Indigenous peoples in Guatemala

Indigenous peoples in Guatemala
	Indigenous girls in Retalhuleu Department
Total population
	6,471,670 (2018 census); 43.43% of the Guatemalan population
Languages
	Spanish, Mayan languages
Related ethnic groups
	Mayans (Kʼicheʼ, Kekchi, Kaqchikel, Mam, and others); Ladino; Garifuna; Xinca

The Indigenous peoples in Guatemala, also known as Native Guatemalans, are the original inhabitants of Guatemala, predating Spanish colonization. Guatemala is home to about 6.5 million (43.75%) people of indigenous heritage belonging to the 22 Mayan peoples (Achi’, Akatec, Awakatec, Chalchitec, Ch’ortí, Chuj, Itzá, Ixil, Jacaltec, Kaq- chikel, K’iche, Mam, Mopan, Poqomam, Poqomchí, Q’anjob’al, Q’eqchí, Sakapultec, Sipakapense, Tektitek, Tz’utujil and Us- pantek), Garífuna and Xinca.^[2] The Maya are the largest Indigenous population in Guatemala.^[3]

Quick Facts Total population, Languages ...

	Department	Ethnic groups	Pop. (Indigenous)	% of pop.
1	Alta Verapaz	Q'eqchi', Poqomchi'	1,129,369	92.9%
2	El Quiché	Kʼicheʼ, Ixil	846,500	89.1%
3	Huehuetenango	Mam, Qʼanjobʼal, Jakaltek	760,871	64.9%
4	Chimaltenango	Kaqchikel	481,335	78.1%
5	Totonicapán	Kʼicheʼ, Mam	410,195	97.9%
6	Quetzaltenango	Kʼicheʼ, Mam	406,491	50.8%
7	Sololá	Kʼicheʼ, Kakchikel, Tz'utujil	406,295	96.3%
8	Guatemala	Kaqchikel	402,376	13.3%
9	San Marcos	Mam	318,093	30.8%
10	Suchitepéquez	Kʼicheʼ	211,103	38.1%
11	Baja Verapaz	Achi	179,746	59.9%
12	Petén	Q'eqchi'	164,814	30.2%
13	Sacatepéquez	Kaqchikel	132,762	40.1%
14	Izabal	Q'eqchi'	115,296	28.3%
15	Chiquimula	Chʼortiʼ	111,368	26.8%
16	Retalhuleu	K'iche'	48,871	14.9%
17	Escuintla	Poqomam	37,100	5.1%
18	Jalapa	Poqomam	24,891	7.2%
19	Santa Rosa	Xinca	7,863	1.9%
20	Zacapa		4,769	1.9%
21	Jutiapa	Xinca	4,768	0.97%
22	El Progreso		2,627	1.4%
	Guatemala		6,207,503	41.6%

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