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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 34,427,414 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 35,885,254 people compared to 19,049,936 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Ghana's population is 1.88 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Ghana is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.43% for Ghana vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.1% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ghana has increased from 23M people to 35.9M (55.7% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

Ghana vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ghana Guatemala
2100 68,131,252 26,157,456
2099 68,021,644 26,245,641
2098 67,902,002 26,331,619
2097 67,772,694 26,416,090
2096 67,638,801 26,497,966
2095 67,494,855 26,577,430
2094 67,339,471 26,654,549
2093 67,176,337 26,728,912
2092 67,005,259 26,800,726
2091 66,817,473 26,869,103
2090 66,618,611 26,933,745
2089 66,408,323 26,994,393
2088 66,186,701 27,051,725
2087 65,950,524 27,105,725
2086 65,712,980 27,155,743
2085 65,464,770 27,200,252
2084 65,209,090 27,240,081
2083 64,935,455 27,274,635
2082 64,651,183 27,304,601
2081 64,355,091 27,328,275
2080 64,047,069 27,346,322
2079 63,730,285 27,358,846
2078 63,397,338 27,364,710
2077 63,059,578 27,363,544
2076 62,711,928 27,356,220
2075 62,350,445 27,343,275
2074 61,987,133 27,324,366
2073 61,616,792 27,298,193
2072 61,239,369 27,264,801
2071 60,847,204 27,224,139
2070 60,454,501 27,176,996
2069 60,053,700 27,121,679
2068 59,639,035 27,058,279
2067 59,215,226 26,987,818
2066 58,786,613 26,909,977
2065 58,353,059 26,825,610
2064 57,904,896 26,733,472
2063 57,451,482 26,634,443
2062 56,986,329 26,529,537
2061 56,511,652 26,418,318
2060 56,031,122 26,300,043
2059 55,540,726 26,175,298
2058 55,042,478 26,043,910
2057 54,535,407 25,905,522
2056 54,018,018 25,761,415
2055 53,492,136 25,611,347
2054 52,959,604 25,455,341
2053 52,417,582 25,292,387
2052 51,869,801 25,124,081
2051 51,311,110 24,950,631
2050 50,740,453 24,772,432
2049 50,163,262 24,588,164
2048 49,577,819 24,398,840
2047 48,982,219 24,205,409
2046 48,383,052 24,005,250
2045 47,776,375 23,799,564
2044 47,163,926 23,587,909
2043 46,548,210 23,370,717
2042 45,925,724 23,147,742
2041 45,300,725 22,919,092
2040 44,669,515 22,684,402
2039 44,038,043 22,443,876
2038 43,402,009 22,196,908
2037 42,760,604 21,945,561
2036 42,120,700 21,689,784
2035 41,478,927 21,429,391
2034 40,831,962 21,165,636
2033 40,184,070 20,899,157
2032 39,540,131 20,630,118
2031 38,900,194 20,359,005
2030 38,258,832 20,085,689
2029 37,623,609 19,810,652
2028 36,986,250 19,534,112
2027 36,349,705 19,255,397
2026 35,713,042 18,973,755
2025 35,071,292 18,690,875
2024 34,427,414 18,406,359
2023 33,787,914 18,124,838
2022 33,149,152 17,847,877
2021 32,518,665 17,598,650
2020 31,887,809 17,357,325
2019 31,258,945 17,103,803
2018 30,637,585 16,845,685
2017 30,008,354 16,567,357
2016 29,356,742 16,268,760
2015 28,696,068 15,971,743
2014 28,041,592 15,681,725
2013 27,386,193 15,387,337
2012 26,734,268 15,089,647
2011 26,095,088 14,792,126
2010 25,474,995 14,500,112
2009 24,862,664 14,215,611
2008 24,249,946 13,935,174
2007 23,642,279 13,652,040
2006 23,040,702 13,367,459
2005 22,449,438 13,087,629
2004 21,868,298 12,807,402
2003 21,296,705 12,525,842
2002 20,729,388 12,246,915
2001 20,167,069 11,969,422
2000 19,637,087 11,697,592
1999 19,149,864 11,422,965
1998 18,688,036 11,139,145
1997 18,238,958 10,857,754
1996 17,810,181 10,583,526
1995 17,399,017 10,312,996
1994 16,993,190 10,043,718
1993 16,589,519 9,779,761
1992 16,184,855 9,522,266
1991 15,787,496 9,272,584
1990 15,394,648 9,024,773
1989 15,006,813 8,775,546
1988 14,636,568 8,532,099
1987 14,289,108 8,296,485
1986 13,965,217 8,070,818
1985 13,661,229 7,849,693
1984 13,370,590 7,630,682
1983 13,029,836 7,419,642
1982 12,643,819 7,240,241
1981 12,281,712 7,075,648
1980 11,941,448 6,900,212
1979 11,597,255 6,727,797
1978 11,248,450 6,561,534
1977 10,911,871 6,401,515
1976 10,594,913 6,262,404
1975 10,294,308 6,128,731
1974 10,000,523 5,981,197
1973 9,714,617 5,831,631
1972 9,438,187 5,682,833
1971 9,176,264 5,538,355
1970 8,925,813 5,396,966
1969 8,690,383 5,257,081
1968 8,475,729 5,118,111
1967 8,271,913 4,978,862
1966 8,074,521 4,840,958
1965 7,882,606 4,704,965
1964 7,695,739 4,571,109
1963 7,514,714 4,440,264
1962 7,337,375 4,312,044
1961 7,162,667 4,186,201
1960 6,961,215 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/ghana/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ghana increased by 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ghana gained 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth).

