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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
2022-06-30
Alta Verapaz (San Agustín Lanquín)Department1,014,4191,274,8911,381,253
ChahalMunicipality22,83527,57430,183
ChisecMunicipality59,927101,330107,772
CobánMunicipality200,084214,811233,151
Fray Bartolomé de las CasasMunicipality57,37672,26379,714
LanquínMunicipality21,73025,36226,958
PanzósMunicipality54,55277,10082,314
RaxruháMunicipality29,89237,78940,818
San Cristóbal VerapazMunicipality54,70476,59981,883
San Juan ChamelcoMunicipality51,14357,75262,896
San Pedro CarcháMunicipality195,119236,555261,102
Santa Catalina la Tinta (La Tinta)Municipality34,54342,92246,648
Santa Cruz VerapazMunicipality29,78933,18136,773
Santa María Cahabón (Cahabón)Municipality54,02466,59771,509
SenahúMunicipality63,10094,362100,068
TacticMunicipality31,43639,76142,619
TamahúMunicipality17,34722,65325,017
TucurúMunicipality36,81848,28051,828
Baja VerapazDepartment252,047316,390339,138
CubulcoMunicipality54,69558,18660,706
GranadosMunicipality11,20013,96114,787
PurulháMunicipality43,82062,14466,374
RabinalMunicipality34,10644,93046,867
SalamáMunicipality52,60567,21672,884
San JerónimoMunicipality20,63426,14529,057
San Miguel ChicajMunicipality26,14734,01337,802
Santa Cruz El Chol (El Chol)Municipality8,8419,79510,661
ChimaltenangoDepartment562,555706,802759,217
AcatenangoMunicipality21,09227,26528,780
ChimaltenangoMunicipality105,056108,843116,642
El TejarMunicipality20,12621,46523,780
ParramosMunicipality13,40718,75520,632
PatzicíaMunicipality30,23737,72940,848
PatzúnMunicipality49,50267,25071,790
PochutaMunicipality10,90010,76411,239
San Andrés ItzapaMunicipality28,33633,59435,579
San José PoaquilMunicipality22,88131,95233,932
San Juan Comalapa (Comalapa)Municipality40,81555,50860,834
San Martín JilotepequeMunicipality69,92789,19094,901
Santa ApoloniaMunicipality14,73222,54523,751
Santa Cruz BalanyáMunicipality7,48310,29810,981
Tecpán GuatemalaMunicipality76,420104,831112,864
YepocapaMunicipality29,00739,59142,996
ZaragozaMunicipality22,63627,22229,668
ChiquimulaDepartment347,960429,544453,449
CamotánMunicipality45,48359,54761,958
ChiquimulaMunicipality88,918113,337120,384
Concepción Las MinasMunicipality12,60412,36012,615
EsquipulasMunicipality50,43354,43656,839
IpalaMunicipality19,73422,78124,024
JocotánMunicipality50,80370,43975,578
OlopaMunicipality21,74229,00730,534
QuezaltepequeMunicipality25,90328,53630,136
San JacintoMunicipality11,63312,82613,381
San José La AradaMunicipality7,9188,8999,249
San Juan ErmitaMunicipality12,78917,37618,751
El ProgresoDepartment151,058190,357195,673
El JícaroMunicipality10,70013,49713,518
GuastatoyaMunicipality20,89526,55427,407
MorazánMunicipality11,48112,55012,672
San Agustín AcasaguastlánMunicipality37,54453,60555,508
San Antonio La PazMunicipality16,60221,43622,493
SanarateMunicipality35,98441,51842,422
San Cristóbal AcasaguastlánMunicipality6,6157,8207,979
SansareMunicipality11,23813,37713,674
EscuintlaDepartment655,189769,560813,169
EscuintlaMunicipality141,918161,706170,280
GuanagazapaMunicipality15,78617,14617,458
IztapaMunicipality11,56219,10820,401
La DemocraciaMunicipality23,00224,97325,917
La GomeraMunicipality...48,81753,211
MasaguaMunicipality40,55146,25048,552
Nueva ConcepciónMunicipality62,28578,12382,216
PalínMunicipality52,28767,96572,203
