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Guatemala: Administrative Division

Contents: Departments and Municipalities

The population of the departments and municipalities of Guatemala according to offcial estimates and projections.

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NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
2008-06-30		Population
Estimate
2018-06-30		Population
Projection
2020-06-30
Alta Verapaz (San Agustín Lanquín)Department1,014,4191,274,8911,328,668
ChahalMunicipality22,83527,57428,890
ChisecMunicipality59,927101,330104,428
CobánMunicipality200,084214,811224,109
Fray Bartolomé de las CasasMunicipality57,37672,26376,047
LanquínMunicipality21,73025,36226,146
PanzósMunicipality54,55277,10079,777
RaxruháMunicipality29,89237,78939,350
San Cristóbal VerapazMunicipality54,70476,59979,308
San Juan ChamelcoMunicipality51,14357,75260,355
San Pedro CarcháMunicipality195,119236,555248,880
Santa Catalina la Tinta (La Tinta)Municipality34,54342,92244,819
Santa Cruz VerapazMunicipality29,78933,18134,981
Santa María Cahabón (Cahabón)Municipality54,02466,59769,107
SenahúMunicipality63,10094,36297,296
TacticMunicipality31,43639,76141,224
TamahúMunicipality17,34722,65323,858
TucurúMunicipality36,81848,28050,093
Baja VerapazDepartment252,047316,390327,886
CubulcoMunicipality54,69558,18659,496
GranadosMunicipality11,20013,96114,380
PurulháMunicipality43,82062,14464,292
RabinalMunicipality34,10644,93045,937
SalamáMunicipality52,60567,21670,066
San JerónimoMunicipality20,63426,14527,591
San Miguel ChicajMunicipality26,14734,01335,895
Santa Cruz El Chol (El Chol)Municipality8,8419,79510,229
ChimaltenangoDepartment562,555706,802733,338
AcatenangoMunicipality21,09227,26528,043
ChimaltenangoMunicipality105,056108,843112,778
El TejarMunicipality20,12621,46522,618
ParramosMunicipality13,40718,75519,693
PatzicíaMunicipality30,23737,72939,337
PatzúnMunicipality49,50267,25069,560
PochutaMunicipality10,90010,76410,996
San Andrés ItzapaMunicipality28,33633,59434,591
San José PoaquilMunicipality22,88131,95232,963
San Juan Comalapa (Comalapa)Municipality40,81555,50858,174
San Martín JilotepequeMunicipality69,92789,19092,103
Santa ApoloniaMunicipality14,73222,54523,166
Santa Cruz BalanyáMunicipality7,48310,29810,646
Tecpán GuatemalaMunicipality76,420104,831108,893
YepocapaMunicipality29,00739,59141,304
ZaragozaMunicipality22,63627,22228,473
ChiquimulaDepartment347,960429,544441,579
CamotánMunicipality45,48359,54760,775
ChiquimulaMunicipality88,918113,337116,874
Concepción Las MinasMunicipality12,60412,36012,495
EsquipulasMunicipality50,43354,43655,655
IpalaMunicipality19,73422,78123,407
JocotánMunicipality50,80370,43973,006
OlopaMunicipality21,74229,00729,775
QuezaltepequeMunicipality25,90328,53629,341
San JacintoMunicipality11,63312,82613,109
San José La AradaMunicipality7,9188,8999,078
San Juan ErmitaMunicipality12,78917,37618,064
El ProgresoDepartment151,058190,357193,069
El JícaroMunicipality10,70013,49713,502
GuastatoyaMunicipality20,89526,55426,989
MorazánMunicipality11,48112,55012,608
San Agustín AcasaguastlánMunicipality37,54453,60554,563
San Antonio La PazMunicipality16,60221,43622,002
SanarateMunicipality35,98441,51841,977
San Cristóbal AcasaguastlánMunicipality6,6157,8207,899
SansareMunicipality11,23813,37713,529
EscuintlaDepartment655,189769,560791,639
EscuintlaMunicipality141,918161,706166,067
GuanagazapaMunicipality15,78617,14617,275
IztapaMunicipality11,56219,10819,780
La DemocraciaMunicipality23,00224,97325,474