Ghana was ranked 48th most populous country in 2006 and is 46th 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) Ghana's population will grow by 41.4% to 50,740,453 people with a rank change from 46th to 42nd. The population of Guatemala will increase by 30% to 24,772,432 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M people compared to the peak of 27.4M people in 2078 for Guatemala.

Population growth rate by year

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ghana Guatemala
2100 0.16% -0.34%
2099 0.18% -0.33%
2098 0.19% -0.32%
2097 0.2% -0.31%
2096 0.21% -0.3%
2095 0.23% -0.29%
2094 0.24% -0.28%
2093 0.26% -0.27%
2092 0.28% -0.25%
2091 0.3% -0.24%
2090 0.32% -0.22%
2089 0.33% -0.21%
2088 0.36% -0.2%
2087 0.36% -0.18%
2086 0.38% -0.16%
2085 0.39% -0.15%
2084 0.42% -0.13%
2083 0.44% -0.11%
2082 0.46% -0.09%
2081 0.48% -0.07%
2080 0.5% -0.05%
2079 0.53% -0.02%
2078 0.54% 0.004%
2077 0.55% 0.03%
2076 0.58% 0.05%
2075 0.59% 0.07%
2074 0.6% 0.1%
2073 0.62% 0.12%
2072 0.64% 0.15%
2071 0.65% 0.17%
2070 0.67% 0.2%
2069 0.7% 0.23%
2068 0.72% 0.26%
2067 0.73% 0.29%
2066 0.74% 0.31%
2065 0.77% 0.34%
2064 0.79% 0.37%
2063 0.82% 0.4%
2062 0.84% 0.42%
2061 0.86% 0.45%
2060 0.88% 0.48%
2059 0.91% 0.5%
2058 0.93% 0.53%
2057 0.96% 0.56%
2056 0.98% 0.59%
2055 1.01% 0.61%
2054 1.03% 0.64%
2053 1.06% 0.67%
2052 1.09% 0.7%
2051 1.12% 0.72%
2050 1.15% 0.75%
2049 1.18% 0.78%
2048 1.22% 0.8%
2047 1.24% 0.83%
2046 1.27% 0.86%
2045 1.3% 0.9%
2044 1.32% 0.93%
2043 1.36% 0.96%
2042 1.38% 1%
2041 1.41% 1.03%
2040 1.43% 1.07%
2039 1.47% 1.11%
2038 1.5% 1.15%
2037 1.52% 1.18%
2036 1.55% 1.22%
2035 1.58% 1.25%
2034 1.61% 1.28%
2033 1.63% 1.3%
2032 1.65% 1.33%
2031 1.68% 1.36%
2030 1.69% 1.39%
2029 1.72% 1.42%
2028 1.75% 1.45%
2027 1.78% 1.48%
2026 1.83% 1.51%
2025 1.87% 1.55%
2024 1.89% 1.55%
2023 1.93% 1.55%
2022 1.94% 1.42%
2021 1.98% 1.39%
2020 2.01% 1.48%
2019 2.03% 1.53%
2018 2.1% 1.68%
2017 2.22% 1.84%
2016 2.3% 1.86%
2015 2.33% 1.85%
2014 2.39% 1.91%
2013 2.44% 1.97%
2012 2.45% 2.01%
2011 2.43% 2.01%
2010 2.46% 2%
2009 2.53% 2.01%
2008 2.57% 2.07%
2007 2.61% 2.13%
2006 2.63% 2.14%
2005 2.66% 2.19%
2004 2.68% 2.25%
2003 2.74% 2.28%
2002 2.79% 2.32%
2001 2.7% 2.32%
2000 2.54% 2.4%
1999 2.47% 2.55%
1998 2.46% 2.59%
1997 2.41% 2.59%
1996 2.36% 2.62%
1995 2.39% 2.68%
1994 2.43% 2.7%
1993 2.5% 2.7%
1992 2.52% 2.69%
1991 2.55% 2.75%
1990 2.58% 2.84%
1989 2.53% 2.85%
1988 2.43% 2.84%
1987 2.32% 2.8%
1986 2.23% 2.82%
1985 2.17% 2.87%
1984 2.62% 2.84%
1983 3.05% 2.48%
1982 2.95% 2.33%
1981 2.85% 2.54%
1980 2.97% 2.56%
1979 3.1% 2.53%
1978 3.08% 2.5%
1977 2.99% 2.22%
1976 2.92% 2.18%
1975 2.94% 2.47%
1974 2.94% 2.56%
1973 2.93% 2.62%
1972 2.85% 2.61%
1971 2.81% 2.62%
1970 2.71% 2.66%
1969 2.53% 2.72%
1968 2.46% 2.8%
1967 2.44% 2.85%
1966 2.43% 2.89%
1965 2.43% 2.93%
1964 2.41% 2.95%
1963 2.42% 2.97%
1962 2.44% 3.01%
1961 2.89% 3.02%

