Population growth rate ...............................................................1.948% (2013 est.)
Birth rate......................................................26.48 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
Death rate.....................................................4.92 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
Net migration rate...................................................-2.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Ethnic groups...........Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) and European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1% (2001 census)
Guatemalan Migration in Times of Civil War and Post-War Challenges During recent decades, large-scale international migration has been an external escape valve for Guatemala, a response to the country's multiple internal problems.
This pattern emerged during Guatemala's 36-year civil war and continues today in response to the country's severe socioeconomic problems and social violence, natural
disasters, and a weak state. This article examines Guatemalan migration — primarily to the United States — into the post-war era; US government
immigration policies affecting Guatemalans; the impacts of migration within Guatemala; and Guatemala/Mexico migration dynamics.
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