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Guatemala

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population18,687,881 people202569 of 217 · 2025+17.01%
Life expectancy at birth72.75 years2024128 of 217 · 2024+2.54%
Total fertility rate2.29 births per woman202486 of 217 · 2024−25.94%
Population growth+1.52%202570 of 217 · 2025−0.31 pp
Infant mortality17.2 per 1,000 live births2024124 of 196 · 2024−28.33%
Urban population56.3%2025137 of 217 · 2025+2.86 pp
Population ages 65 and above4.96%2025148 of 217 · 2025+0.81 pp
Population density169.14 people per km²202369 of 215 · 2023+17.79%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP15,197.08 current international dollars (PPP)2025111 of 185 · 2025+70.1%
Annual GDP growth+4.28%202565 of 186 · 2025+0.19 pp
Consumer price inflation+1.49%202545 of 165 · 2025−0.9 pp
Employment
Total unemployment2.6%202526 of 182 · 2025+0.1 pp
Youth unemployment4.76%202525 of 182 · 2025−0.82 pp
Labor force participation59.62%2025106 of 182 · 2025−0.98 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet60.22%2024135 of 182 · 2024+36.82 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions5.34 per 100 people2024110 of 151 · 2024+92.99%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption62.1%202135 of 212 · 2021−5 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita1.11 t CO₂e per person202466 of 203 · 2024+19.39%
Access to electricity90.9%2024160 of 215 · 2024+5.4 pp
Forest area32.6%2023102 of 213 · 2023−1.38 pp
Society
Current health expenditure6.8%202388 of 192 · 2023+1.03 pp
Maternal mortality94 per 100,000 live births2023127 of 194 · 2023−15.32%

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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