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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 19,049,936 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 2.11 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

Belarus vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Guatemala
2100 4,398,633 26,157,456
2099 4,449,573 26,245,641
2098 4,500,269 26,331,619
2097 4,550,935 26,416,090
2096 4,601,487 26,497,966
2095 4,652,286 26,577,430
2094 4,703,117 26,654,549
2093 4,754,252 26,728,912
2092 4,805,369 26,800,726
2091 4,856,664 26,869,103
2090 4,908,430 26,933,745
2089 4,960,656 26,994,393
2088 5,013,287 27,051,725
2087 5,066,741 27,105,725
2086 5,120,920 27,155,743
2085 5,176,048 27,200,252
2084 5,232,002 27,240,081
2083 5,288,854 27,274,635
2082 5,346,728 27,304,601
2081 5,405,543 27,328,275
2080 5,465,448 27,346,322
2079 5,526,121 27,358,846
2078 5,587,557 27,364,710
2077 5,650,096 27,363,544
2076 5,713,205 27,356,220
2075 5,777,144 27,343,275
2074 5,841,895 27,324,366
2073 5,907,671 27,298,193
2072 5,974,027 27,264,801
2071 6,041,554 27,224,139
2070 6,109,593 27,176,996
2069 6,178,463 27,121,679
2068 6,247,964 27,058,279
2067 6,318,511 26,987,818
2066 6,389,815 26,909,977
2065 6,461,651 26,825,610
2064 6,533,883 26,733,472
2063 6,606,470 26,634,443
2062 6,679,180 26,529,537
2061 6,751,939 26,418,318
2060 6,825,105 26,300,043
2059 6,898,206 26,175,298
2058 6,970,893 26,043,910
2057 7,043,508 25,905,522
2056 7,115,638 25,761,415
2055 7,187,104 25,611,347
2054 7,257,138 25,455,341
2053 7,326,052 25,292,387
2052 7,393,630 25,124,081
2051 7,459,522 24,950,631
2050 7,524,239 24,772,432
2049 7,588,059 24,588,164
2048 7,651,163 24,398,840
2047 7,712,657 24,205,409
2046 7,773,226 24,005,250
2045 7,833,564 23,799,564
2044 7,893,753 23,587,909
2043 7,953,762 23,370,717
2042 8,013,962 23,147,742
2041 8,075,253 22,919,092
2040 8,136,633 22,684,402
2039 8,198,487 22,443,876
2038 8,260,287 22,196,908
2037 8,321,922 21,945,561
2036 8,384,012 21,689,784
2035 8,446,649 21,429,391
2034 8,509,786 21,165,636
2033 8,573,478 20,899,157
2032 8,637,170 20,630,118
2031 8,700,460 20,359,005
2030 8,764,169 20,085,689
2029 8,827,965 19,810,652
2028 8,890,419 19,534,112
2027 8,952,131 19,255,397
2026 9,013,835 18,973,755
2025 9,073,924 18,690,875
2024 9,132,629 18,406,359
2023 9,178,298 18,124,838
2022 9,228,071 17,847,877
2021 9,302,585 17,598,650
2020 9,379,952 17,357,325
2019 9,419,758 17,103,803
2018 9,438,785 16,845,685
2017 9,458,989 16,567,357
2016 9,469,379 16,268,760
2015 9,461,076 15,971,743
2014 9,448,515 15,681,725
2013 9,443,211 15,387,337
2012 9,446,836 15,089,647
2011 9,461,643 14,792,126
2010 9,483,836 14,500,112
2009 9,504,583 14,215,611
2008 9,527,985 13,935,174
2007 9,560,953 13,652,040
2006 9,604,924 13,367,459
2005 9,663,915 13,087,629
2004 9,730,146 12,807,402
2003 9,796,749 12,525,842
2002 9,865,548 12,246,915
2001 9,928,549 11,969,422
2000 9,979,610 11,697,592
1999 10,026,738 11,422,965
1998 10,071,963 11,139,145
1997 10,117,433 10,857,754
1996 10,159,569 10,583,526
1995 10,193,831 10,312,996
1994 10,226,955 10,043,718
1993 10,239,050 9,779,761
1992 10,216,470 9,522,266
1991 10,194,050 9,272,584
1990 10,189,348 9,024,773
1989 10,170,000 8,775,546
1988 10,140,000 8,532,099
1987 10,111,000 8,296,485
1986 10,043,000 8,070,818
