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The majority of the Guatemalan diaspora is located in the United States of America, with estimates ranging from 480,665 [213] to 1,489,426. [214] Emigration to the United States has led to the growth of Guatemalan communities in California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Texas, Rhode Island and elsewhere since the 1970s. [215]
The 1970s was when the United States experienced a high increase of Guatemalans. According to the 1970 census, there were 17,356 Guatemalans. This is a stark increase considering that there were only 5,381 Guatemalans when the 1960 census was taken. [7] Immigration to the United States from Guatemala truly increased in 1977 with a total of 3,599.
According to the 2010 US Census, the Guatemalan-born population totaled 1,044,209 people, comprising 2.1% of the overall immigrant population of the US, and making Guatemala the 10th highest sender of immigrants in the US. [1] Up until the 1960s, Guatemalan migration to the US was negligible. [2]
The proportion of the population below the age of 15 in 2010 was 41.5%, 54.1% were aged between 15 and 65 years of age, and 4.4% were aged 65 years or older. [10] Guatemala City is home to almost 3 million inhabitants. [11] In 1900 Guatemala had a population of 1,885,000. [12] Over the 21st century Guatemala's population grew by a factor of ...
This is a list of North American countries and dependencies by population in North America, total projected population from the United Nations [1] and the latest official figure. Map [ edit ]
Signed in 2004, the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is an agreement between the United States, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. The treaty is aimed at promoting free trade among its members. Guatemala has the largest economy in the region.
During most of this century, the imports of Guatemala had been dominated by England, followed by France, Germany and the United States. However, in 1879, the United States surpassed France and Germany and in 1889, England. [2] The United Fruit Company sought the help of President Eisenhower, arguing that Jacobo Arbenz had legalized the ...
Population Guatemala Population and Housing Census [44] 19th century: 1st: ... of the United States population since the first official census carried out in 1790. N.