Population growth rate: 2.71% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 36.02 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 6.96 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 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 (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 47.68 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 66.04 years male: 63.4 years female: 68.81 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.81 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Guatemalan(s) adjective: Guatemalan
Ethnic groups: Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish-in local Spanish called Ladino) 56%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 44%