Average age, total in Guatemala

Guatemala: Average age, total was 28.71 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
28.71
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
81st
of 113 countries
All-time high
28.71
in 2019
All-time low
21.85
in 2002
Years of data
14
2000–2019

Average age, total in Guatemala, 2000–2019

01020302000200920192000: 22.82002: 21.92003: 22.12004: 23.52006: 23.92010: 25.32011: 24.62013: 25.32014: 26.22015: 26.22016: 26.92017: 27.12018: 27.12019: 28.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age, total in Guatemala stood at 28.71. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, total in Guatemala peaked at 28.71 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.85, in 2002.

Guatemala ranks 81st of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Average age, total in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Average age, total in Guatemala, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 22.75
2002 21.85 -4.0%
2003 22.08 +1.0%
2004 23.46 +6.3%
2006 23.93 +2.0%
2010 25.27 +5.6%
2011 24.63 -2.5%
2013 25.29 +2.6%
2014 26.25 +3.8%
2015 26.18 -0.2%
2016 26.94 +2.9%
2017 27.1 +0.6%
2018 27.08 -0.1%
2019 28.71 +6.0%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 28.71 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.47, 83% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 28.71 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.57, 88% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.82 21.85 23.93 5
2010s 26.38 24.63 28.71 9

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 78 Paraguay 29.7 compare
  2. 79 Honduras 29.26 compare
  3. 80 Jamaica 28.91
  4. 82 Laos 28.59 compare
  5. 83 Philippines 28.45 compare
  6. 84 Cambodia 28.01 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, total in Guatemala?
Average age, total in Guatemala was 28.71 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, total recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 28.71 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age, total recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 21.85 in 2002.
How does Guatemala rank for average age, total?
Guatemala ranks 81st out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age, total rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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