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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 19,049,936 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 4.33 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 1.23% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

Germany vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Guatemala
2100 69,929,981 26,157,456
2099 69,956,854 26,245,641
2098 69,973,838 26,331,619
2097 70,015,834 26,416,090
2096 70,046,713 26,497,966
2095 70,067,131 26,577,430
2094 70,085,911 26,654,549
2093 70,106,718 26,728,912
2092 70,132,132 26,800,726
2091 70,178,440 26,869,103
2090 70,240,137 26,933,745
2089 70,294,005 26,994,393
2088 70,352,443 27,051,725
2087 70,434,814 27,105,725
2086 70,532,124 27,155,743
2085 70,627,602 27,200,252
2084 70,722,960 27,240,081
2083 70,829,392 27,274,635
2082 70,932,273 27,304,601
2081 71,045,881 27,328,275
2080 71,171,519 27,346,322
2079 71,305,544 27,358,846
2078 71,445,484 27,364,710
2077 71,601,117 27,363,544
2076 71,757,525 27,356,220
2075 71,891,567 27,343,275
2074 72,046,795 27,324,366
2073 72,206,145 27,298,193
2072 72,356,324 27,264,801
2071 72,517,749 27,224,139
2070 72,664,462 27,176,996
2069 72,828,330 27,121,679
2068 72,993,859 27,058,279
2067 73,178,408 26,987,818
2066 73,370,207 26,909,977
2065 73,561,648 26,825,610
2064 73,762,096 26,733,472
2063 73,971,537 26,634,443
2062 74,198,775 26,529,537
2061 74,426,082 26,418,318
2060 74,678,280 26,300,043
2059 74,932,496 26,175,298
2058 75,206,278 26,043,910
2057 75,482,742 25,905,522
2056 75,756,281 25,761,415
2055 76,041,477 25,611,347
2054 76,325,196 25,455,341
2053 76,595,801 25,292,387
2052 76,839,962 25,124,081
2051 77,084,029 24,950,631
2050 77,325,459 24,772,432
2049 77,569,721 24,588,164
2048 77,818,888 24,398,840
2047 78,049,343 24,205,409
2046 78,272,834 24,005,250
2045 78,497,690 23,799,564
2044 78,722,126 23,587,909
2043 78,936,540 23,370,717
2042 79,130,312 23,147,742
2041 79,324,161 22,919,092
2040 79,536,735 22,684,402
2039 79,754,631 22,443,876
2038 79,978,474 22,196,908
2037 80,194,225 21,945,561
2036 80,425,162 21,689,784
2035 80,640,951 21,429,391
2034 80,844,719 21,165,636
2033 81,069,119 20,899,157
2032 81,286,326 20,630,118
2031 81,520,272 20,359,005
2030 81,736,996 20,085,689
2029 81,963,002 19,810,652
2028 82,178,048 19,534,112
2027 82,384,302 19,255,397
2026 82,575,542 18,973,755
2025 83,233,941 18,690,875
2024 83,516,593 18,406,359
2023 83,287,273 18,124,838
2022 83,177,813 17,847,877
2021 83,196,078 17,598,650
2020 83,160,871 17,357,325
2019 83,092,962 17,103,803
2018 82,905,782 16,845,685
2017 82,657,002 16,567,357
2016 82,348,669 16,268,760
2015 81,686,611 15,971,743
2014 80,982,500 15,681,725
2013 80,645,605 15,387,337
2012 80,425,823 15,089,647
2011 80,274,983 14,792,126
2010 81,776,930 14,500,112
2009 81,902,307 14,215,611
2008 82,110,097 13,935,174
2007 82,266,372 13,652,040
2006 82,376,451 13,367,459
2005 82,469,422 13,087,629
2004 82,516,260 12,807,402
2003 82,534,176 12,525,842
2002 82,488,495 12,246,915
2001 82,349,925 11,969,422
2000 82,211,508 11,697,592
1999 82,100,243 11,422,965
1998 82,047,195 11,139,145
1997 82,034,771 10,857,754
1996 81,914,831 10,583,526
1995 81,678,051 10,312,996
1994 81,438,348 10,043,718
1993 81,156,363 9,779,761
1992 80,624,598 9,522,266
1991 80,013,896 9,272,584
1990 79,433,029 9,024,773
1989 78,751,283 8,775,546
1988 78,144,619 8,532,099
1987 77,839,920 8,296,485
1986 77,720,436 8,070,818
1985 77,684,873 7,849,693
1984 77,858,685 7,630,682
1983 78,128,282 7,419,642
1982 78,333,366 7,240,241
1981 78,407,907 7,075,648
