The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 831,087 people in Guyana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 18,971,012 people compared to 840,939 in Guyana.
Population statistics:
- Guatemala's population is 22.6 times bigger than Guyana's.
- Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Guyana is the 162nd.
- The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.01% for Guyana.
- For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +0.94% in Guyana.
- Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (41.9% growth), while Guyana has grown from 759K to 841K (10.8% growth).
- Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 27.2M people compared to the peak of 960K people in 2067 for Guyana.
Guatemala vs Guyana: live population counter
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| Current population |
18971012
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840939
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| Population rank | 69/197 | 162/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
1.87 minutes
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1.85 hours
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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31.4 minutes
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| One death every |
6.01 minutes
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1.45 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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1.62 hours
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| Annual migration change | -7,725 | -5,407 |
| Daily growth/decline | +771 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +281,521 | +4,734 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.55% | +0.57% |
| Population growth rate rank | 69/197 | 129/197 |
Guatemala and Guyana: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,063,655 | 569,143 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,186,201 | 582,568 | 3.02% | 2.36% |
| 1962 | 4,312,044 | 595,461 | 3.01% | 2.21% |
| 1963 | 4,440,264 | 608,537 | 2.97% | 2.2% |
| 1964 | 4,571,109 | 621,764 | 2.95% | 2.17% |
| 1965 | 4,704,965 | 635,128 | 2.93% | 2.15% |
| 1966 | 4,840,958 | 648,646 | 2.89% | 2.13% |
| 1967 | 4,978,862 | 662,311 | 2.85% | 2.11% |
| 1968 | 5,118,111 | 676,160 | 2.8% | 2.09% |
| 1969 | 5,257,081 | 690,223 | 2.72% | 2.08% |
| 1970 | 5,396,966 | 702,705 | 2.66% | 1.81% |
| 1971 | 5,538,355 | 712,662 | 2.62% | 1.42% |
| 1972 | 5,682,833 | 721,617 | 2.61% | 1.26% |
| 1973 | 5,831,631 | 730,138 | 2.62% | 1.18% |
| 1974 | 5,981,197 | 738,057 | 2.56% | 1.08% |
| 1975 | 6,128,731 | 745,393 | 2.47% | 0.99% |
| 1976 | 6,262,404 | 752,253 | 2.18% | 0.92% |
| 1977 | 6,401,515 | 758,654 | 2.22% | 0.85% |
| 1978 | 6,561,534 | 764,586 | 2.5% | 0.78% |
| 1979 | 6,727,797 | 770,062 | 2.53% | 0.72% |
| 1980 | 6,900,212 | 774,367 | 2.56% | 0.56% |
| 1981 | 7,075,648 | 776,453 | 2.54% | 0.27% |
| 1982 | 7,240,241 | 776,712 | 2.33% | 0.03% |
| 1983 | 7,419,642 | 775,891 | 2.48% | -0.11% |
| 1984 | 7,630,682 | 774,111 | 2.84% | -0.23% |
| 1985 | 7,849,693 | 771,477 | 2.87% | -0.34% |
| 1986 | 8,070,818 | 768,098 | 2.82% | -0.44% |
| 1987 | 8,296,485 | 764,120 | 2.8% | -0.52% |
| 1988 | 8,532,099 | 759,663 | 2.84% | -0.58% |
| 1989 | 8,775,546 | 754,865 | 2.85% | -0.63% |
| 1990 | 9,024,773 | 749,894 | 2.84% | -0.66% |
| 1991 | 9,272,584 | 747,861 | 2.75% | -0.27% |
| 1992 | 9,522,266 | 749,911 | 2.69% | 0.27% |
| 1993 | 9,779,761 | 752,965 | 2.7% | 0.41% |
| 1994 | 10,043,718 | 755,822 | 2.7% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 10,312,996 | 758,388 | 2.68% | 0.34% |
| 1996 | 10,583,526 | 760,526 | 2.62% | 0.28% |
| 1997 | 10,857,754 | 762,245 | 2.59% | 0.23% |
| 1998 | 11,139,145 | 763,586 | 2.59% | 0.18% |
| 1999 | 11,422,965 | 764,483 | 2.55% | 0.12% |
| 2000 | 11,697,592 | 764,832 | 2.4% | 0.05% |
