VIOLENCE, CLIMATE,
FOOD INSECURITY,
AND POLICY
HISTORICALLY DRIVE EMIGRATION
1960–1992 | Violence
Civil War in Guatemala Begins
The civil war pitted state forces and military groups against leftist rebels who were mainly supported by Indigenous peoples. A majority of the human rights violations were perpetrated by government officials and, as a result, more than 200,000 citizens were killed. In 1996 the newly elected president, Alvaro Arzu, removed a number of senior military officers and signed a peace agreement with rebels.
1960
150,000 Total Migrants
outside of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador
33,000 Guatemalan Migrants
0.8% of the population in Guatemala
48,000 Honduran Migrants
2.3% of the population in Honduras
65,000 Salvadoran Migrants
2.3% of the population in El Salvador