• PEOPLE NAME: GUATEMALANS OF GUATEMALA

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PEID: 24712

ROP: 103510

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Hispanic

Language: Spanish - (spa)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Guatemala

Also found in: Canada; United States

Population: 9,920,000

Global Population: 11,187,500


PEID: 24712

ROP: 103510

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Guatemalans of Guatemala, numbering 9,920,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Hispanic people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 11,187,500 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Guatemalans is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.


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