La GomeraMunicipality...48,81751,017
MasaguaMunicipality40,55146,25047,435
Nueva ConcepciónMunicipality62,28578,12380,223
PalínMunicipality52,28767,96570,122
San JoséMunicipality48,52564,21166,304
Santa Lucía CotzumalguapaMunicipality114,110120,130123,987
San Vicente PacayaMunicipality15,55917,40217,920
Sipacate (← La Gomera)Municipality...16,71017,463
SiquinaláMunicipality20,12825,09625,678
TiquisateMunicipality53,31361,92362,894
Guatemala (San Miguel Petapa)Department2,994,0473,429,2903,515,775
AmatitlánMunicipality100,933144,305148,330
ChinautlaMunicipality115,843120,175122,321
ChuarranchoMunicipality11,96416,38416,697
FraijanesMunicipality40,11460,28862,067
GuatemalaMunicipality980,1601,175,7371,195,727
MixcoMunicipality462,753476,736496,992
PalenciaMunicipality55,85873,43274,175
PetapaMunicipality145,133140,605145,861
San José del GolfoMunicipality5,5968,2538,358
San José PinulaMunicipality63,44886,97488,345
San Juan SacatepéquezMunicipality196,422271,448278,200
San Pedro AyampucMunicipality62,96363,80565,894
San Pedro SacatepéquezMunicipality38,26153,24554,897
San RaimundoMunicipality27,46538,21838,575
Santa Catarina PinulaMunicipality80,78185,69986,575
Villa CanalesMunicipality131,984163,736165,839
Villa NuevaMunicipality474,368450,250466,922
HuehuetenangoDepartment1,056,5661,315,6981,371,676
AguacatánMunicipality49,63156,23457,977
ChiantlaMunicipality82,00090,37691,954
ColotenangoMunicipality25,09142,35843,622
Concepción HuistaMunicipality...19,54920,384
CuilcoMunicipality54,88962,98365,178
HuehuetenangoMunicipality100,673121,768129,232
JacaltenangoMunicipality41,11240,11742,375
La DemocraciaMunicipality41,80358,00459,788
La LibertadMunicipality34,86544,19046,629
MalacatancitoMunicipality19,17720,84621,855
NentónMunicipality38,82047,21049,299
Petatán (← Concepción Huista)Municipality...6,5806,861
San Antonio HuistaMunicipality16,18717,25718,291
San Gaspar IxchilMunicipality6,58710,08510,341
San Ildefonso Ixtahuacán (Ixtahuacán)Municipality38,91852,21754,382
San Juan AtitánMunicipality14,86024,37125,165
San Juan IxcoyMunicipality24,46429,28630,205
San Mateo IxtatánMunicipality36,37454,36757,277
San Miguel AcatánMunicipality24,32934,00635,071
San Pedro NectaMunicipality31,11239,36140,493
San Pedro Soloma (Soloma)Municipality45,14258,27161,547
San Rafael La IndependenciaMunicipality11,63817,68518,222
San Rafael PetzalMunicipality7,82111,86212,330
San Sebastián CoatánMunicipality22,31624,68825,332
San Sebastián HuehuetenangoMunicipality26,39738,77541,035
Santa Ana HuistaMunicipality8,5839,72910,225
Santa BárbaraMunicipality16,66540,48142,667
Santa Cruz Barillas (Barillas)Municipality115,050116,671122,466
Santa EulaliaMunicipality40,68448,38250,171
Santiago ChimaltenangoMunicipality6,76913,30413,971
TectitánMunicipality7,86111,32211,635
Todos Santos CuchumatánMunicipality32,04836,93038,303
Unión CantinilMunicipality16,32416,43317,393
IzabalDepartment383,636428,335440,495
El EstorMunicipality62,97078,58681,199
LivingstonMunicipality58,78876,99079,178
Los AmatesMunicipality61,03863,13364,703
MoralesMunicipality104,580102,882105,913
Puerto BarriosMunicipality96,259106,744109,502
JalapaDepartment293,926380,612394,234
JalapaMunicipality130,910181,460187,189
MataquescuintlaMunicipality39,07343,78345,547
MonjasMunicipality23,24228,42229,874
San Carlos AlzatateMunicipality15,70120,56921,265
San Luis JilotepequeMunicipality23,48425,07325,986
San Manuel ChaparrónMunicipality8,1068,6428,890