1985 9,975,000 7,849,693
1984 9,910,000 7,630,682
1983 9,843,000 7,419,642
1982 9,776,000 7,240,241
1981 9,710,000 7,075,648
1980 9,643,000 6,900,212
1979 9,584,000 6,727,797
1978 9,525,000 6,561,534
1977 9,463,000 6,401,515
1976 9,411,000 6,262,404
1975 9,367,000 6,128,731
1974 9,317,584 5,981,197
1973 9,257,272 5,831,631
1972 9,188,968 5,682,833
1971 9,115,576 5,538,355
1970 9,040,000 5,396,966
1969 8,960,304 5,257,081
1968 8,874,552 5,118,111
1967 8,785,648 4,978,862
1966 8,696,496 4,840,958
1965 8,610,000 4,704,965
1964 8,524,224 4,571,109
1963 8,437,232 4,440,264
1962 8,351,928 4,312,044
1961 8,271,216 4,186,201
1960 8,198,000 4,063,655

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd 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) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of Guatemala will increase by 30% to 24,772,432 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Guatemala
2100 -1.14% -0.34%
2099 -1.13% -0.33%
2098 -1.11% -0.32%
2097 -1.1% -0.31%
2096 -1.09% -0.3%
2095 -1.08% -0.29%
2094 -1.08% -0.28%
2093 -1.06% -0.27%
2092 -1.06% -0.25%
2091 -1.05% -0.24%
2090 -1.05% -0.22%
2089 -1.05% -0.21%
2088 -1.05% -0.2%
2087 -1.06% -0.18%
2086 -1.07% -0.16%
2085 -1.07% -0.15%
2084 -1.07% -0.13%
2083 -1.08% -0.11%
2082 -1.09% -0.09%
2081 -1.1% -0.07%
2080 -1.1% -0.05%
2079 -1.1% -0.02%
2078 -1.11% 0.004%
2077 -1.1% 0.03%
2076 -1.11% 0.05%
2075 -1.11% 0.07%
2074 -1.11% 0.1%
2073 -1.11% 0.12%
2072 -1.12% 0.15%
2071 -1.11% 0.17%
2070 -1.11% 0.2%
2069 -1.11% 0.23%
2068 -1.12% 0.26%
2067 -1.12% 0.29%
2066 -1.11% 0.31%
2065 -1.11% 0.34%
2064 -1.1% 0.37%
2063 -1.09% 0.4%
2062 -1.08% 0.42%
2061 -1.07% 0.45%
2060 -1.06% 0.48%
2059 -1.04% 0.5%
2058 -1.03% 0.53%
2057 -1.01% 0.56%
2056 -0.99% 0.59%
2055 -0.97% 0.61%
2054 -0.94% 0.64%
2053 -0.91% 0.67%
2052 -0.88% 0.7%
2051 -0.86% 0.72%
2050 -0.84% 0.75%
2049 -0.82% 0.78%
2048 -0.8% 0.8%
2047 -0.78% 0.83%
2046 -0.77% 0.86%
2045 -0.76% 0.9%
2044 -0.75% 0.93%
2043 -0.75% 0.96%
2042 -0.76% 1%
2041 -0.75% 1.03%
2040 -0.75% 1.07%
2039 -0.75% 1.11%
2038 -0.74% 1.15%
2037 -0.74% 1.18%
2036 -0.74% 1.22%
2035 -0.74% 1.25%
2034 -0.74% 1.28%
2033 -0.74% 1.3%
2032 -0.73% 1.33%
2031 -0.73% 1.36%
2030 -0.72% 1.39%
2029 -0.7% 1.42%
2028 -0.69% 1.45%
2027 -0.68% 1.48%
2026 -0.66% 1.51%
2025 -0.64% 1.55%
2024 -0.5% 1.55%
2023 -0.54% 1.55%
2022 -0.8% 1.42%
2021 -0.82% 1.39%
2020 -0.42% 1.48%
2019 -0.2% 1.53%
2018 -0.21% 1.68%
2017 -0.11% 1.84%
2016 0.09% 1.86%
2015 0.13% 1.85%
2014 0.06% 1.91%
2013 -0.04% 1.97%
2012 -0.16% 2.01%
2011 -0.23% 2.01%
2010 -0.22% 2%
2009 -0.25% 2.01%
2008 -0.34% 2.07%
2007 -0.46% 2.13%
2006 -0.61% 2.14%
2005 -0.68% 2.19%
2004 -0.68% 2.25%
2003 -0.7% 2.28%
2002 -0.63% 2.32%
2001 -0.51% 2.32%
2000 -0.47% 2.4%
1999 -0.45% 2.55%
1998 -0.45% 2.59%
1997 -0.41% 2.59%
1996 -0.34% 2.62%
1995 -0.32% 2.68%
1994 -0.12% 2.7%
1993 0.22% 2.7%
1992 0.22% 2.69%
1991 0.05% 2.75%
1990 0.19% 2.84%
1989 0.3% 2.85%
1988 0.29% 2.84%
1987 0.68% 2.8%
1986 0.68% 2.82%
1985 0.66% 2.87%
1984 0.68% 2.84%
1983 0.69% 2.48%
1982 0.68% 2.33%
1981 0.69% 2.54%
1980 0.62% 2.56%
1979 0.62% 2.53%
1978 0.66% 2.5%
1977 0.55% 2.22%
1976 0.47% 2.18%
1975 0.53% 2.47%
1974 0.65% 2.56%
1973 0.74% 2.62%
1972 0.81% 2.61%
1971 0.84% 2.62%
1970 0.89% 2.66%
1969 0.97% 2.72%
1968 1.01% 2.8%
1967 1.03% 2.85%
1966 1% 2.89%
