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Malacatán

Municipality in Guatemala

Contents: Population

The population development of Malacatán as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

MalacatánMunicipality92,034105,476111,772
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)
Males54,983
Females56,789
Age Groups (P 2023)
0-14 years37,112
15-64 years68,669
65+ years5,991
Age Distribution (P 2023)
70+ years4,033
60-69 years4,386
50-59 years6,294
40-49 years9,704
30-39 years15,257
20-29 years22,203
10-19 years25,039
0-9 years24,856
Urbanization (C 2018)
Rural84,127
Urban8,689
Place of Birth (C 2018)
Same municipality87,106
Other municipality in Guatamala3,436
Other country229
Ethnic Group (C 2018)
Maya4,210
Garifuna44
Xinca8
Afro-Guatemalan52
Ladino88,432
Foreign70
Mother Tongue (C 2018)
Spain82,764
Q'eqchi'20
K'iche'78
Mam705
Kaqchikel10
Other language578
Literacy (A7+) (C 2018)
yes60,166
no17,123

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