The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 37,548 people in the Marshall Islands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 18,912,872 people compared to 36,281 in the Marshall Islands.
Population statistics:
- Guatemala's population is 521 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
- Guatemala is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while the Marshall Islands is the 192nd.
- The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands.
- For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs -2.69% in the Marshall Islands.
- Since 2005, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.1M people to 18.9M (44.5% growth), while the Marshall Islands has declined from 51.9K to 36.3K (30.1% decline).
- Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 27.2M people, while the Marshall Islands' population already peaked in 2010 at 52K people and is projected to decrease to 23.8K people by 2100.
Guatemala vs Marshall Islands: live population counter
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| Current population |
18912872
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36281
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| Population rank | 70/197 | 192/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.0004% |
| One net population change |
1.87 minutes
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6.85 hours
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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10.7 hours
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| One death every |
6.01 minutes
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1.35 days
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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4.96 hours
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| Annual migration change | -7,725 | -1,765 |
| Daily growth/decline | +771 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +281,521 | -1,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.55% | -3.29% |
| Population growth rate rank | 71/197 | 197/197 |
Guatemala and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,063,655 | 14,703 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,186,201 | 15,219 | 3.02% | 3.51% |
| 1962 | 4,312,044 | 15,755 | 3.01% | 3.52% |
| 1963 | 4,440,264 | 16,302 | 2.97% | 3.47% |
| 1964 | 4,571,109 | 16,852 | 2.95% | 3.37% |
| 1965 | 4,704,965 | 17,402 | 2.93% | 3.26% |
| 1966 | 4,840,958 | 17,927 | 2.89% | 3.02% |
| 1967 | 4,978,862 | 18,655 | 2.85% | 4.06% |
| 1968 | 5,118,111 | 19,862 | 2.8% | 6.47% |
| 1969 | 5,257,081 | 21,305 | 2.72% | 7.27% |
| 1970 | 5,396,966 | 22,530 | 2.66% | 5.75% |
| 1971 | 5,538,355 | 23,366 | 2.62% | 3.71% |
| 1972 | 5,682,833 | 23,992 | 2.61% | 2.68% |
| 1973 | 5,831,631 | 24,581 | 2.62% | 2.45% |
| 1974 | 5,981,197 | 25,296 | 2.56% | 2.91% |
| 1975 | 6,128,731 | 26,154 | 2.47% | 3.39% |
| 1976 | 6,262,404 | 27,021 | 2.18% | 3.31% |
| 1977 | 6,401,515 | 27,906 | 2.22% | 3.28% |
| 1978 | 6,561,534 | 28,809 | 2.5% | 3.24% |
| 1979 | 6,727,797 | 29,738 | 2.53% | 3.22% |
| 1980 | 6,900,212 | 30,774 | 2.56% | 3.48% |
| 1981 | 7,075,648 | 32,017 | 2.54% | 4.04% |
| 1982 | 7,240,241 | 33,397 | 2.33% | 4.31% |
| 1983 | 7,419,642 | 34,811 | 2.48% | 4.23% |
| 1984 | 7,630,682 | 36,264 | 2.84% | 4.17% |
| 1985 | 7,849,693 | 37,761 | 2.87% | 4.13% |
| 1986 | 8,070,818 | 39,286 | 2.82% | 4.04% |
| 1987 | 8,296,485 | 40,828 | 2.8% | 3.93% |
| 1988 | 8,532,099 | 42,321 | 2.84% | 3.66% |
| 1989 | 8,775,546 | 43,586 | 2.85% | 2.99% |
| 1990 | 9,024,773 | 44,629 | 2.84% | 2.39% |
| 1991 | 9,272,584 | 45,568 | 2.75% | 2.1% |
| 1992 | 9,522,266 | 46,388 | 2.69% | 1.8% |
| 1993 | 9,779,761 | 47,093 | 2.7% | 1.52% |
| 1994 | 10,043,718 | 47,712 | 2.7% | 1.31% |
