The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 18,912,872 people compared to 138,067 in Kiribati.
Population statistics:
- Guatemala's population is 137 times bigger than Kiribati's.
- Guatemala is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
- The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
- For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +1.53% in Kiribati.
- Since 2005, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.1M people to 18.9M (44.5% growth), while Kiribati has grown from 98K to 138K (40.8% growth).
- Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 27.2M people compared to the peak of 223K people in 2099 for Kiribati.
Guatemala vs Kiribati: live population counter
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| Current population |
18912872
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138067
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| Population rank | 70/197 | 180/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
1.87 minutes
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4.41 hours
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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2.56 hours
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| One death every |
6.01 minutes
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9.39 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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18.6 hours
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| Annual migration change | -7,725 | -471 |
| Daily growth/decline | +771 | +5 |
| Annual growth/decline | +281,521 | +1,988 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.55% | +1.5% |
| Population growth rate rank | 71/197 | 74/197 |
Guatemala and Kiribati: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,063,655 | 47,157 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,186,201 | 48,323 | 3.02% | 2.47% |
| 1962 | 4,312,044 | 49,538 | 3.01% | 2.51% |
| 1963 | 4,440,264 | 50,791 | 2.97% | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 4,571,109 | 52,088 | 2.95% | 2.55% |
| 1965 | 4,704,965 | 53,439 | 2.93% | 2.59% |
| 1966 | 4,840,958 | 54,425 | 2.89% | 1.85% |
| 1967 | 4,978,862 | 54,996 | 2.85% | 1.05% |
| 1968 | 5,118,111 | 55,529 | 2.8% | 0.97% |
| 1969 | 5,257,081 | 56,360 | 2.72% | 1.5% |
| 1970 | 5,396,966 | 57,510 | 2.66% | 2.04% |
| 1971 | 5,538,355 | 58,652 | 2.62% | 1.99% |
| 1972 | 5,682,833 | 59,778 | 2.61% | 1.92% |
| 1973 | 5,831,631 | 60,824 | 2.62% | 1.75% |
| 1974 | 5,981,197 | 61,219 | 2.56% | 0.65% |
| 1975 | 6,128,731 | 60,987 | 2.47% | -0.38% |
| 1976 | 6,262,404 | 60,661 | 2.18% | -0.53% |
| 1977 | 6,401,515 | 60,267 | 2.22% | -0.65% |
| 1978 | 6,561,534 | 59,864 | 2.5% | -0.67% |
| 1979 | 6,727,797 | 60,172 | 2.53% | 0.51% |
| 1980 | 6,900,212 | 61,148 | 2.56% | 1.62% |
| 1981 | 7,075,648 | 62,121 | 2.54% | 1.59% |
| 1982 | 7,240,241 | 63,134 | 2.33% | 1.63% |
| 1983 | 7,419,642 | 64,169 | 2.48% | 1.64% |
| 1984 | 7,630,682 | 65,228 | 2.84% | 1.65% |
| 1985 | 7,849,693 | 66,496 | 2.87% | 1.94% |
| 1986 | 8,070,818 | 68,059 | 2.82% | 2.35% |
| 1987 | 8,296,485 | 69,733 | 2.8% | 2.46% |
| 1988 | 8,532,099 | 71,427 | 2.84% | 2.43% |
| 1989 | 8,775,546 | 73,147 | 2.85% | 2.41% |
| 1990 | 9,024,773 | 74,855 | 2.84% | 2.34% |
| 1991 | 9,272,584 | 76,367 | 2.75% | 2.02% |
| 1992 | 9,522,266 | 77,641 | 2.69% | 1.67% |
| 1993 | 9,779,761 | 78,841 | 2.7% | 1.55% |
| 1994 | 10,043,718 | 80,021 | 2.7% | 1.5% |
| 1995 | 10,312,996 | 81,234 | 2.68% | 1.52% |
| 1996 | 10,583,526 | 82,623 | 2.62% | 1.71% |
| 1997 | 10,857,754 | 84,147 | 2.59% | 1.84% |
| 1998 | 11,139,145 | 85,657 | 2.59% | 1.79% |
| 1999 | 11,422,965 | 87,126 | 2.55% | 1.71% |
