Guatemala has a population density of 445 people per square mile compared to 1,384 people in the Netherlands. Guatemala has 63,678 sq ft of land per person vs 22,360 sq ft in the Netherlands. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Guatemala and the Netherlands are ranked 60th and 17th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Guatemala has 0.23% of the world's population and 0.07% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.22% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for the Netherlands, hence the population density in Guatemala is 67.9% lower than in the Netherlands.
Population density comparison
Guatemala
|
Netherlands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 445 ppl/mi² | 1,384 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 60/197 | 17/197 |
| Population |
18971012
|
18211637
|
| Land area | 41,375 sq mi | 13,000 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 62,666 sq ft | 20,142 sq ft |
| Rural population | 44% | 4.36% |
| Urban population | 56% | 95.6% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 6.59% | 0% |
Guatemala vs the Netherlands:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Guatemala increased by 43.7%, compared to a 10.8% growth in the Netherlands.
In 2004, Guatemala ranked 64th for population density and is in 60th place now. The Netherlands was 15th in 2004 and ranks 17th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Guatemala
|
Netherlands
|
|
| 2024 | 445 | 1,384 |
| 2023 | 438 | 1,375 |
| 2022 | 431 | 1,362 |
| 2021 | 425 | 1,349 |
| 2020 | 420 | 1,342 |
| 2019 | 413 | 1,334 |
| 2018 | 407 | 1,326 |
| 2017 | 400 | 1,318 |
| 2016 | 393 | 1,310 |
| 2015 | 386 | 1,303 |
| 2014 | 379 | 1,297 |
| 2013 | 372 | 1,292 |
| 2012 | 365 | 1,287 |
| 2011 | 358 | 1,282 |
| 2010 | 350 | 1,276 |
| 2009 | 344 | 1,269 |
| 2008 | 337 | 1,262 |
| 2007 | 330 | 1,257 |
| 2006 | 323 | 1,254 |
| 2005 | 316 | 1,252 |
| 2004 | 310 | 1,249 |
| 2003 | 303 | 1,245 |
| 2002 | 296 | 1,239 |
| 2001 | 289.3 | 1,231 |
| 2000 | 282.7 | 1,222 |
| 1999 | 276.1 | 1,213 |
| 1998 | 269.2 | 1,205 |
| 1997 | 262.4 | 1,198 |
| 1996 | 255.8 | 1,191 |
| 1995 | 249.3 | 1,186 |
| 1994 | 242.8 | 1,180 |
| 1993 | 236.4 | 1,173 |
| 1992 | 230.1 | 1,165 |
| 1991 | 224.1 | 1,156 |
| 1990 | 218.1 | 1,147 |
| 1989 | 212.1 | 1,139 |
| 1988 | 206.2 | 1,132 |
| 1987 | 200.5 | 1,125 |
| 1986 | 195.1 | 1,118 |
| 1985 | 189.7 | 1,112 |
| 1984 | 184.4 | 1,107 |
| 1983 | 179.3 | 1,102 |
| 1982 | 175 | 1,098 |
| 1981 | 171 | 1,093 |
| 1980 | 166.8 | 1,086 |
| 1979 | 162.6 | 1,077 |
| 1978 | 158.6 | 1,070 |
| 1977 | 154.7 | 1,063 |
| 1976 | 151.4 | 1,057 |
| 1975 | 148.1 | 1,048 |
| 1974 | 144.6 | 1,039 |
| 1973 | 140.9 | 1,031 |
| 1972 | 137.4 | 1,023 |
| 1971 | 133.9 | 1,012 |
| 1970 | 130.4 | 1,000 |
| 1969 | 127.1 | 988 |
| 1968 | 123.7 | 977 |
| 1967 | 120.3 | 967 |
| 1966 | 117 | 956 |
| 1965 | 113.7 | 943 |
| 1964 | 110.5 | 930 |
| 1963 | 107.3 | 918 |
| 1962 | 104.2 | 906 |
| 1961 | 101.2 | 893 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Guatemala
|
Netherlands
|
|
| 2024 | 56% | 95.6% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | 95.3% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | 95% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | 94.6% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | 94.3% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | 93.9% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | 92.6% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | 91.1% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | 90.6% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | 90.3% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | 88.5% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | 88% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | 87.4% |
| 2009 | 50.7% | 86.2% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | 85.4% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | 84.7% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | 83.5% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | 46.6% | 81.3% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | 80.8% |
| 2001 | 44.7% | 80.2% |
| 2000 | 43.2% | 78.5% |
| 1999 | 41.6% | 77.1% |
| 1998 | 39.9% | 76.8% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | 75.6% |
| 1996 | 36.9% | 72.4% |
| 1995 | 35.8% | 70.7% |
| 1994 | 35.1% | 70.4% |
| 1993 | 34.7% | 69.8% |
| 1992 | 34.4% | 69.3% |
| 1991 | 34.2% | 69.2% |
| 1990 | 33.9% | 69% |
| 1989 | 33.7% | 68.8% |
| 1988 | 33.5% | 68.4% |
| 1987 | 33.3% | 68.2% |
| 1986 | 33.1% | 68% |
| 1985 | 33% | 67.6% |
| 1984 | 32.9% | 67.4% |
| 1983 | 32.8% | 66.9% |
| 1982 | 32.7% | 66.5% |
| 1981 | 32.7% | 65.7% |
| 1980 | 32.8% | 65% |
| 1979 | 33.2% | 64.8% |
| 1978 | 33.7% | 64.6% |
| 1977 | 34.4% | 64.6% |
| 1976 | 35.1% | 64.5% |
| 1975 | 35.7% | 64.4% |
| 1974 | 36.2% | 64.2% |
| 1973 | 36.4% | 63.5% |
| 1972 | 36.4% | 63.1% |
| 1971 | 36.2% | 62.8% |
| 1970 | 36% | 62.1% |
| 1969 | 35.7% | 61.8% |
| 1968 | 35.4% | 61.8% |
| 1967 | 35% | 61.6% |
| 1966 | 34.5% | 61.3% |
| 1965 | 34.1% | 61.2% |
| 1964 | 33.7% | 60.9% |
| 1963 | 33.3% | 60.3% |
| 1962 | 32.8% | 60.3% |
| 1961 | 32.4% | 60.1% |
| 1960 | 31.8% | 59.9% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 47.3% to 56% in Guatemala and from 82.3% to 95.6% in the Netherlands.
Densely populated cities
|
Guatemala
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Guatemala | 1.21M |
| Mixco | 528K |
| Coban | 229K |
| Quetzaltenango | 208K |
| Jalapa | 193K |
| San Miguel Petapa | 151K |
| Momostenango | 140K |
| Mazatenango | 83.8K |
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