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Population in Albania compared to Guatemala: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,349,580 in 2025 vs 18,687,881 people in Guatemala in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,332,078 people compared to 19,115,361 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 8.2 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.5% per year vs +1.61% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.33M (22.1% decline), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19.1M (43% growth).

Albania vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Guatemala
2100 1,007,401 26,153,266
2099 1,020,801 26,241,436
2098 1,034,604 26,327,401
2097 1,048,803 26,411,858
2096 1,063,434 26,493,721
2095 1,078,498 26,573,173
2094 1,094,070 26,650,279
2093 1,110,138 26,724,630
2092 1,126,699 26,796,433
2091 1,143,691 26,864,799
2090 1,161,098 26,929,431
2089 1,178,925 26,990,069
2088 1,197,085 27,047,391
2087 1,215,294 27,101,383
2086 1,233,850 27,151,393
2085 1,252,611 27,195,895
2084 1,271,550 27,235,718
2083 1,290,612 27,270,266
2082 1,309,713 27,300,227
2081 1,328,652 27,323,897
2080 1,347,569 27,341,942
2079 1,366,124 27,354,464
2078 1,384,697 27,360,327
2077 1,403,421 27,359,161
2076 1,421,800 27,351,838
2075 1,440,364 27,338,895
2074 1,459,118 27,319,989
2073 1,477,286 27,293,820
2072 1,495,509 27,260,434
2071 1,513,666 27,219,778
2070 1,531,671 27,172,642
2069 1,549,614 27,117,335
2068 1,567,665 27,053,945
2067 1,585,847 26,983,495
2066 1,603,642 26,905,666
2065 1,621,885 26,821,312
2064 1,640,153 26,729,190
2063 1,658,561 26,630,176
2062 1,676,857 26,525,287
2061 1,695,153 26,414,086
2060 1,713,670 26,295,830
2059 1,732,288 26,171,105
2058 1,750,766 26,039,738
2057 1,769,493 25,901,372
2056 1,788,106 25,757,288
2055 1,807,040 25,607,244
2054 1,826,070 25,451,264
2053 1,845,139 25,288,335
2052 1,864,095 25,120,056
2051 1,882,592 24,946,634
2050 1,901,517 24,768,464
2049 1,920,402 24,584,225
2048 1,939,175 24,394,931
2047 1,957,603 24,201,532
2046 1,976,486 24,001,405
2045 1,995,320 23,795,751
2044 2,013,616 23,584,131
2043 2,032,321 23,366,974
2042 2,050,944 23,144,034
2041 2,069,916 22,915,420
2040 2,088,692 22,680,768
2039 2,107,936 22,440,281
2038 2,126,229 22,193,352
2037 2,144,493 21,942,046
2036 2,162,466 21,686,309
2035 2,179,783 21,425,958
2034 2,197,495 21,162,245
2033 2,214,803 20,895,809
2032 2,231,467 20,626,813
2031 2,248,104 20,355,744
2030 2,265,270 20,082,472
2029 2,281,932 19,807,478
2028 2,298,632 19,530,983
2027 2,314,980 19,252,313
2026 2,332,078 18,970,716
2025 2,349,580 18,687,881
2024 2,377,128 18,406,359
2023 2,411,658 18,124,838
2022 2,451,636 17,847,877
2021 2,489,762 17,598,650
2020 2,528,480 17,357,325
2019 2,567,801 17,103,803
2018 2,607,733 16,845,685
2017 2,648,285 16,567,357
2016 2,689,469 16,268,760
2015 2,731,293 15,971,743
2014 2,773,767 15,681,725
2013 2,816,902 15,387,337
2012 2,860,708 15,089,647
2011 2,905,195 14,792,126
2010 2,913,021 14,500,112
2009 2,927,519 14,215,611
2008 2,947,314 13,935,174
2007 2,970,017 13,652,040
2006 2,992,547 13,367,459
2005 3,011,487 13,087,629
2004 3,026,939 12,807,402
2003 3,039,616 12,525,842
2002 3,051,010 12,246,915
2001 3,060,173 11,969,422
2000 3,089,027 11,697,592
1999 3,108,778 11,422,965
1998 3,128,530 11,139,145
1997 3,148,281 10,857,754
1996 3,168,033 10,583,526
1995 3,187,784 10,312,996
1994 3,207,536 10,043,718
1993 3,227,287 9,779,761
1992 3,247,039 9,522,266
1991 3,266,790 9,272,584
1990 3,286,542 9,024,773
1989 3,227,943 8,775,546
1988 3,142,336 8,532,099
1987 3,083,605 8,296,485
1986 3,022,635 8,070,818
1985 2,964,762 7,849,693
1984 2,904,429 7,630,682
1983 2,843,960 7,419,642
1982 2,784,278 7,240,241
1981 2,726,056 7,075,648
1980 2,671,997 6,900,212
1979 2,617,832 6,727,797
1978 2,566,266 6,561,534
1977 2,513,546 6,401,515
1976 2,458,526 6,262,404
1975 2,404,831 6,128,731
1974 2,350,124 5,981,197
1973 2,296,752 5,831,631
1972 2,243,126 5,682,833
1971 2,187,853 5,538,355
1970 2,135,479 5,396,966
1969 2,081,695 5,257,081
1968 2,022,272 5,118,111
1967 1,965,598 4,978,862
1966 1,914,573 4,840,958
1965 1,864,791 4,704,965
1964 1,814,135 4,571,109
1963 1,762,621 4,440,264
1962 1,711,319 4,312,044
1961 1,659,800 4,186,201
1960 1,608,800 4,063,655