San Pedro PinulaMunicipality53,41172,66375,483
JutiapaDepartment415,996533,451546,005
Agua BlancaMunicipality14,38416,82317,298
Asunción MitaMunicipality40,61449,68451,461
AtescatempaMunicipality15,16618,93019,489
ComapaMunicipality25,61735,72236,482
ConguacoMunicipality17,81428,25729,082
El AdelantoMunicipality5,4398,1178,260
El ProgresoMunicipality18,39024,45225,155
JalpataguaMunicipality23,96530,57531,084
JerezMunicipality5,1766,4906,697
JutiapaMunicipality124,622159,684163,444
MoyutaMunicipality36,85249,74750,280
PasacoMunicipality8,77210,84311,042
QuezadaMunicipality19,17523,02723,424
San José Acatempa (Acatempa)Municipality12,60013,58513,767
Santa Catarina MitaMunicipality23,79629,81630,771
Yupiltepeque Municipality14,34117,62817,943
ZapotitlánMunicipality9,27310,07110,326
PeténDepartment563,832595,548613,475
DoloresMunicipality...29,40629,836
El Chal (← Dolores)Municipality...15,09515,316
FloresMunicipality49,19741,16642,960
La LibertadMunicipality...80,59783,375
Las Cruces (← La Libertad)Municipality...36,65237,915
Melchor de MencosMunicipality21,18429,33930,018
PoptúnMunicipality55,20663,85466,682
San AndrésMunicipality35,10634,16034,823
San BenitoMunicipality49,40250,70152,439
San FranciscoMunicipality14,34715,88916,339
San JoséMunicipality4,9297,0347,143
San LuisMunicipality68,12174,81376,128
Santa AnaMunicipality26,19722,63023,499
SayaxchéMunicipality94,40794,21297,002
QuetzaltenangoDepartment737,593869,071896,402
AlmolongaMunicipality16,43616,04216,679
CabricánMunicipality23,29226,45627,307
CajoláMunicipality10,03118,45218,896
CantelMunicipality38,12243,12645,229
CoatepequeMunicipality117,451114,522117,579
ColombaMunicipality39,82254,20655,290
Concepción ChiquirichapaMunicipality17,34119,55120,245
El PalmarMunicipality26,66030,22530,973
Flores Costa CucaMunicipality24,54222,82023,851
GénovaMunicipality36,96844,01545,162
HuitánMunicipality12,73414,23914,522
La EsperanzaMunicipality22,03523,38524,199
OlintepequeMunicipality29,48536,98838,219
Palestina de Los AltosMunicipality12,47219,93720,299
QuetzaltenangoMunicipality143,321189,514196,867
SalcajáMunicipality17,19120,04720,851
San Carlos SijaMunicipality32,91933,69534,866
San Francisco La UniónMunicipality7,5329,0359,361
San Juan Ostuncalco (Ostuncalco)Municipality48,29760,11860,791
San Martín SacatepéquezMunicipality24,19331,68632,771
San MateoMunicipality8,0868,3298,658
San Miguel SigüiláMunicipality8,5289,3339,607
SibiliaMunicipality7,9228,4558,766
ZunilMunicipality12,21214,89515,414
QuichéDepartment861,0891,024,2081,062,897
CanilláMunicipality11,22512,29912,574
ChajulMunicipality44,88548,28350,806
ChicamánMunicipality32,17840,71542,335
ChichéMunicipality24,74031,51932,033
ChichicastenangoMunicipality133,700144,765148,918
ChiniqueMunicipality9,81112,77713,292
CunénMunicipality32,45144,51846,343
IxcánMunicipality84,377102,932107,248
JoyabajMunicipality69,27899,287104,844
NebajMunicipality73,21673,11975,966
PachalumMunicipality8,0429,1479,650
PatzitéMunicipality5,5287,3437,639
SacapulasMunicipality43,18053,65254,836
San Andrés SajcabajáMunicipality23,27826,61127,517
San Antonio IlotenangoMunicipality19,67428,67330,129
San Bartolomé JocotenangoMunicipality12,72215,18115,583
San Juan CotzalMunicipality25,06534,22735,610
San Pedro JocopilasMunicipality26,43436,23137,412
Santa Cruz del QuichéMunicipality87,21094,84997,957
UspantánMunicipality57,34870,31172,943
ZacualpaMunicipality36,74837,76939,262
RetalhuleuDepartment284,359360,172371,072
ChampericoMunicipality31,50636,84238,006
