People & society

Population, health and migration by department and municipality.

Population

18.3Mpeople2026+1.3%vs 2025

Population by department

Fastest growth, 2018 to 2026

Retrieved in the last 30 days

Figures from the official tables the site holds, as each institution publishes them; each chart opens its source.

Municipalities with the highest poverty
Share of people in general poverty, 2023. The top 15 of 340
- Panzós (Alta Verapaz)99.4%
- San Agustín Lanquín (Alta Verapaz)99.4%
- San Miguel Tucurú (Alta Verapaz)98.8%
- Santa María Cahabón (Alta Verapaz)97.7%
- Sacapulas (Quiché)95.5%
- San Miguel Uspantán (Quiché)95.1%
- Chiché (Quiché)94.3%
- Concepción Huista (Huehuetenango)94.2%
- Purulhá (Baja Verapaz)93.8%
- San Miguel Chicaj (Baja Verapaz)93.7%
- Senahú (Alta Verapaz)93.6%
- Colotenango (Huehuetenango)93.2%
- San Miguel Acatán (Huehuetenango)92.7%
- San Juan Ixcoy (Huehuetenango)92.5%
- San Pedro Soloma (Huehuetenango)92.1%
Small-area estimates combining the ENCOVI 2023 survey with the 2018 census.
SEGEPLANSep 24, 2026(go to the source)
Returned migrants by month
People, January to August 2026
people 6,951Aug 2026
Returned from the United States and Mexico.
IGMSep 29, 2026(go to the source)