Departments
The population of the departments of Guatemala according to census results and latest official projections.
Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (Cf) 1981-03-26 | Population Census (Cf) 1994-04-17 | Population Census (C) 2002-11-24 | Population Projection (P) 2010-06-30 | Population Projection (P) 2016-06-30 | ||
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Guatemala | GTM | Ciudad de Guatemala | 108,889 | 6,054,227 | 8,331,874 | 11,237,196 | 14,361,700 | 16,548,200 | ||
Alta Verapaz | AVE | Cobán | 8,686 | 322,008 | 543,777 | 776,246 | 1,078,900 | 1,294,000 | 868600 | |
Baja Verapaz | BVE | Salamá | 3,124 | 115,602 | 155,480 | 215,915 | 264,000 | 307,200 | 312400 | |
Chimaltenango | CMT | Chimaltenango | 1,979 | 230,059 | 314,813 | 446,133 | 595,800 | 704,400 | 197900 | |
Chiquimula | CQM | Chiquimula | 2,376 | 168,863 | 230,767 | 302,485 | 362,800 | 415,900 | 237600 | |
El Progreso | EPR | Guastatoya | 1,922 | 81,188 | 108,400 | 139,490 | 155,600 | 172,200 | 192200 | |
Escuintla | ESC | Escuintla | 4,384 | 334,666 | 386,534 | 538,746 | 685,800 | 775,700 | 438400 | |
Guatemala | GUA | Ciudad de Guatemala | 2,126 | 1,311,192 | 1,813,825 | 2,541,581 | 3,103,700 | 3,400,300 | 212600 | |
Huehuetenango | HUE | Huehuetenango | 7,400 | 431,343 | 634,374 | 846,544 | 1,114,400 | 1,294,100 | 740000 | |
Izabal | IZA | Puerto Barrios | 9,038 | 194,618 | 253,153 | 314,306 | 403,300 | 467,000 | 903800 | |
Jalapa | JAL | Jalapa | 2,063 | 136,091 | 196,940 | 242,926 | 309,900 | 365,400 | 206300 | |
Jutiapa | JUT | Jutiapa | 3,219 | 251,068 | 307,491 | 389,085 | 428,500 | 482,200 | 321900 | |
Petén | PET | Flores | 35,854 | 131,927 | 224,884 | 366,735 | 613,700 | 760,400 | 3585400 | |
Quetzaltenango | QUE | Quetzaltenango | 1,951 | 366,949 | 503,857 | 624,716 | 771,700 | 882,600 | 195100 | |
Quiché | QUI | Santa Cruz del Quiché | 8,378 | 328,175 | 437,669 | 655,510 | 921,400 | 1,125,000 | 837800 | |
Retalhuleu | RET | Retalhuleu | 1,856 | 150,923 | 188,764 | 241,411 | 297,400 | 340,100 | 185600 | |
Sacatepéquez | SAC | Antigua Guatemala | 465 | 121,127 | 180,647 | 248,019 | 310,000 | 349,900 | 46500 | |
San Marcos | SMA | San Marcos | 3,791 | 472,326 | 645,418 | 794,951 | 995,700 | 1,147,400 | 379100 | |
Santa Rosa | SRO | Cuilapa | 2,955 | 194,168 | 246,698 | 301,370 | 340,400 | 382,700 | 295500 | |
Sololá | SOL | Sololá | 1,061 | 154,249 | 222,094 | 307,661 | 424,100 | 505,500 | 106100 | |
Suchitepéquez | SUC | Mazatenango | 2,510 | 237,554 | 307,187 | 403,945 | 504,300 | 582,200 | 251000 | |
Totonicapán | TOT | Totonicapán | 1,061 | 204,419 | 272,094 | 339,254 | 461,800 | 553,400 | 106100 | |
Zacapa | ZAC | Zacapa | 2,690 | 115,712 | 157,008 | 200,167 | 218,500 | 240,600 | 269000 |
- The census figures are not adjusted for underenumeration.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Guatemala (web).
