Population density rose 2.55% to 141 km per capita in Guatemala in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Guatemala reached an all time high of 144 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 39.7 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Guatemala's main peers, population density in Belize amounted to 14.2 km per capita, 304 km per capita in El Salvador, 70.9 km per capita in Honduras and 49.8 km per capita in Nicaragua in 2015.
Guatemala has been ranked 49th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Belize | km per capita | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Costa Rica | km per capita | 90.1 | 91.5 | 92.8 | 94.1 | 95.4 | ||||||||||||||||
El Salvador | km per capita | 298 | 300 | 302 | 304 | 306 | ||||||||||||||||
Guatemala | km per capita | 131 | 134 | 137 | 141 | 144 | ||||||||||||||||
Honduras | km per capita | 66.8 | 68.1 | 69.5 | 70.9 | 72.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | km per capita | 59.9 | 60.6 | 61.4 | 62.2 | 62.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Nicaragua | km per capita | 47.7 | 48.4 | 49.1 | 49.8 | 50.5 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | km per capita | 33.5 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.6 |