Quetzaltenango

Department in Guatemala

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 2008-06-30	Population Estimate 2018-06-30	Population Projection 2023-06-30
Quetzaltenango	Department	737,593	869,071	936,385
Almolonga	Municipality	16,436	16,042	17,613	→
Cabricán	Municipality	23,292	26,456	28,522	→
Cajolá	Municipality	10,031	18,452	19,547	→
Cantel	Municipality	38,122	43,126	47,941	→
Coatepeque	Municipality	117,451	114,522	122,321	→
Colomba	Municipality	39,822	54,206	57,111	→
Concepción Chiquirichapa	Municipality	17,341	19,551	21,249	→
El Palmar	Municipality	26,660	30,225	32,065	→
Flores Costa Cuca	Municipality	24,542	22,820	25,408	→
Génova	Municipality	36,968	44,015	46,852	→
Huitán	Municipality	12,734	14,239	15,006	→
La Esperanza	Municipality	22,035	23,385	25,307	→
Olintepeque	Municipality	29,485	36,988	39,944	→
Palestina de Los Altos	Municipality	12,472	19,937	20,942	→
Quetzaltenango	Municipality	143,321	189,514	207,620	→
Salcajá	Municipality	17,191	20,047	21,917	→
San Carlos Sija	Municipality	32,919	33,695	36,554	→
San Francisco La Unión	Municipality	7,532	9,035	9,812	→
San Juan Ostuncalco (Ostuncalco)	Municipality	48,297	60,118	61,896	→
San Martín Sacatepéquez	Municipality	24,193	31,686	34,341	→
San Mateo	Municipality	8,086	8,329	9,081	→
San Miguel Sigüilá	Municipality	8,528	9,333	9,995	→
Sibilia	Municipality	7,922	8,455	9,220	→
Zunil	Municipality	12,212	14,895	16,121	→
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	440,974
Females	495,411

Gender (P 2023)
Males	440,974
Females	495,411

Age Groups	Persons
0-14 years	292,465
15-64 years	587,989
65+ years	55,931

Age Groups (P 2023)
0-14 years	292,465
15-64 years	587,989
65+ years	55,931

Age Distribution	Males	Females
70+ years	18401	18798
60-69 years	18542	23569
50-59 years	27408	36257
40-49 years	36401	51037
30-39 years	61850	76117
20-29 years	84156	96570
10-19 years	93706	96204
0-9 years	100510	96859

Age Distribution (P 2023)
70+ years	37,199
60-69 years	42,111
50-59 years	63,665
40-49 years	87,438
30-39 years	137,967
20-29 years	180,726
10-19 years	189,910
0-9 years	197,369

Urbanization	Persons
Rural	307,267
Urban	491,834

Urbanization (C 2018)
Rural	307,267
Urban	491,834

Place of Birth	Persons
Same municipality	671,611
Other municipality in Guatamala	111,304
Other country	3,568

Place of Birth (C 2018)
Same municipality	671,611
Other municipality in Guatamala	111,304
Other country	3,568

Ethnic Group	Persons
Maya	406,491
Garifuna	675
Xinca	206
Afro-Guatemalan	1,197
Ladino	388,850
Foreign	1,682

Ethnic Group (C 2018)
Maya	406,491
Garifuna	675
Xinca	206
Afro-Guatemalan	1,197
Ladino	388,850
Foreign	1,682

Mother Tongue	Persons
Spain	540,086
Q'eqchi'	259
K'iche'	62,266
Mam	123,429
Kaqchikel	511
Other language	6,093

Mother Tongue (C 2018)
Spain	540,086
Q'eqchi'	259
K'iche'	62,266
Mam	123,429
Kaqchikel	511
Other language	6,093

Literacy (A7+)	Persons
yes	576,826
no	103,732

Literacy (A7+) (C 2018)
yes	576,826
no	103,732