Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 80.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Guatemala, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Guatemala is 80.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Guatemala peaked at 80.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 1960.
Guatemala ranks 139th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.8% | — |
| 1961 | 36.2% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 37.1% | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 37.6% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 38.6% | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 38.9% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 39.9% | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 40.5% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 40.8% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 40.3% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 42.3% | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 46.0% | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 49.2% | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 50.9% | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 51.4% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 50.8% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 40.4% | -20.4% |
| 1977 | 55.3% | +36.9% |
| 1978 | 58.5% | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 58.5% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 58.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 51.7% | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 60.4% | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 61.8% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 63.0% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 64.0% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 64.6% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 65.1% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 64.7% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 66.4% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 67.8% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 69.3% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 70.7% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 71.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 72.7% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 73.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 78.1% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 80.3% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 80.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 80.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 94% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +36.9% | 40.4% | 55.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.6% | 35.8% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.4% | 40.4% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.3% | 51.7% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 64.7% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.5% | 73.2% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 77.6% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 72.5% | 80.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More gender data for Guatemala
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,681 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5138 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,386 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,386 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 183,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 190,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 182,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 188,776 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 181,168 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Guatemala?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Guatemala was 80.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 1960.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Guatemala ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.