El Progreso

Department in Guatemala

Contents: Subdivision

The population development in El Progreso as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 2008-06-30	Population Estimate 2018-06-30	Population Projection 2023-06-30
El Progreso	Department	151,058	190,357	196,917
El Jícaro	Municipality	10,700	13,497	13,527	→
Guastatoya	Municipality	20,895	26,554	27,608	→
Morazán	Municipality	11,481	12,550	12,703	→
San Agustín Acasaguastlán	Municipality	37,544	53,605	55,971	→
San Antonio La Paz	Municipality	16,602	21,436	22,712	→
Sanarate	Municipality	35,984	41,518	42,634	→
San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán	Municipality	6,615	7,820	8,018	→
Sansare	Municipality	11,238	13,377	13,744	→
Guatemala	Republic	13,677,815	16,346,950	17,602,431

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	Persons
Males	97,371
Females	99,546

Gender (P 2023)
Males	97,371
Females	99,546

Age Groups	Persons
0-14 years	56,868
15-64 years	125,243
65+ years	14,806

Age Groups (P 2023)
0-14 years	56,868
15-64 years	125,243
65+ years	14,806

Age Distribution	Males	Females
70+ years	4628	5754
60-69 years	4145	5512
50-59 years	6655	7926
40-49 years	10072	10628
30-39 years	15411	14714
20-29 years	19172	18270
10-19 years	17890	17735
0-9 years	19398	19007

Age Distribution (P 2023)
70+ years	10,382
60-69 years	9,657
50-59 years	14,581
40-49 years	20,700
30-39 years	30,125
20-29 years	37,442
10-19 years	35,625
0-9 years	38,405

Urbanization	Persons
Rural	85,216
Urban	91,416

Urbanization (C 2018)
Rural	85,216
Urban	91,416

Place of Birth	Persons
Same municipality	144,038
Other municipality in Guatamala	26,376
Other country	628

Place of Birth (C 2018)
Same municipality	144,038
Other municipality in Guatamala	26,376
Other country	628

Ethnic Group	Persons
Maya	2,627
Garifuna	184
Xinca	46
Afro-Guatemalan	86
Ladino	173,441
Foreign	248

Ethnic Group (C 2018)
Maya	2,627
Garifuna	184
Xinca	46
Afro-Guatemalan	86
Ladino	173,441
Foreign	248

Mother Tongue	Persons
Spain	160,662
Q'eqchi'	248
K'iche'	431
Mam	46
Kaqchikel	175
Other language	1,032

Mother Tongue (C 2018)
Spain	160,662
Q'eqchi'	248
K'iche'	431
Mam	46
Kaqchikel	175
Other language	1,032

Literacy (A7+)	Persons
yes	132,039
no	19,162

Literacy (A7+) (C 2018)
yes	132,039
no	19,162