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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,049,936 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 15.1 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.71% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Guatemala vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Indonesia
2100 26,157,456 297,263,579
2099 26,245,641 298,386,561
2098 26,331,619 299,496,396
2097 26,416,090 300,596,542
2096 26,497,966 301,680,965
2095 26,577,430 302,745,817
2094 26,654,549 303,798,670
2093 26,728,912 304,837,512
2092 26,800,726 305,857,297
2091 26,869,103 306,853,321
2090 26,933,745 307,827,852
2089 26,994,393 308,775,620
2088 27,051,725 309,700,566
2087 27,105,725 310,605,359
2086 27,155,743 311,483,180
2085 27,200,252 312,332,996
2084 27,240,081 313,155,965
2083 27,274,635 313,952,990
2082 27,304,601 314,719,759
2081 27,328,275 315,453,880
2080 27,346,322 316,158,503
2079 27,358,846 316,839,281
2078 27,364,710 317,487,448
2077 27,363,544 318,105,938
2076 27,356,220 318,684,532
2075 27,343,275 319,239,982
2074 27,324,366 319,759,087
2073 27,298,193 320,251,181
2072 27,264,801 320,709,370
2071 27,224,139 321,136,059
2070 27,176,996 321,534,979
2069 27,121,679 321,908,058
2068 27,058,279 322,252,027
2067 26,987,818 322,566,642
2066 26,909,977 322,849,032
2065 26,825,610 323,098,730
2064 26,733,472 323,318,973
2063 26,634,443 323,506,247
2062 26,529,537 323,662,911
2061 26,418,318 323,784,985
2060 26,300,043 323,865,045
2059 26,175,298 323,904,988
2058 26,043,910 323,894,318
2057 25,905,522 323,837,237
2056 25,761,415 323,721,448
2055 25,611,347 323,552,405
2054 25,455,341 323,324,404
2053 25,292,387 323,032,528
2052 25,124,081 322,677,809
2051 24,950,631 322,252,898
2050 24,772,432 321,749,772
2049 24,588,164 321,169,163
2048 24,398,840 320,507,607
2047 24,205,409 319,778,332
2046 24,005,250 318,970,565
2045 23,799,564 318,077,606
2044 23,587,909 317,100,688
2043 23,370,717 316,041,251
2042 23,147,742 314,905,847
2041 22,919,092 313,692,611
2040 22,684,402 312,407,319
2039 22,443,876 311,049,484
2038 22,196,908 309,626,850
2037 21,945,561 308,137,773
2036 21,689,784 306,592,068
2035 21,429,391 304,988,219
2034 21,165,636 303,322,890
2033 20,899,157 301,599,483
2032 20,630,118 299,828,261
2031 20,359,005 298,003,267
2030 20,085,689 296,127,253
2029 19,810,652 294,190,935
2028 19,534,112 292,188,833
2027 19,255,397 290,114,110
2026 18,973,755 287,972,484
2025 18,690,875 285,765,617
2024 18,406,359 283,487,931
2023 18,124,838 281,190,067
2022 17,847,877 278,830,529
2021 17,598,650 276,758,053
2020 17,357,325 274,814,866
2019 17,103,803 272,489,381
2018 16,845,685 269,951,846
2017 16,567,357 267,346,658
2016 16,268,760 264,627,418
2015 15,971,743 261,799,249
2014 15,681,725 258,877,399
2013 15,387,337 255,852,467
2012 15,089,647 252,698,525
2011 14,792,126 249,470,032
2010 14,500,112 246,305,322
2009 14,215,611 243,220,028
2008 13,935,174 240,157,903
2007 13,652,040 237,062,337
2006 13,367,459 233,951,652
2005 13,087,629 230,871,650
2004 12,807,402 227,926,649
2003 12,525,842 225,048,008
2002 12,246,915 222,088,495
2001 11,969,422 219,097,902
2000 11,697,592 216,077,790
1999 11,422,965 213,004,668
1998 11,139,145 209,826,788
1997 10,857,754 206,536,095
1996 10,583,526 203,204,348
1995 10,312,996 199,888,057
1994 10,043,718 196,591,828
1993 9,779,761 193,305,168
1992 9,522,266 190,043,744
1991 9,272,584 186,778,238
1990 9,024,773 183,501,098
1989 8,775,546 180,201,630
1988 8,532,099 176,855,065
1987 8,296,485 173,511,154
1986 8,070,818 170,175,065
1985 7,849,693 166,776,185
1984 7,630,682 163,251,124
1983 7,419,642 159,651,381
1982 7,240,241 156,052,152
1981 7,075,648 152,485,035
1980 6,900,212 148,950,540
1979 6,727,797 145,434,834
1978 6,561,534 141,953,163
1977 6,401,515 138,533,541
1976 6,262,404 135,173,655
1975 6,128,731 131,843,848
1974 5,981,197 128,555,045
1973 5,831,631 125,288,515
1972 5,682,833 122,039,841
1971 5,538,355 118,833,702
1970 5,396,966 115,657,495
