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    Guatemala People 2001

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    SOURCE: 2001 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Population: 12,974,361 (July 2001 est.)

      Age structure:
      0-14 years: 42.11% (male 2,789,189; female 2,674,747)
      15-64 years: 54.25% (male 3,518,209; female 3,519,851)
      65 years and over: 3.64% (male 220,640; female 251,725) (2001 est.)

      Population growth rate: 2.6% (2001 est.)

      Birth rate: 34.61 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

      Death rate: 6.79 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

      Net migration rate: -1.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

      Sex ratio:
      at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
      under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
      15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
      65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
      total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 45.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:
      total population: 66.51 years
      male: 63.85 years
      female: 69.31 years (2001 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 4.58 children born/woman (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 1.38% (1999 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 73,000 (1999 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths: 3,600 (1999 est.)

      Nationality:
      noun: Guatemalan(s)
      adjective: Guatemalan

      Ethnic groups: Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish or assimilated Amerindian - in local Spanish called Ladino), approximately 55%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian, approximately 43%, whites and others 2%

      Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs

      Languages: Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (more than 20 Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)

      Literacy:
      definition: age 15 and over can read and write
      total population: 63.6%
      male: 68.7%
      female: 58.5% (2000 est.)

      NOTE: The information regarding Guatemala on this page is re-published from the 2001 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guatemala People 2001 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guatemala People 2001 should be addressed to the CIA.

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