| 2001 | 11,969,422 | 764,477 | 2.32% | -0.05% |
| 2002 | 12,246,915 | 763,652 | 2.32% | -0.11% |
| 2003 | 12,525,842 | 763,101 | 2.28% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 12,807,402 | 762,418 | 2.25% | -0.09% |
| 2005 | 13,087,629 | 760,914 | 2.19% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 13,367,459 | 758,966 | 2.14% | -0.26% |
| 2007 | 13,652,040 | 756,861 | 2.13% | -0.28% |
| 2008 | 13,935,174 | 754,606 | 2.07% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 14,215,611 | 752,094 | 2.01% | -0.33% |
| 2010 | 14,500,112 | 749,256 | 2% | -0.38% |
| 2011 | 14,792,126 | 746,153 | 2.01% | -0.41% |
| 2012 | 15,089,647 | 746,288 | 2.01% | 0.02% |
| 2013 | 15,387,337 | 750,021 | 1.97% | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 15,681,725 | 754,229 | 1.91% | 0.56% |
| 2015 | 15,971,743 | 758,781 | 1.85% | 0.6% |
| 2016 | 16,268,760 | 763,548 | 1.86% | 0.63% |
| 2017 | 16,567,357 | 768,479 | 1.84% | 0.65% |
| 2018 | 16,845,685 | 791,556 | 1.68% | 3% |
| 2019 | 17,103,803 | 807,665 | 1.53% | 2.04% |
| 2020 | 17,357,325 | 807,481 | 1.48% | -0.02% |
| 2021 | 17,598,650 | 815,482 | 1.39% | 0.99% |
| 2022 | 17,847,877 | 821,637 | 1.42% | 0.75% |
| 2023 | 18,124,838 | 826,353 | 1.55% | 0.57% |
| 2024 | 18,406,359 | 831,087 | 1.55% | 0.57% |
| 2025 | 18,687,873 | 835,986 | 1.53% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 18,967,974 | 840,883 | 1.5% | 0.59% |
| 2027 | 19,246,005 | 846,019 | 1.47% | 0.61% |
| 2028 | 19,521,501 | 851,161 | 1.43% | 0.61% |
| 2029 | 19,795,168 | 856,040 | 1.4% | 0.57% |
| 2030 | 20,067,252 | 861,037 | 1.37% | 0.58% |
| 2031 | 20,337,369 | 866,080 | 1.35% | 0.59% |
| 2032 | 20,605,385 | 871,237 | 1.32% | 0.6% |
| 2033 | 20,871,083 | 876,346 | 1.29% | 0.59% |
| 2034 | 21,134,167 | 881,223 | 1.26% | 0.56% |
| 2035 | 21,394,231 | 885,935 | 1.23% | 0.53% |
| 2036 | 21,650,331 | 890,320 | 1.2% | 0.49% |
| 2037 | 21,901,955 | 894,649 | 1.16% | 0.49% |
| 2038 | 22,149,197 | 899,021 | 1.13% | 0.49% |
| 2039 | 22,391,079 | 903,316 | 1.09% | 0.48% |
| 2040 | 22,626,859 | 907,506 | 1.05% | 0.46% |
| 2041 | 22,856,760 | 911,723 | 1.02% | 0.46% |
| 2042 | 23,080,838 | 915,811 | 0.98% | 0.45% |
| 2043 | 23,299,226 | 919,575 | 0.95% | 0.41% |
| 2044 | 23,512,005 | 923,121 | 0.91% | 0.39% |
| 2045 | 23,719,080 | 926,355 | 0.88% | 0.35% |
| 2046 | 23,920,450 | 929,478 | 0.85% | 0.34% |
| 2047 | 24,115,734 | 932,483 | 0.82% | 0.32% |
| 2048 | 24,305,641 | 935,329 | 0.79% | 0.31% |
| 2049 | 24,491,000 | 938,062 | 0.76% | 0.29% |
| 2050 | 24,670,850 | 940,601 | 0.73% | 0.27% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Guyana gained 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,702,252 (a 16.6% growth), while Guyana's population increased by 77,391 (a 10.1% growth).
Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2006 and ranked 162nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Guatemala's population will grow by 30% to 24,670,850 people with a rank change from 69th to 67th. The population of Guyana will increase by 11.9% to 940,601 people and will still be ranked 162nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Guatemala | 1.21M |
| 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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| City | Population |
| Georgetown | 235K |
| Linden | 28.7K |
| New Amsterdam | 17.3K |
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Population differences between Guatemala and Guyana
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| Life expectancy | 73 years | 70.6 years |
| Average age | 27.3 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 24 years | 26.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.31 births per woman | 2.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 445 ppl/mi² | 10.2 ppl/mi² |
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