Guatemala
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
93000
Immigrant Population
0.5%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
1460000
Emigrant Population
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Central American Immigrants in the United States
Central America's 3.8 million immigrants in the United States as of 2021 faced steep socioeconomic barriers, while remittance dependence signaled deepening regional ties.
In a Dramatic Shift, the Americas Have Become a Leading Migration Destination
Latin America has transformed from a region of emigration to one of the world's fastest-growing migrant destinations, driven partly by Venezuela's mass displacement and intersecting regional crises.
El Cambio de los Patrones y Políticas Migratorios en las Américas
América Latina ha pasado de ser una región de emigración a convertirse en uno de los destinos migratorios de más rápido crecimiento del mundo, impulsada en parte por el desplazamiento masivo de Venezuela y las crisis regionales que se entrecruzan.
Labor Migration and Development in Central America
Experts discussed challenges faced by countries of origin and destination in ensuring mutual benefits through labor migration and migration and development strategies in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.
Promising Alternatives to Irregular Migration: Expanding Temporary Worker Programs in Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica
This webinar examined the potential for Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica to expand temporary worker programs for Central Americans, possibly converting some irregular flows into legal ones.
Temporary Worker Programs in Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica: Promising Pathways for Managing Central American Migration?
With reforms, temporary worker programs in Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica could become viable legal pathways for Central Americans while meeting labor needs.
Programas de trabajadores temporales en Canadá, México y Costa Rica: ¿Son vías prometedoras para gestionar la migración centroamericana?
Canadá, México y Costa Rica tienen programas de trabajadores temporales subutilizados que, reformados, podrían reducir la migración irregular centroamericana.
Humanitarian Pathways for Central Americans: Assessing Opportunities for the Future
Resettlement and humanitarian pathways in the United States and Mexico for Central Americans remain limited but can grow with stronger NGO capacity and faster processing.
Vías humanitarias para personas centroamericanas: Evaluando oportunidades para el futuro
El reasentamiento y las vías humanitarias en Estados Unidos y Mexico para centroamericanos son limitadas, pero pueden crecer con más cuotas, mayor capacidad de ONG y procesos más ágiles.
Understanding Drivers of Irregular Migration from Guatemala
This event explored changing migration patterns from Guatemala, how policymakers and development practitioners can help create livelihood options, address drivers of migration, and provide alternatives to irregular migration.