El AsintalMunicipality35,42841,20742,601
Nuevo San CarlosMunicipality30,12940,80141,552
RetalhuleuMunicipality80,450105,241108,405
San Andrés Villa SecaMunicipality36,37653,24155,133
San FelipeMunicipality22,12525,27726,191
San Martín Zapotitlán Municipality10,20212,49412,905
San SebastiánMunicipality25,89129,84530,444
Santa Cruz MuluáMunicipality12,25315,22415,835
SacatepéquezDepartment296,890377,219389,911
AlotenangoMunicipality22,95427,08627,787
Antigua GuatemalaMunicipality44,10156,89858,338
Ciudad ViejaMunicipality32,33738,18140,083
JocotenangoMunicipality20,02122,48423,160
Magdalena Milpas AltasMunicipality9,99912,47812,674
PastoresMunicipality13,90418,81719,389
San Antonio Aguas CalientesMunicipality9,70311,88312,438
San Bartolomé Milpas AltasMunicipality7,3808,2568,519
San Lucas SacatepéquezMunicipality22,80827,68128,445
San Miguel DueñasMunicipality10,51014,56215,231
Santa Catarina BarahonaMunicipality3,3074,3044,480
Santa Lucía Milpas AltasMunicipality13,25816,44717,116
Santa María de Jesús Municipality15,95225,85726,472
Santiago SacatepéquezMunicipality26,88135,25036,409
Santo Domingo XenacojMunicipality9,50613,45714,121
SumpangoMunicipality34,26843,57845,249
San MarcosDepartment950,5921,137,7261,172,210
AyutlaMunicipality34,05643,31645,401
CatarinaMunicipality30,90631,15132,082
ComitancilloMunicipality56,45678,15779,810
Concepción TutuapaMunicipality55,35780,16182,817
El QuetzalMunicipality21,82125,07625,611
El RodeoMunicipality15,93918,39619,066
El TumbadorMunicipality39,40549,49951,263
Esquipulas Palo GordoMunicipality10,57613,26313,775
IxchiguánMunicipality25,62323,82824,561
La Blanca (← Ocós)Municipality...32,54833,740
La ReformaMunicipality15,14022,68923,377
MalacatánMunicipality92,034105,476108,056
Nuevo ProgresoMunicipality32,80130,48931,477
OcósMunicipality...12,12012,564
PajapitaMunicipality21,39222,65423,005
Río BlancoMunicipality5,3355,8516,008
San Antonio SacatepéquezMunicipality18,10519,65120,565
San Cristóbal CuchoMunicipality15,66517,41017,798
San José OjetenamMunicipality18,60622,22722,580
San LorenzoMunicipality11,13613,21513,793
San MarcosMunicipality46,06547,72348,609
San Miguel IxtahuacánMunicipality34,03550,87451,937
San PabloMunicipality46,70349,22651,216
San Pedro SacatepéquezMunicipality65,06981,43884,289
San Rafael Pie de la CuestaMunicipality14,73517,63318,115
SibinalMunicipality15,16816,56016,894
SipacapaMunicipality16,77425,51126,695
TacanáMunicipality71,67479,90781,341
TajumulcoMunicipality50,98960,04662,284
TejutlaMunicipality31,13941,63143,481
Santa RosaDepartment329,433429,938441,032
BarberenaMunicipality42,61058,92160,376
CasillasMunicipality22,33625,49325,859
ChiquimulillaMunicipality45,64861,91563,897
CuilapaMunicipality36,92545,49646,489
GuazacapánMunicipality14,48421,30921,906
Nueva Santa RosaMunicipality30,28838,33138,981
OratorioMunicipality22,12725,81526,686
Pueblo Nuevo ViñasMunicipality22,63328,98229,285
San Juan TecuacoMunicipality8,96912,14312,599
San Rafael Las FloresMunicipality11,36213,15413,620
Santa Cruz NaranjoMunicipality12,46916,95117,569
Santa María IxhuatánMunicipality20,15126,21026,560
Santa Rosa de LimaMunicipality16,60520,38221,088
TaxiscoMunicipality22,82634,83636,117
SololáDepartment398,519453,097467,266
Concepción Municipality5,8246,9067,104
NahualáMunicipality61,58387,31991,460
PanajachelMunicipality15,09215,27715,830
San Andrés SemetabajMunicipality11,80914,16114,630
San Antonio PalopóMunicipality12,37115,36215,628
San José ChacayáMunicipality3,7634,9405,128
