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

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The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,687,881 in 2025 vs 123,366,734 people in Japan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,115,361 people compared to 122,704,252 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 6.42 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.71% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.61% per year vs -0.28% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19.1M (43% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.03% decline).

Guatemala vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Japan
2100 26,153,266 76,995,942
2099 26,241,436 77,380,486
2098 26,327,401 77,759,557
2097 26,411,858 78,135,569
2096 26,493,721 78,515,892
2095 26,573,173 78,892,606
2094 26,650,279 79,267,768
2093 26,724,630 79,645,584
2092 26,796,433 80,025,578
2091 26,864,799 80,401,222
2090 26,929,431 80,778,500
2089 26,990,069 81,158,413
2088 27,047,391 81,539,639
2087 27,101,383 81,926,401
2086 27,151,393 82,322,612
2085 27,195,895 82,727,738
2084 27,235,718 83,141,354
2083 27,270,266 83,562,394
2082 27,300,227 83,998,809
2081 27,323,897 84,447,888
2080 27,341,942 84,918,455
2079 27,354,464 85,406,042
2078 27,360,327 85,916,840
2077 27,359,161 86,453,316
2076 27,351,838 87,012,155
2075 27,338,895 87,597,053
2074 27,319,989 88,209,803
2073 27,293,820 88,854,316
2072 27,260,434 89,519,055
2071 27,219,778 90,204,314
2070 27,172,642 90,919,143
2069 27,117,335 91,645,589
2068 27,053,945 92,388,299
2067 26,983,495 93,133,993
2066 26,905,666 93,889,902
2065 26,821,312 94,654,259
2064 26,729,190 95,412,429
2063 26,630,176 96,169,244
2062 26,525,287 96,924,236
2061 26,414,086 97,675,525
2060 26,295,830 98,422,553
2059 26,171,105 99,166,038
2058 26,039,738 99,890,950
2057 25,901,372 100,607,740
2056 25,757,288 101,318,164
2055 25,607,244 102,012,184
2054 25,451,264 102,706,063
2053 25,288,335 103,381,833
2052 25,120,056 104,059,800
2051 24,946,634 104,729,745
2050 24,768,464 105,400,477
2049 24,584,225 106,076,354
2048 24,394,931 106,754,699
2047 24,201,532 107,442,881
2046 24,001,405 108,139,155
2045 23,795,751 108,844,934
2044 23,584,131 109,553,441
2043 23,366,974 110,269,851
2042 23,144,034 110,992,599
2041 22,915,420 111,729,216
2040 22,680,768 112,463,507
2039 22,440,281 113,200,859
2038 22,193,352 113,940,856
2037 21,942,046 114,687,611
2036 21,686,309 115,436,359
2035 21,425,958 116,187,949
2034 21,162,245 116,936,734
2033 20,895,809 117,678,572
2032 20,626,813 118,419,247
2031 20,355,744 119,153,646
2030 20,082,472 119,882,512
2029 19,807,478 120,600,781
2028 19,530,983 121,314,239
2027 19,252,313 122,015,984
2026 18,970,716 122,704,252
2025 18,687,881 123,366,734
2024 18,406,359 123,975,371
2023 18,124,838 124,516,650
2022 17,847,877 125,124,989
2021 17,598,650 125,681,593
2020 17,357,325 126,261,000
2019 17,103,803 126,633,000
2018 16,845,685 126,811,000
2017 16,567,357 126,972,000
2016 16,268,760 127,076,000
2015 15,971,743 127,141,000
2014 15,681,725 127,276,000
2013 15,387,337 127,445,000
2012 15,089,647 127,629,000
2011 14,792,126 127,833,000
2010 14,500,112 128,070,000
2009 14,215,611 128,047,000
2008 13,935,174 128,063,000
2007 13,652,040 128,001,000
2006 13,367,459 127,854,000
2005 13,087,629 127,773,000
2004 12,807,402 127,761,000
2003 12,525,842 127,718,000
2002 12,246,915 127,445,000
2001 11,969,422 127,149,000
2000 11,697,592 126,843,000
1999 11,422,965 126,631,000
1998 11,139,145 126,400,000
1997 10,857,754 126,057,000
1996 10,583,526 125,757,000
1995 10,312,996 125,472,000
1994 10,043,718 125,178,000
1993 9,779,761 124,829,000
1992 9,522,266 124,425,000
1991 9,272,584 123,964,000
1990 9,024,773 123,478,000
1989 8,775,546 123,069,000
1988 8,532,099 122,578,000
1987 8,296,485 122,069,000
1986 8,070,818 121,482,000
1985 7,849,693 120,837,000
1984 7,630,682 120,083,000
1983 7,419,642 119,307,000
1982 7,240,241 118,480,000
1981 7,075,648 117,661,000
1980 6,900,212 116,807,000
1979 6,727,797 115,890,000
1978 6,561,534 114,913,000
1977 6,401,515 113,872,000
1976 6,262,404 112,775,000
1975 6,128,731 111,573,000
1974 5,981,197 110,162,000
1973 5,831,631 108,707,000
1972 5,682,833 107,188,000
1971 5,538,355 105,697,000
1970 5,396,966 103,403,000
1969 5,257,081 102,219,000
1968 5,118,111 101,011,000
1967 4,978,862 99,879,000
1966 4,840,958 98,851,000
1965 4,704,965 97,952,000
1964 4,571,109 96,903,000
1963 4,440,264 95,900,000
1962 4,312,044 94,933,000
1961 4,186,201 94,055,000
1960 4,063,655 93,216,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,846,601 people (a 17.5% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline).

Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Guatemala's population will grow by 29.6% to 24,768,464 people with a rank change from 69th to 67th. The population of Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,400,477 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guatemala Japan
2100 -0.34% -0.5%
2099 -0.33% -0.49%
2098 -0.32% -0.48%
2097 -0.31% -0.48%
2096 -0.3% -0.48%
2095 -0.29% -0.47%
2094 -0.28% -0.47%
2093 -0.27% -0.47%
2092 -0.25% -0.47%
2091 -0.24% -0.47%
2090 -0.22% -0.47%
2089 -0.21% -0.47%
2088 -0.2% -0.47%
2087 -0.18% -0.48%
2086 -0.16% -0.49%
2085 -0.15% -0.5%
2084 -0.13% -0.5%
2083 -0.11% -0.52%
2082 -0.09% -0.53%
2081 -0.07% -0.55%
2080 -0.05% -0.57%
2079 -0.02% -0.59%
2078 0.004% -0.62%
2077 0.03% -0.64%
2076 0.05% -0.67%
2075 0.07% -0.69%
2074 0.1% -0.73%
2073 0.12% -0.74%
2072 0.15% -0.76%
2071 0.17% -0.79%
2070 0.2% -0.79%
2069 0.23% -0.8%
2068 0.26% -0.8%
2067 0.29% -0.81%
2066 0.31% -0.81%
2065 0.34% -0.79%
2064 0.37% -0.79%
2063 0.4% -0.78%
2062 0.42% -0.77%
2061 0.45% -0.76%
2060 0.48% -0.75%
2059 0.5% -0.73%
2058 0.53% -0.71%
2057 0.56% -0.7%
2056 0.59% -0.68%
2055 0.61% -0.68%
2054 0.64% -0.65%
2053 0.67% -0.65%
2052 0.7% -0.64%
2051 0.72% -0.64%
2050 0.75% -0.64%
2049 0.78% -0.64%
2048 0.8% -0.64%
2047 0.83% -0.64%
2046 0.86% -0.65%
2045 0.9% -0.65%
2044 0.93% -0.65%
2043 0.96% -0.65%
2042 1% -0.66%
2041 1.03% -0.65%
2040 1.07% -0.65%
2039 1.11% -0.65%
2038 1.15% -0.65%
2037 1.18% -0.65%
2036 1.22% -0.65%
2035 1.25% -0.64%
2034 1.28% -0.63%
2033 1.3% -0.63%
2032 1.33% -0.62%
2031 1.36% -0.61%
2030 1.39% -0.6%
2029 1.42% -0.59%
2028 1.45% -0.58%
2027 1.48% -0.56%
2026 1.51% -0.54%
2025 1.53% -0.49%
2024 1.55% -0.43%
2023 1.55% -0.49%
2022 1.42% -0.44%
2021 1.39% -0.46%
2020 1.48% -0.29%
2019 1.53% -0.14%
2018 1.68% -0.13%
2017 1.84% -0.08%
2016 1.86% -0.05%
2015 1.85% -0.11%
2014 1.91% -0.13%
2013 1.97% -0.14%
2012 2.01% -0.16%
2011 2.01% -0.19%
2010 2% 0.02%
2009 2.01% -0.01%
2008 2.07% 0.05%
2007 2.13% 0.11%
2006 2.14% 0.06%
2005 2.19% 0.009%
2004 2.25% 0.03%
2003 2.28% 0.21%
2002 2.32% 0.23%
2001 2.32% 0.24%
2000 2.4% 0.17%
1999 2.55% 0.18%
1998 2.59% 0.27%
1997 2.59% 0.24%
1996 2.62% 0.23%
1995 2.68% 0.23%
1994 2.7% 0.28%
1993 2.7% 0.32%
1992 2.69% 0.37%
1991 2.75% 0.39%
1990 2.84% 0.33%
1989 2.85% 0.4%
1988 2.84% 0.42%
1987 2.8% 0.48%
1986 2.82% 0.53%
1985 2.87% 0.63%
1984 2.84% 0.65%
1983 2.48% 0.7%
1982 2.33% 0.7%
1981 2.54% 0.73%
1980 2.56% 0.79%
1979 2.53% 0.85%
1978 2.5% 0.91%
1977 2.22% 0.97%
1976 2.18% 1.08%
1975 2.47% 1.28%
1974 2.56% 1.34%
1973 2.62% 1.42%
1972 2.61% 1.41%
1971 2.62% 2.22%
1970 2.66% 1.16%
1969 2.72% 1.2%
1968 2.8% 1.13%
1967 2.85% 1.04%
1966 2.89% 0.92%
1965 2.93% 1.08%
1964 2.95% 1.05%
1963 2.97% 1.02%
1962 3.01% 0.93%
1961 3.02% 0.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Guatemala grew by 1.53%, while Japan's population declined by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Japan
Current population
19115361
122704252
Population rank 69/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 1.48%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
52 seconds
One birth every
1.38 minutes
44.6 seconds
One death every
5.88 minutes
19.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +771 -1,667
Annual growth/decline +281,522 -608,637
Annual growth/decline rate +1.53% -0.49%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 183/197
One migration net change every
1.1 hours
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -7,959 +140,579
