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

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The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,491,249 in 2025 vs 18,687,881 people in Guatemala in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,830,814 people compared to 19,115,361 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 +0.28% per year vs +1.61% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.8M (0.55% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19.1M (43% growth).

Germany vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Guatemala
2100 70,146,161 26,153,266
2099 70,173,117 26,241,436
2098 70,190,154 26,327,401
2097 70,232,280 26,411,858
2096 70,263,255 26,493,721
2095 70,283,735 26,573,173
2094 70,302,573 26,650,279
2093 70,323,445 26,724,630
2092 70,348,937 26,796,433
2091 70,395,388 26,864,799
2090 70,457,276 26,929,431
2089 70,511,311 26,990,069
2088 70,569,930 27,047,391
2087 70,652,555 27,101,383
2086 70,750,166 27,151,393
2085 70,845,939 27,195,895
2084 70,941,592 27,235,718
2083 71,048,352 27,270,266
2082 71,151,552 27,300,227
2081 71,265,511 27,323,897
2080 71,391,537 27,341,942
2079 71,525,977 27,354,464
2078 71,666,350 27,360,327
2077 71,822,464 27,359,161
2076 71,979,354 27,351,838
2075 72,113,812 27,338,895
2074 72,269,519 27,319,989
2073 72,429,361 27,293,820
2072 72,580,006 27,260,434
2071 72,741,929 27,219,778
2070 72,889,095 27,172,642
2069 73,053,471 27,117,335
2068 73,219,511 27,053,945
2067 73,404,631 26,983,495
2066 73,597,022 26,905,666
2065 73,789,056 26,821,312
2064 73,990,123 26,729,190
2063 74,200,211 26,630,176
2062 74,428,152 26,525,287
2061 74,656,161 26,414,086
2060 74,909,139 26,295,830
2059 75,164,141 26,171,105
2058 75,438,769 26,039,738
2057 75,716,088 25,901,372
2056 75,990,472 25,757,288
2055 76,276,550 25,607,244
2054 76,561,146 25,451,264
2053 76,832,587 25,288,335
2052 77,077,503 25,120,056
2051 77,322,326 24,946,634
2050 77,564,502 24,768,464
2049 77,809,519 24,584,225
2048 78,059,456 24,394,931
2047 78,290,624 24,201,532
2046 78,514,805 24,001,405
2045 78,740,357 23,795,751
2044 78,965,486 23,584,131
2043 79,180,563 23,366,974
2042 79,374,934 23,144,034
2041 79,569,383 22,915,420
2040 79,782,613 22,680,768
2039 80,001,183 22,440,281
2038 80,225,718 22,193,352
2037 80,442,136 21,942,046
2036 80,673,787 21,686,309
2035 80,890,243 21,425,958
2034 81,094,641 21,162,245
2033 81,319,735 20,895,809
2032 81,537,613 20,626,813
2031 81,772,282 20,355,744
2030 81,989,677 20,082,472
2029 82,216,381 19,807,478
2028 82,432,092 19,530,983
2027 82,638,983 19,252,313
2026 82,830,814 18,970,716
2025 83,491,249 18,687,881
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,846,601 people (a 17.5% 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 77,564,502 people with a rank change from 19th to 24th. 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 Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70.1M 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 -0.03% 1.53%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Germany declined by 0.03%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.53%.

Live population counters

Germany Guatemala
Current population
82830814
19115361
Population rank 19/197 69/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.23%
One net population change
20.8 minutes
1.87 minutes
One birth every
46.6 seconds
1.38 minutes
One death every
31.2 seconds
5.88 minutes
Daily growth/decline -69 +771
Annual growth/decline -25,344 +281,522
Annual growth/decline rate -0.03% +1.53%
Population growth rate rank 159/197 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 -334,066 36,954 290,066 -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 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 30.7% of the population change in Germany is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 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, 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 (1960–2025, 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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