San JoséMunicipality48,52564,21168,331
Santa Lucía CotzumalguapaMunicipality114,110120,130127,683
San Vicente PacayaMunicipality15,55917,40218,417
Sipacate (← La Gomera)Municipality...16,71018,212
SiquinaláMunicipality20,12825,09626,317
TiquisateMunicipality53,31361,92363,971
Guatemala (San Miguel Petapa)Department2,994,0473,429,2903,599,257
AmatitlánMunicipality100,933144,305152,296
ChinautlaMunicipality115,843120,175124,365
ChuarranchoMunicipality11,96416,38417,057
FraijanesMunicipality40,11460,28863,721
GuatemalaMunicipality980,1601,175,7371,213,651
MixcoMunicipality462,753476,736517,505
PalenciaMunicipality55,85873,43274,839
PetapaMunicipality145,133140,605150,513
San José del GolfoMunicipality5,5968,2538,456
San José PinulaMunicipality63,44886,97489,636
San Juan SacatepéquezMunicipality196,422271,448284,798
San Pedro AyampucMunicipality62,96363,80567,946
San Pedro SacatepéquezMunicipality38,26153,24556,545
San RaimundoMunicipality27,46538,21838,891
Santa Catarina PinulaMunicipality80,78185,69987,362
Villa CanalesMunicipality131,984163,736167,779
Villa NuevaMunicipality474,368450,250483,897
HuehuetenangoDepartment1,056,5661,315,6981,426,830
AguacatánMunicipality49,63156,23459,638
ChiantlaMunicipality82,00090,37693,780
ColotenangoMunicipality25,09142,35844,823
Concepción HuistaMunicipality...19,54921,208
CuilcoMunicipality54,88962,98367,297
HuehuetenangoMunicipality100,673121,768136,639
JacaltenangoMunicipality41,11240,11744,605
La DemocraciaMunicipality41,80358,00461,486
La LibertadMunicipality34,86544,19049,035
MalacatancitoMunicipality19,17720,84622,859
NentónMunicipality38,82047,21051,349
Petatán (← Concepción Huista)Municipality...6,5807,138
San Antonio HuistaMunicipality16,18717,25719,311
San Gaspar IxchilMunicipality6,58710,08510,581
San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán (Ixtahuacán)Municipality38,91852,21756,511
San Juan AtitánMunicipality14,86024,37126,031
San Juan IxcoyMunicipality24,46429,28631,081
San Mateo IxtatánMunicipality36,37454,36760,203
San Miguel AcatánMunicipality24,32934,00636,245
San Pedro NectaMunicipality31,11239,36141,562
San Pedro Soloma (Soloma)Municipality45,14258,27164,772
San Rafael La IndependenciaMunicipality11,63817,68518,733
San Rafael PetzalMunicipality7,82111,86212,786
San Sebastián CoatánMunicipality22,31624,68825,935
San Sebastián HuehuetenangoMunicipality26,39738,77543,261
Santa Ana HuistaMunicipality8,5839,72910,687
Santa BárbaraMunicipality16,66540,48144,809
Santa Cruz Barillas (Barillas)Municipality115,050116,671127,991
Santa EulaliaMunicipality40,68448,38251,910
Santiago ChimaltenangoMunicipality6,76913,30414,631
TectitánMunicipality7,86111,32211,928
Todos Santos CuchumatánMunicipality32,04836,93039,638
Unión CantinilMunicipality16,32416,43318,367
IzabalDepartment383,636428,335452,338
El EstorMunicipality62,97078,58683,771
LivingstonMunicipality58,78876,99081,304
Los AmatesMunicipality61,03863,13366,233
MoralesMunicipality104,580102,882108,867
Puerto BarriosMunicipality96,259106,744112,163
JalapaDepartment293,926380,612407,468
JalapaMunicipality130,910181,460192,676
MataquescuintlaMunicipality39,07343,78347,280
MonjasMunicipality23,24228,42231,330
San Carlos AlzatateMunicipality15,70120,56921,938
San Luis JilotepequeMunicipality23,48425,07326,874
San Manuel ChaparrónMunicipality8,1068,6429,126
San Pedro PinulaMunicipality53,41172,66378,244
