Guatemala Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Guatemala, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Guatemala was 16.7 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 24 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 175th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Guatemala ranks 137th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Guatemala is expected to increase to 45.9 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Guatemala

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Guatemala
	Male	Female
80+	0.31%	0.41%
75-79	0.4%	0.49%
70-74	0.62%	0.74%
65-69	0.85%	1.03%
60-64	1.02%	1.28%
55-59	1.28%	1.54%
50-54	1.62%	1.85%
45-49	2.15%	2.32%
40-44	2.8%	2.9%
35-39	3.45%	3.47%
30-34	4.13%	4.11%
25-29	4.68%	4.64%
20-24	5.08%	4.99%
15-19	5.2%	5.08%
10-14	5.37%	5.23%
5-9	5.52%	5.36%
0-4	5.13%	4.96%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Guatemala has average demographic potential with 69.5% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 52/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Guatemala

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UN forecast

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Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Working age share
	Guatemala	World
2100	59.2%	59.6%
2099	59.3%	59.6%
2098	59.5%	59.7%
2097	59.6%	59.7%
2096	59.8%	59.7%
2095	59.9%	59.7%
2094	60%	59.7%
2093	60.1%	59.8%
2092	60.2%	59.8%
2091	60.4%	59.8%
2090	60.5%	59.8%
2089	60.6%	59.8%
2088	60.7%	59.8%
2087	60.8%	59.8%
2086	60.9%	59.8%
2085	61%	59.9%
2084	61.2%	59.9%
2083	61.4%	60%
2082	61.6%	60.1%
2081	61.9%	60.3%
2080	62.1%	60.4%
2079	62.3%	60.6%
2078	62.6%	60.7%
2077	62.8%	60.9%
2076	63%	61%
2075	63.3%	61.1%
2074	63.5%	61.3%
2073	63.7%	61.4%
2072	63.9%	61.5%
2071	64.2%	61.6%
2070	64.4%	61.7%
2069	64.7%	61.8%
2068	65%	61.9%
2067	65.3%	62%
2066	65.6%	62%
2065	65.9%	62.1%
2064	66.2%	62.1%
2063	66.5%	62.1%
2062	66.7%	62.2%
2061	67%	62.2%
2060	67.3%	62.3%
2059	67.5%	62.3%
2058	67.7%	62.4%
2057	68%	62.4%
2056	68.1%	62.5%
2055	68.3%	62.7%
2054	68.5%	62.8%
2053	68.6%	62.9%
2052	68.7%	63.1%
2051	68.8%	63.2%
2050	68.8%	63.4%
2049	68.8%	63.5%
2048	68.8%	63.6%
2047	68.8%	63.8%
2046	68.8%	63.9%
2045	68.8%	64%
2044	68.8%	64.1%
2043	68.7%	64.2%
2042	68.6%	64.3%
2041	68.5%	64.4%
2040	68.4%	64.5%
2039	68.3%	64.7%
2038	68.2%	64.8%
2037	68.1%	64.9%
2036	67.9%	65.1%
2035	67.7%	65.2%
2034	67.5%	65.3%
2033	67.2%	65.4%
2032	66.8%	65.4%
2031	66.4%	65.4%
2030	66%	65.4%
2029	65.5%	65.4%
2028	65.1%	65.4%
2027	64.7%	65.4%
2026	64.2%	65.2%
2025	63.8%	65.1%
2024	63.6%	65.1%
2023	63.1%	65%
2022	62.7%	64.9%
2021	62.2%	64.9%
2020	61.7%	64.8%
2019	61.2%	64.9%
2018	60.8%	64.9%
2017	60.3%	65%
2016	59.9%	65.1%
2015	59.4%	65.1%
2014	59%	65.2%
2013	58.5%	65.2%
2012	57.9%	65.2%
2011	57.4%	65.2%
2010	56.8%	65.1%
2009	56.3%	65%
2008	55.7%	64.9%
2007	55.2%	64.7%
2006	54.6%	64.5%
2005	54.2%	64.3%
2004	53.7%	64%
2003	53.3%	63.7%
2002	52.9%	63.4%
2001	52.6%	63.1%
2000	52.4%	62.8%
1999	52.2%	62.5%
1998	52%	62.2%
