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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,049,936 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 8.14 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Guatemala vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Moldova
2100 26,157,456 1,175,882
2099 26,245,641 1,186,641
2098 26,331,619 1,197,541
2097 26,416,090 1,208,458
2096 26,497,966 1,219,478
2095 26,577,430 1,230,573
2094 26,654,549 1,241,540
2093 26,728,912 1,252,531
2092 26,800,726 1,263,471
2091 26,869,103 1,274,372
2090 26,933,745 1,285,020
2089 26,994,393 1,295,696
2088 27,051,725 1,306,424
2087 27,105,725 1,317,064
2086 27,155,743 1,327,799
2085 27,200,252 1,338,702
2084 27,240,081 1,349,432
2083 27,274,635 1,360,333
2082 27,304,601 1,371,322
2081 27,328,275 1,382,447
2080 27,346,322 1,393,733
2079 27,358,846 1,405,298
2078 27,364,710 1,417,062
2077 27,363,544 1,429,240
2076 27,356,220 1,441,240
2075 27,343,275 1,453,677
2074 27,324,366 1,466,568
2073 27,298,193 1,479,672
2072 27,264,801 1,493,311
2071 27,224,139 1,507,315
2070 27,176,996 1,522,149
2069 27,121,679 1,537,091
2068 27,058,279 1,552,724
2067 26,987,818 1,568,676
2066 26,909,977 1,584,782
2065 26,825,610 1,601,356
2064 26,733,472 1,618,317
2063 26,634,443 1,635,288
2062 26,529,537 1,652,720
2061 26,418,318 1,670,255
2060 26,300,043 1,688,120
2059 26,175,298 1,705,595
2058 26,043,910 1,722,942
2057 25,905,522 1,740,252
2056 25,761,415 1,757,829
2055 25,611,347 1,775,082
2054 25,455,341 1,792,262
2053 25,292,387 1,809,221
2052 25,124,081 1,825,831
2051 24,950,631 1,842,337
2050 24,772,432 1,858,281
2049 24,588,164 1,874,666
2048 24,398,840 1,890,586
2047 24,205,409 1,906,615
2046 24,005,250 1,922,962
2045 23,799,564 1,939,938
2044 23,587,909 1,956,858
2043 23,370,717 1,974,616
2042 23,147,742 1,992,765
2041 22,919,092 2,011,342
2040 22,684,402 2,030,732
2039 22,443,876 2,051,163
2038 22,196,908 2,071,871
2037 21,945,561 2,093,068
2036 21,689,784 2,114,669
2035 21,429,391 2,136,998
2034 21,165,636 2,159,450
2033 20,899,157 2,182,023
2032 20,630,118 2,204,431
2031 20,359,005 2,227,006
2030 20,085,689 2,250,038
2029 19,810,652 2,272,963
2028 19,534,112 2,295,739
2027 19,255,397 2,318,425
2026 18,973,755 2,341,166
2025 18,690,875 2,373,265
2024 18,406,359 2,402,306
2023 18,124,838 2,457,783
2022 17,847,877 2,528,654
2021 17,598,650 2,595,809
2020 17,357,325 2,635,130
2019 17,103,803 2,664,224
2018 16,845,685 2,707,203
2017 16,567,357 2,755,189
2016 16,268,760 2,803,186
2015 15,971,743 2,835,978
2014 15,681,725 2,857,815
2013 15,387,337 2,859,558
2012 15,089,647 2,860,324
2011 14,792,126 2,860,699
2010 14,500,112 2,862,354
2009 14,215,611 2,865,213
2008 13,935,174 2,868,833
2007 13,652,040 2,874,299
2006 13,367,459 2,880,967
2005 13,087,629 2,888,985
2004 12,807,402 2,896,023
2003 12,525,842 2,903,198
2002 12,246,915 2,911,385
2001 11,969,422 2,918,135
2000 11,697,592 2,924,668
1999 11,422,965 2,930,622
1998 11,139,145 2,935,227
1997 10,857,754 2,936,413
1996 10,583,526 2,947,293
1995 10,312,996 2,953,200
1994 10,043,718 2,966,745
1993 9,779,761 2,975,966
1992 9,522,266 2,980,965
1991 9,272,584 2,981,566
1990 9,024,773 2,977,912
1989 8,775,546 2,970,039
1988 8,532,099 2,948,891
1987 8,296,485 2,916,306
1986 8,070,818 2,883,057
1985 7,849,693 2,850,787
1984 7,630,682 2,820,518
1983 7,419,642 2,791,207
1982 7,240,241 2,763,101
1981 7,075,648 2,735,987
1980 6,900,212 2,708,675
1979 6,727,797 2,683,035
1978 6,561,534 2,656,211
1977 6,401,515 2,626,298
1976 6,262,404 2,596,491
1975 6,128,731 2,566,998
1974 5,981,197 2,538,164
1973 5,831,631 2,510,584
1972 5,682,833 2,484,742
1971 5,538,355 2,460,611
1970 5,396,966 2,437,590
1969 5,257,081 2,408,469
1968 5,118,111 2,373,073
1967 4,978,862 2,337,695
1966 4,840,958 2,301,871
1965 4,704,965 2,265,287
1964 4,571,109 2,228,000
1963 4,440,264 2,188,895
1962 4,312,044 2,147,227
1961 4,186,201 2,103,327
1960 4,063,655 2,058,020

