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Guatemala Population and Religion Percentage
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It’s the most populous country in Central America and has the 11th-largest national population in the Americas. As per the UN World Population Prospects report, the population of Guatemala in 2023 is 18,092,026 (1.80 Crores)
The total Land Area of Guatemala is 107,159 sq. km (41,374 sq. mi) and the Population Density of Guatemala is 167 per Km2 (433 people per mi2).
Religion in Guatemala
Christianity is the majority religion in Guatemala and 87% of the population adheres to Christianity. Catholics accounted for 45% of the Guatemalan population. About 42% of Guatemalans are Protestant. About 2% of people follow other religions and 11% don’t follow or are unaffiliated with any religion.
Religion percentage in Guatemala
| Religion/ Affiliations | Percentage |
| Roman Catholic | 45% |
| Protestant | 42% |
| Unaffiliated | 11% |
| Other | 2% |
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Ethnic Groups in Guatemala
Guatemala’s population is divided into two main ethnic groups—Ladinos and Maya, who make up the vast majority of Indigenous people. The Ladinos (mestizos) comprise those of mixed Hispanic-Maya origin and makeup between one-half and three-fifths of the total population, whereas the Maya account for some two-fifths of the country’s population.
There are much smaller numbers of Spanish-speaking Xinca in southern Guatemala and Garífuna (people of mixed African and Caribbean descent; formerly called Black Caribs) in the northeastern port towns of Livingston and Puerto Barrios.
Top Cities in Guatemala by Population
| # | City | Population |
| 1 | Guatemala City | 9,23,392 |
| 2 | Mixco | 4,63,019 |
| 3 | Villa Nueva | 4,26,316 |
| 4 | Cobán | 2,12,047 |
| 5 | Quetzaltenango | 1,80,706 |
| 6 | Jalapa | 1,59,840 |
| 7 | Escuintla | 1,56,313 |
| 8 | San Juan Sacatepéquez | 1,55,965 |
| 9 | Jutiapa | 1,45,880 |
| 10 | Petapa | 1,29,124 |