The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 18,912,872 people compared to 5,888,008 in Lebanon.
Population statistics:
- Guatemala's population is 3.21 times bigger than Lebanon's.
- Guatemala is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
- The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
- For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
- Since 2005, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.1M people to 18.9M (44.5% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.67M to 5.89M (26.1% growth).
- Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 27.2M people compared to the peak of 7.46M people in 2080 for Lebanon.
Guatemala vs Lebanon: live population counter
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| Current population |
18912872
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5888008
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| Population rank | 70/197 | 115/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
1.87 minutes
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16.2 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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5.64 minutes
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| One death every |
6.01 minutes
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15.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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30.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -7,725 | -17,267 |
| Daily growth/decline | +771 | +89 |
| Annual growth/decline | +281,521 | +32,469 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.55% | +0.56% |
| Population growth rate rank | 71/197 | 130/197 |
Guatemala and Lebanon: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,063,655 | 1,794,406 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,186,201 | 1,850,084 | 3.02% | 3.1% |
| 1962 | 4,312,044 | 1,909,578 | 3.01% | 3.22% |
| 1963 | 4,440,264 | 1,970,316 | 2.97% | 3.18% |
| 1964 | 4,571,109 | 2,030,543 | 2.95% | 3.06% |
| 1965 | 4,704,965 | 2,088,831 | 2.93% | 2.87% |
| 1966 | 4,840,958 | 2,148,260 | 2.89% | 2.85% |
| 1967 | 4,978,862 | 2,206,731 | 2.85% | 2.72% |
| 1968 | 5,118,111 | 2,266,368 | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| 1969 | 5,257,081 | 2,328,159 | 2.72% | 2.73% |
| 1970 | 5,396,966 | 2,386,114 | 2.66% | 2.49% |
| 1971 | 5,538,355 | 2,446,314 | 2.62% | 2.52% |
| 1972 | 5,682,833 | 2,509,729 | 2.61% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 5,831,631 | 2,572,935 | 2.62% | 2.52% |
| 1974 | 5,981,197 | 2,635,185 | 2.56% | 2.42% |
| 1975 | 6,128,731 | 2,693,191 | 2.47% | 2.2% |
| 1976 | 6,262,404 | 2,726,469 | 2.18% | 1.24% |
| 1977 | 6,401,515 | 2,762,155 | 2.22% | 1.31% |
| 1978 | 6,561,534 | 2,822,682 | 2.5% | 2.19% |
| 1979 | 6,727,797 | 2,882,635 | 2.53% | 2.12% |
| 1980 | 6,900,212 | 2,944,763 | 2.56% | 2.16% |
| 1981 | 7,075,648 | 3,008,981 | 2.54% | 2.18% |
| 1982 | 7,240,241 | 3,054,931 | 2.33% | 1.53% |
| 1983 | 7,419,642 | 3,094,996 | 2.48% | 1.31% |
| 1984 | 7,630,682 | 3,152,744 | 2.84% | 1.87% |
| 1985 | 7,849,693 | 3,217,376 | 2.87% | 2.05% |
| 1986 | 8,070,818 | 3,300,365 | 2.82% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 8,296,485 | 3,385,555 | 2.8% | 2.58% |
| 1988 | 8,532,099 | 3,454,649 | 2.84% | 2.04% |
| 1989 | 8,775,546 | 3,525,285 | 2.85% | 2.04% |
| 1990 | 9,024,773 | 3,595,175 | 2.84% | 1.98% |
| 1991 | 9,272,584 | 3,668,912 | 2.75% | 2.05% |
| 1992 | 9,522,266 | 3,747,371 | 2.69% | 2.14% |
| 1993 | 9,779,761 | 3,820,647 | 2.7% | 1.96% |
| 1994 | 10,043,718 | 3,889,799 | 2.7% | 1.81% |
| 1995 | 10,312,996 | 3,960,735 | 2.68% | 1.82% |
| 1996 | 10,583,526 | 4,034,781 | 2.62% | 1.87% |
| 1997 | 10,857,754 | 4,108,405 | 2.59% | 1.82% |