1997	51.8%	61.9%
1996	51.7%	61.7%
1995	51.5%	61.5%
1994	51.5%	61.3%
1993	51.4%	61.2%
1992	51.3%	61.1%
1991	51.3%	61%
1990	51.2%	60.9%
1989	51.2%	60.8%
1988	51.2%	60.7%
1987	51.3%	60.5%
1986	51.3%	60.4%
1985	51.3%	60.1%
1984	51.3%	59.9%
1983	51.4%	59.6%
1982	51.5%	59.3%
1981	51.7%	59%
1980	51.8%	58.7%
1979	51.8%	58.4%
1978	51.8%	58%
1977	51.8%	57.7%
1976	51.8%	57.5%
1975	51.7%	57.4%
1974	51.7%	57.3%
1973	51.7%	57.3%
1972	51.7%	57.2%
1971	51.7%	57.1%
1970	51.7%	57%
1969	51.6%	56.9%
1968	51.5%	56.9%
1967	51.4%	56.9%
1966	51.3%	56.8%
1965	51.2%	56.9%
1964	51.1%	57%
1963	51%	57.2%
1962	51%	57.4%
1961	51%	57.5%
1960	51.1%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Guatemala changed from 53.7% to 63.6% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Guatemala decreased from 86.3% to 57.3% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Guatemala	World
2100	14.9%	16.5%
2099	14.9%	16.6%
2098	15%	16.6%
2097	15%	16.7%
2096	15.1%	16.8%
2095	15.1%	16.8%
2094	15.2%	16.9%
2093	15.3%	17%
2092	15.3%	17%
2091	15.4%	17.1%
2090	15.5%	17.2%
2089	15.5%	17.2%
2088	15.6%	17.3%
2087	15.7%	17.4%
2086	15.8%	17.4%
2085	15.9%	17.5%
2084	15.9%	17.5%
2083	16%	17.6%
2082	16.1%	17.7%
2081	16.2%	17.7%
2080	16.3%	17.8%
2079	16.5%	17.8%
2078	16.6%	17.9%
2077	16.7%	17.9%
2076	16.8%	18%
2075	16.9%	18%
2074	17%	18.1%
2073	17.2%	18.2%
2072	17.3%	18.2%
2071	17.4%	18.3%
2070	17.6%	18.3%
2069	17.7%	18.4%
2068	17.9%	18.5%
2067	18%	18.6%
2066	18.2%	18.6%
2065	18.3%	18.7%
2064	18.5%	18.8%
2063	18.7%	18.9%
2062	18.9%	19.1%
2061	19%	19.2%
2060	19.2%	19.3%
2059	19.4%	19.4%
2058	19.7%	19.5%
2057	19.9%	19.6%
2056	20.1%	19.8%
2055	20.4%	19.9%
2054	20.6%	20%
2053	20.9%	20.1%
2052	21.2%	20.2%
2051	21.5%	20.3%
2050	21.8%	20.4%
2049	22.1%	20.5%
2048	22.4%	20.6%
2047	22.7%	20.7%
2046	23%	20.8%
2045	23.3%	20.9%
2044	23.6%	20.9%
2043	23.9%	21%
2042	24.2%	21.1%
2041	24.5%	21.2%
2040	24.8%	21.2%
2039	25%	21.3%
2038	25.3%	21.4%
2037	25.6%	21.5%
2036	25.9%	21.6%
2035	26.2%	21.8%
2034	26.6%	22%
2033	27%	22.2%
2032	27.5%	22.4%
2031	28%	22.7%
2030	28.6%	23%
2029	29.1%	23.3%
2028	29.7%	23.6%
2027	30.2%	23.9%
2026	30.8%	24.2%
2025	31.3%	24.6%
2024	31.6%	24.7%
2023	32.1%	25%
2022	32.7%	25.3%
2021	33.3%	25.6%
2020	33.8%	25.8%
2019	34.4%	26%
2018	34.9%	26.2%
2017	35.4%	26.4%
2016	35.9%	26.5%
2015	36.4%	26.6%
2014	36.9%	26.8%
2013	37.5%	26.9%
2012	38.1%	27%
2011	38.7%	27.1%
2010	39.3%	27.3%
2009	39.9%	27.5%
2008	40.5%	27.6%
2007	41%	27.9%
2006	41.6%	28.1%
2005	42.1%	28.5%
2004	42.5%	28.8%
2003	43%	29.2%
2002	43.3%	29.6%
2001	43.6%	30%
2000	43.8%	30.4%
1999	44.1%	30.8%
1998	44.3%	31.1%
1997	44.5%	31.5%
1996	44.7%	31.8%
1995	44.8%	32.1%
1994	44.9%	32.3%
1993	45.1%	32.5%
1992	45.2%	32.7%
1991	45.3%	32.9%
1990	45.4%	33%
1989	45.5%	33.2%
1988	45.6%	33.4%
1987	45.6%	33.6%
1986	45.7%	33.8%
1985	45.7%	34%
1984	45.7%	34.3%
1983	45.7%	34.6%
1982	45.6%	34.9%
1981	45.6%	35.2%
1980	45.5%	35.5%
1979	45.5%	35.9%
1978	45.6%	36.3%
1977	45.6%	36.7%
1976	45.7%	36.9%
1975	45.8%	37.1%
1974	45.9%	37.2%
1973	46%	37.3%
1972	46%	37.5%
