Guatemala Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Guatemala is 19,049,936 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 18,406,359 in 2024.

For the last 20 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of 2.13% per year.
Guatemala is projected to reach 27.4M people in 2078.
Guatemala is ranked 69/197 by population and was ranked 68th in 2006.
Since 2006, population has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth in 20 years).
Guatemala accounts for 0.23% of the world's population.

Guatemala population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	26,157,456	-0.34%
2099	26,245,641	-0.33%
2098	26,331,619	-0.32%
2097	26,416,090	-0.31%
2096	26,497,966	-0.3%
2095	26,577,430	-0.29%
2094	26,654,549	-0.28%
2093	26,728,912	-0.27%
2092	26,800,726	-0.25%
2091	26,869,103	-0.24%
2090	26,933,745	-0.22%
2089	26,994,393	-0.21%
2088	27,051,725	-0.2%
2087	27,105,725	-0.18%
2086	27,155,743	-0.16%
2085	27,200,252	-0.15%
2084	27,240,081	-0.13%
2083	27,274,635	-0.11%
2082	27,304,601	-0.09%
2081	27,328,275	-0.07%
2080	27,346,322	-0.05%
2079	27,358,846	-0.02%
2078	27,364,710	0.004%
2077	27,363,544	0.03%
2076	27,356,220	0.05%
2075	27,343,275	0.07%
2074	27,324,366	0.1%
2073	27,298,193	0.12%
2072	27,264,801	0.15%
2071	27,224,139	0.17%
2070	27,176,996	0.2%
2069	27,121,679	0.23%
2068	27,058,279	0.26%
2067	26,987,818	0.29%
2066	26,909,977	0.31%
2065	26,825,610	0.34%
2064	26,733,472	0.37%
2063	26,634,443	0.4%
2062	26,529,537	0.42%
2061	26,418,318	0.45%
2060	26,300,043	0.48%
2059	26,175,298	0.5%
2058	26,043,910	0.53%
2057	25,905,522	0.56%
2056	25,761,415	0.59%
2055	25,611,347	0.61%
2054	25,455,341	0.64%
2053	25,292,387	0.67%
2052	25,124,081	0.7%
2051	24,950,631	0.72%
2050	24,772,432	0.75%
2049	24,588,164	0.78%
2048	24,398,840	0.8%
2047	24,205,409	0.83%
2046	24,005,250	0.86%
2045	23,799,564	0.9%
2044	23,587,909	0.93%
2043	23,370,717	0.96%
2042	23,147,742	1%
2041	22,919,092	1.03%
2040	22,684,402	1.07%
2039	22,443,876	1.11%
2038	22,196,908	1.15%
2037	21,945,561	1.18%
2036	21,689,784	1.22%
2035	21,429,391	1.25%
2034	21,165,636	1.28%
2033	20,899,157	1.3%
2032	20,630,118	1.33%
2031	20,359,005	1.36%
2030	20,085,689	1.39%
2029	19,810,652	1.42%
2028	19,534,112	1.45%
2027	19,255,397	1.48%
2026	18,973,755	1.51%
2025	18,690,875	1.55%
2024	18,406,359	1.55%
2023	18,124,838	1.55%
2022	17,847,877	1.42%
2021	17,598,650	1.39%
2020	17,357,325	1.48%
2019	17,103,803	1.53%
2018	16,845,685	1.68%
2017	16,567,357	1.84%
2016	16,268,760	1.86%
2015	15,971,743	1.85%
2014	15,681,725	1.91%
2013	15,387,337	1.97%
2012	15,089,647	2.01%
2011	14,792,126	2.01%
2010	14,500,112	2%
2009	14,215,611	2.01%
2008	13,935,174	2.07%
2007	13,652,040	2.13%
2006	13,367,459	2.14%
2005	13,087,629	2.19%
2004	12,807,402	2.25%
2003	12,525,842	2.28%
2002	12,246,915	2.32%
2001	11,969,422	2.32%
2000	11,697,592	2.4%
1999	11,422,965	2.55%
1998	11,139,145	2.59%
1997	10,857,754	2.59%
1996	10,583,526	2.62%
1995	10,312,996	2.68%
1994	10,043,718	2.7%
1993	9,779,761	2.7%
1992	9,522,266	2.69%
1991	9,272,584	2.75%
1990	9,024,773	2.84%
1989	8,775,546	2.85%
1988	8,532,099	2.84%
1987	8,296,485	2.8%
1986	8,070,818	2.82%
1985	7,849,693	2.87%
1984	7,630,682	2.84%
1983	7,419,642	2.48%
1982	7,240,241	2.33%
1981	7,075,648	2.54%
1980	6,900,212	2.56%
1979	6,727,797	2.53%
1978	6,561,534	2.5%
1977	6,401,515	2.22%
1976	6,262,404	2.18%
1975	6,128,731	2.47%
1974	5,981,197	2.56%
1973	5,831,631	2.62%
1972	5,682,833	2.61%
1971	5,538,355	2.62%
1970	5,396,966	2.66%
1969	5,257,081	2.72%
1968	5,118,111	2.8%
1967	4,978,862	2.85%
1966	4,840,958	2.89%
1965	4,704,965	2.93%
1964	4,571,109	2.95%
1963	4,440,264	2.97%
1962	4,312,044	3.01%
1961	4,186,201	3.02%
1960	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).

