Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Guatemala

Guatemala: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 181,239 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
181,239 people
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
65th
of 236 countries
All-time high
201,686 people
in 2017
All-time low
61,642 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Guatemala, 1950–2023

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Guatemala is 181,239 people, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Guatemala peaked at 201,686 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61,642 people, in 1950.

Guatemala ranks 65th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Guatemala, 1950 to 2023.
Year people Change
1950 61,642 people
1951 63,288 people +2.7%
1952 65,111 people +2.9%
1953 67,270 people +3.3%
1954 69,290 people +3.0%
1955 71,147 people +2.7%
1956 72,924 people +2.5%
1957 74,680 people +2.4%
1958 76,472 people +2.4%
1959 78,065 people +2.1%
1960 79,502 people +1.8%
1961 81,120 people +2.0%
1962 82,925 people +2.2%
1963 84,737 people +2.2%
1964 86,611 people +2.2%
1965 88,704 people +2.4%
1966 90,892 people +2.5%
1967 93,303 people +2.7%
1968 95,757 people +2.6%
1969 98,085 people +2.4%
1970 100,553 people +2.5%
1971 103,032 people +2.5%
1972 105,507 people +2.4%
1973 108,059 people +2.4%
1974 110,576 people +2.3%
1975 113,373 people +2.5%
1976 116,037 people +2.3%
1977 118,528 people +2.1%
1978 121,621 people +2.6%
1979 124,883 people +2.7%
1980 128,209 people +2.7%
1981 131,919 people +2.9%
1982 135,195 people +2.5%
1983 137,978 people +2.1%
1984 141,217 people +2.3%
1985 143,692 people +1.8%
1986 145,276 people +1.1%
1987 147,878 people +1.8%
1988 151,828 people +2.7%
1989 156,614 people +3.2%
1990 160,840 people +2.7%
1991 163,949 people +1.9%
1992 166,635 people +1.6%
1993 169,541 people +1.7%
1994 173,120 people +2.1%
1995 176,969 people +2.2%
1996 180,254 people +1.9%
1997 182,688 people +1.4%
1998 184,696 people +1.1%
1999 186,680 people +1.1%
2000 188,323 people +0.9%
2001 189,913 people +0.8%
2002 191,758 people +1.0%
2003 192,466 people +0.4%
2004 192,367 people -0.1%
2005 192,496 people +0.1%
2006 191,889 people -0.3%
2007 191,040 people -0.4%
2008 191,022 people -0.0%
2009 190,780 people -0.1%
2010 190,797 people +0.0%
2011 191,942 people +0.6%
2012 193,632 people +0.9%
2013 195,638 people +1.0%
2014 196,786 people +0.6%
2015 197,822 people +0.5%
2016 199,762 people +1.0%
2017 201,686 people +1.0%
2018 201,278 people -0.2%
2019 198,163 people -1.5%
2020 192,988 people -2.6%
2021 186,791 people -3.2%
2022 182,643 people -2.2%
2023 181,239 people -0.8%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 181,239 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,663 people, 4.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 181,239 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,700 people, 14.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 69,989 people 61,642 people 78,065 people 10
1960s 88,164 people 79,502 people 98,085 people 10
1970s 112,217 people 100,553 people 124,883 people 10
1980s 141,981 people 128,209 people 156,614 people 10
1990s 174,537 people 160,840 people 186,680 people 10
2000s 191,205 people 188,323 people 192,496 people 10
2010s 196,751 people 190,797 people 201,686 people 10
2020s 185,915 people 181,239 people 192,988 people 4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 62 Italy 198,275 people compare
  2. 63 Rwanda 188,267 people compare
  3. 64 Canada 181,300 people compare
  4. 66 Cambodia 176,289 people compare
  5. 67 North Korea 166,313 people compare
  6. 68 Spain 166,250 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Guatemala?
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Guatemala was 181,239 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 201,686 people in 2017.
What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 61,642 people in 1950.
How does Guatemala rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
Guatemala ranks 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.