Estimates based on 2026 annual rates
1,041
255
21
As of today, Guatemala has approximately 18,967,978 people. Estimated births today: 1,041; deaths: 255.
Watch Guatemala's population change in real time. These counters estimate births, deaths, and migration activity every second based on annual demographic rates.
These real-time estimates model demographic activity based on annual rates from 2026.
| # | City | Region | Population | Area (km²) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala City)★ Capital | Guatemala | 2.86M | 462 | 6,193 |
| 2 | Quetzaltenango | Quezaltenango | 294.1K | 86 | 3,411 |
| 3 | Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 233.3K | 25 | 9,331 |
| 4 | Chimaltenango | Chimaltenango | 179.9K | 27 | 6,763 |
| 5 | Flores | Petén | 149.5K | 26 | 5,751 |
| 6 | San Pedro Sacatepéquez [San Marcos] | San Marcos | 118.9K | 37 | 3,179 |
| 7 | San Pedro Sacatepéquez | Guatemala | 118.7K | 28 | 4,238 |
| 8 | Totonicapán | Totonicapán | 117.4K | 40 | 2,919 |
| 9 | Escuintla | Escuintla | 115.8K | 24 | 4,864 |
| 10 | Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa | Escuintla | 114.6K | 15 | 7,640 |
| 11 | Mazatenango | Suchitepéquez | 113.2K | 19 | 5,837 |
| 12 | Coatepeque | Quezaltenango | 108.7K | 23 | 4,644 |
| 13 | Antigua Guatemala | Sacatepéquez | 108.4K | 25 | 4,336 |
| 14 | San Pedro Carchá | Alta Verapaz | 107.9K | 12 | 8,990 |
| 15 | Jalapa | Jalapa | 89.6K | 15 | 5,970 |
| 16 | Santa Cruz Barillas | Huehuetenango | 85.8K | 9 | 9,536 |
| 17 | Santa Cruz del Quiché | Quiché | 83.4K | 14 | 5,959 |
| 18 | Sololá - Tz'olöj Ya' | Sololá | 76.9K | 21 | 3,734 |
| 19 | Chiantla | Huehuetenango | 75.6K | 16 | 4,725 |
| 20 | Puerto Barrios | Izabal | 68.3K | 18 | 3,793 |
| 21 | Retalhuleu | Retalhuleu | 66.7K | 12 | 5,380 |
| 22 | Poptún | Petén | 65.5K | 15 | 4,488 |
| 23 | Grufes Sector de Mujere | Guatemala | 65.1K | 9 | 7,239 |
| 24 | Chiquimula | Chiquimula | 65.0K | 11 | 5,806 |
| 25 | Malacatán | San Marcos | 64.6K | 10 | 6,724 |
| 26 | Momostenango | Totonicapán | 63.9K | 16 | 3,896 |
| 27 | Morales | Izabal | 59.3K | 12 | 4,943 |
| 28 | San Pedro Soloma | Huehuetenango | 58.1K | 13 | 4,473 |
| 29 | Jutiapa | Jutiapa | 58.0K | 13 | 4,459 |
| 30 | El Estor | Izabal | 55.6K | 8 | 6,777 |
A city here follows the UN's Degree of Urbanisation method: a contiguous area averaging at least 1,500 people per km² and totalling at least 50,000. It is measured from population grids rather than municipal boundaries, so one can cover far more ground than the place it is named after, and two neighbouring centres can appear as separate cities. It can also reach across a national border, so in a few small territories the city holds more people than the territory itself.