The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 574,346 people in Malta in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 18,912,872 people compared to 583,596 in Malta.
Population statistics:
- Guatemala's population is 32.4 times bigger than Malta's.
- Guatemala is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while Malta is the 167th.
- The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.007% for Malta.
- For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +2.78% in Malta.
- Since 2005, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.1M people to 18.9M (44.5% growth), while Malta has grown from 404K to 584K (44.5% growth).
- Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 27.2M people compared to the peak of 593K people in 2033 for Malta.
Guatemala vs Malta: live population counter
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| Current population |
18912872
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583596
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| Population rank | 70/197 | 167/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.007% |
| One net population change |
1.87 minutes
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24.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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1.96 hours
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| One death every |
6.01 minutes
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2.17 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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1.39 hours
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| Annual migration change | -7,725 | +6,323 |
| Daily growth/decline | +771 | +59 |
| Annual growth/decline | +281,521 | +21,599 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.55% | +3.91% |
| Population growth rate rank | 71/197 | 7/197 |
Guatemala and Malta: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,063,655 | 326,550 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,186,201 | 325,250 | 3.02% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 4,312,044 | 323,900 | 3.01% | -0.42% |
| 1963 | 4,440,264 | 322,550 | 2.97% | -0.42% |
| 1964 | 4,571,109 | 321,250 | 2.95% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 4,704,965 | 318,800 | 2.93% | -0.76% |
| 1966 | 4,840,958 | 315,200 | 2.89% | -1.13% |
| 1967 | 4,978,862 | 311,550 | 2.85% | -1.16% |
| 1968 | 5,118,111 | 307,900 | 2.8% | -1.17% |
| 1969 | 5,257,081 | 304,300 | 2.72% | -1.17% |
| 1970 | 5,396,966 | 302,650 | 2.66% | -0.54% |
| 1971 | 5,538,355 | 302,700 | 2.62% | 0.02% |
| 1972 | 5,682,833 | 302,450 | 2.61% | -0.08% |
| 1973 | 5,831,631 | 302,200 | 2.62% | -0.08% |
| 1974 | 5,981,197 | 301,996 | 2.56% | -0.07% |
| 1975 | 6,128,731 | 304,222 | 2.47% | 0.74% |
| 1976 | 6,262,404 | 305,774 | 2.18% | 0.51% |
| 1977 | 6,401,515 | 306,970 | 2.22% | 0.39% |
| 1978 | 6,561,534 | 310,182 | 2.5% | 1.05% |
| 1979 | 6,727,797 | 313,342 | 2.53% | 1.02% |
| 1980 | 6,900,212 | 316,645 | 2.56% | 1.05% |
| 1981 | 7,075,648 | 318,982 | 2.54% | 0.74% |
| 1982 | 7,240,241 | 325,898 | 2.33% | 2.17% |
| 1983 | 7,419,642 | 330,524 | 2.48% | 1.42% |
| 1984 | 7,630,682 | 330,593 | 2.84% | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 7,849,693 | 336,452 | 2.87% | 1.77% |
| 1986 | 8,070,818 | 342,121 | 2.82% | 1.68% |
| 1987 | 8,296,485 | 344,485 | 2.8% | 0.69% |
| 1988 | 8,532,099 | 347,325 | 2.84% | 0.82% |
| 1989 | 8,775,546 | 350,722 | 2.85% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 9,024,773 | 354,170 | 2.84% | 0.98% |
| 1991 | 9,272,584 | 363,845 | 2.75% | 2.73% |
| 1992 | 9,522,266 | 367,618 | 2.69% | 1.04% |
| 1993 | 9,779,761 | 371,308 | 2.7% | 1% |
| 1994 | 10,043,718 | 374,797 | 2.7% | 0.94% |
| 1995 | 10,312,996 | 377,419 | 2.68% | 0.7% |
| 1996 | 10,583,526 | 379,905 | 2.62% | 0.66% |
| 1997 | 10,857,754 | 382,791 | 2.59% | 0.76% |
| 1998 | 11,139,145 | 385,287 | 2.59% | 0.65% |
| 1999 | 11,422,965 | 387,578 | 2.55% | 0.59% |
| 2000 | 11,697,592 | 390,087 | 2.4% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 11,969,422 | 393,028 | 2.32% | 0.75% |
| 2002 | 12,246,915 | 395,969 | 2.32% | 0.75% |
