What is the population of Guatemala City?
Guatemala City has a city population of 994,938. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Guatemala City
The capital holds 5.3% of the national population. At nearly 1 million people, it ranks first among 102 listed cities in Guatemala and sits at 1,508 m elevation. Four cities within 15 km—Mixco (465,773), Villa Nueva (618,397), Chinautla (104,972), and Santa Catarina Pinula (80,582)—form a cluster of substantial population nearby.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 13
Capital
National capital
Elevation
1,508 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Guatemala
Coordinates
14.641, -90.513
Record updated
2020-07-15
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 102 in GuatemalaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Guatemala City | 995K |
Guatemala City Population FAQ
Where is Guatemala City?
Guatemala City is in Guatemala, Guatemala. Its coordinates are 14.641, -90.513.
How big is Guatemala City compared with other cities in Guatemala?
It is the 1st largest of the 102 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Guatemala, holding 5.3% of the national population.