JutiapaDepartment415,996533,451558,105
Agua BlancaMunicipality14,38416,82317,765
Asunción MitaMunicipality40,61449,68453,141
AtescatempaMunicipality15,16618,93020,033
ComapaMunicipality25,61735,72237,218
ConguacoMunicipality17,81428,25729,887
El AdelantoMunicipality5,4398,1178,394
El ProgresoMunicipality18,39024,45225,839
JalpataguaMunicipality23,96530,57531,601
JerezMunicipality5,1766,4906,903
JutiapaMunicipality124,622159,684167,049
MoyutaMunicipality36,85249,74750,742
PasacoMunicipality8,77210,84311,229
QuezadaMunicipality19,17523,02723,822
San José Acatempa (Acatempa)Municipality12,60013,58513,938
Santa Catarina MitaMunicipality23,79629,81631,709
Yupiltepeque Municipality14,34117,62818,262
ZapotitlánMunicipality9,27310,07110,573
PeténDepartment563,832595,548631,305
DoloresMunicipality...29,40630,302
El Chal (← Dolores)Municipality...15,09515,555
FloresMunicipality49,19741,16644,706
La LibertadMunicipality...80,59786,171
Las Cruces (← La Libertad)Municipality...36,65239,188
Melchor de MencosMunicipality21,18429,33930,682
PoptúnMunicipality55,20663,85469,437
San AndrésMunicipality35,10634,16035,465
San BenitoMunicipality49,40250,70154,189
San FranciscoMunicipality14,34715,88916,787
San JoséMunicipality4,9297,0347,261
San LuisMunicipality68,12174,81377,395
Santa AnaMunicipality26,19722,63024,380
SayaxchéMunicipality94,40794,21299,787
QuetzaltenangoDepartment737,593869,071923,211
AlmolongaMunicipality16,43616,04217,305
CabricánMunicipality23,29226,45628,124
CajoláMunicipality10,03118,45219,333
CantelMunicipality38,12243,12647,087
CoatepequeMunicipality117,451114,522120,737
ColombaMunicipality39,82254,20656,487
Concepción ChiquirichapaMunicipality17,34119,55120,920
El PalmarMunicipality26,66030,22531,706
Flores Costa CucaMunicipality24,54222,82024,888
GénovaMunicipality36,96844,01546,294
HuitánMunicipality12,73414,23914,839
La EsperanzaMunicipality22,03523,38524,948
OlintepequeMunicipality29,48536,98839,383
Palestina de Los AltosMunicipality12,47219,93720,719
QuetzaltenangoMunicipality143,321189,514204,075
SalcajáMunicipality17,19120,04721,577
San Carlos SijaMunicipality32,91933,69536,001
San Francisco La UniónMunicipality7,5329,0359,666
San Juan Ostuncalco (Ostuncalco)Municipality48,29760,11861,517
San Martín SacatepéquezMunicipality24,19331,68633,826
San MateoMunicipality8,0868,3298,946
San Miguel SigüiláMunicipality8,5289,3339,869
SibiliaMunicipality7,9228,4559,071
ZunilMunicipality12,21214,89515,893
QuichéDepartment861,0891,024,2081,100,815
CanilláMunicipality11,22512,29912,880
ChajulMunicipality44,88548,28353,201
ChicamánMunicipality32,17840,71543,937
ChichéMunicipality24,74031,51932,494
ChichicastenangoMunicipality133,700144,765152,900
ChiniqueMunicipality9,81112,77713,800
CunénMunicipality32,45144,51848,151
IxcánMunicipality84,377102,932111,478
JoyabajMunicipality69,27899,287110,427
NebajMunicipality73,21673,11978,776
PachalumMunicipality8,0429,14710,141
PatzitéMunicipality5,5287,3437,936
SacapulasMunicipality43,18053,65255,940
San Andrés SajcabajáMunicipality23,27826,61128,401
San Antonio IlotenangoMunicipality19,67428,67331,600
San Bartolomé JocotenangoMunicipality12,72215,18115,965
San Juan CotzalMunicipality25,06534,22736,981
San Pedro JocopilasMunicipality26,43436,23138,560
Santa Cruz del QuichéMunicipality87,21094,849100,977
UspantánMunicipality57,34870,31175,531