1969 5,257,081 112,517,639
1968 5,118,111 109,450,006
1967 4,978,862 106,526,393
1966 4,840,958 103,792,754
1965 4,704,965 101,365,130
1964 4,571,109 98,833,749
1963 4,440,264 96,051,424
1962 4,312,044 93,375,850
1961 4,186,201 90,791,249
1960 4,063,655 88,296,070

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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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Guatemala's population will grow by 30% to 24,772,432 people with a rank change from 69th to 67th. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guatemala Indonesia
2100 -0.34% -0.38%
2099 -0.33% -0.37%
2098 -0.32% -0.37%
2097 -0.31% -0.36%
2096 -0.3% -0.35%
2095 -0.29% -0.35%
2094 -0.28% -0.34%
2093 -0.27% -0.33%
2092 -0.25% -0.32%
2091 -0.24% -0.32%
2090 -0.22% -0.31%
2089 -0.21% -0.3%
2088 -0.2% -0.29%
2087 -0.18% -0.28%
2086 -0.16% -0.27%
2085 -0.15% -0.26%
2084 -0.13% -0.25%
2083 -0.11% -0.24%
2082 -0.09% -0.23%
2081 -0.07% -0.22%
2080 -0.05% -0.21%
2079 -0.02% -0.2%
2078 0.004% -0.19%
2077 0.03% -0.18%
2076 0.05% -0.17%
2075 0.07% -0.16%
2074 0.1% -0.15%
2073 0.12% -0.14%
2072 0.15% -0.13%
2071 0.17% -0.12%
2070 0.2% -0.12%
2069 0.23% -0.11%
2068 0.26% -0.1%
2067 0.29% -0.09%
2066 0.31% -0.08%
2065 0.34% -0.07%
2064 0.37% -0.06%
2063 0.4% -0.05%
2062 0.42% -0.04%
2061 0.45% -0.02%
2060 0.48% -0.01%
2059 0.5% 0.003%
2058 0.53% 0.02%
2057 0.56% 0.04%
2056 0.59% 0.05%
2055 0.61% 0.07%
2054 0.64% 0.09%
2053 0.67% 0.11%
2052 0.7% 0.13%
2051 0.72% 0.16%
2050 0.75% 0.18%
2049 0.78% 0.21%
2048 0.8% 0.23%
2047 0.83% 0.25%
2046 0.86% 0.28%
2045 0.9% 0.31%
2044 0.93% 0.34%
2043 0.96% 0.36%
2042 1% 0.39%
2041 1.03% 0.41%
2040 1.07% 0.44%
2039 1.11% 0.46%
2038 1.15% 0.48%
2037 1.18% 0.5%
2036 1.22% 0.53%
2035 1.25% 0.55%
2034 1.28% 0.57%
2033 1.3% 0.59%
2032 1.33% 0.61%
2031 1.36% 0.63%
2030 1.39% 0.66%
2029 1.42% 0.69%
2028 1.45% 0.72%
2027 1.48% 0.74%
2026 1.51% 0.77%
2025 1.55% 0.8%
2024 1.55% 0.82%
2023 1.55% 0.85%
2022 1.42% 0.75%
2021 1.39% 0.71%
2020 1.48% 0.85%
2019 1.53% 0.94%
2018 1.68% 0.97%
2017 1.84% 1.03%
2016 1.86% 1.08%
2015 1.85% 1.13%
2014 1.91% 1.18%
2013 1.97% 1.25%
2012 2.01% 1.29%
2011 2.01% 1.28%
2010 2% 1.27%
2009 2.01% 1.28%
2008 2.07% 1.31%
2007 2.13% 1.33%
2006 2.14% 1.33%
2005 2.19% 1.29%
2004 2.25% 1.28%
2003 2.28% 1.33%
2002 2.32% 1.36%
2001 2.32% 1.4%
2000 2.4% 1.44%
1999 2.55% 1.51%
1998 2.59% 1.59%
1997 2.59% 1.64%
1996 2.62% 1.66%
1995 2.68% 1.68%
1994 2.7% 1.7%
1993 2.7% 1.72%
1992 2.69% 1.75%
1991 2.75% 1.79%
1990 2.84% 1.83%
1989 2.85% 1.89%
1988 2.84% 1.93%
1987 2.8% 1.96%
1986 2.82% 2.04%
1985 2.87% 2.16%
1984 2.84% 2.25%
1983 2.48% 2.31%
1982 2.33% 2.34%
1981 2.54% 2.37%
1980 2.56% 2.42%
1979 2.53% 2.45%
1978 2.5% 2.47%
1977 2.22% 2.49%
1976 2.18% 2.53%
1975 2.47% 2.56%
1974 2.56% 2.61%
1973 2.62% 2.66%
1972 2.61% 2.7%
1971 2.62% 2.75%
1970 2.66% 2.79%
1969 2.72% 2.8%
1968 2.8% 2.74%
1967 2.85% 2.63%
1966 2.89% 2.39%
1965 2.93% 2.56%
1964 2.95% 2.9%
1963 2.97% 2.87%
1962 3.01% 2.85%
1961 3.02% 2.83%

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 Guatemala grew by 1.55%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Indonesia
Current population
19049936
288551776
Population rank 69/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 3.48%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
13.7 seconds
One birth every
1.39 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
6.01 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +771 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +281,521 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +1.55% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 115/197
One migration net change every
1.1 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -7,959 -39,509
Net migration rank 128/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 92,732 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 133/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 176/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guatemala