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 357,391 people (a 13.3% decline), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,846,601 people (a 17.5% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 18.5% to 1,901,517 people with a rank change from 144th to 148th. The population of Guatemala will increase by 29.6% to 24,768,464 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people, while Albania's population already peaked in 1990 at 3.29M people and is projected to decrease to 1.01M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Albania
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Guatemala
2100 -1.31% -0.34%
2099 -1.33% -0.33%
2098 -1.35% -0.32%
2097 -1.38% -0.31%
2096 -1.4% -0.3%
2095 -1.42% -0.29%
2094 -1.45% -0.28%
2093 -1.47% -0.27%
2092 -1.49% -0.25%
2091 -1.5% -0.24%
2090 -1.51% -0.22%
2089 -1.52% -0.21%
2088 -1.5% -0.2%
2087 -1.5% -0.18%
2086 -1.5% -0.16%
2085 -1.49% -0.15%
2084 -1.48% -0.13%
2083 -1.46% -0.11%
2082 -1.43% -0.09%
2081 -1.4% -0.07%
2080 -1.36% -0.05%
2079 -1.34% -0.02%
2078 -1.33% 0.004%
2077 -1.29% 0.03%
2076 -1.29% 0.05%
2075 -1.29% 0.07%
2074 -1.23% 0.1%
2073 -1.22% 0.12%
2072 -1.2% 0.15%
2071 -1.18% 0.17%
2070 -1.16% 0.2%
2069 -1.15% 0.23%
2068 -1.15% 0.26%
2067 -1.11% 0.29%
2066 -1.12% 0.31%
2065 -1.11% 0.34%
2064 -1.11% 0.37%
2063 -1.09% 0.4%
2062 -1.08% 0.42%
2061 -1.08% 0.45%
2060 -1.07% 0.48%
2059 -1.06% 0.5%
2058 -1.06% 0.53%
2057 -1.04% 0.56%
2056 -1.05% 0.59%
2055 -1.04% 0.61%
2054 -1.03% 0.64%
2053 -1.02% 0.67%
2052 -0.98% 0.7%
2051 -1% 0.72%
2050 -0.98% 0.75%
2049 -0.97% 0.78%
2048 -0.94% 0.8%
2047 -0.96% 0.83%
2046 -0.94% 0.86%
2045 -0.91% 0.9%
2044 -0.92% 0.93%
2043 -0.91% 0.96%
2042 -0.92% 1%
2041 -0.9% 1.03%
2040 -0.91% 1.07%
2039 -0.86% 1.11%
2038 -0.85% 1.15%
2037 -0.83% 1.18%
2036 -0.79% 1.22%
2035 -0.81% 1.25%
2034 -0.78% 1.28%
2033 -0.75% 1.3%
2032 -0.74% 1.33%
2031 -0.76% 1.36%
2030 -0.73% 1.39%
2029 -0.73% 1.42%
2028 -0.71% 1.45%
2027 -0.73% 1.48%
2026 -0.74% 1.51%
2025 -1.16% 1.53%
2024 -1.43% 1.55%
2023 -1.63% 1.55%
2022 -1.53% 1.42%
2021 -1.53% 1.39%
2020 -1.53% 1.48%
2019 -1.53% 1.53%
2018 -1.53% 1.68%
2017 -1.53% 1.84%
2016 -1.53% 1.86%
2015 -1.53% 1.85%
2014 -1.53% 1.91%
2013 -1.53% 1.97%
2012 -1.53% 2.01%
2011 -0.27% 2.01%
2010 -0.5% 2%
2009 -0.67% 2.01%
2008 -0.76% 2.07%
2007 -0.75% 2.13%
2006 -0.63% 2.14%
2005 -0.51% 2.19%
2004 -0.42% 2.25%
2003 -0.37% 2.28%
2002 -0.3% 2.32%
2001 -0.93% 2.32%
2000 -0.64% 2.4%
1999 -0.63% 2.55%
1998 -0.63% 2.59%
1997 -0.62% 2.59%
1996 -0.62% 2.62%
1995 -0.62% 2.68%
1994 -0.61% 2.7%
1993 -0.61% 2.7%
1992 -0.6% 2.69%
1991 -0.6% 2.75%
1990 1.82% 2.84%
1989 2.72% 2.85%
1988 1.9% 2.84%
1987 2.02% 2.8%
1986 1.95% 2.82%
1985 2.08% 2.87%
1984 2.13% 2.84%
1983 2.14% 2.48%
1982 2.14% 2.33%
1981 2.02% 2.54%
1980 2.07% 2.56%
1979 2.01% 2.53%
1978 2.1% 2.5%
1977 2.24% 2.22%
1976 2.23% 2.18%
1975 2.33% 2.47%
1974 2.32% 2.56%
1973 2.39% 2.62%
1972 2.53% 2.61%
1971 2.45% 2.62%
1970 2.58% 2.66%
1969 2.94% 2.72%
1968 2.88% 2.8%
1967 2.67% 2.85%
1966 2.67% 2.89%
1965 2.79% 2.93%
1964 2.92% 2.95%
1963 3% 2.97%
1962 3.1% 3.01%
1961 3.17% 3.02%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Albania declined by 1.16%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.53%.