ZacualpaMunicipality36,74837,76940,739
RetalhuleuDepartment284,359360,172381,635
ChampericoMunicipality31,50636,84239,124
El AsintalMunicipality35,42841,20743,950
Nuevo San CarlosMunicipality30,12940,80142,369
RetalhuleuMunicipality80,450105,241111,431
San Andrés Villa SecaMunicipality36,37653,24156,974
San FelipeMunicipality22,12525,27727,083
San Martín Zapotitlán Municipality10,20212,49413,275
San SebastiánMunicipality25,89129,84530,991
Santa Cruz MuluáMunicipality12,25315,22416,438
SacatepéquezDepartment296,890377,219402,357
AlotenangoMunicipality22,95427,08628,464
Antigua GuatemalaMunicipality44,10156,89859,850
Ciudad ViejaMunicipality32,33738,18141,920
JocotenangoMunicipality20,02122,48423,820
Magdalena Milpas AltasMunicipality9,99912,47812,853
PastoresMunicipality13,90418,81719,928
San Antonio Aguas CalientesMunicipality9,70311,88312,997
San Bartolomé Milpas AltasMunicipality7,3808,2568,762
San Lucas SacatepéquezMunicipality22,80827,68129,187
San Miguel DueñasMunicipality10,51014,56215,892
Santa Catarina BarahonaMunicipality3,3074,3044,657
Santa Lucía Milpas AltasMunicipality13,25816,44717,712
Santa María de Jesús Municipality15,95225,85727,061
Santiago SacatepéquezMunicipality26,88135,25037,549
Santo Domingo XenacojMunicipality9,50613,45714,793
SumpangoMunicipality34,26843,57846,912
San MarcosDepartment950,5921,137,7261,206,198
AyutlaMunicipality34,05643,31647,328
CatarinaMunicipality30,90631,15132,998
ComitancilloMunicipality56,45678,15781,393
Concepción TutuapaMunicipality55,35780,16185,452
El QuetzalMunicipality21,82125,07626,169
El RodeoMunicipality15,93918,39619,735
El TumbadorMunicipality39,40549,49953,022
Esquipulas Palo GordoMunicipality10,57613,26314,254
IxchiguánMunicipality25,62323,82825,286
La Blanca (← Ocós)Municipality...32,54834,863
La ReformaMunicipality15,14022,68924,055
MalacatánMunicipality92,034105,476110,558
Nuevo ProgresoMunicipality32,80130,48932,456
OcósMunicipality...12,12012,983
PajapitaMunicipality21,39222,65423,331
Río BlancoMunicipality5,3355,8516,162
San Antonio SacatepéquezMunicipality18,10519,65121,409
San Cristóbal CuchoMunicipality15,66517,41018,172
San José OjetenamMunicipality18,60622,22722,963
San LorenzoMunicipality11,13613,21514,378
San MarcosMunicipality46,06547,72349,654
San Miguel IxtahuacánMunicipality34,03550,87452,955
San PabloMunicipality46,70349,22653,219
San Pedro SacatepéquezMunicipality65,06981,43887,030
San Rafael Pie de la CuestaMunicipality14,73517,63318,586
SibinalMunicipality15,16816,56017,248
SipacapaMunicipality16,77425,51127,833
TacanáMunicipality71,67479,90782,826
TajumulcoMunicipality50,98960,04664,524
TejutlaMunicipality31,13941,63145,356
Santa RosaDepartment329,433429,938451,731
BarberenaMunicipality42,61058,92161,764
CasillasMunicipality22,33625,49326,265
ChiquimulillaMunicipality45,64861,91565,832
CuilapaMunicipality36,92545,49647,448
GuazacapánMunicipality14,48421,30922,482
Nueva Santa RosaMunicipality30,28838,33139,576
OratorioMunicipality22,12725,81527,539
Pueblo Nuevo ViñasMunicipality22,63328,98229,540
San Juan TecuacoMunicipality8,96912,14313,050
San Rafael Las FloresMunicipality11,36213,15414,078
Santa Cruz NaranjoMunicipality12,46916,95118,179
Santa María IxhuatánMunicipality20,15126,21026,871
Santa Rosa de LimaMunicipality16,60520,38221,726
TaxiscoMunicipality22,82634,83637,381
SololáDepartment398,519453,097481,114