San Juan La LagunaMunicipality10,05512,54113,113
San Lucas TolimánMunicipality27,14531,03131,559
San Marcos La LagunaMunicipality3,4962,8362,909
San Pablo La LagunaMunicipality6,8617,8357,946
San Pedro La LagunaMunicipality10,59711,12211,593
Santa Catarina IxtahuacanMunicipality47,34558,01760,196
Santa Catarina PalopóMunicipality4,5564,7404,836
Santa Clara La LagunaMunicipality8,8239,89410,193
Santa Cruz La LagunaMunicipality6,1337,6407,812
Santa Lucía UtatlánMunicipality22,17721,43221,680
Santa María VisitaciónMunicipality2,3612,4802,561
Santiago AtitlánMunicipality41,16642,26743,994
SololáMunicipality97,36397,29799,094
SuchitepéquezDepartment481,047590,828605,299
ChicacaoMunicipality48,35367,39967,979
CuyotenangoMunicipality...36,20137,266
La Máquina (← Cuyotenango)Municipality...24,96925,703
MazatenangoMunicipality83,01382,96983,500
PatululMunicipality37,12841,54342,115
Pueblo NuevoMunicipality10,29911,70311,979
Río BravoMunicipality19,43829,67030,762
SamayacMunicipality20,18025,64026,349
San Antonio SuchitepéquezMunicipality45,56062,20464,411
San BernardinoMunicipality15,63516,20416,810
San Francisco ZapotitlánMunicipality18,17723,30624,278
San GabrielMunicipality5,1717,6367,944
San José El IdoloMunicipality8,66411,54711,864
San Juan BautistaMunicipality8,5668,8649,236
San LorenzoMunicipality11,41513,54113,804
San Miguel PanánMunicipality7,99511,81012,255
San Pablo JocopilasMunicipality18,56021,13422,038
Santa BárbaraMunicipality21,74827,21527,555
Santo Domingo SuchitepéquezMunicipality34,56346,81448,166
Santo Tomás La UniónMunicipality11,15712,08712,563
ZunilitoMunicipality6,7708,3728,722
TotonicapánDepartment433,749472,075486,687
MomostenangoMunicipality113,120131,617136,909
San Andrés XeculMunicipality30,27228,36329,356
San BartoloMunicipality14,43212,22612,374
San Cristóbal TotonicapánMunicipality35,32641,16742,354
San Francisco El AltoMunicipality57,92661,54464,224
Santa Lucía La ReformaMunicipality18,86225,02125,461
Santa María ChiquimulaMunicipality43,56257,68558,526
TotonicapánMunicipality120,250114,452117,483
ZacapaDepartment213,313262,138267,718
CabañasMunicipality11,06314,29214,642
EstanzuelaMunicipality10,88110,82410,851
GualánMunicipality39,68548,58449,341
HuitéMunicipality9,37011,74611,931
La UniónMunicipality27,42537,68838,218
Río HondoMunicipality17,62922,23422,999
San DiegoMunicipality5,8107,5057,657
San Jorge (← Zacapa)Municipality...13,04513,366
TeculutánMunicipality16,10219,46820,005
UsumatlánMunicipality10,29912,68813,067
ZacapaMunicipality...64,06465,641
GuatemalaRepublic13,677,81516,346,95016,858,333

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Guatemala (web).

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 (C 2018)
Males7,223,096
Females7,678,190
Age Groups (C 2018)
0-14 years4,972,725
15-64 years9,091,281
65+ years837,280
Age Distribution (C 2018)
0-9 years3,358,651
10-19 years3,296,926
20-29 years2,730,714
30-39 years1,939,673
40-49 years1,380,983
50-59 years986,095
60-69 years671,522
70-79 years357,589
80+ years179,133
Urbanization (C 2018)
Rural6,876,778
Urban8,024,508
Place of Birth (C 2018)
Same municipality12,072,213
Other municipality in Guatamala2,516,422
Other country82,160
Ethnic Group (C 2018)
Maya6,207,503
Garifuna19,529
Xinca264,167
Afro-Guatemalan27,647
Ladino8,346,120
Foreign36,320
Mother Tongue (C 2018)
Spain9,488,838
Q'eqchi'1,127,387
K'iche'1,054,818
Mam590,641
Kaqchikel411,089
Other language894,124
Literacy (A7+) (C 2018)
yes10,215,017
no2,313,920