Santiago Chimaltenango

Municipality in Guatemala

Contents: Population

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 2008-06-30	Population Estimate 2018-06-30	Population Projection 2023-06-30
Santiago Chimaltenango	Municipality	6,769	13,304	14,958
Santiago Chimaltenango 14,958 Population [2023] – Projection 37.37 km² Area 400.2/km² Population Density [2023] 2.4% Annual Population Change [2018 → 2023]
Guatemala	Republic	13,677,815	16,346,950	17,602,431

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	Persons
Males	7,435
Females	7,523

Gender (P 2023)
Males	7,435
Females	7,523

Age Groups	Persons
0-14 years	4,843
15-64 years	9,387
65+ years	728

Age Groups (P 2023)
0-14 years	4,843
15-64 years	9,387
65+ years	728

Age Distribution	Males	Females
70+ years	261	242
60-69 years	222	282
50-59 years	351	449
40-49 years	591	770
30-39 years	1127	1201
20-29 years	1568	1575
10-19 years	1644	1479
0-9 years	1671	1525

Age Distribution (P 2023)
70+ years	503
60-69 years	504
50-59 years	800
40-49 years	1,361
30-39 years	2,328
20-29 years	3,143
10-19 years	3,123
0-9 years	3,196

Urbanization	Persons
Rural	4,666
Urban	5,841

Urbanization (C 2018)
Rural	4,666
Urban	5,841

Place of Birth	Persons
Same municipality	10,090
Other municipality in Guatamala	285
Other country	3

Place of Birth (C 2018)
Same municipality	10,090
Other municipality in Guatamala	285
Other country	3

Ethnic Group	Persons
Maya	10,464
Garifuna	5
Afro-Guatemalan	1
Ladino	35
Foreign	2

Ethnic Group (C 2018)
Maya	10,464
Garifuna	5
Afro-Guatemalan	1
Ladino	35
Foreign	2

Mother Tongue	Persons
Spain	66
K'iche'	3
Mam	9,404
Kaqchikel	1
Other language	63

Mother Tongue (C 2018)
Spain	66
K'iche'	3
Mam	9,404
Kaqchikel	1
Other language	63

Literacy (A7+)	Persons
yes	6,270
no	2,543

Literacy (A7+) (C 2018)
yes	6,270
no	2,543

Located in:

Huehuetenango department