1971	46%	37.6%
1970	46.1%	37.7%
1969	46.2%	37.8%
1968	46.2%	37.9%
1967	46.4%	38%
1966	46.5%	38%
1965	46.6%	38%
1964	46.6%	38%
1963	46.7%	37.8%
1962	46.8%	37.6%
1961	46.7%	37.5%
1960	46.7%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Guatemala decreased from 42.5% to 31.6% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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UN forecast

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Guatemala	World
2100	25.9%	23.9%
2099	25.7%	23.8%
2098	25.6%	23.7%
2097	25.4%	23.6%
2096	25.2%	23.5%
2095	25%	23.4%
2094	24.8%	23.4%
2093	24.6%	23.3%
2092	24.4%	23.2%
2091	24.2%	23.1%
2090	24.1%	23.1%
2089	23.9%	23%
2088	23.7%	22.9%
2087	23.5%	22.8%
2086	23.3%	22.7%
2085	23.1%	22.6%
2084	22.9%	22.5%
2083	22.6%	22.4%
2082	22.2%	22.2%
2081	21.9%	22%
2080	21.6%	21.8%
2079	21.2%	21.6%
2078	20.9%	21.4%
2077	20.5%	21.2%
2076	20.2%	21%
2075	19.8%	20.8%
2074	19.5%	20.6%
2073	19.1%	20.4%
2072	18.8%	20.3%
2071	18.4%	20.1%
2070	18%	19.9%
2069	17.6%	19.8%
2068	17.1%	19.6%
2067	16.7%	19.5%
2066	16.2%	19.3%
2065	15.8%	19.2%
2064	15.3%	19.1%
2063	14.9%	18.9%
2062	14.4%	18.8%
2061	14%	18.6%
2060	13.5%	18.5%
2059	13%	18.3%
2058	12.6%	18.1%
2057	12.2%	17.9%
2056	11.7%	17.7%
2055	11.3%	17.5%
2054	10.9%	17.2%
2053	10.5%	17%
2052	10.1%	16.7%
2051	9.79%	16.4%
2050	9.46%	16.2%
2049	9.13%	16%
2048	8.8%	15.8%
2047	8.5%	15.5%
2046	8.21%	15.3%
2045	7.93%	15.1%
2044	7.68%	14.9%
2043	7.44%	14.8%
2042	7.22%	14.6%
2041	7.02%	14.4%
2040	6.83%	14.2%
2039	6.66%	14%
2038	6.5%	13.8%
2037	6.35%	13.5%
2036	6.21%	13.3%
2035	6.08%	13%
2034	5.95%	12.7%
2033	5.83%	12.4%
2032	5.71%	12.2%
2031	5.59%	11.9%
2030	5.47%	11.6%
2029	5.36%	11.3%
2028	5.24%	11%
2027	5.13%	10.7%
2026	5.02%	10.5%
2025	4.91%	10.3%
2024	4.85%	10.2%
2023	4.73%	9.98%
2022	4.63%	9.74%
2021	4.58%	9.53%
2020	4.55%	9.33%
2019	4.47%	9.1%
2018	4.37%	8.88%
2017	4.29%	8.65%
2016	4.22%	8.45%
2015	4.15%	8.26%
2014	4.09%	8.08%
2013	4.03%	7.92%
2012	3.98%	7.78%
2011	3.93%	7.66%
2010	3.9%	7.58%
2009	3.87%	7.52%
2008	3.84%	7.47%
2007	3.81%	7.41%
2006	3.79%	7.34%
2005	3.78%	7.26%
2004	3.77%	7.18%
2003	3.77%	7.1%
2002	3.76%	7.01%
2001	3.75%	6.92%
2000	3.74%	6.84%
1999	3.72%	6.76%
1998	3.7%	6.68%
1997	3.67%	6.61%
1996	3.65%	6.53%
1995	3.63%	6.45%
1994	3.61%	6.37%
1993	3.57%	6.29%
1992	3.5%	6.21%
1991	3.42%	6.14%
1990	3.34%	6.07%
1989	3.26%	6.01%
1988	3.18%	5.95%
1987	3.1%	5.91%
1986	3.02%	5.86%
1985	2.97%	5.82%
1984	2.92%	5.8%
1983	2.87%	5.79%
1982	2.8%	5.8%
1981	2.75%	5.81%
1980	2.72%	5.81%
1979	2.67%	5.77%
1978	2.61%	5.71%
1977	2.55%	5.65%
1976	2.49%	5.59%
1975	2.44%	5.53%
1974	2.38%	5.47%
1973	2.34%	5.42%
1972	2.31%	5.37%
1971	2.28%	5.32%
1970	2.27%	5.28%
1969	2.27%	5.24%
1968	2.27%	5.2%
1967	2.27%	5.16%
1966	2.27%	5.12%
1965	2.26%	5.08%
1964	2.25%	5.04%
1963	2.24%	5.02%
1962	2.23%	5.01%
1961	2.22%	4.99%
1960	2.2%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Guatemala increased from 3.77% to 4.85% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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