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guatemala Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,959 - -39,509
2024 - -7,725 - -38,469
2023 289,635 -8,940 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 281,675 -8,463 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 255,145 -29,908 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 281,328 -23,927 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 307,389 -57,746 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 323,100 -56,487 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 332,838 -42,779 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 338,114 -30,980 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 335,072 -48,179 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 333,551 -40,409 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 331,321 -35,698 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 332,365 -32,624 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 328,548 -33,238 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 324,802 -36,076 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 323,320 -43,046 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 323,226 -42,624 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 326,298 -40,632 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 325,604 -42,118 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 325,816 -49,636 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 331,699 -47,409 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 333,539 -54,701 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 334,255 -55,247 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 335,503 -59,536 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 332,891 -65,197 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 328,890 -47,325 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 325,174 -39,104 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 320,087 -43,377 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 315,252 -43,501 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 309,236 -39,917 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 302,708 -33,462 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 295,515 -36,848 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 288,411 -32,093 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 283,917 -40,868 3,288,791 3,096
1990 280,318 -27,735 3,250,906 11,539
1989 276,736 -30,860 3,316,792 19,905
1988 271,466 -30,450 3,331,242 25,383
1987 261,746 -31,539 3,304,520 26,705
1986 252,754 -31,631 3,309,905 30,988
1985 246,119 -24,991 3,419,412 37,451
1984 241,892 -25,010 3,549,570 43,693
1983 238,059 -32,877 3,558,949 47,375
1982 199,809 -46,174 3,545,504 46,792
1981 221,044 -45,490 3,497,244 44,710
1980 218,460 -43,144 3,484,846 42,254
1979 216,810 -47,278 3,460,621 43,900
1978 211,301 -48,309 3,412,980 45,911
1977 203,299 -46,249 3,334,779 45,610
1976 171,903 -50,745 3,291,479 48,010
1975 188,501 -42,329 3,263,794 56,386
1974 184,992 -36,089 3,196,136 61,188
1973 179,871 -29,641 3,210,643 64,991
1972 173,162 -25,807 3,149,726 72,007
1971 165,104 -23,513 3,111,304 79,264
1970 155,946 -14,755 3,080,421 81,368
1969 149,516 -10,937 3,034,825 82,955
1968 146,946 -7,589 2,961,608 55,731
1967 143,859 -4,715 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 140,494 -3,824 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 135,997 -681 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 132,832 -440 2,700,138 144,819
1963 129,065 240 2,609,526 110,166
1962 126,429 713 2,525,163 106,264
1961 123,753 797 2,434,113 103,628
1960 120,728 -186 2,350,971 101,631

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). In Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

Biggest 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
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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