| 2003 | 12,525,842 | 398,582 | 2.28% | 0.66% |
| 2004 | 12,807,402 | 401,268 | 2.25% | 0.67% |
| 2005 | 13,087,629 | 403,834 | 2.19% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 13,367,459 | 405,308 | 2.14% | 0.37% |
| 2007 | 13,652,040 | 406,724 | 2.13% | 0.35% |
| 2008 | 13,935,174 | 409,379 | 2.07% | 0.65% |
| 2009 | 14,215,611 | 412,477 | 2.01% | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 14,500,112 | 414,508 | 2% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 14,792,126 | 416,268 | 2.01% | 0.42% |
| 2012 | 15,089,647 | 420,028 | 2.01% | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 15,387,337 | 424,810 | 1.97% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 15,681,725 | 433,481 | 1.91% | 2.04% |
| 2015 | 15,971,743 | 444,220 | 1.85% | 2.48% |
| 2016 | 16,268,760 | 454,505 | 1.86% | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 16,567,357 | 467,106 | 1.84% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 16,845,685 | 483,903 | 1.68% | 3.6% |
| 2019 | 17,103,803 | 503,912 | 1.53% | 4.13% |
| 2020 | 17,357,325 | 515,490 | 1.48% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 17,598,650 | 518,150 | 1.39% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 17,847,877 | 531,113 | 1.42% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 18,124,838 | 552,747 | 1.55% | 4.07% |
| 2024 | 18,406,359 | 574,346 | 1.55% | 3.91% |
| 2025 | 18,687,873 | 580,514 | 1.53% | 1.07% |
| 2026 | 18,967,974 | 584,351 | 1.5% | 0.66% |
| 2027 | 19,246,005 | 586,444 | 1.47% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 19,521,501 | 588,290 | 1.43% | 0.31% |
| 2029 | 19,795,168 | 589,776 | 1.4% | 0.25% |
| 2030 | 20,067,252 | 590,973 | 1.37% | 0.2% |
| 2031 | 20,337,369 | 591,921 | 1.35% | 0.16% |
| 2032 | 20,605,385 | 592,622 | 1.32% | 0.12% |
| 2033 | 20,871,083 | 592,974 | 1.29% | 0.06% |
| 2034 | 21,134,167 | 592,827 | 1.26% | -0.02% |
| 2035 | 21,394,231 | 592,332 | 1.23% | -0.08% |
| 2036 | 21,650,331 | 591,668 | 1.2% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 21,901,955 | 590,830 | 1.16% | -0.14% |
| 2038 | 22,149,197 | 589,771 | 1.13% | -0.18% |
| 2039 | 22,391,079 | 588,528 | 1.09% | -0.21% |
| 2040 | 22,626,859 | 587,256 | 1.05% | -0.22% |
| 2041 | 22,856,760 | 585,895 | 1.02% | -0.23% |
| 2042 | 23,080,838 | 584,467 | 0.98% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 23,299,226 | 582,966 | 0.95% | -0.26% |
| 2044 | 23,512,005 | 581,355 | 0.91% | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 23,719,080 | 579,693 | 0.88% | -0.29% |
| 2046 | 23,920,450 | 577,954 | 0.85% | -0.3% |
| 2047 | 24,115,734 | 576,050 | 0.82% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 24,305,641 | 574,050 | 0.79% | -0.35% |
| 2049 | 24,491,000 | 572,187 | 0.76% | -0.32% |
| 2050 | 24,670,850 | 570,210 | 0.73% | -0.35% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,884,114 people (a 22% growth), while Malta gained 40,386 people (a 10% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guatemala gained 2,941,129 (a 18.4% growth), while Malta's population increased by 139,376 (a 31.4% growth).
Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2005 and is 70th in 2025. Malta was ranked 168th in 2005 and ranked 167th 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 Malta will decrease by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th.
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 |
| St. Paul's Bay | 32K |
| Birkirkara | 24.4K |
| Mosta | 20.2K |
| Sliema | 16.9K |
| Marsaskala | 15.6K |
| Zabbar | 15.4K |
| Naxxar | 13.4K |
| San Gwann | 12.5K |
| Gzira | 8.03K |
| Valletta | 6.44K |
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Population differences between Guatemala and Malta
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| Life expectancy | 72.9 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 27.3 years | 43 years |
| Median age | 24 years | 41.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 51.9:48.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.31 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman |
| Population density | 445 ppl/mi² | 4,649 ppl/mi² |
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