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/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guatemala Moldova
2100 -0.34% -0.91%
2099 -0.33% -0.91%
2098 -0.32% -0.9%
2097 -0.31% -0.9%
2096 -0.3% -0.9%
2095 -0.29% -0.88%
2094 -0.28% -0.88%
2093 -0.27% -0.87%
2092 -0.25% -0.86%
2091 -0.24% -0.83%
2090 -0.22% -0.82%
2089 -0.21% -0.82%
2088 -0.2% -0.81%
2087 -0.18% -0.81%
2086 -0.16% -0.81%
2085 -0.15% -0.8%
2084 -0.13% -0.8%
2083 -0.11% -0.8%
2082 -0.09% -0.8%
2081 -0.07% -0.81%
2080 -0.05% -0.82%
2079 -0.02% -0.83%
2078 0.004% -0.85%
2077 0.03% -0.83%
2076 0.05% -0.86%
2075 0.07% -0.88%
2074 0.1% -0.89%
2073 0.12% -0.91%
2072 0.15% -0.93%
2071 0.17% -0.97%
2070 0.2% -0.97%
2069 0.23% -1.01%
2068 0.26% -1.02%
2067 0.29% -1.02%
2066 0.31% -1.03%
2065 0.34% -1.05%
2064 0.37% -1.04%
2063 0.4% -1.05%
2062 0.42% -1.05%
2061 0.45% -1.06%
2060 0.48% -1.02%
2059 0.5% -1.01%
2058 0.53% -0.99%
2057 0.56% -1%
2056 0.59% -0.97%
2055 0.61% -0.96%
2054 0.64% -0.94%
2053 0.67% -0.91%
2052 0.7% -0.9%
2051 0.72% -0.86%
2050 0.75% -0.87%
2049 0.78% -0.84%
2048 0.8% -0.84%
2047 0.83% -0.85%
2046 0.86% -0.88%
2045 0.9% -0.86%
2044 0.93% -0.9%
2043 0.96% -0.91%
2042 1% -0.92%
2041 1.03% -0.95%
2040 1.07% -1%
2039 1.11% -1%
2038 1.15% -1.01%
2037 1.18% -1.02%
2036 1.22% -1.04%
2035 1.25% -1.04%
2034 1.28% -1.03%
2033 1.3% -1.02%
2032 1.33% -1.01%
2031 1.36% -1.02%
2030 1.39% -1.01%
2029 1.42% -0.99%
2028 1.45% -0.98%
2027 1.48% -0.97%
2026 1.51% -1.35%
2025 1.55% -1.21%
2024 1.55% -2.26%
2023 1.55% -2.8%
2022 1.42% -2.59%
2021 1.39% -1.49%
2020 1.48% -1.09%
2019 1.53% -1.59%
2018 1.68% -1.74%
2017 1.84% -1.71%
2016 1.86% -1.16%
2015 1.85% -0.76%
2014 1.91% -0.06%
2013 1.97% -0.03%
2012 2.01% -0.01%
2011 2.01% -0.06%
2010 2% -0.1%
2009 2.01% -0.13%
2008 2.07% -0.19%
2007 2.13% -0.23%
2006 2.14% -0.28%
2005 2.19% -0.24%
2004 2.25% -0.25%
2003 2.28% -0.28%
2002 2.32% -0.23%
2001 2.32% -0.22%
2000 2.4% -0.2%
1999 2.55% -0.16%
1998 2.59% -0.04%
1997 2.59% -0.37%
1996 2.62% -0.2%
1995 2.68% -0.46%
1994 2.7% -0.31%
1993 2.7% -0.17%
1992 2.69% -0.02%
1991 2.75% 0.12%
1990 2.84% 0.27%
1989 2.85% 0.72%
1988 2.84% 1.12%
1987 2.8% 1.15%
1986 2.82% 1.13%
1985 2.87% 1.07%
1984 2.84% 1.05%
1983 2.48% 1.02%
1982 2.33% 0.99%
1981 2.54% 1.01%
1980 2.56% 0.96%
1979 2.53% 1.01%
1978 2.5% 1.14%
1977 2.22% 1.15%
1976 2.18% 1.15%
1975 2.47% 1.14%
1974 2.56% 1.1%
1973 2.62% 1.04%
1972 2.61% 0.98%
1971 2.62% 0.94%
1970 2.66% 1.21%
1969 2.72% 1.49%
1968 2.8% 1.51%
1967 2.85% 1.56%
1966 2.89% 1.61%
1965 2.93% 1.67%
1964 2.95% 1.79%
1963 2.97% 1.94%
1962 3.01% 2.09%
1961 3.02% 2.2%

