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Suchitepéquez

Department in Guatemala

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NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
2008-06-30
Population
Estimate
2018-06-30
Population
Projection
2023-06-30
SuchitepéquezDepartment481,047590,828626,419
ChicacaoMunicipality48,35367,39968,958
CuyotenangoMunicipality...36,20138,791
La Máquina (← Cuyotenango)Municipality...24,96926,756
MazatenangoMunicipality83,01382,96984,569
PatululMunicipality37,12841,54342,934
Pueblo NuevoMunicipality10,29911,70312,363
Río BravoMunicipality19,43829,67032,368
SamayacMunicipality20,18025,64027,252
San Antonio SuchitepéquezMunicipality45,56062,20467,641
San BernardinoMunicipality15,63516,20417,702
San Francisco ZapotitlánMunicipality18,17723,30625,726
San GabrielMunicipality5,1717,6368,331
San José El IdoloMunicipality8,66411,54712,314
San Juan BautistaMunicipality8,5668,8649,705
San LorenzoMunicipality11,41513,54114,163
San Miguel PanánMunicipality7,99511,81012,910
San Pablo JocopilasMunicipality18,56021,13423,388
Santa BárbaraMunicipality21,74827,21527,978
Santo Domingo SuchitepéquezMunicipality34,56346,81450,099
Santo Tomás La UniónMunicipality11,15712,08713,269
ZunilitoMunicipality6,7708,3729,202
GuatemalaRepublic13,677,81516,346,95017,602,431

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Guatemala.

Explanation: In contrast to the population estimates and projections in the table above, the census figures used by the following information about population structure are not adjusted for underenumeration. The area figures of municipalities are computed by using geospatial data.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (P 2023)
Males310,392
Females316,027
Age Groups (P 2023)
0-14 years198,005
15-64 years391,415
65+ years36,999
Age Distribution (P 2023)
70+ years25,422
60-69 years26,292
50-59 years39,046
40-49 years59,664
30-39 years85,296
20-29 years119,091
10-19 years140,756
0-9 years130,852
Urbanization (C 2018)
Rural288,506
Urban266,189
Place of Birth (C 2018)
Same municipality441,945
Other municipality in Guatamala104,773
Other country1,641
Ethnic Group (C 2018)
Maya211,103
Garifuna639
Xinca210
Afro-Guatemalan3,531
Ladino338,471
Foreign741
Mother Tongue (C 2018)
Spain460,687
Q'eqchi'143
K'iche'19,826
Mam2,444
Kaqchikel4,685
Other language15,820
Literacy (A7+) (C 2018)
yes377,468
no86,096