The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 18,971,012 people compared to 5,898,001 in Lebanon.
Population statistics:
- Guatemala's population is 3.22 times bigger than Lebanon's.
- Guatemala is ranked the 69th 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 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (41.9% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.9M (24.1% 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 |
18971012
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5898001
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| Population rank | 69/197 | 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 | 69/197 | 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 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,702,252 (a 16.6% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by -425,059 (a 6.72% decline).
Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Guatemala's population will grow by 30% to 24,670,850 people with a rank change from 69th to 67th. The population of Lebanon will increase by 18.7% 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 | 73 years | 78.2 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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