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

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In 2024, the population of Guatemala grew by 1.55%, while Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Moldova
Current population
19049936
2341166
Population rank 69/197 145/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.03%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
9.47 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
19.9 minutes
One death every
6.01 minutes
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +771 -152
Annual growth/decline +281,521 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +1.55% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 196/197
One migration net change every
1.1 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -7,959 -29,766
Net migration rank 128/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 92,732 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 133/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 176/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guatemala
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guatemala Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,959 - -29,766
2024 - -7,725 - -27,088
2023 289,635 -8,940 -7,007 -18,570
2022 281,675 -8,463 -6,385 89,154
2021 255,145 -29,908 -13,444 -33,405
2020 281,328 -23,927 -7,067 -33,405
2019 307,389 -57,746 -3,416 -41,233
2018 323,100 -56,487 -961 -36,085
2017 332,838 -42,779 1,402 -43,871
2016 338,114 -30,980 4,580 -51,642
2015 335,072 -48,179 6,049 -59,399
2014 333,551 -40,409 7,248 -67,175
2013 331,321 -35,698 3,537 -77,571
2012 332,365 -32,624 5,581 -81,215
2011 328,548 -33,238 5,948 -82,271
2010 324,802 -36,076 7,456 -84,039
2009 323,320 -43,046 7,492 -83,546
2008 323,226 -42,624 5,210 -79,593
2007 326,298 -40,632 3,490 -75,734
2006 325,604 -42,118 2,406 -72,061
2005 325,816 -49,636 2,005 -68,681
2004 331,699 -47,409 1,714 -52,491
2003 333,539 -54,701 -322 -46,947
2002 334,255 -55,247 -1,249 -45,833
2001 335,503 -59,536 -718 -45,043
2000 332,891 -65,197 -324 -43,854
1999 328,890 -47,325 642 -43,111
1998 325,174 -39,104 2,140 -41,975
1997 320,087 -43,377 4,669 -41,743
1996 315,252 -43,501 2,655 -33,369
1995 309,236 -39,917 5,534 -31,975
1994 302,708 -33,462 9,921 -31,616
1993 295,515 -36,848 13,886 -31,526
1992 288,411 -32,093 17,373 -30,136
1991 283,917 -40,868 21,127 -29,204
1990 280,318 -27,735 25,824 -30,053
1989 276,736 -30,860 29,638 -29,307
1988 271,466 -30,450 35,608 -4,989
1987 261,746 -31,539 40,122 -10,796
1986 252,754 -31,631 39,463 -8,769
1985 246,119 -24,991 38,060 -10,627
1984 241,892 -25,010 38,108 -12,732
1983 238,059 -32,877 36,076 -10,543
1982 199,809 -46,174 32,814 -8,412
1981 221,044 -45,490 31,360 -6,452
1980 218,460 -43,144 30,053 -3,693
1979 216,810 -47,278 28,322 -6,912
1978 211,301 -48,309 27,622 3,483
1977 203,299 -46,249 27,707 3,245
1976 171,903 -50,745 27,801 2,885
1975 188,501 -42,329 27,677 2,355
1974 184,992 -36,089 27,219 1,785
1973 179,871 -29,641 25,967 1,156
1972 173,162 -25,807 24,626 481
1971 165,104 -23,513 23,359 -61
1970 155,946 -14,755 22,314 606
1969 149,516 -10,937 21,768 20,561
1968 146,946 -7,589 22,005 19,830
1967 143,859 -4,715 22,654 19,175
1966 140,494 -3,824 23,720 18,601
1965 135,997 -681 24,916 18,066
1964 132,832 -440 25,860 17,509
1963 129,065 240 29,382 16,816
1962 126,429 713 32,082 15,884
1961 123,753 797 35,180 14,818
1960 120,728 -186 36,352 13,697

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

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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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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