The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 1,862,441 people in Latvia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 18,912,872 people compared to 1,844,219 in Latvia.
Population statistics:
- Guatemala's population is 10.3 times bigger than Latvia's.
- Guatemala is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
- The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.02% for Latvia.
- For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs -0.7% in Latvia.
- Since 2005, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.1M people to 18.9M (44.5% growth), while Latvia has declined from 2.24M to 1.84M (17.6% decline).
- Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 27.2M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 921K people by 2100.
Guatemala vs Latvia: live population counter
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| Current population |
18912872
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1844219
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| Population rank | 70/197 | 149/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
1.87 minutes
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35 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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36.4 minutes
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| One death every |
6.01 minutes
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18.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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3.94 hours
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| Annual migration change | -7,725 | -2,225 |
| Daily growth/decline | +771 | -41 |
| Annual growth/decline | +281,521 | -15,004 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.55% | -0.8% |
| Population growth rate rank | 71/197 | 190/197 |
Guatemala and Latvia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,063,655 | 2,120,979 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,186,201 | 2,152,681 | 3.02% | 1.49% |
| 1962 | 4,312,044 | 2,181,586 | 3.01% | 1.34% |
| 1963 | 4,440,264 | 2,210,919 | 2.97% | 1.34% |
| 1964 | 4,571,109 | 2,240,623 | 2.95% | 1.34% |
| 1965 | 4,704,965 | 2,265,919 | 2.93% | 1.13% |
| 1966 | 4,840,958 | 2,283,217 | 2.89% | 0.76% |
| 1967 | 4,978,862 | 2,301,220 | 2.85% | 0.79% |
| 1968 | 5,118,111 | 2,323,619 | 2.8% | 0.97% |
| 1969 | 5,257,081 | 2,343,173 | 2.72% | 0.84% |
| 1970 | 5,396,966 | 2,359,164 | 2.66% | 0.68% |
| 1971 | 5,538,355 | 2,376,389 | 2.62% | 0.73% |
| 1972 | 5,682,833 | 2,395,674 | 2.61% | 0.81% |
| 1973 | 5,831,631 | 2,415,819 | 2.62% | 0.84% |
| 1974 | 5,981,197 | 2,437,186 | 2.56% | 0.88% |
| 1975 | 6,128,731 | 2,456,130 | 2.47% | 0.78% |
| 1976 | 6,262,404 | 2,470,989 | 2.18% | 0.6% |
| 1977 | 6,401,515 | 2,485,073 | 2.22% | 0.57% |
| 1978 | 6,561,534 | 2,497,921 | 2.5% | 0.52% |
| 1979 | 6,727,797 | 2,505,953 | 2.53% | 0.32% |
| 1980 | 6,900,212 | 2,511,701 | 2.56% | 0.23% |
| 1981 | 7,075,648 | 2,519,421 | 2.54% | 0.31% |
| 1982 | 7,240,241 | 2,531,080 | 2.33% | 0.46% |
| 1983 | 7,419,642 | 2,546,011 | 2.48% | 0.59% |
| 1984 | 7,630,682 | 2,562,047 | 2.84% | 0.63% |
| 1985 | 7,849,693 | 2,578,873 | 2.87% | 0.66% |
| 1986 | 8,070,818 | 2,599,892 | 2.82% | 0.82% |
| 1987 | 8,296,485 | 2,626,583 | 2.8% | 1.03% |
| 1988 | 8,532,099 | 2,653,434 | 2.84% | 1.02% |
| 1989 | 8,775,546 | 2,666,955 | 2.85% | 0.51% |
| 1990 | 9,024,773 | 2,663,151 | 2.84% | -0.14% |
| 1991 | 9,272,584 | 2,650,581 | 2.75% | -0.47% |
| 1992 | 9,522,266 | 2,614,338 | 2.69% | -1.37% |
| 1993 | 9,779,761 | 2,563,290 | 2.7% | -1.95% |
| 1994 | 10,043,718 | 2,520,742 | 2.7% | -1.66% |
| 1995 | 10,312,996 | 2,485,056 | 2.68% | -1.42% |
| 1996 | 10,583,526 | 2,457,222 | 2.62% | -1.12% |
| 1997 | 10,857,754 | 2,432,851 | 2.59% | -0.99% |
| 1998 | 11,139,145 | 2,410,019 | 2.59% | -0.94% |
