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Guatemala
Total immigrants 2020
84,311
Total emigrants 2020
1,368,431
Volume of remittances 2024
21,475
million $
Source
■ ₁ R4V América Latina y el Caribe, Refugiados y Migrantes Venezolanos en la Región - Mayo 2024.
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■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
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■ Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. Migrant Efforts During the COVID-19 Crisis.
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■ Population 2022: 17,843,908 .
Immigrant Population
Total by year
250k
200k
150k
100k
50k
0
Total
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
LAC
No LAC
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
250k
200k
150k
100k
50k
0
Total
253,979
145,787
37,590
44,744
51,887
56,897
64,214
Main origin countries
(2020)
El Salvador
Mexico
United States
Nicaragua
Honduras
Other
0
2k
4k
6k
8k
10k
12k
14k
16k
18k
20k
Persons
0
2k
4k
6k
8k
10k
12k
14k
16k
18k
20k
Persons
El Salvador
Mexico
United States
Nicaragua
Honduras
Other
2,307
9,023
9,211
9,299
18,872
20,683
Source
■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
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Emigrant Population
Total by year
1M
500k
0
Total
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
LAC
No LAC
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
1M
500k
0
Total
246,045
382,006
521,629
672,408
851,909
1,029,764
1,271,211
Main destination countries
(2020)
United States
Mexico
Belize
Canada
Spain
El Salvador
0
100k
200k
300k
400k
500k
600k
700k
800k
900k
1M
1.1M
1.2M
Persons
0
100k
200k
300k
400k
500k
600k
700k
800k
900k
1M
1.1M
1.2M
Persons
United States
Mexico
Belize
Canada
Spain
El Salvador
9,036
10,002
18,602
26,767
46,318
1,226,849
Source
■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
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Residence permits received in LAC
Total of permits received
20k
15k
10k
5k
0
Total
2016
2017
2018
2019
Years
LAC
2016
2017
2018
2019
Years
20k
15k
10k
5k
0
Total
19,738
18,168
17,089
16,963
Main destination countries
(2019)
Mexico
Panama
El Salvador
Costa Rica
Argentina
Peru
0
2k
4k
6k
8k
10k
12k
14k
Persons
0
2k
4k
6k
8k
10k
12k
14k
Persons
Mexico
Panama
El Salvador
Costa Rica
Argentina
Peru
158
175
265
301
324
15,255
Permit type received
(2019)
Not defined
Permanent
1,915
Source
■ Migration Flows in Latin America and the Caribbean: Statistics on Permits for Migrants.
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Remittances
Volume in millions of dollars
20k
15k
10k
5k
0
Millions of dollars
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
20k
15k
10k
5k
0
Millions of dollars
5,544
6,285
7,160
8,192
9,288
10,508
11,340
15,296
18,040
19,804
21,475
Year-on-year growth
30
20
10
0
Growth (%)
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
30
20
10
0
Growth (%)
8.6
13.4
13.9
14.4
13.4
13.1
7.9
34.9
17.9
9.8
8.4
GDP Percentage
20
15
10
5
0
% GDP
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
20
15
10
5
0
% GDP
9.6
10.1
10.8
11.4
12.7
13.6
14.6
17.8
19.8
19.4
19.5
Source
■ Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. Migrant Efforts During the COVID-19 Crisis.
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■ Data are MIG calculations based on data from central banks. GDP numbers are from the IMF WEO.
Regímenes de Política Migratoria
Año de la ley migratoria más reciente
2016
Ratificación de 21 instrumentos internacionales con relevancia migratoria
Ratified
Not Ratified
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Ratified
Not Ratified
1
20
Programas de regularización extraordinaria desde 2000
1
Source
■ Migration Policy Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean Immigration, Regional Free Movement, Refuge, and Nationality.
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Guatemala
Total immigrants 2020
84,311
Total emigrants 2020
1,368,431
Volume of remittances 2024
21,475
million $
Source
■ ₁ R4V América Latina y el Caribe, Refugiados y Migrantes Venezolanos en la Región - Mayo 2024.
Visit web
■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
More information
■ Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. Migrant Efforts During the COVID-19 Crisis.
More information
Visit web
■ Population 2022: 17,843,908 .
Immigrant Population
Total by year
250k
200k
150k
100k
50k
0
Total
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
LAC
No LAC
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
250k
200k
150k
100k
50k
0
Total
253,979
145,787
37,590
44,744
51,887
56,897
64,214
Main origin countries
(2020)
El Salvador
Mexico
United States
Nicaragua
Honduras
Other
0
2k
4k
6k
8k
10k
12k
14k
16k
18k
20k
Persons
0
2k
4k
6k
8k
10k
12k
14k
16k
18k
20k
Persons
El Salvador
Mexico
United States
Nicaragua
Honduras
Other
2,307
9,023
9,211
9,299
18,872
20,683
Source
■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
More information
Emigrant Population
Total by year
1M
500k
0
Total
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
LAC
No LAC
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
1M
500k
0
Total
246,045
382,006
521,629
672,408
851,909
1,029,764
1,271,211
Main destination countries
(2020)
United States
Mexico
Belize
Canada
Spain
El Salvador
0
100k
200k
300k
400k
500k
600k
700k
800k
900k
1M
1.1M
1.2M
Persons
0
100k
200k
300k
400k
500k
600k
700k
800k
900k
1M
1.1M
1.2M
Persons
United States
Mexico
Belize
Canada
Spain
El Salvador
9,036
10,002
18,602
26,767
46,318
1,226,849
Source
■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
More information
Residence permits received in LAC
Total of permits received
20k
15k
10k
5k
0
Total
2016
2017
2018
2019
Years
LAC
2016
2017
2018
2019
Years
20k
15k
10k
5k
0
Total
19,738
18,168
17,089
16,963
Main destination countries
(2019)
Mexico
Panama
El Salvador
Costa Rica
Argentina
Peru
0
2k
4k
6k
8k
10k
12k
14k
Persons
0
2k
4k
6k
8k
10k
12k
14k
Persons
Mexico
Panama
El Salvador
Costa Rica
Argentina
Peru
158
175
265
301
324
15,255
Permit type received
(2019)
Not defined
Permanent
1,915
Source
■ Migration Flows in Latin America and the Caribbean: Statistics on Permits for Migrants.
More information
Visit web
Remittances
Volume in millions of dollars
20k
15k
10k
5k
0
Millions of dollars
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
20k
15k
10k
5k
0
Millions of dollars
5,544
6,285
7,160
8,192
9,288
10,508
11,340
15,296
18,040
19,804
21,475
Year-on-year growth
30
20
10
0
Growth (%)
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
30
20
10
0
Growth (%)
8.6
13.4
13.9
14.4
13.4
13.1
7.9
34.9
17.9
9.8
8.4
GDP Percentage
20
15
10
5
0
% GDP
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
20
15
10
5
0
% GDP
9.6
10.1
10.8
11.4
12.7
13.6
14.6
17.8
19.8
19.4
19.5
Source
■ Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. Migrant Efforts During the COVID-19 Crisis.
More information
Visit web
■ Data are MIG calculations based on data from central banks. GDP numbers are from the IMF WEO.
Regímenes de Política Migratoria
Año de la ley migratoria más reciente
2016
Ratificación de 21 instrumentos internacionales con relevancia migratoria
Ratified
Not Ratified
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Ratified
Not Ratified
1
20
Programas de regularización extraordinaria desde 2000
1
Source
■ Migration Policy Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean Immigration, Regional Free Movement, Refuge, and Nationality.
More information
Visit web