Short facts about people of Guatemala

Population:

12,974,361 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  42.11% (male 2,789,189; female 2,674,747) 15-64 years:  54.25% (male 3,518,209; female 3,519,851) 65 years and over:  3.64% (male 220,640; female 251,725) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.6% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

34.61 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

6.79 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-1.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  0.88 male(s)/female total population:  1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

45.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  66.51 years male:  63.85 years female:  69.31 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

4.58 children born/woman (2001 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.)

Source: World Factbook