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Guatemala

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Capital
Guatemala City
Currency
quetzal
Continent
North America
Area
108,889 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q774 ↗ · Official languages: Spanish
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
18.69M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
123.31B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
6,598.18 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
1.49 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
2.6 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
2.29 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
72.75 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
1.52 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
4.28 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
15.2K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
4.96 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
56.3 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
59.62 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
4.76 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
60.22 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
46.53 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
1.63 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Guatemala: 18.69M
Guatemala · Population12.84M14.43M16.03M17.62M19.22M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guatemala · Population · people
YearGuatemala
202518,687,881
202418,406,359
202318,124,838
202217,847,877
202117,598,650
202017,357,325
201917,103,803
201816,845,685
201716,567,357
201616,268,760
201515,971,743
201415,681,725
201315,387,337
201215,089,647
201114,792,126
201014,500,112
200914,215,611
200813,935,174
200713,652,040
200613,367,459
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Guatemala: 123.31B
Guatemala · GDP20.39B48.46B76.53B104.59B132.66B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guatemala · GDP · current US$
YearGuatemala
2025123,306,008,821.47
2024113,215,575,150.89
2023104,298,081,428.77
202295,609,727,055.58
202186,455,522,272.74
202077,719,468,248.37
201977,172,331,693.41
201873,328,356,007.62
201771,653,780,740.42
201666,053,408,205.88
201562,186,066,547.66
201457,852,159,007.62
201352,996,420,177.44
201249,593,929,487.13
201146,876,006,272.24
201040,676,578,423.49
200937,126,148,264.64
200838,503,720,224.32
200733,567,850,824.1
200629,744,246,827.18

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Guatemala: 6,598.18
Guatemala · GDP per capita1,787.823,099.734,411.655,723.577,035.492006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guatemala · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearGuatemala
20256,598.18
20246,150.89
20235,754.43
20225,356.92
20214,912.62
20204,477.62
20194,512
20184,352.95
20174,325
20164,060.14
20153,893.51
20143,689.15
20133,444.16
20123,286.62
20113,168.98
20102,805.26
20092,611.65
20082,763.06
20072,458.82
20062,225.12
% · 2006–2025
2025Guatemala: 1.49
Guatemala · Inflation0.53.466.429.3812.342006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guatemala · Inflation · %
YearGuatemala
20251.49
20242.87
20236.21
20226.89
20214.26
20203.21
20193.7
20183.75
20174.42
20164.45
20152.39
20143.42
20134.34
20123.78
20116.21
20103.86
20091.86
200811.36
20076.82
20066.56

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Guatemala: 2.6
Guatemala · Unemployment2.042.442.843.233.632006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guatemala · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearGuatemala
20252.6
20242.61
20232.34
20223.05
20212.17
20202.97
20192.19
20182.28
20172.46
20162.58
20152.51
20142.72
20133.02
20122.77
20113.17
20103.5
20093.22
20082.9
20072.85
20062.96

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Guatemala: —
Guatemala · Fertility rate2.132.63.073.5342006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guatemala · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearGuatemala
2025No data available
20242.29
20232.31
20222.34
20212.39
20202.47
20192.59
20182.74
20172.86
20162.97
20153.03
20143.09
20133.15
20123.22
20113.29
20103.38
20093.47
20083.57
20073.72
20063.85

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Guatemala: —
Guatemala · Life expectancy67.3768.8470.371.7773.232006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guatemala · Life expectancy · years
YearGuatemala
2025No data available
202472.75
202372.6
202271.21
202167.86
202069.97
201971.64
201871.5
201771.58
201671.22
201570.92
201470.94
201370.88
201270.72
201170.32
201069.89
200969.68
200869.49
200769.3
200668.79
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Guatemala

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.