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Population in Guatemala compared to Mexico: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,049,936 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 7 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.84% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Guatemala vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Mexico
2100 26,157,456 131,182,639
2099 26,245,641 131,943,283
2098 26,331,619 132,700,369
2097 26,416,090 133,455,010
2096 26,497,966 134,204,227
2095 26,577,430 134,949,218
2094 26,654,549 135,687,085
2093 26,728,912 136,415,232
2092 26,800,726 137,127,644
2091 26,869,103 137,833,985
2090 26,933,745 138,527,198
2089 26,994,393 139,208,862
2088 27,051,725 139,874,924
2087 27,105,725 140,530,483
2086 27,155,743 141,174,372
2085 27,200,252 141,805,496
2084 27,240,081 142,415,948
2083 27,274,635 143,009,187
2082 27,304,601 143,579,768
2081 27,328,275 144,138,842
2080 27,346,322 144,677,451
2079 27,358,846 145,195,172
2078 27,364,710 145,691,242
2077 27,363,544 146,165,064
2076 27,356,220 146,616,674
2075 27,343,275 147,046,928
2074 27,324,366 147,455,761
2073 27,298,193 147,841,295
2072 27,264,801 148,201,143
2071 27,224,139 148,534,057
2070 27,176,996 148,848,168
2069 27,121,679 149,134,711
2068 27,058,279 149,395,717
2067 26,987,818 149,630,386
2066 26,909,977 149,842,125
2065 26,825,610 150,029,268
2064 26,733,472 150,187,992
2063 26,634,443 150,319,846
2062 26,529,537 150,424,224
2061 26,418,318 150,502,250
2060 26,300,043 150,555,648
2059 26,175,298 150,577,220
2058 26,043,910 150,569,044
2057 25,905,522 150,535,337
2056 25,761,415 150,475,242
2055 25,611,347 150,384,336
2054 25,455,341 150,263,237
2053 25,292,387 150,110,615
2052 25,124,081 149,923,918
2051 24,950,631 149,705,066
2050 24,772,432 149,450,774
2049 24,588,164 149,166,038
2048 24,398,840 148,836,849
2047 24,205,409 148,478,965
2046 24,005,250 148,081,688
2045 23,799,564 147,647,318
2044 23,587,909 147,173,101
2043 23,370,717 146,667,761
2042 23,147,742 146,123,566
2041 22,919,092 145,543,650
2040 22,684,402 144,931,633
2039 22,443,876 144,286,278
2038 22,196,908 143,601,872
2037 21,945,561 142,883,005
2036 21,689,784 142,138,929
2035 21,429,391 141,359,885
2034 21,165,636 140,554,653
2033 20,899,157 139,713,048
2032 20,630,118 138,843,644
2031 20,359,005 137,947,334
2030 20,085,689 137,023,304
2029 19,810,652 136,071,720
2028 19,534,112 135,090,755
2027 19,255,397 134,081,337
2026 18,973,755 133,042,003
2025 18,690,875 131,970,909
2024 18,406,359 130,861,007
2023 18,124,838 129,739,759
2022 17,847,877 128,613,117
2021 17,598,650 127,648,148
2020 17,357,325 126,799,054
2019 17,103,803 125,762,982
2018 16,845,685 124,573,711
2017 16,567,357 123,400,057
2016 16,268,760 122,251,351
2015 15,971,743 121,072,306
2014 15,681,725 119,784,261
2013 15,387,337 118,343,573
2012 15,089,647 116,818,208
2011 14,792,126 115,243,504
2010 14,500,112 113,623,895
2009 14,215,611 111,999,721
2008 13,935,174 110,374,288
2007 13,652,040 108,774,360
2006 13,367,459 107,253,666
2005 13,087,629 105,811,504
2004 12,807,402 104,394,131
2003 12,525,842 102,978,515
2002 12,246,915 101,548,624
2001 11,969,422 100,099,099
2000 11,697,592 98,625,552
1999 11,422,965 97,115,707
1998 11,139,145 95,575,245
1997 10,857,754 94,021,207
1996 10,583,526 92,452,702
1995 10,312,996 90,862,455
1994 10,043,718 89,259,205
1993 9,779,761 87,653,807
1992 9,522,266 86,044,809
1991 9,272,584 84,430,572
1990 9,024,773 82,820,170
1989 8,775,546 81,247,182
1988 8,532,099 79,695,531
1987 8,296,485 78,136,651
1986 8,070,818 76,585,637
1985 7,849,693 75,043,414
1984 7,630,682 73,506,846
1983 7,419,642 71,971,240
1982 7,240,241 70,433,260
1981 7,075,648 68,892,108
1980 6,900,212 67,300,334
1979 6,727,797 65,648,865
1978 6,561,534 63,979,046
1977 6,401,515 62,308,493
1976 6,262,404 60,645,512
1975 6,128,731 58,982,400
1974 5,981,197 57,320,149
1973 5,831,631 55,667,284
1972 5,682,833 54,030,168
1971 5,538,355 52,412,558
1970 5,396,966 50,814,953
1969 5,257,081 49,233,194
1968 5,118,111 47,668,303
1967 4,978,862 46,129,608
1966 4,840,958 44,629,106
1965 4,704,965 43,174,477
1964 4,571,109 41,772,049
1963 4,440,264 40,424,065
1962 4,312,044 39,129,200
1961 4,186,201 37,890,118
1960 4,063,655 36,724,615