1965 1.01% 2.93%
1964 1.03% 2.95%
1963 1.02% 2.97%
1962 0.98% 3.01%
1961 0.89% 3.02%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

Belarus Guatemala
Current population
9013835
19049936
Population rank 102/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.23%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
1.87 minutes
One birth every
8.02 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
4.29 minutes
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +771
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 69/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
1.1 hours
Annual migration change -3,020 -7,959
Net migration rank 109/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -7,959
2024 - -3,119 - -7,725
2023 -56,924 -3,034 289,635 -8,940
2022 -47,839 -8,000 281,675 -8,463
2021 -67,118 -33,954 255,145 -29,908
2020 -64,703 -33,954 281,328 -23,927
2019 -32,969 -33,954 307,389 -57,746
2018 -26,429 8,615 323,100 -56,487
2017 -17,026 3,337 332,838 -42,779
2016 -1,894 8,272 338,114 -30,980
2015 -946 18,088 335,072 -48,179
2014 -2,834 14,979 333,551 -40,409
2013 -6,610 10,550 331,321 -35,698
2012 -11,336 10,903 332,365 -32,624
2011 -26,493 5,686 328,548 -33,238
2010 -29,400 10,300 324,802 -36,076
2009 -25,662 13,610 323,320 -43,046
2008 -25,726 -495 323,226 -42,624
2007 -28,683 -4,013 326,298 -40,632
2006 -41,301 -8,303 325,604 -42,118
2005 -50,252 -15,451 325,816 -49,636
2004 -50,597 -10,424 331,699 -47,409
2003 -53,882 -10,795 333,539 -54,701
2002 -58,207 -11,945 334,255 -55,247
2001 -48,650 -4,469 335,503 -59,536
2000 -40,916 1,812 332,891 -65,197
1999 -49,131 2,028 328,890 -47,325
1998 -44,316 13,192 325,174 -39,104
1997 -46,540 -235 320,087 -43,377
1996 -37,591 5,205 315,252 -43,501
1995 -32,621 481 309,236 -39,917
1994 -19,431 -12,570 302,708 -33,462
1993 -11,263 19,652 295,515 -36,848
1992 11,238 29,477 288,411 -32,093
1991 18,349 -5,876 283,917 -40,868
1990 32,606 -26,497 280,318 -27,735
1989 49,833 5,639 276,736 -30,860
1988 60,840 -5,424 271,466 -30,450
1987 62,689 -12,462 261,746 -31,539
1986 74,318 -11,499 252,754 -31,631
1985 58,852 -784 246,119 -24,991
1984 64,415 -3,051 241,892 -25,010
1983 75,791 -2,938 238,059 -32,877
1982 65,499 3,339 199,809 -46,174
1981 65,057 14,998 221,044 -45,490
1980 62,101 16,616 218,460 -43,144
1979 64,481 395 216,810 -47,278
1978 67,342 -11,143 211,301 -48,309
1977 67,434 -4,925 203,299 -46,249
1976 66,677 -5,350 171,903 -50,745
1975 65,494 -6,302 188,501 -42,329
1974 71,158 -5,157 184,992 -36,089
1973 70,911 -7,357 179,871 -29,641
1972 74,036 -7,966 173,162 -25,807
1971 77,464 -5,818 165,104 -23,513
1970 75,520 -8,643 155,946 -14,755
1969 74,567 -12,833 149,516 -10,937
1968 76,782 -7,511 146,946 -7,589
1967 81,136 -13,409 143,859 -4,715
1966 84,191 -14,544 140,494 -3,824
1965 90,611 -17,979 135,997 -681
1964 101,618 -17,837 132,832 -440
1963 113,160 -28,653 129,065 240
1962 124,945 -32,996 126,429 713
1961 134,490 -26,780 123,753 797
1960 136,399 -27,382 120,728 -186

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people). In Guatemala 89.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,077,847 people) and 10.2% is from migration (a loss of 347,818 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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