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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,049,936 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 6.44 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 +1.64% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Guatemala vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Japan
2100 26,157,456 76,978,998
2099 26,245,641 77,363,458
2098 26,331,619 77,742,445
2097 26,416,090 78,118,375
2096 26,497,966 78,498,614
2095 26,577,430 78,875,245
2094 26,654,549 79,250,325
2093 26,728,912 79,628,057
2092 26,800,726 80,007,967
2091 26,869,103 80,383,529
2090 26,933,745 80,760,724
2089 26,994,393 81,140,553
2088 27,051,725 81,521,696
2087 27,105,725 81,908,373
2086 27,155,743 82,304,497
2085 27,200,252 82,709,534
2084 27,240,081 83,123,058
2083 27,274,635 83,544,006
2082 27,304,601 83,980,325
2081 27,328,275 84,429,305
2080 27,346,322 84,899,768
2079 27,358,846 85,387,247
2078 27,364,710 85,897,934
2077 27,363,544 86,434,291
2076 27,356,220 86,993,007
2075 27,343,275 87,577,777
2074 27,324,366 88,190,392
2073 27,298,193 88,834,763
2072 27,264,801 89,499,356
2071 27,224,139 90,184,464
2070 27,176,996 90,899,136
2069 27,121,679 91,625,421
2068 27,058,279 92,367,969
2067 26,987,818 93,113,499
2066 26,909,977 93,869,240
2065 26,825,610 94,633,430
2064 26,733,472 95,391,433
2063 26,634,443 96,148,081
2062 26,529,537 96,902,907
2061 26,418,318 97,654,031
2060 26,300,043 98,400,894
2059 26,175,298 99,144,216
2058 26,043,910 99,868,968
2057 25,905,522 100,585,601
2056 25,761,415 101,295,868
2055 25,611,347 101,989,736
2054 25,455,341 102,683,462
2053 25,292,387 103,359,083
2052 25,124,081 104,036,901
2051 24,950,631 104,706,698
2050 24,772,432 105,377,283
2049 24,588,164 106,053,011
2048 24,398,840 106,731,207
2047 24,205,409 107,419,237
2046 24,005,250 108,115,358
2045 23,799,564 108,820,982
2044 23,587,909 109,529,333
2043 23,370,717 110,245,586
2042 23,147,742 110,968,174
2041 22,919,092 111,704,629
2040 22,684,402 112,438,759
2039 22,443,876 113,175,948
2038 22,196,908 113,915,783
2037 21,945,561 114,662,374
2036 21,689,784 115,410,956
2035 21,429,391 116,162,381
2034 21,165,636 116,911,001
2033 20,899,157 117,652,676
2032 20,630,118 118,393,188
2031 20,359,005 119,127,425
2030 20,085,689 119,856,131
2029 19,810,652 120,574,242
2028 19,534,112 121,287,543
2027 19,255,397 121,989,133
2026 18,973,755 122,677,250
2025 18,690,875 123,339,586
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% 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 30% to 24,772,432 people with a rank change from 69th to 67th. The population of Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 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 1.55% -0.51%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Guatemala grew by 1.55%, while Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Japan
Current population
19049936
122677250
Population rank 69/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 1.48%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
58.3 seconds
One birth every
1.39 minutes
42.2 seconds
One death every
6.01 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +771 -1,483
Annual growth/decline +281,521 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.55% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 185/197
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 - -7,725 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 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 (1960–2024, 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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