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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,049,936 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 1.94 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Guatemala vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Mozambique
2100 26,157,456 105,684,658
2099 26,245,641 105,291,198
2098 26,331,619 104,859,475
2097 26,416,090 104,428,679
2096 26,497,966 103,962,668
2095 26,577,430 103,480,514
2094 26,654,549 102,989,197
2093 26,728,912 102,464,565
2092 26,800,726 101,929,545
2091 26,869,103 101,410,418
2090 26,933,745 100,829,728
2089 26,994,393 100,211,758
2088 27,051,725 99,594,130
2087 27,105,725 98,943,096
2086 27,155,743 98,288,529
2085 27,200,252 97,609,760
2084 27,240,081 96,926,143
2083 27,274,635 96,193,441
2082 27,304,601 95,449,095
2081 27,328,275 94,708,064
2080 27,346,322 93,957,824
2079 27,358,846 93,171,561
2078 27,364,710 92,350,666
2077 27,363,544 91,530,198
2076 27,356,220 90,699,125
2075 27,343,275 89,848,943
2074 27,324,366 88,999,187
2073 27,298,193 88,113,398
2072 27,264,801 87,210,961
2071 27,224,139 86,283,286
2070 27,176,996 85,349,704
2069 27,121,679 84,361,565
2068 27,058,279 83,400,997
2067 26,987,818 82,437,397
2066 26,909,977 81,437,030
2065 26,825,610 80,446,244
2064 26,733,472 79,433,801
2063 26,634,443 78,430,632
2062 26,529,537 77,376,597
2061 26,418,318 76,274,806
2060 26,300,043 75,197,384
2059 26,175,298 74,082,771
2058 26,043,910 72,958,774
2057 25,905,522 71,828,186
2056 25,761,415 70,677,889
2055 25,611,347 69,542,373
2054 25,455,341 68,419,331
2053 25,292,387 67,306,817
2052 25,124,081 66,163,407
2051 24,950,631 65,032,770
2050 24,772,432 63,898,302
2049 24,588,164 62,731,532
2048 24,398,840 61,579,833
2047 24,205,409 60,424,101
2046 24,005,250 59,273,421
2045 23,799,564 58,132,244
2044 23,587,909 56,969,604
2043 23,370,717 55,814,906
2042 23,147,742 54,633,120
2041 22,919,092 53,476,191
2040 22,684,402 52,305,805
2039 22,443,876 51,136,087
2038 22,196,908 49,973,820
2037 21,945,561 48,827,661
2036 21,689,784 47,668,628
2035 21,429,391 46,520,419
2034 21,165,636 45,358,645
2033 20,899,157 44,229,218
2032 20,630,118 43,102,655
2031 20,359,005 41,993,535
2030 20,085,689 40,901,742
2029 19,810,652 39,818,379
2028 19,534,112 38,748,841
2027 19,255,397 37,696,739
2026 18,973,755 36,660,958
2025 18,690,875 35,650,681
2024 18,406,359 34,631,766
2023 18,124,838 33,635,160
2022 17,847,877 32,656,246
2021 17,598,650 31,707,800
2020 17,357,325 30,783,688
2019 17,103,803 29,884,380
2018 16,845,685 29,018,644
2017 16,567,357 28,166,393
2016 16,268,760 27,337,105
2015 15,971,743 26,547,572
2014 15,681,725 25,788,475
2013 15,387,337 25,051,611
2012 15,089,647 24,337,846
2011 14,792,126 23,649,039
2010 14,500,112 22,999,235
2009 14,215,611 22,391,745
2008 13,935,174 21,819,036
2007 13,652,040 21,287,635
2006 13,367,459 20,787,087
2005 13,087,629 20,304,569
2004 12,807,402 19,840,313
2003 12,525,842 19,392,475
2002 12,246,915 18,958,338
2001 11,969,422 18,537,729
2000 11,697,592 18,129,653
1999 11,422,965 17,734,506
1998 11,139,145 17,340,464
1997 10,857,754 16,949,982
1996 10,583,526 16,492,480
1995 10,312,996 15,960,530
1994 10,043,718 15,033,853
1993 9,779,761 14,051,192
1992 9,522,266 13,613,316
1991 9,272,584 13,352,090
