The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 18,912,872 people compared to 10,224,104 in Israel.
Population statistics:
- Guatemala's population is 1.85 times bigger than Israel's.
- Guatemala is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 96th.
- The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.12% for Israel.
- For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
- Since 2005, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.1M people to 18.9M (44.5% growth), while Israel has grown from 6.93M to 10.2M (47.5% growth).
- Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 27.2M people compared to the peak of 21M people in 2100 for Israel.
Guatemala vs Israel: live population counter
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| Current population |
18912872
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10224104
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| Population rank | 70/197 | 96/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.12% |
| One net population change |
1.87 minutes
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4.19 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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2.87 minutes
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| One death every |
6.01 minutes
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10.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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49.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -7,725 | +10,612 |
| Daily growth/decline | +771 | +344 |
| Annual growth/decline | +281,521 | +125,400 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.55% | +1.27% |
| Population growth rate rank | 71/197 | 86/197 |
Guatemala and Israel: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,063,655 | 2,114,020 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,186,201 | 2,185,000 | 3.02% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 4,312,044 | 2,293,000 | 3.01% | 4.94% |
| 1963 | 4,440,264 | 2,379,000 | 2.97% | 3.75% |
| 1964 | 4,571,109 | 2,475,000 | 2.95% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 4,704,965 | 2,563,000 | 2.93% | 3.56% |
| 1966 | 4,840,958 | 2,629,000 | 2.89% | 2.58% |
| 1967 | 4,978,862 | 2,745,000 | 2.85% | 4.41% |
| 1968 | 5,118,111 | 2,803,000 | 2.8% | 2.11% |
| 1969 | 5,257,081 | 2,877,000 | 2.72% | 2.64% |
| 1970 | 5,396,966 | 2,974,000 | 2.66% | 3.37% |
| 1971 | 5,538,355 | 3,069,000 | 2.62% | 3.19% |
| 1972 | 5,682,833 | 3,148,000 | 2.61% | 2.57% |
| 1973 | 5,831,631 | 3,278,000 | 2.62% | 4.13% |
| 1974 | 5,981,197 | 3,377,000 | 2.56% | 3.02% |
| 1975 | 6,128,731 | 3,455,000 | 2.47% | 2.31% |
| 1976 | 6,262,404 | 3,533,000 | 2.18% | 2.26% |
| 1977 | 6,401,515 | 3,613,000 | 2.22% | 2.26% |
| 1978 | 6,561,534 | 3,690,000 | 2.5% | 2.13% |
| 1979 | 6,727,797 | 3,786,000 | 2.53% | 2.6% |
| 1980 | 6,900,212 | 3,878,000 | 2.56% | 2.43% |
| 1981 | 7,075,648 | 3,956,000 | 2.54% | 2.01% |
| 1982 | 7,240,241 | 4,031,000 | 2.33% | 1.9% |
| 1983 | 7,419,642 | 4,105,000 | 2.48% | 1.84% |
| 1984 | 7,630,682 | 4,159,000 | 2.84% | 1.32% |
| 1985 | 7,849,693 | 4,233,000 | 2.87% | 1.78% |
| 1986 | 8,070,818 | 4,299,000 | 2.82% | 1.56% |
| 1987 | 8,296,485 | 4,369,000 | 2.8% | 1.63% |
| 1988 | 8,532,099 | 4,442,000 | 2.84% | 1.67% |
| 1989 | 8,775,546 | 4,518,000 | 2.85% | 1.71% |
| 1990 | 9,024,773 | 4,660,000 | 2.84% | 3.14% |
| 1991 | 9,272,584 | 4,949,000 | 2.75% | 6.2% |
| 1992 | 9,522,266 | 5,123,000 | 2.69% | 3.52% |
| 1993 | 9,779,761 | 5,261,000 | 2.7% | 2.69% |
| 1994 | 10,043,718 | 5,399,000 | 2.7% | 2.62% |
| 1995 | 10,312,996 | 5,545,000 | 2.68% | 2.7% |
| 1996 | 10,583,526 | 5,692,000 | 2.62% | 2.65% |
| 1997 | 10,857,754 | 5,836,000 | 2.59% | 2.53% |
| 1998 | 11,139,145 | 5,971,000 | 2.59% | 2.31% |
| 1999 | 11,422,965 | 6,125,000 | 2.55% | 2.58% |
| 2000 | 11,697,592 | 6,289,000 | 2.4% | 2.68% |