Live population counters

Albania Guatemala
Current population
2332078
19115361
Population rank 144/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.23%
One net population change
19.1 minutes
1.87 minutes
One birth every
21.8 minutes
1.38 minutes
One death every
26.1 minutes
5.88 minutes
Daily growth/decline -75 +771
Annual growth/decline -27,548 +281,522
Annual growth/decline rate -1.16% +1.53%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 69/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
1.1 hours
Annual migration change -24,230 -7,959
Net migration rank 156/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -7,959
2024 3,979 -24,472 290,066 -7,725
2023 4,612 -25,357 289,635 -8,940
2022 3,913 -16,426 281,675 -8,463
2021 623 -32,848 255,145 -29,908
2020 3,682 -16,680 281,328 -23,927
2019 8,432 -23,094 307,389 -57,746
2018 9,187 -15,032 323,100 -56,487
2017 10,707 -14,901 332,838 -42,779
2016 12,332 -9,347 338,114 -30,980
2015 14,164 -20,500 335,072 -48,179
2014 16,185 -21,706 333,551 -40,409
2013 17,234 -20,681 331,321 -35,698
2012 17,565 -19,845 332,365 -32,624
2011 17,564 -18,630 328,548 -33,238
2010 18,404 -51,907 324,802 -36,076
2009 19,336 -51,657 323,320 -43,046
2008 19,526 -50,619 323,226 -42,624
2007 20,286 -49,770 326,298 -40,632
2006 21,732 -48,882 325,604 -42,118
2005 24,390 -48,893 325,816 -49,636
2004 26,989 -48,654 331,699 -47,409
2003 29,907 -48,517 333,539 -54,701
2002 30,189 -45,178 334,255 -55,247
2001 33,573 -48,070 335,503 -59,536
2000 36,741 -60,531 332,891 -65,197
1999 40,047 -63,093 328,890 -47,325
1998 43,884 -66,087 325,174 -39,104
1997 46,979 -66,188 320,087 -43,377
1996 52,745 -68,076 315,252 -43,501
1995 56,784 -69,785 309,236 -39,917
1994 59,086 -70,165 302,708 -33,462
1993 60,602 -68,445 295,515 -36,848
1992 63,376 -66,538 288,411 -32,093
1991 65,639 -63,689 283,917 -40,868
1990 67,355 -60,173 280,318 -27,735
1989 66,351 -38,835 276,736 -30,860
1988 64,616 658 271,466 -30,450
1987 63,334 -3,250 261,746 -31,539
1986 61,925 -2,309 252,754 -31,631
1985 60,798 -183 246,119 -24,991
1984 59,396 64 241,892 -25,010
1983 57,647 66 238,059 -32,877
1982 56,443 -225 199,809 -46,174
1981 54,595 -374 221,044 -45,490
1980 53,803 -601 218,460 -43,144
1979 54,139 -1,871 216,810 -47,278
1978 55,463 3,230 211,301 -48,309
1977 56,319 -1,417 203,299 -46,249
1976 56,428 -1,684 171,903 -50,745
1975 56,920 -2,610 188,501 -42,329
1974 56,133 -1,880 184,992 -36,089
1973 55,439 -1,419 179,871 -29,641
1972 54,966 -1,588 173,162 -25,807
1971 53,797 -911 165,104 -23,513
1970 52,293 92 155,946 -14,755
1969 51,407 2,665 149,516 -10,937
1968 49,258 10,490 146,946 -7,589
1967 46,494 12,252 143,859 -4,715
1966 44,507 11,858 140,494 -3,824
1965 43,953 9,617 135,997 -681
1964 44,205 6,604 132,832 -440
1963 44,040 4,091 129,065 240
1962 43,124 2,325 126,429 713
1961 41,802 829 123,753 797
1960 40,436 13,734 120,728 -186

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 26.5% of the population change in Albania is from natural causes (a gain of 71,631 people) and 73.5% is from migration (a loss of 198,657 people). In Guatemala 90.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,034,362 people) and 9.41% is from migration (a loss of 315,134 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

Biggest cities by population

Albania
City Population
Tirana 389K
Durres 102K
Elbasan 66.8K
Vlore 66.3K
Kamez 61.7K
Shkoder 61.6K
Fier 52.9K
Korce 43.3K
Berat 40.7K
Sarande 22.6K
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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