalientesMunicipality9,70311,88313,279
San Bartolomé Milpas AltasMunicipality7,3808,2568,879
San Lucas SacatepéquezMunicipality22,80827,68129,549
San Miguel DueñasMunicipality10,51014,56216,218
Santa Catarina BarahonaMunicipality3,3074,3044,746
Santa Lucía Milpas AltasMunicipality13,25816,44717,989
Santa María de Jesús Municipality15,95225,85727,346
Santiago SacatepéquezMunicipality26,88135,25038,111
Santo Domingo XenacojMunicipality9,50613,45715,134
SumpangoMunicipality34,26843,57847,740
San MarcosDepartment950,5921,137,7261,222,951
AyutlaMunicipality34,05643,31648,239
CatarinaMunicipality30,90631,15133,448
ComitancilloMunicipality56,45678,15782,153
Concepción TutuapaMunicipality55,35780,16186,756
El QuetzalMunicipality21,82125,07626,455
El RodeoMunicipality15,93918,39620,067
El TumbadorMunicipality39,40549,49953,896
Esquipulas Palo GordoMunicipality10,57613,26314,485
IxchiguánMunicipality25,62323,82825,642
La Blanca (← Ocós)Municipality...32,54835,408
La ReformaMunicipality15,14022,68924,389
MalacatánMunicipality92,034105,476111,772
Nuevo ProgresoMunicipality32,80130,48932,940
OcósMunicipality...12,12013,185
PajapitaMunicipality21,39222,65423,483
Río BlancoMunicipality5,3355,8516,237
San Antonio SacatepéquezMunicipality18,10519,65121,808
San Cristóbal CuchoMunicipality15,66517,41018,352
San José OjetenamMunicipality18,60622,22723,164
San LorenzoMunicipality11,13613,21514,672
San MarcosMunicipality46,06547,72350,218
San Miguel IxtahuacánMunicipality34,03550,87453,442
San PabloMunicipality46,70349,22654,221
San Pedro SacatepéquezMunicipality65,06981,43888,370
San Rafael Pie de la CuestaMunicipality14,73517,63318,817
SibinalMunicipality15,16816,56017,430
SipacapaMunicipality16,77425,51128,383
TacanáMunicipality71,67479,90783,581
TajumulcoMunicipality50,98960,04665,640
TejutlaMunicipality31,13941,63146,298
Santa RosaDepartment329,433429,938456,928
BarberenaMunicipality42,61058,92162,433
CasillasMunicipality22,33625,49326,473
ChiquimulillaMunicipality45,64861,91566,781
CuilapaMunicipality36,92545,49647,910
GuazacapánMunicipality14,48421,30922,762
Nueva Santa RosaMunicipality30,28838,33139,854
OratorioMunicipality22,12725,81527,959
Pueblo Nuevo ViñasMunicipality22,63328,98229,651
San Juan TecuacoMunicipality8,96912,14313,275
San Rafael Las FloresMunicipality11,36213,15414,305
Santa Cruz NaranjoMunicipality12,46916,95118,481
Santa María IxhuatánMunicipality20,15126,21027,012
Santa Rosa de LimaMunicipality16,60520,38222,024
TaxiscoMunicipality22,82634,83638,008
SololáDepartment398,519453,097487,906
Concepción Municipality5,8246,9067,444
NahualáMunicipality61,58387,31997,710
PanajachelMunicipality15,09215,27716,639
San Andrés SemetabajMunicipality11,80914,16115,311
San Antonio PalopóMunicipality12,37115,36215,980
San José ChacayáMunicipality3,7634,9405,402
San Juan La LagunaMunicipality10,05512,54113,973
San Lucas TolimánMunicipality27,14531,03132,259
San Marcos La LagunaMunicipality3,4962,8363,011
San Pablo La LagunaMunicipality6,8617,8358,124
San Pedro La LagunaMunicipality10,59711,12212,296
Santa Catarina IxtahuacanMunicipality47,34558,01763,402
Santa Catarina PalopóMunicipality4,5564,7404,968
Santa Clara La LagunaMunicipality8,8239,89410,625
Santa Cruz La LagunaMunicipality6,1337,6408,048