1980 78,288,576 6,900,212
1979 78,126,350 6,727,797
1978 78,091,820 6,561,534
1977 78,159,814 6,401,515
1976 78,336,950 6,262,404
1975 78,673,554 6,128,731
1974 78,967,433 5,981,197
1973 78,936,666 5,831,631
1972 78,688,452 5,682,833
1971 78,312,842 5,538,355
1970 78,169,289 5,396,966
1969 77,909,682 5,257,081
1968 77,294,314 5,118,111
1967 76,951,336 4,978,862
1966 76,600,311 4,840,958
1965 75,963,695 4,704,965
1964 75,318,337 4,571,109
1963 74,714,353 4,440,264
1962 74,025,784 4,312,044
1961 73,377,632 4,186,201
1960 72,814,900 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/germany/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th 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) Germany's population will shrink by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people with a rank change from 19th to 25th. 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 Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 69.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Guatemala
2100 -0.04% -0.34%
2099 -0.02% -0.33%
2098 -0.06% -0.32%
2097 -0.04% -0.31%
2096 -0.03% -0.3%
2095 -0.03% -0.29%
2094 -0.03% -0.28%
2093 -0.04% -0.27%
2092 -0.07% -0.25%
2091 -0.09% -0.24%
2090 -0.08% -0.22%
2089 -0.08% -0.21%
2088 -0.12% -0.2%
2087 -0.14% -0.18%
2086 -0.14% -0.16%
2085 -0.13% -0.15%
2084 -0.15% -0.13%
2083 -0.15% -0.11%
2082 -0.16% -0.09%
2081 -0.18% -0.07%
2080 -0.19% -0.05%
2079 -0.2% -0.02%
2078 -0.22% 0.004%
2077 -0.22% 0.03%
2076 -0.19% 0.05%
2075 -0.22% 0.07%
2074 -0.22% 0.1%
2073 -0.21% 0.12%
2072 -0.22% 0.15%
2071 -0.2% 0.17%
2070 -0.23% 0.2%
2069 -0.23% 0.23%
2068 -0.25% 0.26%
2067 -0.26% 0.29%
2066 -0.26% 0.31%
2065 -0.27% 0.34%
2064 -0.28% 0.37%
2063 -0.31% 0.4%
2062 -0.31% 0.42%
2061 -0.34% 0.45%
2060 -0.34% 0.48%
2059 -0.36% 0.5%
2058 -0.37% 0.53%
2057 -0.36% 0.56%
2056 -0.38% 0.59%
2055 -0.37% 0.61%
2054 -0.35% 0.64%
2053 -0.32% 0.67%
2052 -0.32% 0.7%
2051 -0.31% 0.72%
2050 -0.31% 0.75%
2049 -0.32% 0.78%
2048 -0.3% 0.8%
2047 -0.29% 0.83%
2046 -0.29% 0.86%
2045 -0.29% 0.9%
2044 -0.27% 0.93%
2043 -0.24% 0.96%
2042 -0.24% 1%
2041 -0.27% 1.03%
2040 -0.27% 1.07%
2039 -0.28% 1.11%
2038 -0.27% 1.15%
2037 -0.29% 1.18%
2036 -0.27% 1.22%
2035 -0.25% 1.25%
2034 -0.28% 1.28%
2033 -0.27% 1.3%
2032 -0.29% 1.33%
2031 -0.27% 1.36%
2030 -0.28% 1.39%
2029 -0.26% 1.42%
2028 -0.25% 1.45%
2027 -0.23% 1.48%
2026 -0.79% 1.51%
2025 -0.34% 1.55%
2024 0.28% 1.55%
2023 0.13% 1.55%
2022 -0.02% 1.42%
2021 0.04% 1.39%
2020 0.08% 1.48%
2019 0.23% 1.53%
2018 0.3% 1.68%
2017 0.37% 1.84%
2016 0.81% 1.86%
2015 0.87% 1.85%
2014 0.42% 1.91%
2013 0.27% 1.97%
2012 0.19% 2.01%
2011 -1.84% 2.01%
2010 -0.15% 2%
2009 -0.25% 2.01%
2008 -0.19% 2.07%
2007 -0.13% 2.13%
2006 -0.11% 2.14%
2005 -0.06% 2.19%
2004 -0.02% 2.25%
2003 0.06% 2.28%
2002 0.17% 2.32%
2001 0.17% 2.32%
2000 0.14% 2.4%
1999 0.06% 2.55%
1998 0.02% 2.59%
1997 0.15% 2.59%
1996 0.29% 2.62%
1995 0.29% 2.68%
1994 0.35% 2.7%
1993 0.66% 2.7%
1992 0.76% 2.69%
1991 0.73% 2.75%
1990 0.87% 2.84%
1989 0.78% 2.85%
1988 0.39% 2.84%
1987 0.15% 2.8%
1986 0.05% 2.82%
1985 -0.22% 2.87%
1984 -0.35% 2.84%
1983 -0.26% 2.48%
1982 -0.1% 2.33%
1981 0.15% 2.54%
1980 0.21% 2.56%
1979 0.04% 2.53%
1978 -0.09% 2.5%
1977 -0.23% 2.22%
1976 -0.43% 2.18%
1975 -0.37% 2.47%
1974 0.04% 2.56%
1973 0.32% 2.62%
1972 0.48% 2.61%
1971 0.18% 2.62%
1970 0.33% 2.66%
1969 0.8% 2.72%
1968 0.45% 2.8%
1967 0.46% 2.85%
1966 0.84% 2.89%
1965 0.86% 2.93%
1964 0.81% 2.95%
1963 0.93% 2.97%
1962 0.88% 3.01%
1961 0.77% 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/germany/guatemala | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