Net migration rank 128/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 92,732 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 133/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 176/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guatemala
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guatemala Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,959 - 140,579
2024 290,066 -7,725 -942,213 153,357
2023 289,635 -8,940 -871,617 175,003
2022 281,675 -8,463 -825,825 175,003
2021 255,145 -29,908 -640,976 -34,996
2020 281,328 -23,927 -542,923 42,001
2019 307,389 -57,746 -531,858 318,190
2018 323,100 -56,487 -456,520 320,601
2017 332,838 -42,779 -406,310 322,564
2016 338,114 -30,980 -343,106 314,732
2015 335,072 -48,179 -292,424 168,896
2014 333,551 -40,409 -267,279 58,109
2013 331,321 -35,698 -242,146 66,449
2012 332,365 -32,624 -229,733 67,904
2011 328,548 -33,238 -204,533 97,720
2010 324,802 -36,076 -128,070 131,860
2009 323,320 -43,046 -76,828 125,450
2008 323,226 -42,624 -51,225 142,605
2007 326,298 -40,632 -25,600 138,024
2006 325,604 -42,118 12,785 130,065
2005 325,816 -49,636 -25,554 113,017
2004 331,699 -47,409 76,656 69,014
2003 333,539 -54,701 114,946 74,875
2002 334,255 -55,247 178,423 60,864
2001 335,503 -59,536 203,438 59,563
2000 332,891 -65,197 228,317 23,468
1999 328,890 -47,325 202,610 56,901
1998 325,174 -39,104 265,440 45,912
1997 320,087 -43,377 277,325 43,366
1996 315,252 -43,501 314,392 25,030
1995 309,236 -39,917 276,039 87,714
1994 302,708 -33,462 363,017 154,214
1993 295,515 -36,848 312,073 168,836
1992 288,411 -32,093 360,833 170,878
1991 283,917 -40,868 396,685 161,331
1990 280,318 -27,735 407,478 124,582
1989 276,736 -30,860 467,662 31,202
1988 271,466 -30,450 527,085 51,154
1987 261,746 -31,539 598,138 28,001
1986 252,754 -31,631 631,706 27,987
1985 246,119 -24,991 676,687 -141,323
1984 241,892 -25,010 756,523 -273,686
1983 238,059 -32,877 775,495 -269,755
1982 199,809 -46,174 805,664 -288,550
1981 221,044 -45,490 811,861 -278,525
1980 218,460 -43,144 864,372 -92,314
1979 216,810 -47,278 950,298 -57,692
1978 211,301 -48,309 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 203,299 -46,249 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 171,903 -50,745 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 188,501 -42,329 1,204,989 107
1974 184,992 -36,089 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 179,871 -29,641 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 173,162 -25,807 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 165,104 -23,513 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 155,946 -14,755 1,230,496 33,731
1969 149,516 -10,937 1,195,962 49,447
1968 146,946 -7,589 1,191,930 43,593
1967 143,859 -4,715 1,258,475 29,632
1966 140,494 -3,824 682,072 68,934
1965 135,997 -681 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 132,832 -440 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 129,065 240 987,770 -100,742
1962 126,429 713 901,864 -57,075
1961 123,753 797 893,522 -58,882
1960 120,728 -186 894,874 -150,371

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 90.6% of the population change in Guatemala is from natural causes (a gain of 3,034,362 people) and 9.41% is from migration (a loss of 315,134 people). In Japan 75% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,853,772 people) and 25% is from migration (a gain of 1,955,351 people).

As of 2024, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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