Concepción Municipality5,8246,9067,328
NahualáMunicipality61,58387,31995,623
PanajachelMunicipality15,09215,27716,371
San Andrés SemetabajMunicipality11,80914,16115,088
San Antonio PalopóMunicipality12,37115,36215,869
San José ChacayáMunicipality3,7634,9405,311
San Juan La LagunaMunicipality10,05512,54113,687
San Lucas TolimánMunicipality27,14531,03132,038
San Marcos La LagunaMunicipality3,4962,8362,978
San Pablo La LagunaMunicipality6,8617,8358,063
San Pedro La LagunaMunicipality10,59711,12212,062
Santa Catarina IxtahuacanMunicipality47,34558,01762,342
Santa Catarina PalopóMunicipality4,5564,7404,926
Santa Clara La LagunaMunicipality8,8239,89410,483
Santa Cruz La LagunaMunicipality6,1337,6407,972
Santa Lucía UtatlánMunicipality22,17721,43221,891
Santa María VisitaciónMunicipality2,3612,4802,641
Santiago AtitlánMunicipality41,16642,26745,709
SololáMunicipality97,36397,297100,732
SuchitepéquezDepartment481,047590,828619,475
ChicacaoMunicipality48,35367,39968,622
CuyotenangoMunicipality...36,20138,294
La Máquina (← Cuyotenango)Municipality...24,96926,412
MazatenangoMunicipality83,01382,96984,186
PatululMunicipality37,12841,54342,667
Pueblo NuevoMunicipality10,29911,70312,239
Río BravoMunicipality19,43829,67031,838
SamayacMunicipality20,18025,64026,967
San Antonio SuchitepéquezMunicipality45,56062,20466,577
San BernardinoMunicipality15,63516,20417,408
San Francisco ZapotitlánMunicipality18,17723,30625,245
San GabrielMunicipality5,1717,6368,211
San José El IdoloMunicipality8,66411,54712,166
San Juan BautistaMunicipality8,5668,8649,560
San LorenzoMunicipality11,41513,54114,048
San Miguel PanánMunicipality7,99511,81012,694
San Pablo JocopilasMunicipality18,56021,13422,939
Santa BárbaraMunicipality21,74827,21527,849
Santo Domingo SuchitepéquezMunicipality34,56346,81449,470
Santo Tomás La UniónMunicipality11,15712,08713,035
ZunilitoMunicipality6,7708,3729,048
TotonicapánDepartment433,749472,075500,941
MomostenangoMunicipality113,120131,617142,191
San Andrés XeculMunicipality30,27228,36330,339
San BartoloMunicipality14,43212,22612,549
San Cristóbal TotonicapánMunicipality35,32641,16743,511
San Francisco El AltoMunicipality57,92661,54466,788
Santa Lucía La ReformaMunicipality18,86225,02125,868
Santa María ChiquimulaMunicipality43,56257,68559,287
TotonicapánMunicipality120,250114,452120,408
ZacapaDepartment213,313262,138273,207
CabañasMunicipality11,06314,29214,990
EstanzuelaMunicipality10,88110,82410,896
GualánMunicipality39,68548,58450,070
HuitéMunicipality9,37011,74612,110
La UniónMunicipality27,42537,68838,722
Río HondoMunicipality17,62922,23423,771
San DiegoMunicipality5,8107,5057,807
San Jorge (← Zacapa)Municipality...13,04513,684
TeculutánMunicipality16,10219,46820,539
UsumatlánMunicipality10,29912,68813,417
ZacapaMunicipality...64,06467,201
GuatemalaRepublic13,677,81516,346,95017,357,886

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Guatemala (web).

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 2022)
Males8,540,466
Females8,817,420
Age Groups (C 2018)
0-14 years4,972,725
15-64 years9,091,281
65+ years837,280
Age Distribution (C 2018)
0-9 years3,358,651
10-19 years3,296,926
20-29 years2,730,714
30-39 years1,939,673
40-49 years1,380,983
50-59 years986,095
60-69 years671,522
70-79 years357,589
80+ years179,133
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