| 1995 | 10,312,996 | 48,266 | 2.68% | 1.16% |
| 1996 | 10,583,526 | 48,775 | 2.62% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 10,857,754 | 49,259 | 2.59% | 0.99% |
| 1998 | 11,139,145 | 49,717 | 2.59% | 0.93% |
| 1999 | 11,422,965 | 50,202 | 2.55% | 0.98% |
| 2000 | 11,697,592 | 50,706 | 2.4% | 1% |
| 2001 | 11,969,422 | 51,123 | 2.32% | 0.82% |
| 2002 | 12,246,915 | 51,425 | 2.32% | 0.59% |
| 2003 | 12,525,842 | 51,639 | 2.28% | 0.42% |
| 2004 | 12,807,402 | 51,791 | 2.25% | 0.29% |
| 2005 | 13,087,629 | 51,906 | 2.19% | 0.22% |
| 2006 | 13,367,459 | 51,992 | 2.14% | 0.17% |
| 2007 | 13,652,040 | 52,035 | 2.13% | 0.08% |
| 2008 | 13,935,174 | 52,030 | 2.07% | -0.01% |
| 2009 | 14,215,611 | 52,019 | 2.01% | -0.02% |
| 2010 | 14,500,112 | 52,044 | 2% | 0.05% |
| 2011 | 14,792,126 | 51,907 | 2.01% | -0.26% |
| 2012 | 15,089,647 | 51,419 | 2.01% | -0.94% |
| 2013 | 15,387,337 | 50,681 | 1.97% | -1.44% |
| 2014 | 15,681,725 | 49,796 | 1.91% | -1.75% |
| 2015 | 15,971,743 | 48,800 | 1.85% | -2% |
| 2016 | 16,268,760 | 47,709 | 1.86% | -2.24% |
| 2017 | 16,567,357 | 46,529 | 1.84% | -2.47% |
| 2018 | 16,845,685 | 45,285 | 1.68% | -2.67% |
| 2019 | 17,103,803 | 44,007 | 1.53% | -2.82% |
| 2020 | 17,357,325 | 42,706 | 1.48% | -2.96% |
| 2021 | 17,598,650 | 41,367 | 1.39% | -3.14% |
| 2022 | 17,847,877 | 40,077 | 1.42% | -3.12% |
| 2023 | 18,124,838 | 38,827 | 1.55% | -3.12% |
| 2024 | 18,406,359 | 37,548 | 1.55% | -3.29% |
| 2025 | 18,687,873 | 36,281 | 1.53% | -3.37% |
| 2026 | 18,967,974 | 35,078 | 1.5% | -3.32% |
| 2027 | 19,246,005 | 33,976 | 1.47% | -3.14% |
| 2028 | 19,521,501 | 32,977 | 1.43% | -2.94% |
| 2029 | 19,795,168 | 32,054 | 1.4% | -2.8% |
| 2030 | 20,067,252 | 31,191 | 1.37% | -2.69% |
| 2031 | 20,337,369 | 30,420 | 1.35% | -2.47% |
| 2032 | 20,605,385 | 29,740 | 1.32% | -2.23% |
| 2033 | 20,871,083 | 29,142 | 1.29% | -2.01% |
| 2034 | 21,134,167 | 28,608 | 1.26% | -1.83% |
| 2035 | 21,394,231 | 28,147 | 1.23% | -1.61% |
| 2036 | 21,650,331 | 27,751 | 1.2% | -1.41% |
| 2037 | 21,901,955 | 27,405 | 1.16% | -1.25% |
| 2038 | 22,149,197 | 27,092 | 1.13% | -1.14% |
| 2039 | 22,391,079 | 26,836 | 1.09% | -0.94% |
| 2040 | 22,626,859 | 26,598 | 1.05% | -0.89% |
| 2041 | 22,856,760 | 26,396 | 1.02% | -0.76% |
| 2042 | 23,080,838 | 26,217 | 0.98% | -0.68% |
| 2043 | 23,299,226 | 26,054 | 0.95% | -0.62% |
| 2044 | 23,512,005 | 25,913 | 0.91% | -0.54% |
| 2045 | 23,719,080 | 25,777 | 0.88% | -0.52% |
| 2046 | 23,920,450 | 25,653 | 0.85% | -0.48% |
| 2047 | 24,115,734 | 25,543 | 0.82% | -0.43% |
| 2048 | 24,305,641 | 25,429 | 0.79% | -0.45% |
| 2049 | 24,491,000 | 25,311 | 0.76% | -0.46% |
| 2050 | 24,670,850 | 25,195 | 0.73% | -0.46% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,884,114 people (a 22% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guatemala gained 2,941,129 (a 18.4% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,519 (a 25.7% decline).
Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2005 and is 70th in 2025. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2005 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 30.6% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.
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 |
| Majuro | 30K |
| Djarrit | 7.1K |
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Population differences between Guatemala and the Marshall Islands
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| Life expectancy | 72.9 years | 67.2 years |
| Average age | 27.3 years | 27.5 years |
| Median age | 24 years | 21.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.31 births per woman | 2.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 445 ppl/mi² | 540 ppl/mi² |
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