Largest Cities in Guatemala 2026: Population Ranking

Guatemala's cities at a glance

Updated October 2026

Dots sized by population · Guatemala City in orange

Guatemala has 10 with more than 100,000 (city-proper figures). The largest is Guatemala City with 994,938 people, followed by Cobán (212,047) and Quetzaltenango (180,706). The three largest cities together hold about 7.3% of the country's 19.1 million people.

The capital, Guatemala City, is also the largest city.

By region, the most large cities are in San Marcos (3), Suchitepeque (3), Sacatepéquez (3).

Country-level figures — live population, births and deaths, growth, density and history — are on the Guatemala population page; provinces, terrain, rivers and society maps are in the Guatemala atlas.

Guatemala cities by population

30 cities · GeoNames · city proper

#	City	Region	Population	Share of Guatemala
1	Guatemala CityCapital	Guatemala	994,938	5.2%
2	Cobán	Alta Verapaz	212,047	1.1%
3	Quetzaltenango	Quetzaltenango	180,706	0.9%
4	Jalapa	Jalapa	159,840	0.8%
5	Escuintla	Escuintla	156,313	0.8%
6	Jutiapa	Jutiapa	145,880	0.8%
7	Chichicastenango	Quiché	141,567	0.7%
8	Chiquimula	Chiquimula	111,505	0.6%
9	Totonicapán	Totonicapán	103,952	0.5%
10	Puerto Barrios	Izabal Department	100,593	0.5%
11	Chimaltenango	Chimaltenango	96,985	0.5%
12	Malacatán	San Marcos	92,816	0.5%
13	Retalhuleu	Retalhuleu	90,505	0.5%
14	Huehuetenango	Huehuetenango	79,426	0.4%
15	Santa Cruz del Quiché	Quiché	78,279	0.4%
16	Mazatenango	Suchitepeque	77,431	0.4%
17	Panzos	Alta Verapaz	71,846	0.4%
18	Salamá	Baja Verapaz	65,275	0.3%
19	Chicacao	Suchitepeque	60,735	0.3%
20	Zacapa	Zacapa	60,424	0.3%
21	Comitancillo	San Marcos	59,489	0.3%
22	Barberena	Santa Rosa Department	47,093	0.2%
23	San Marcos	San Marcos	47,063	0.2%
24	Antigua Guatemala	Sacatepéquez	46,054	0.2%
25	Sololá	Sololá	45,373	0.2%
26	Cuilapa	Santa Rosa Department	41,359	0.2%
27	Patulul	Suchitepeque	40,683	0.2%
28	Ciudad Vieja	Sacatepéquez	33,405	0.2%
29	San Benito	Petén	30,764	0.2%
30	Santiago Sacatepéquez	Sacatepéquez	29,238	0.2%

Cities with 300,000 or more people link to their own page. The list keeps every city of 100,000+ and at least the 30 largest places of the country.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest city in Guatemala?

Guatemala City, with about 994,938 inhabitants (city proper).

What is the capital of Guatemala?

Guatemala City — population 994,938, the largest city in the country.

How many cities in Guatemala have over one million people?

None — the largest, Guatemala City, has 994,938 people.

Are these metropolitan-area populations?

No. They are city-proper figures (the administrative city) from GeoNames, based on the latest census or official estimate. Metropolitan areas, which include suburbs and satellite towns, are larger — often several times larger for the biggest cities.

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