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Guatemala:
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Other pages in this profile of Guatemala:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 13,002,206 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 119.9 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 40.1% (male 2,653,915/female 2,565,841) 15-64 years: 56.2% (male 3,539,874/female 3,762,471) 65 years and over: 3.7% (male 222,303/female 257,802) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 19.2 years male: 18.6 years female: 19.7 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.11% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 28.55 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.19 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -2.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 28.79 deaths/1,000 live births male: 31.21 deaths/1,000 live births female: 26.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 69.99 years male: 68.22 years female: 71.86 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.59 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.1% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 78,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 5,800 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Guatemalan(s) adjective: Guatemalan |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) and European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1% (2001 census) |
Religions |
Definition Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs |
Languages |
Definition Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca) |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 69.1% male: 75.4% female: 63.3% (2002 census) |
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