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/guatemala/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Guatemala's population will grow by 30% to 24,772,432 people with a rank change from 69th to 67th. The population of Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guatemala Mexico
2100 -0.34% -0.58%
2099 -0.33% -0.57%
2098 -0.32% -0.57%
2097 -0.31% -0.56%
2096 -0.3% -0.55%
2095 -0.29% -0.54%
2094 -0.28% -0.53%
2093 -0.27% -0.52%
2092 -0.25% -0.51%
2091 -0.24% -0.5%
2090 -0.22% -0.49%
2089 -0.21% -0.48%
2088 -0.2% -0.47%
2087 -0.18% -0.46%
2086 -0.16% -0.45%
2085 -0.15% -0.43%
2084 -0.13% -0.41%
2083 -0.11% -0.4%
2082 -0.09% -0.39%
2081 -0.07% -0.37%
2080 -0.05% -0.36%
2079 -0.02% -0.34%
2078 0.004% -0.32%
2077 0.03% -0.31%
2076 0.05% -0.29%
2075 0.07% -0.28%
2074 0.1% -0.26%
2073 0.12% -0.24%
2072 0.15% -0.22%
2071 0.17% -0.21%
2070 0.2% -0.19%
2069 0.23% -0.17%
2068 0.26% -0.16%
2067 0.29% -0.14%
2066 0.31% -0.12%
2065 0.34% -0.11%
2064 0.37% -0.09%
2063 0.4% -0.07%
2062 0.42% -0.05%
2061 0.45% -0.04%
2060 0.48% -0.01%
2059 0.5% 0.005%
2058 0.53% 0.02%
2057 0.56% 0.04%
2056 0.59% 0.06%
2055 0.61% 0.08%
2054 0.64% 0.1%
2053 0.67% 0.12%
2052 0.7% 0.15%
2051 0.72% 0.17%
2050 0.75% 0.19%
2049 0.78% 0.22%
2048 0.8% 0.24%
2047 0.83% 0.27%
2046 0.86% 0.29%
2045 0.9% 0.32%
2044 0.93% 0.34%
2043 0.96% 0.37%
2042 1% 0.4%
2041 1.03% 0.42%
2040 1.07% 0.45%
2039 1.11% 0.48%
2038 1.15% 0.5%
2037 1.18% 0.52%
2036 1.22% 0.55%
2035 1.25% 0.57%
2034 1.28% 0.6%
2033 1.3% 0.63%
2032 1.33% 0.65%
2031 1.36% 0.67%
2030 1.39% 0.7%
2029 1.42% 0.73%
2028 1.45% 0.75%
2027 1.48% 0.78%
2026 1.51% 0.81%
2025 1.55% 0.85%
2024 1.55% 0.86%
2023 1.55% 0.88%
2022 1.42% 0.76%
2021 1.39% 0.67%
2020 1.48% 0.82%
2019 1.53% 0.95%
2018 1.68% 0.95%
2017 1.84% 0.94%
2016 1.86% 0.97%
2015 1.85% 1.08%
2014 1.91% 1.22%
2013 1.97% 1.31%
2012 2.01% 1.37%
2011 2.01% 1.43%
2010 2% 1.45%
2009 2.01% 1.47%
2008 2.07% 1.47%
2007 2.13% 1.42%
2006 2.14% 1.36%
2005 2.19% 1.36%
2004 2.25% 1.37%
2003 2.28% 1.41%
2002 2.32% 1.45%
2001 2.32% 1.49%
2000 2.4% 1.55%
1999 2.55% 1.61%
1998 2.59% 1.65%
1997 2.59% 1.7%
1996 2.62% 1.75%
1995 2.68% 1.8%
1994 2.7% 1.83%
1993 2.7% 1.87%
1992 2.69% 1.91%
1991 2.75% 1.94%
1990 2.84% 1.94%
1989 2.85% 1.95%
1988 2.84% 2%
1987 2.8% 2.03%
1986 2.82% 2.06%
1985 2.87% 2.09%
1984 2.84% 2.13%
1983 2.48% 2.18%
1982 2.33% 2.24%
1981 2.54% 2.37%
1980 2.56% 2.52%
1979 2.53% 2.61%
1978 2.5% 2.68%
1977 2.22% 2.74%
1976 2.18% 2.82%
1975 2.47% 2.9%
1974 2.56% 2.97%
1973 2.62% 3.03%
1972 2.61% 3.09%
1971 2.62% 3.14%
1970 2.66% 3.21%
1969 2.72% 3.28%
1968 2.8% 3.34%
1967 2.85% 3.36%
1966 2.89% 3.37%
1965 2.93% 3.36%
1964 2.95% 3.33%
1963 2.97% 3.31%
1962 3.01% 3.27%
1961 3.02% 3.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/guatemala/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guatemala grew by 1.55%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Mexico
Current population
19049936
133323134
Population rank 69/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 1.61%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
1.39 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
6.01 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +771 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +281,521 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +1.55% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 110/197
One migration net change every
1.1 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -7,959 -108,037
Net migration rank 128/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 92,732 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 133/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 176/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guatemala
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guatemala Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,959 - -108,037
2024 - -7,725 - -104,581
2023 289,635 -8,940 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 281,675 -8,463 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 255,145 -29,908 936,682 -122,791