| 1998 | 11,139,145 | 4,181,281 | 2.59% | 1.77% |
| 1999 | 11,422,965 | 4,255,277 | 2.55% | 1.77% |
| 2000 | 11,697,592 | 4,329,340 | 2.4% | 1.74% |
| 2001 | 11,969,422 | 4,401,918 | 2.32% | 1.68% |
| 2002 | 12,246,915 | 4,463,504 | 2.32% | 1.4% |
| 2003 | 12,525,842 | 4,525,508 | 2.28% | 1.39% |
| 2004 | 12,807,402 | 4,599,279 | 2.25% | 1.63% |
| 2005 | 13,087,629 | 4,671,102 | 2.19% | 1.56% |
| 2006 | 13,367,459 | 4,751,136 | 2.14% | 1.71% |
| 2007 | 13,652,040 | 4,844,118 | 2.13% | 1.96% |
| 2008 | 13,935,174 | 4,925,354 | 2.07% | 1.68% |
| 2009 | 14,215,611 | 4,992,287 | 2.01% | 1.36% |
| 2010 | 14,500,112 | 5,041,288 | 2% | 0.98% |
| 2011 | 14,792,126 | 5,096,020 | 2.01% | 1.09% |
| 2012 | 15,089,647 | 5,235,742 | 2.01% | 2.74% |
| 2013 | 15,387,337 | 5,743,436 | 1.97% | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 15,681,725 | 6,346,990 | 1.91% | 10.5% |
| 2015 | 15,971,743 | 6,472,469 | 1.85% | 1.98% |
| 2016 | 16,268,760 | 6,323,060 | 1.86% | -2.31% |
| 2017 | 16,567,357 | 6,160,128 | 1.84% | -2.58% |
| 2018 | 16,845,685 | 5,984,119 | 1.68% | -2.86% |
| 2019 | 17,103,803 | 5,794,594 | 1.53% | -3.17% |
| 2020 | 17,357,325 | 5,702,398 | 1.48% | -1.59% |
| 2021 | 17,598,650 | 5,718,122 | 1.39% | 0.28% |
| 2022 | 17,847,877 | 5,744,489 | 1.42% | 0.46% |
| 2023 | 18,124,838 | 5,773,493 | 1.55% | 0.5% |
| 2024 | 18,406,359 | 5,805,962 | 1.55% | 0.56% |
| 2025 | 18,687,873 | 5,849,420 | 1.53% | 0.75% |
| 2026 | 18,967,974 | 5,897,459 | 1.5% | 0.82% |
| 2027 | 19,246,005 | 5,947,070 | 1.47% | 0.84% |
| 2028 | 19,521,501 | 5,997,844 | 1.43% | 0.85% |
| 2029 | 19,795,168 | 6,050,384 | 1.4% | 0.88% |
| 2030 | 20,067,252 | 6,103,809 | 1.37% | 0.88% |
| 2031 | 20,337,369 | 6,158,003 | 1.35% | 0.89% |
| 2032 | 20,605,385 | 6,210,753 | 1.32% | 0.86% |
| 2033 | 20,871,083 | 6,259,744 | 1.29% | 0.79% |
| 2034 | 21,134,167 | 6,308,826 | 1.26% | 0.78% |
| 2035 | 21,394,231 | 6,357,723 | 1.23% | 0.78% |
| 2036 | 21,650,331 | 6,407,678 | 1.2% | 0.79% |
| 2037 | 21,901,955 | 6,461,872 | 1.16% | 0.85% |
| 2038 | 22,149,197 | 6,516,253 | 1.13% | 0.84% |
| 2039 | 22,391,079 | 6,569,272 | 1.09% | 0.81% |
| 2040 | 22,626,859 | 6,620,323 | 1.05% | 0.78% |
| 2041 | 22,856,760 | 6,669,091 | 1.02% | 0.74% |
| 2042 | 23,080,838 | 6,714,435 | 0.98% | 0.68% |
| 2043 | 23,299,226 | 6,754,071 | 0.95% | 0.59% |
| 2044 | 23,512,005 | 6,794,014 | 0.91% | 0.59% |
| 2045 | 23,719,080 | 6,834,985 | 0.88% | 0.6% |
| 2046 | 23,920,450 | 6,871,777 | 0.85% | 0.54% |
| 2047 | 24,115,734 | 6,909,022 | 0.82% | 0.54% |
| 2048 | 24,305,641 | 6,944,194 | 0.79% | 0.51% |
| 2049 | 24,491,000 | 6,972,877 | 0.76% | 0.41% |
| 2050 | 24,670,850 | 6,999,259 | 0.73% | 0.38% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,884,114 people (a 22% growth), while Lebanon gained 1,801,367 people (a 38.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guatemala gained 2,941,129 (a 18.4% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by -584,461 (a 9.03% decline).
Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2005 and is 70th in 2025. Lebanon was ranked 114th in 2005 and ranked 115th 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 Lebanon will increase by 18.9% to 6,999,259 people and will still be ranked 115th.
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 Lebanon
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| Life expectancy | 72.9 years | 78.1 years |
| Average age | 27.3 years | 33.2 years |
| Median age | 24 years | 29.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 48.6:51.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.31 births per woman | 2.24 births per woman |
| Population density | 445 ppl/mi² | 1,470 ppl/mi² |
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