Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1833-2009
Births, marriages, deaths, indexes and other records created by civil registration offices in Guatemala. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection. Additional indexed records will be published as they become available.
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Guatemala, Civil Registration
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Guatemala,_Civil_Registration_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
Guatemala established the civil registry on September 9, 1877, and set the regulations of the institution. The entire population must be registered at birth, and there is a registration office in each municipality.
This collection of civil registration records from Guatemala covers the years 1877 to 2008 and includes birth, marriage, and death records. Additional images will be published as they become available.
The civil registry registers all the principal events in the life of the people of Guatemala, from their birth to their death. A unique code is assigned to each citizen at the time of the birth registration. This code includes the department and municipality codes of the place where the person was born. These codes are determined by the board of directors of the National Registry of the People (RENAP – Registro Nacional de las Personas). RENAP is an institution under the Judicial Department, with the seat in Guatemala City.
The link to the Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 collection covers all of Guatemala but is not a complete collection. For a list of all the departments and cities contained in this collection, see the Provinces of Guatemala - Civil Registration coverage table.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading These Records
These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see:
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If you speak Spanish, the following free online lesson may be helpful to learn how to use the information in these records:
- Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
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Birth
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Marriage
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Death
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Collection Content
Sample Images
1897 Birth Record
1893 Marriage Record
- Guatemala (Super Collection) Civil records Death DGS 4480102 00213.jpg
1890 Death Record
Collection Details
Language
Spanish
Location of Original Records
El Registro Nacional de las Personas
"Guatemala Registro Civil, 1833-2009." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 1 February 2026. Archivo General de Centro America (Central American Archives), Guatemala City.