Santa Lucía UtatlánMunicipality22,17721,43221,982
Santa María VisitaciónMunicipality2,3612,4802,680
Santiago AtitlánMunicipality41,16642,26746,561
SololáMunicipality97,36397,297101,491
SuchitepéquezDepartment481,047590,828626,419
ChicacaoMunicipality48,35367,39968,958
CuyotenangoMunicipality...36,20138,791
La Máquina (← Cuyotenango)Municipality...24,96926,756
MazatenangoMunicipality83,01382,96984,569
PatululMunicipality37,12841,54342,934
Pueblo NuevoMunicipality10,29911,70312,363
Río BravoMunicipality19,43829,67032,368
SamayacMunicipality20,18025,64027,252
San Antonio SuchitepéquezMunicipality45,56062,20467,641
San BernardinoMunicipality15,63516,20417,702
San Francisco ZapotitlánMunicipality18,17723,30625,726
San GabrielMunicipality5,1717,6368,331
San José El IdoloMunicipality8,66411,54712,314
San Juan BautistaMunicipality8,5668,8649,705
San LorenzoMunicipality11,41513,54114,163
San Miguel PanánMunicipality7,99511,81012,910
San Pablo JocopilasMunicipality18,56021,13423,388
Santa BárbaraMunicipality21,74827,21527,978
Santo Domingo SuchitepéquezMunicipality34,56346,81450,099
Santo Tomás La UniónMunicipality11,15712,08713,269
ZunilitoMunicipality6,7708,3729,202
TotonicapánDepartment433,749472,075507,905
MomostenangoMunicipality113,120131,617144,820
San Andrés XeculMunicipality30,27228,36330,823
San BartoloMunicipality14,43212,22612,644
San Cristóbal TotonicapánMunicipality35,32641,16744,074
San Francisco El AltoMunicipality57,92661,54468,026
Santa Lucía La ReformaMunicipality18,86225,02126,058
Santa María ChiquimulaMunicipality43,56257,68559,635
TotonicapánMunicipality120,250114,452121,825
ZacapaDepartment213,313262,138275,913
CabañasMunicipality11,06314,29215,161
EstanzuelaMunicipality10,88110,82410,925
GualánMunicipality39,68548,58450,421
HuitéMunicipality9,37011,74612,197
La UniónMunicipality27,42537,68838,964
Río HondoMunicipality17,62922,23424,159
San DiegoMunicipality5,8107,5057,882
San Jorge (← Zacapa)Municipality...13,04513,841
TeculutánMunicipality16,10219,46820,805
UsumatlánMunicipality10,29912,68813,584
ZacapaMunicipality...64,06467,974
GuatemalaRepublic13,677,81516,346,95017,602,431

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Guatemala.

Explanation: In contrast to the population estimates and projections in the table above, the census figures used by the following information about population structure are not adjusted for underenumeration. The area figures of municipalities are computed by using geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (P 2023)
Males8,659,734
Females8,942,697
Age Groups (P 2023)
0-14 years5,530,377
15-64 years11,074,801
65+ years997,253
Age Distribution (P 2023)
70+ years666,759
60-69 years747,158
50-59 years1,170,064
40-49 years1,790,254
30-39 years2,604,259
20-29 years3,343,906
10-19 years3,554,925
0-9 years3,725,106
Urbanization (C 2018)
Rural6,876,778
Urban8,024,508
Place of Birth (C 2018)
Same municipality12,072,213
Other municipality in Guatamala2,516,422
Other country82,160
Ethnic Group (C 2018)
Maya6,207,503
Garifuna19,529
Xinca264,167
Afro-Guatemalan27,647
Ladino8,346,120
Foreign36,320
Mother Tongue (C 2018)
Spain9,488,838
Q'eqchi'1,127,387
K'iche'1,054,818
Mam590,641
Kaqchikel411,089
Other language894,124
Literacy (A7+) (C 2018)
yes10,215,017
no2,313,920