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Guatemala: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 17,357,886 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 1.44 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 59.508 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 52.666 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 19.6 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 69.237 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 14.45 billion kWh (2021) #96
Consumption 12.82 billion kWh (2021) #91
Exports 1.16 billion kWh (2021) #64
Imports 1.09 billion kWh (2021) #70
Renewable Electricity Generation 9.56 billion kWh (2021) #68

Oil

Ranking
Production 10.32 thousand bbl/day (2021) #92
Consumption 102.29 thousand bbl/day (2021) #79
Exports (Refined) [3] 8.711 thousand bbl/day (2013) #66
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.086 billion bbl (2021) #73

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 291 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 20,467,520 (2018 est.)
Highways 17,621 km (2016)
Internet Users 5,241,952 (2018 est.)
Railways 800 km (2018)
Telephones 2,436,093 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationCentral America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
Total Area108,889 sq. km
Land Area107,159 sq. km
Water Area1,730 sq. km
Coastline400 km
Climatetropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
Terraintwo east-west trending mountain chains divide the country into three regions: the mountainous highlands, the Pacific coast south of mountains, and the vast northern Peten lowlands
Lowest PointPacific Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Volcan Tajumulco 4,220 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020