Population ages 15-64 in Guatemala
Guatemala: Population ages 15-64 was 64.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Guatemala, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Guatemala stood at 64.0%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Guatemala peaked at 64.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 1962.
That places Guatemala 119th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.1% | — |
| 1961 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 51.6% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 51.7% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 51.7% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 51.8% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 51.8% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 51.7% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 51.5% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 51.4% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 51.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 52.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 52.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 52.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 57.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 57.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 63.6% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.2% | 51.0% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 51.2% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 51.2% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 52.4% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 56.8% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 61.7% | 64.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.73 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 82,077 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,285 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 279,477 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.62 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 225,289 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.56 % change on previous year (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Guatemala?
- Population ages 15-64 in Guatemala was 64.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 1962.
- How does Guatemala rank for population ages 15-64?
- Guatemala ranks 119th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.