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Guatemala has a population of 19M as of 2026, compared to 16.3M in 2016, 13.4M in 2006, and 10.6M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.71% per year. Guatemala is ranked 74th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Guatemala will have 24,005,250 people (26% growth) with a rank change from 69th to 67th.

By the year 2100, Guatemala's population is projected to grow by 37.3% from its current level to 26.2M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-7,959
2024	-	-	-7,725
2023	280,695	289,635	-8,940
2022	273,212	281,675	-8,463
2021	225,237	255,145	-29,908
2020	257,401	281,328	-23,927
2019	249,643	307,389	-57,746
2018	266,613	323,100	-56,487
2017	290,059	332,838	-42,779
2016	307,134	338,114	-30,980
2015	286,893	335,072	-48,179
2014	293,142	333,551	-40,409
2013	295,623	331,321	-35,698
2012	299,741	332,365	-32,624
2011	295,310	328,548	-33,238
2010	288,726	324,802	-36,076
2009	280,274	323,320	-43,046
2008	280,602	323,226	-42,624
2007	285,666	326,298	-40,632
2006	283,486	325,604	-42,118
2005	276,180	325,816	-49,636
2004	284,290	331,699	-47,409
2003	278,838	333,539	-54,701
2002	279,008	334,255	-55,247
2001	275,967	335,503	-59,536
2000	267,694	332,891	-65,197
1999	281,565	328,890	-47,325
1998	286,070	325,174	-39,104
1997	276,710	320,087	-43,377
1996	271,751	315,252	-43,501
1995	269,319	309,236	-39,917
1994	269,246	302,708	-33,462
1993	258,667	295,515	-36,848
1992	256,318	288,411	-32,093
1991	243,049	283,917	-40,868
1990	252,583	280,318	-27,735
1989	245,876	276,736	-30,860
1988	241,016	271,466	-30,450
1987	230,207	261,746	-31,539
1986	221,123	252,754	-31,631
1985	221,128	246,119	-24,991
1984	216,882	241,892	-25,010
1983	205,182	238,059	-32,877
1982	153,635	199,809	-46,174
1981	175,554	221,044	-45,490
1980	175,316	218,460	-43,144
1979	169,532	216,810	-47,278
1978	162,992	211,301	-48,309
1977	157,050	203,299	-46,249
1976	121,158	171,903	-50,745
1975	146,172	188,501	-42,329
1974	148,903	184,992	-36,089
1973	150,230	179,871	-29,641
1972	147,355	173,162	-25,807
1971	141,591	165,104	-23,513
1970	141,191	155,946	-14,755
1969	138,579	149,516	-10,937
1968	139,357	146,946	-7,589
1967	139,144	143,859	-4,715
1966	136,670	140,494	-3,824
1965	135,316	135,997	-681
1964	132,392	132,832	-440
1963	129,305	129,065	240
1962	127,142	126,429	713
1961	124,550	123,753	797
1960	120,542	120,728	-186

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

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Over the last 10 years, 89.8% of the population change in Guatemala 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, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 66,386 and 0.5% in 2010.

Guatemala population clock

	Guatemala	Rank
Current population	19049936	69/197
Percent of world population	0.23%	69/197
One net population change	1.87 minutes	57/197
One birth every	1.39 minutes	64/196
One death every	6.01 minutes	90/196
Daily growth/decline	+771	57/197
Annual growth/decline	+281,521	57/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+1.55%	69/197
One migration net change every	1.1 hours	128/196
Annual migration change	-7,959	128/196
Foreign-born residents	92,732	133/195
Foreign-born share of population	0.5%	176/195

Largest cities by population

Guatemala
City	Population
Guatemala	995K
Mixco	528K
Coban	229K
Quetzaltenango	208K
Jalapa	193K
San Miguel Petapa	151K
Momostenango	140K
Mazatenango	83.8K

Guatemala population statistics

	Guatemala	World
Life expectancy	73 years	73.8 years
Average age	27.3 years	33.8 years
Median age	24 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	49.6:50.4	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	2.31 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	459 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Guatemala.

Population map with other countries

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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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