2020 281,328 -23,927 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 307,389 -57,746 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 323,100 -56,487 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 332,838 -42,779 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 338,114 -30,980 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 335,072 -48,179 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 333,551 -40,409 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 331,321 -35,698 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 332,365 -32,624 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 328,548 -33,238 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 324,802 -36,076 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 323,320 -43,046 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 323,226 -42,624 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 326,298 -40,632 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 325,604 -42,118 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 325,816 -49,636 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 331,699 -47,409 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 333,539 -54,701 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 334,255 -55,247 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 335,503 -59,536 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 332,891 -65,197 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 328,890 -47,325 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 325,174 -39,104 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 320,087 -43,377 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 315,252 -43,501 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 309,236 -39,917 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 302,708 -33,462 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 295,515 -36,848 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 288,411 -32,093 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 283,917 -40,868 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 280,318 -27,735 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 276,736 -30,860 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 271,466 -30,450 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 261,746 -31,539 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 252,754 -31,631 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 246,119 -24,991 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 241,892 -25,010 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 238,059 -32,877 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 199,809 -46,174 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 221,044 -45,490 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 218,460 -43,144 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 216,810 -47,278 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 211,301 -48,309 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 203,299 -46,249 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 171,903 -50,745 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 188,501 -42,329 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 184,992 -36,089 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 179,871 -29,641 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 173,162 -25,807 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 165,104 -23,513 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 155,946 -14,755 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 149,516 -10,937 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 146,946 -7,589 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 143,859 -4,715 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 140,494 -3,824 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 135,997 -681 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 132,832 -440 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 129,065 240 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 126,429 713 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 123,753 797 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 120,728 -186 1,206,955 -85,591

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/guatemala/mexico | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 89.8% of the population change in Guatemala is from natural causes (a gain of 3,077,847 people) and 10.2% is from migration (a loss of 347,818 people). In Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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