Major Cities
Name | Adm. | Population Calculation (UE-P) 2016-06-30 | |
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1 | Ciudad de Guatemala | GUA | 994,300 |
2 | Villa Nueva | GUA | 489,000 |
3 | Mixco | GUA | 474,400 |
4 | Petapa | GUA | 181,200 |
5 | Quetzaltenango | QUE | 153,200 |
6 | San Juan Sacatepéquez | GUA | 129,600 |
7 | Chimaltenango | CMT | 124,800 |
8 | Escuintla | ESC | 118,200 |
9 | Villa Canales | GUA | 116,500 |
10 | Chinautla | GUA | 111,000 |
Contents: Cities & Towns
The population of all Guatemalan cities and towns with more than 10,000 inhabitants by census years.
The urban population of municipalities (municipios) is tabulated.
Name | Adm. | Population Census (Cf) 1994-04-17 | Population Census (C) 2002-11-22 | Area | |
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Almolonga | QUE | 8,911 | 11,131 | 0 | |
Alotenango | SAC | 7,543 | 14,339 | 0 | |
Amatitlán | GUA | 36,999 | 60,924 | 0 | |
Antigua Guatemala | SAC | 16,357 | 32,218 | 0 | |
Asunción Mita | JUT | 11,162 | 14,425 | 0 | |
Ayutla | SMA | 8,621 | 10,570 | 0 | |
Barberena | SRO | 10,274 | 24,085 | 0 | |
Barillas (Santa Cruz Barillas) | HUE | 5,924 | 11,379 | 0 | |
Cantel | QUE | 3,557 | 17,121 | 0 | |
Chajul | QUI | 6,623 | 10,095 | 0 | |
Chicacao | SUC | 7,554 | 16,154 | 0 | |
Chichicastenango | QUI | 3,644 | 45,549 | 0 | |
Chimaltenango | CMT | 26,465 | 62,917 | 0 | |
Chinautla | GUA | 37,102 | 77,071 | 0 | |
Chiquimula | CQM | 27,644 | 37,602 | 0 | |
Chiquimulilla | SRO | 9,696 | 12,001 | 0 | |
Chisec | AVE | 5,277 | 12,775 | 0 | |
Ciudad de Guatemala [Guatemala City] | GUA | 823,301 | 942,348 | 0 | |
Ciudad Vieja | SAC | 14,292 | 25,226 | 0 | |
Coatepeque | QUE | 30,437 | 41,294 | 0 | |
Cobán | AVE | 33,996 | 47,202 | 0 | |
Colomba | QUE | 6,868 | 14,948 | 0 | |
Comalapa (San Juan Comalapa) | CMT | 16,295 | 19,524 | 0 | |
Comitancillo | SMA | 1,101 | 11,679 | 0 | |
Cuilapa | SRO | 8,495 | 14,028 | 0 | |
El Estor | IZA | 9,801 | 14,019 | 0 | |
El Palmar | QUE | 5,318 | 11,875 | 0 | |
El Tejar | CMT | 6,116 | 12,498 | 0 | |
Escuintla | ESC | 49,026 | 86,678 | 0 | |
Esquipulas | CQM | 12,697 | 18,368 | 0 | |
Flores | PET | 9,330 | 16,122 | 0 | |
Fraijanes | GUA | 5,048 | 19,454 | 0 | |
Gualán | ZAC | 6,369 | 14,977 | 0 | |
Guastatoya | EPR | 5,145 | 10,776 | 0 | |
Huehuetenango | HUE | 19,922 | 57,289 | 0 | |
Jacaltenango | HUE | 7,016 | 23,464 | 0 | |
Jalapa | JAL | 23,884 | 39,301 | 0 | |
Jocotenango | SAC | 14,013 | 16,692 | 0 | |
Jutiapa | JUT | 14,642 | 28,100 | 0 | |
La Democracia | HUE | 1,283 | 12,718 | 0 | |
La Esperanza | QUE | 2,824 | 11,258 | 0 | |
La Gomera | ESC | 5,509 | 17,383 | 0 | |
Livingston | IZA | 3,939 | 10,613 | 0 | |
Malacatán | SMA | 8,113 | 12,891 | 0 | |
Mazatenango | SUC | 30,350 | 40,281 | 0 | |
Melchor de Mencos | PET | 7,790 | 10,299 | 0 | |
Mixco | GUA | 209,791 | 384,428 | 0 | |
Momostenango | TOT | 7,446 | 22,718 | 0 | |
Morales | IZA | 5,179 | 14,231 | 0 | |
