Guatemala People:
Population:
14,655,189 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 42.4% (male:3,185,037; female:3,033,947)
15-64 years: 54.2% (male:4,019,052; female:3,928,984)
65 years and over: 3.3% (male:226,745; female:261,424) (2005)
Median age:
total: 18.47 years
male: 18.25 years
female: 18.71 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.57% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
34.11 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
6.81 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.63 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 35.93 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 36.74 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 35.09 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 65.14 years (2005 est.)
male: 64.27 years
female: 66.04 years
Total fertility rate:
4.53 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
1.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
78,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
5,800 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Guatemalan(s)
adjective: Guatemalan
Ethnic groups:
Mestizo and European 59.4% mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino, 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)
Religions:
Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
Languages:
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca 40%
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.6%
male: 78%
female: 63.3% (2003)
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