| 2001 | 11,969,422 | 6,439,000 | 2.32% | 2.39% |
| 2002 | 12,246,915 | 6,570,000 | 2.32% | 2.03% |
| 2003 | 12,525,842 | 6,689,700 | 2.28% | 1.82% |
| 2004 | 12,807,402 | 6,809,000 | 2.25% | 1.78% |
| 2005 | 13,087,629 | 6,930,100 | 2.19% | 1.78% |
| 2006 | 13,367,459 | 7,053,700 | 2.14% | 1.78% |
| 2007 | 13,652,040 | 7,180,100 | 2.13% | 1.79% |
| 2008 | 13,935,174 | 7,308,800 | 2.07% | 1.79% |
| 2009 | 14,215,611 | 7,485,600 | 2.01% | 2.42% |
| 2010 | 14,500,112 | 7,623,600 | 2% | 1.84% |
| 2011 | 14,792,126 | 7,765,800 | 2.01% | 1.87% |
| 2012 | 15,089,647 | 7,910,500 | 2.01% | 1.86% |
| 2013 | 15,387,337 | 8,059,500 | 1.97% | 1.88% |
| 2014 | 15,681,725 | 8,215,700 | 1.91% | 1.94% |
| 2015 | 15,971,743 | 8,380,100 | 1.85% | 2% |
| 2016 | 16,268,760 | 8,546,000 | 1.86% | 1.98% |
| 2017 | 16,567,357 | 8,713,300 | 1.84% | 1.96% |
| 2018 | 16,845,685 | 8,882,800 | 1.68% | 1.95% |
| 2019 | 17,103,803 | 9,054,000 | 1.53% | 1.93% |
| 2020 | 17,357,325 | 9,215,100 | 1.48% | 1.78% |
| 2021 | 17,598,650 | 9,371,400 | 1.39% | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 17,847,877 | 9,557,500 | 1.42% | 1.99% |
| 2023 | 18,124,838 | 9,849,000 | 1.55% | 3.05% |
| 2024 | 18,406,359 | 9,974,400 | 1.55% | 1.27% |
| 2025 | 18,687,873 | 10,112,712 | 1.53% | 1.39% |
| 2026 | 18,967,974 | 10,251,384 | 1.5% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 19,246,005 | 10,390,790 | 1.47% | 1.36% |
| 2028 | 19,521,501 | 10,530,831 | 1.43% | 1.35% |
| 2029 | 19,795,168 | 10,670,808 | 1.4% | 1.33% |
| 2030 | 20,067,252 | 10,812,707 | 1.37% | 1.33% |
| 2031 | 20,337,369 | 10,958,256 | 1.35% | 1.35% |
| 2032 | 20,605,385 | 11,102,895 | 1.32% | 1.32% |
| 2033 | 20,871,083 | 11,245,826 | 1.29% | 1.29% |
| 2034 | 21,134,167 | 11,390,158 | 1.26% | 1.28% |
| 2035 | 21,394,231 | 11,537,556 | 1.23% | 1.29% |
| 2036 | 21,650,331 | 11,685,531 | 1.2% | 1.28% |
| 2037 | 21,901,955 | 11,835,669 | 1.16% | 1.28% |
| 2038 | 22,149,197 | 11,990,527 | 1.13% | 1.31% |
| 2039 | 22,391,079 | 12,147,999 | 1.09% | 1.31% |
| 2040 | 22,626,859 | 12,306,173 | 1.05% | 1.3% |
| 2041 | 22,856,760 | 12,464,653 | 1.02% | 1.29% |
| 2042 | 23,080,838 | 12,626,052 | 0.98% | 1.29% |
| 2043 | 23,299,226 | 12,788,911 | 0.95% | 1.29% |
| 2044 | 23,512,005 | 12,952,526 | 0.91% | 1.28% |
| 2045 | 23,719,080 | 13,114,360 | 0.88% | 1.25% |
| 2046 | 23,920,450 | 13,274,365 | 0.85% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 24,115,734 | 13,433,565 | 0.82% | 1.2% |
| 2048 | 24,305,641 | 13,590,900 | 0.79% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 24,491,000 | 13,750,245 | 0.76% | 1.17% |
| 2050 | 24,670,850 | 13,911,988 | 0.73% | 1.18% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,884,114 people (a 22% growth), while Israel gained 1,450,000 people (a 20.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guatemala gained 2,941,129 (a 18.4% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,844,004 (a 22% growth).
Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2005 and is 70th in 2025. Israel was ranked 98th in 2005 and ranked 96th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Guatemala's population will grow by 30.4% to 24,670,850 people with a rank change from 70th to 67th. The population of Israel will increase by 36.1% to 13,911,988 people and rank change from 96th to 88th.
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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Population differences between Guatemala and Israel
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| Life expectancy | 72.9 years | 82.8 years |
| Average age | 27.3 years | 33.6 years |
| Median age | 24 years | 30.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 49.8:50.2 |
| Fertility rate | 2.31 births per woman | 2.85 births per woman |
| Population density | 445 ppl/mi² | 1,194 ppl/mi² |
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