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Alta Verapaz

Department in Guatemala

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NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
2008-06-30
Population
Estimate
2018-06-30
Population
Projection
2023-06-30
Alta Verapaz (San Agustín Lanquín)Department1,014,4191,274,8911,407,025
ChahalMunicipality22,83527,57430,822
ChisecMunicipality59,927101,330109,476
CobánMunicipality200,084214,811237,572
Fray Bartolomé de las CasasMunicipality57,37672,26381,500
LanquínMunicipality21,73025,36227,367
PanzósMunicipality54,55277,10083,530
RaxruháMunicipality29,89237,78941,526
San Cristóbal VerapazMunicipality54,70476,59983,119
San Juan ChamelcoMunicipality51,14357,75264,144
San Pedro CarcháMunicipality195,119236,555267,167
Santa Catalina la Tinta (La Tinta)Municipality34,54342,92247,536
Santa Cruz VerapazMunicipality29,78933,18137,666
Santa María Cahabón (Cahabón)Municipality54,02466,59772,669
SenahúMunicipality63,10094,362101,395
TacticMunicipality31,43639,76143,292
TamahúMunicipality17,34722,65325,578
TucurúMunicipality36,81848,28052,666
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)
Males704,177
Females702,848
Age Groups (P 2023)
0-14 years500,500
15-64 years850,498
65+ years56,027
Age Distribution (P 2023)
70+ years36,858
60-69 years43,230
50-59 years74,489
40-49 years129,309
30-39 years190,376
20-29 years282,767
10-19 years316,782
0-9 years333,214
Urbanization (C 2018)
Rural835,330
Urban379,708
Place of Birth (C 2018)
Same municipality1,074,486
Other municipality in Guatamala126,403
Other country1,789
Ethnic Group (C 2018)
Maya1,129,369
Garifuna1,136
Xinca147
Afro-Guatemalan1,288
Ladino82,505
Foreign593
Mother Tongue (C 2018)
Spain161,220
Q'eqchi'809,613
K'iche'1,858
Mam1,798
Kaqchikel1,534
Other language106,762
Literacy (A7+) (C 2018)
yes669,746
no314,489