Nahualá | SOL | 2,840 | 17,174 | 0 | |
Nebaj | QUI | 9,155 | 18,484 | 0 | |
Nueva Concepción | ESC | 9,343 | 10,677 | 0 | |
Nuevo San Carlos | RET | 733 | 11,815 | 0 | |
Olintepeque | QUE | 3,095 | 18,150 | 0 | |
Ostuncalco (San Juan Ostuncalco) | QUE | 9,234 | 22,113 | 0 | |
Palencia | GUA | 6,007 | 14,164 | 0 | |
Palín | ESC | 11,390 | 24,680 | 0 | |
Panajachel | SOL | 4,950 | 10,238 | 0 | |
Panzós | AVE | 2,997 | 16,005 | 0 | |
Patulul | SUC | 5,267 | 11,259 | 0 | |
Patzicía | CMT | 9,543 | 14,496 | 0 | |
Patzún | CMT | 13,760 | 17,346 | 0 | |
Petapa (San Miguel Petapa) | GUA | 12,949 | 94,228 | 0 | |
Poptún | PET | 8,075 | 14,442 | 0 | |
Puerto Barrios | IZA | 29,095 | 48,581 | 0 | |
Quetzaltenango | QUE | 90,801 | 120,496 | 0 | |
Retalhuleu | RET | 27,563 | 34,300 | 0 | |
Salamá | BVE | 10,430 | 18,080 | 0 | |
Salcajá | QUE | 8,652 | 11,110 | 0 | |
San Andrés Itzapa | CMT | 10,768 | 16,350 | 0 | |
Sanarate | EPR | 9,308 | 13,931 | 0 | |
San Benito | PET | 12,685 | 24,792 | 0 | |
San Cristóbal Verapaz | AVE | 9,282 | 16,445 | 0 | |
San Francisco El Alto | TOT | 2,926 | 33,240 | 0 | |
San Francisco Zapotitlán | SUC | 4,115 | 10,458 | 0 | |
San José (Puerto San José) | ESC | 14,170 | 17,430 | 0 | |
San José Pinula | GUA | 7,225 | 31,436 | 0 | |
San Juan Sacatepéquez | GUA | 8,349 | 81,584 | 0 | |
San Lucas Sacatepéquez | SAC | 8,298 | 14,783 | 0 | |
San Lucas Tolimán | SOL | 8,179 | 12,674 | 0 | |
San Marcos | SMA | 8,851 | 19,648 | 0 | |
San Pablo | SMA | 3,191 | 10,216 | 0 | |
San Pablo Jocopilas | SUC | 2,158 | 13,328 | 0 | |
San Pedro Ayampuc | GUA | 5,679 | 29,663 | 0 | |
San Pedro Carchá | AVE | 8,635 | 11,941 | 0 | |
San Pedro Sacatepéquez | SMA | 14,992 | 31,783 | 0 | |
San Pedro Sacatepéquez | GUA | 8,764 | 12,673 | 0 | |
San Sebastián | RET | 6,867 | 12,403 | 0 | |
Santa Catalina la Tinta | AVE | Panzós | 11,722 | 0 | |
Santa Catarina Pinula | GUA | 8,193 | 44,974 | 0 | |
Santa Cruz del Quiché | QUI | 14,352 | 20,870 | 0 | |
Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa | ESC | 24,013 | 49,480 | 0 | |
Santa María de Jesús | SAC | 11,469 | 14,418 | 0 | |
Santiago Atitlán | SOL | 17,585 | 28,665 | 0 | |
Santiago Sacatepéquez | SAC | 9,840 | 19,520 | 0 | |
Sololá | SOL | 7,573 | 30,155 | 0 | |
Sumpango | SAC | 13,954 | 18,910 | 0 | |
Tecpán Guatemala | CMT | 9,121 | 17,788 | 0 | |
Tiquisate (Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate) | ESC | 12,734 | 16,801 | 0 | |
Totonicapán | TOT | 7,146 | 44,762 | 0 | |
Villa Canales | GUA | 5,525 | 77,638 | 0 | |
Villa Nueva | GUA | 101,295 | 301,947 | 0 | |
Zacapa | ZAC | 16,386 | 30,036 | 0 |
- The census figures are not adjusted for underenumeration.
- (1994) provided by Clive Thornton.
(2002) Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Guatemala.
(2016) calculated by »City Population« using projections for the total population of municipalites by the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Guatemala.