| 1999 | 11,422,965 | 2,390,482 | 2.55% | -0.81% |
| 2000 | 11,697,592 | 2,367,550 | 2.4% | -0.96% |
| 2001 | 11,969,422 | 2,337,170 | 2.32% | -1.28% |
| 2002 | 12,246,915 | 2,310,173 | 2.32% | -1.16% |
| 2003 | 12,525,842 | 2,287,955 | 2.28% | -0.96% |
| 2004 | 12,807,402 | 2,263,122 | 2.25% | -1.09% |
| 2005 | 13,087,629 | 2,238,799 | 2.19% | -1.07% |
| 2006 | 13,367,459 | 2,218,357 | 2.14% | -0.91% |
| 2007 | 13,652,040 | 2,200,325 | 2.13% | -0.81% |
| 2008 | 13,935,174 | 2,177,322 | 2.07% | -1.05% |
| 2009 | 14,215,611 | 2,141,669 | 2.01% | -1.64% |
| 2010 | 14,500,112 | 2,097,555 | 2% | -2.06% |
| 2011 | 14,792,126 | 2,059,709 | 2.01% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 15,089,647 | 2,034,319 | 2.01% | -1.23% |
| 2013 | 15,387,337 | 2,012,647 | 1.97% | -1.07% |
| 2014 | 15,681,725 | 1,993,782 | 1.91% | -0.94% |
| 2015 | 15,971,743 | 1,977,527 | 1.85% | -0.82% |
| 2016 | 16,268,760 | 1,959,537 | 1.86% | -0.91% |
| 2017 | 16,567,357 | 1,942,248 | 1.84% | -0.88% |
| 2018 | 16,845,685 | 1,927,174 | 1.68% | -0.78% |
| 2019 | 17,103,803 | 1,913,822 | 1.53% | -0.69% |
| 2020 | 17,357,325 | 1,900,449 | 1.48% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 17,598,650 | 1,884,490 | 1.39% | -0.84% |
| 2022 | 17,847,877 | 1,879,383 | 1.42% | -0.27% |
| 2023 | 18,124,838 | 1,877,445 | 1.55% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 18,406,359 | 1,862,441 | 1.55% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 18,687,873 | 1,844,219 | 1.53% | -0.98% |
| 2026 | 18,967,974 | 1,826,681 | 1.5% | -0.95% |
| 2027 | 19,246,005 | 1,812,384 | 1.47% | -0.78% |
| 2028 | 19,521,501 | 1,797,965 | 1.43% | -0.8% |
| 2029 | 19,795,168 | 1,783,455 | 1.4% | -0.81% |
| 2030 | 20,067,252 | 1,768,667 | 1.37% | -0.83% |
| 2031 | 20,337,369 | 1,753,985 | 1.35% | -0.83% |
| 2032 | 20,605,385 | 1,739,582 | 1.32% | -0.82% |
| 2033 | 20,871,083 | 1,725,261 | 1.29% | -0.82% |
| 2034 | 21,134,167 | 1,711,332 | 1.26% | -0.81% |
| 2035 | 21,394,231 | 1,697,827 | 1.23% | -0.79% |
| 2036 | 21,650,331 | 1,684,492 | 1.2% | -0.79% |
| 2037 | 21,901,955 | 1,671,323 | 1.16% | -0.78% |
| 2038 | 22,149,197 | 1,658,336 | 1.13% | -0.78% |
| 2039 | 22,391,079 | 1,645,282 | 1.09% | -0.79% |
| 2040 | 22,626,859 | 1,632,376 | 1.05% | -0.78% |
| 2041 | 22,856,760 | 1,619,616 | 1.02% | -0.78% |
| 2042 | 23,080,838 | 1,607,019 | 0.98% | -0.78% |
| 2043 | 23,299,226 | 1,594,558 | 0.95% | -0.78% |
| 2044 | 23,512,005 | 1,582,077 | 0.91% | -0.78% |
| 2045 | 23,719,080 | 1,569,454 | 0.88% | -0.8% |
| 2046 | 23,920,450 | 1,556,840 | 0.85% | -0.8% |
| 2047 | 24,115,734 | 1,544,315 | 0.82% | -0.8% |
| 2048 | 24,305,641 | 1,531,684 | 0.79% | -0.82% |
| 2049 | 24,491,000 | 1,518,941 | 0.76% | -0.83% |
| 2050 | 24,670,850 | 1,506,179 | 0.73% | -0.84% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,884,114 people (a 22% growth), while Latvia lost 261,272 people (a 11.7% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guatemala gained 2,941,129 (a 18.4% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by -133,308 (a 6.74% decline).
Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2005 and is 70th in 2025. Latvia was ranked 139th in 2005 and ranked 149th 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 Latvia will decrease by 18.3% to 1,506,179 people and rank change from 149th to 153rd.
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 Latvia
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| Life expectancy | 72.9 years | 76.5 years |
| Average age | 27.3 years | 43.6 years |
| Median age | 24 years | 44.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 46.4:53.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.31 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman |
| Population density | 445 ppl/mi² | 77.5 ppl/mi² |
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