Germany Guatemala
Current population
82575542
19049936
Population rank 19/197 69/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.23%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
1.87 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
1.39 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +771
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 69/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
1.1 hours
Annual migration change -334,072 -7,959
Net migration rank 192/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -7,959
2024 - 36,954 - -7,725
2023 -333,149 609,553 289,635 -8,940
2022 -324,394 981,552 281,675 -8,463
2021 -224,629 310,264 255,145 -29,908
2020 -216,218 203,468 281,328 -23,927
2019 -157,877 319,082 307,389 -57,746
2018 -165,812 403,908 323,100 -56,487
2017 -148,783 452,988 332,838 -42,779
2016 -123,523 517,480 338,114 -30,980
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 335,072 -48,179
2014 -153,866 592,338 333,551 -40,409
2013 -209,679 462,384 331,321 -35,698
2012 -193,022 199,143 332,365 -32,624
2011 -184,632 295,282 328,548 -33,238
2010 -179,909 130,116 324,802 -36,076
2009 -188,375 46,533 323,320 -43,046
2008 -164,220 -23,341 323,226 -42,624
2007 -148,080 -24,772 326,298 -40,632
2006 -148,278 -489,056 325,604 -42,118
2005 -148,445 81,351 325,816 -49,636
2004 -107,271 81,735 331,699 -47,409
2003 -140,309 142,009 333,539 -54,701
2002 -123,733 218,795 334,255 -55,247
2001 -98,820 272,875 335,503 -59,536
2000 -73,990 174,594 332,891 -65,197
1999 -73,890 219,280 328,890 -47,325
1998 -65,637 -754,469 325,174 -39,104
1997 -49,221 93,281 320,087 -43,377
1996 -90,107 281,280 315,252 -43,501
1995 -114,349 398,077 309,236 -39,917
1994 -114,013 315,585 302,708 -33,462
1993 -105,503 462,096 295,515 -36,848
1992 -80,625 811,606 288,411 -32,093
1991 -80,014 602,638 283,917 -40,868
1990 -15,887 679,702 280,318 -27,735
1989 -23,625 761,002 276,736 -30,860
1988 -7,815 515,962 271,466 -30,450
1987 -31,136 174,272 261,746 -31,539
1986 -77,721 212,822 252,754 -31,631
1985 -116,527 103,556 246,119 -24,991
1984 -109,002 -150,771 241,892 -25,010
1983 -109,380 -81,349 238,059 -32,877
1982 -78,333 -58,121 199,809 -46,174
1981 -94,090 130,713 221,044 -45,490
1980 -86,117 324,203 218,460 -43,144
1979 -125,002 237,705 216,810 -47,278
1978 -140,566 117,167 211,301 -48,309
1977 -125,055 33,881 203,299 -46,249
1976 -164,508 -79,761 171,903 -50,745
1975 -212,418 -207,740 188,501 -42,329
1974 -150,038 -15,126 184,992 -36,089
1973 -149,980 386,881 179,871 -29,641
1972 -62,950 336,015 173,162 -25,807
1971 46,988 450,328 165,104 -23,513
1970 70,352 -273,498 155,946 -14,755
1969 155,820 584,017 149,516 -10,937
1968 239,612 293,307 146,946 -7,589
1967 353,977 -174,155 143,859 -4,715
1966 405,982 134,107 140,494 -3,824
1965 410,204 338,258 135,997 -681
1964 482,038 69,825 132,832 -440
1963 455,757 205,976 129,065 240
1962 436,752 276,505 126,429 713
1961 462,279 27,534 123,753 797
1960 385,919 212,666 120,728 -186

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 26.8% of the population change in Germany is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 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, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

Biggest cities by population

Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K
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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