Guatemala: cities by population
Guatemala has a population of 18,967,978 (UN estimate, 2026), with Guatemala City as its capital. The 50 largest of its 325 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+62%
since 2000 (11,697,592)
+30%
projected by 2050 (24,670,857)
177
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Guatemala
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 994,938 |
| 2 | Villa Nueva | Guatemala | 618,397 |
| 3 | Mixco | Guatemala | 465,773 |
| 4 | Cobán | Alta Verapaz | 212,047 |
| 5 | Quetzaltenango | Quetzaltenango | 180,706 |
| 6 | Jalapa | Jalapa | 159,840 |
| 7 | Escuintla | Escuintla | 156,313 |
| 8 | Villa Canales | Guatemala | 155,423 |
| 9 | Jutiapa | Jutiapa | 145,880 |
| 10 | Chichicastenango | Quiché | 141,567 |
| 11 | San Juan Sacatepéquez | Guatemala | 136,886 |
| 12 | Petapa | Guatemala | 135,447 |
| 13 | Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa | Escuintla | 112,780 |
| 14 | Chiquimula | Chiquimula | 111,505 |
| 15 | Coatepeque | Quetzaltenango | 105,415 |
| 16 | Chinautla | Guatemala | 104,972 |
| 17 | Totonicapán | Totonicapán | 103,952 |
| 18 | Puerto Barrios | Izabal Department | 100,593 |
| 19 | Chimaltenango | Chimaltenango | 96,985 |
| 20 | Malacatán | San Marcos | 92,816 |
| 21 | Retalhuleu | Retalhuleu | 90,505 |
| 22 | Santa Catarina Pinula | Guatemala | 80,582 |
| 23 | San José Pinula | Guatemala | 79,844 |
| 24 | Huehuetenango | Huehuetenango | 79,426 |
| 25 | Santa Cruz del Quiché | Quiché | 78,279 |
| 26 | Mazatenango | Suchitepeque | 77,431 |
| 27 | Panzos | Alta Verapaz | 71,846 |
| 28 | Amatitlán | Guatemala | 71,836 |
| 29 | Palín | Escuintla | 65,873 |
| 30 | Salamá | Baja Verapaz | 65,275 |
| 31 | Chicacao | Suchitepeque | 60,735 |
| 32 | Zacapa | Zacapa | 60,424 |
| 33 | Comitancillo | San Marcos | 59,489 |
| 34 | Fraijanes | Guatemala | 58,922 |
| 35 | San Pedro Ayampuc | Guatemala | 58,609 |
| 36 | Patzún | Chimaltenango | 58,240 |
| 37 | San Francisco El Alto | Totonicapán | 57,894 |
| 38 | Ostuncalco | Quetzaltenango | 51,828 |
| 39 | Soloma | Huehuetenango | 49,030 |
| 40 | Asunción Mita | Jutiapa | 48,297 |
| 41 | Colomba | Quetzaltenango | 47,544 |
| 42 | Barberena | Santa Rosa Department | 47,093 |
| 43 | San Marcos | San Marcos | 47,063 |
| 44 | Antigua Guatemala | Sacatepéquez | 46,054 |
| 45 | Sololá | Sololá | 45,373 |
| 46 | Masagua | Escuintla | 45,323 |
| 47 | Cantel | Quetzaltenango | 42,142 |
| 48 | Cuilapa | Santa Rosa Department | 41,359 |
| 49 | Patulul | Suchitepeque | 40,683 |
| 50 | San Pedro Sacatepéquez | San Marcos | 40,021 |
Twenty years earlier: Guatemala in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 12,328,453.
Common questions
What is the population of Guatemala?
Guatemala has a population of 18,967,978, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 24,670,857 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Guatemala?
Guatemala City.