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

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In 2024, the population of Ghana grew by 1.89%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

Ghana Guatemala
Current population
35885254
19049936
Population rank 46/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.23%
One net population change
49.3 seconds
1.87 minutes
One birth every
35.5 seconds
1.39 minutes
One death every
2.21 minutes
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,752 +771
Annual growth/decline +639,500 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate +1.89% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 57/197 69/197
One migration net change every
30.9 minutes
1.1 hours
Annual migration change -17,079 -7,959
Net migration rank 150/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 532,286 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 77/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 145/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ghana
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ghana Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,079 - -7,959
2024 - -13,114 - -7,725
2023 651,094 -10,003 289,635 -8,940
2022 646,441 -10,003 281,675 -8,463
2021 635,805 -11,259 255,145 -29,908
2020 637,469 -291 281,328 -23,927
2019 642,403 -21,857 307,389 -57,746
2018 641,551 -19,375 323,100 -56,487
2017 641,218 -4,913 332,838 -42,779
2016 659,910 7,009 338,114 -30,980
2015 667,729 -13,306 335,072 -48,179
2014 660,829 -6,312 333,551 -40,409
2013 658,638 -2,377 331,321 -35,698
2012 646,595 1,005 332,365 -32,624
2011 631,501 -720 328,548 -33,238
2010 613,133 -3,726 324,802 -36,076
2009 592,825 22,416 323,320 -43,046
2008 579,695 30,506 323,226 -42,624
2007 572,332 32,813 326,298 -40,632
2006 569,474 28,536 325,604 -42,118
2005 563,234 21,272 325,816 -49,636
2004 543,339 34,433 331,699 -47,409
2003 536,656 28,768 333,539 -54,701
2002 528,620 40,573 334,255 -55,247
2001 519,382 36,050 335,503 -59,536
2000 508,738 -4,206 332,891 -65,197
1999 487,210 -17,304 328,890 -47,325
1998 471,313 -17,564 325,174 -39,104
1997 459,822 -15,409 320,087 -43,377
1996 450,259 -37,113 315,252 -43,501
1995 451,748 -42,558 309,236 -39,917
1994 449,589 -47,120 302,708 -33,462
1993 454,669 -49,792 295,515 -36,848
1992 452,156 -47,736 288,411 -32,093
1991 448,159 -57,878 283,917 -40,868
1990 442,211 -46,789 280,318 -27,735
1989 432,541 -52,293 276,736 -30,860
1988 425,031 -64,810 271,466 -30,450
1987 419,328 -84,648 261,746 -31,539
1986 411,191 -98,099 252,754 -31,631
1985 401,722 -106,855 246,119 -24,991
1984 392,053 -105,655 241,892 -25,010
1983 379,846 15,276 238,059 -32,877
1982 369,061 7,863 199,809 -46,174
1981 359,572 -12,296 221,044 -45,490
1980 346,816 -13,564 218,460 -43,144
1979 334,848 20,291 216,810 -47,278
1978 324,428 18,041 211,301 -48,309
1977 315,429 15,243 203,299 -46,249
1976 305,769 -2,528 171,903 -50,745
1975 298,267 -292 188,501 -42,329
1974 290,796 -1,197 184,992 -36,089
1973 283,385 -1,168 179,871 -29,641
1972 275,236 -4,589 173,162 -25,807
1971 265,442 -12,238 165,104 -23,513
1970 257,938 -10,233 155,946 -14,755
1969 251,925 -28,752 149,516 -10,937
1968 242,821 -36,683 146,946 -7,589
1967 237,156 -35,666 143,859 -4,715
1966 231,440 -38,143 140,494 -3,824
1965 229,061 -38,519 135,997 -681
1964 226,685 -43,480 132,832 -440
1963 225,367 -46,516 129,065 240
1962 223,842 -48,017 126,429 713
1961 222,372 -48,777 123,753 797
1960 217,134 12,181 120,728 -186

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 98.6% of the population change in Ghana is from natural causes (a gain of 6,484,449 people) and 1.37% is from migration (a loss of 90,310 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, 532,286 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Ghana, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

Biggest cities by population

Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K
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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