| 2000 | 11,697,592 | 88,613 | 2.4% | 1.71% |
| 2001 | 11,969,422 | 90,335 | 2.32% | 1.94% |
| 2002 | 12,246,915 | 92,264 | 2.32% | 2.14% |
| 2003 | 12,525,842 | 94,175 | 2.28% | 2.07% |
| 2004 | 12,807,402 | 96,085 | 2.25% | 2.03% |
| 2005 | 13,087,629 | 98,035 | 2.19% | 2.03% |
| 2006 | 13,367,459 | 100,017 | 2.14% | 2.02% |
| 2007 | 13,652,040 | 102,068 | 2.13% | 2.05% |
| 2008 | 13,935,174 | 104,222 | 2.07% | 2.11% |
| 2009 | 14,215,611 | 106,467 | 2.01% | 2.15% |
| 2010 | 14,500,112 | 108,704 | 2% | 2.1% |
| 2011 | 14,792,126 | 110,647 | 2.01% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 15,089,647 | 112,284 | 2.01% | 1.48% |
| 2013 | 15,387,337 | 113,838 | 1.97% | 1.38% |
| 2014 | 15,681,725 | 115,326 | 1.91% | 1.31% |
| 2015 | 15,971,743 | 116,815 | 1.85% | 1.29% |
| 2016 | 16,268,760 | 118,478 | 1.86% | 1.42% |
| 2017 | 16,567,357 | 120,275 | 1.84% | 1.52% |
| 2018 | 16,845,685 | 122,084 | 1.68% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 17,103,803 | 123,921 | 1.53% | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 17,357,325 | 126,099 | 1.48% | 1.76% |
| 2021 | 17,598,650 | 128,377 | 1.39% | 1.81% |
| 2022 | 17,847,877 | 130,469 | 1.42% | 1.63% |
| 2023 | 18,124,838 | 132,530 | 1.55% | 1.58% |
| 2024 | 18,406,359 | 134,518 | 1.55% | 1.5% |
| 2025 | 18,687,873 | 136,501 | 1.53% | 1.47% |
| 2026 | 18,967,974 | 138,451 | 1.5% | 1.43% |
| 2027 | 19,246,005 | 140,405 | 1.47% | 1.41% |
| 2028 | 19,521,501 | 142,335 | 1.43% | 1.37% |
| 2029 | 19,795,168 | 144,231 | 1.4% | 1.33% |
| 2030 | 20,067,252 | 146,130 | 1.37% | 1.32% |
| 2031 | 20,337,369 | 148,028 | 1.35% | 1.3% |
| 2032 | 20,605,385 | 149,915 | 1.32% | 1.27% |
| 2033 | 20,871,083 | 151,768 | 1.29% | 1.24% |
| 2034 | 21,134,167 | 153,602 | 1.26% | 1.21% |
| 2035 | 21,394,231 | 155,447 | 1.23% | 1.2% |
| 2036 | 21,650,331 | 157,316 | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| 2037 | 21,901,955 | 159,188 | 1.16% | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 22,149,197 | 161,050 | 1.13% | 1.17% |
| 2039 | 22,391,079 | 162,895 | 1.09% | 1.15% |
| 2040 | 22,626,859 | 164,711 | 1.05% | 1.11% |
| 2041 | 22,856,760 | 166,508 | 1.02% | 1.09% |
| 2042 | 23,080,838 | 168,325 | 0.98% | 1.09% |
| 2043 | 23,299,226 | 170,182 | 0.95% | 1.1% |
| 2044 | 23,512,005 | 172,012 | 0.91% | 1.08% |
| 2045 | 23,719,080 | 173,818 | 0.88% | 1.05% |
| 2046 | 23,920,450 | 175,629 | 0.85% | 1.04% |
| 2047 | 24,115,734 | 177,392 | 0.82% | 1% |
| 2048 | 24,305,641 | 179,152 | 0.79% | 0.99% |
| 2049 | 24,491,000 | 180,915 | 0.76% | 0.98% |
| 2050 | 24,670,850 | 182,629 | 0.73% | 0.95% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,884,114 people (a 22% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guatemala gained 2,941,129 (a 18.4% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 21,252 (a 18.2% growth).
Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2005 and is 70th in 2025. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2005 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 32.3% to 182,629 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.
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 |
| South Tarawa | 63.4K |
| London | 1.9K |
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Population differences between Guatemala and Kiribati
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| Life expectancy | 72.9 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 27.3 years | 27 years |
| Median age | 24 years | 23.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.31 births per woman | 3.15 births per woman |
| Population density | 445 ppl/mi² | 430 ppl/mi² |
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