Indigenous peoples in Guatemala
Indigenous peoples in the country of Guatemala, also known as Native Guatemalans, are the original inhabitants of Guatemala, predating Spanish colonization.
Guatemala is home to about 6.5 million people of Indigenous heritage belonging to the 22 Mayan peoples, Garífuna and Xinca. The Maya are the largest Indigenous population in Guatemala.
Table by department
The following is a table of Native populations by department in Guatemala.| Department | Ethnic groups | Pop. | % 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% | |
 HistoryThe earliest proof of human settlement in Guatemala dates back to 10,000 BCE, although some evidence suggests human settlement as early as 18,000 BCE. |