Population 13,314,079 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 41.8% (male 2,841,486; female 2,725,343)
15-64 years: 54.5% (male 3,629,363; female 3,630,273)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 227,369; female 260,245) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 2.57% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 34.17 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 6.67 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -1.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 44.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 66.85 years
female: 69.66 years (2002 est.)
male: 64.16 years

Total fertility rate 4.51 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 1.38% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 73,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths 3,600 (1999 est.)

Nationality
noun: Guatemalan(s)
adjective: Guatemalan

Ethnic groups Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish or assimilated Amerindian - in local Spanish called Ladino), approximately 55%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian, approximately 43%, whites and others 2%

Religions Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs

Languages Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (more than 20 Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.6%
male: 68.7%
female: 58.5% (2000 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Guatemala on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guatemala People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guatemala People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.