1990 9,024,773 13,094,537
1989 8,775,546 12,906,842
1988 8,532,099 12,800,558
1987 8,296,485 12,822,574
1986 8,070,818 12,770,578
1985 7,849,693 12,548,949
1984 7,630,682 12,315,954
1983 7,419,642 12,073,822
1982 7,240,241 11,824,370
1981 7,075,648 11,568,127
1980 6,900,212 11,336,221
1979 6,727,797 11,028,809
1978 6,561,534 10,618,250
1977 6,401,515 10,224,975
1976 6,262,404 9,867,209
1975 6,128,731 9,540,817
1974 5,981,197 9,236,093
1973 5,831,631 8,954,242
1972 5,682,833 8,692,935
1971 5,538,355 8,456,317
1970 5,396,966 8,250,506
1969 5,257,081 8,066,951
1968 5,118,111 7,892,613
1967 4,978,862 7,724,550
1966 4,840,958 7,562,990
1965 4,704,965 7,406,421
1964 4,571,109 7,255,061
1963 4,440,264 7,109,828
1962 4,312,044 6,969,364
1961 4,186,201 6,834,936
1960 4,063,655 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guatemala Mozambique
2100 -0.34% 0.37%
2099 -0.33% 0.41%
2098 -0.32% 0.41%
2097 -0.31% 0.45%
2096 -0.3% 0.47%
2095 -0.29% 0.48%
2094 -0.28% 0.51%
2093 -0.27% 0.52%
2092 -0.25% 0.51%
2091 -0.24% 0.58%
2090 -0.22% 0.62%
2089 -0.21% 0.62%
2088 -0.2% 0.66%
2087 -0.18% 0.67%
2086 -0.16% 0.7%
2085 -0.15% 0.71%
2084 -0.13% 0.76%
2083 -0.11% 0.78%
2082 -0.09% 0.78%
2081 -0.07% 0.8%
2080 -0.05% 0.84%
2079 -0.02% 0.89%
2078 0.004% 0.9%
2077 0.03% 0.92%
2076 0.05% 0.95%
2075 0.07% 0.95%
2074 0.1% 1.01%
2073 0.12% 1.03%
2072 0.15% 1.08%
2071 0.17% 1.09%
2070 0.2% 1.17%
2069 0.23% 1.15%
2068 0.26% 1.17%
2067 0.29% 1.23%
2066 0.31% 1.23%
2065 0.34% 1.27%
2064 0.37% 1.28%
2063 0.4% 1.36%
2062 0.42% 1.44%
2061 0.45% 1.43%
2060 0.48% 1.5%
2059 0.5% 1.54%
2058 0.53% 1.57%
2057 0.56% 1.63%
2056 0.59% 1.63%
2055 0.61% 1.64%
2054 0.64% 1.65%
2053 0.67% 1.73%
2052 0.7% 1.74%
2051 0.72% 1.78%
2050 0.75% 1.86%
2049 0.78% 1.87%
2048 0.8% 1.91%
2047 0.83% 1.94%
2046 0.86% 1.96%
2045 0.9% 2.04%
2044 0.93% 2.07%
2043 0.96% 2.16%
2042 1% 2.16%
2041 1.03% 2.24%
2040 1.07% 2.29%
2039 1.11% 2.33%
2038 1.15% 2.35%
2037 1.18% 2.43%
2036 1.22% 2.47%
2035 1.25% 2.56%
2034 1.28% 2.55%
2033 1.3% 2.61%
2032 1.33% 2.64%
2031 1.36% 2.67%
2030 1.39% 2.72%
2029 1.42% 2.76%
2028 1.45% 2.79%
2027 1.48% 2.83%
2026 1.51% 2.83%
2025 1.55% 2.94%
2024 1.55% 2.96%
2023 1.55% 3%
2022 1.42% 2.99%
2021 1.39% 3%
2020 1.48% 3.01%
2019 1.53% 2.98%
2018 1.68% 3.03%
2017 1.84% 3.03%
2016 1.86% 2.97%
2015 1.85% 2.94%
2014 1.91% 2.94%
2013 1.97% 2.93%
2012 2.01% 2.91%
2011 2.01% 2.83%
2010 2% 2.71%
2009 2.01% 2.62%
2008 2.07% 2.5%
2007 2.13% 2.41%
2006 2.14% 2.38%
2005 2.19% 2.34%
2004 2.25% 2.31%
2003 2.28% 2.29%
2002 2.32% 2.27%
2001 2.32% 2.25%
2000 2.4% 2.23%
1999 2.55% 2.27%
1998 2.59% 2.3%
1997 2.59% 2.77%
1996 2.62% 3.33%
1995 2.68% 6.16%
1994 2.7% 6.99%
1993 2.7% 3.22%
1992 2.69% 1.96%
1991 2.75% 1.97%
1990 2.84% 1.45%
1989 2.85% 0.83%
1988 2.84% -0.17%
1987 2.8% 0.41%
1986 2.82% 1.77%
1985 2.87% 1.89%
1984 2.84% 2.01%
1983 2.48% 2.11%
1982 2.33% 2.22%
1981 2.54% 2.05%
1980 2.56% 2.79%
1979 2.53% 3.87%
1978 2.5% 3.85%
1977 2.22% 3.63%
1976 2.18% 3.42%
1975 2.47% 3.3%
1974 2.56% 3.15%
1973 2.62% 3.01%
1972 2.61% 2.8%
1971 2.62% 2.49%
1970 2.66% 2.28%
1969 2.72% 2.21%
1968 2.8% 2.18%
1967 2.85% 2.14%
1966 2.89% 2.11%
1965 2.93% 2.09%
1964 2.95% 2.04%
1963 2.97% 2.02%
1962 3.01% 1.97%
1961 3.02% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guatemala grew by 1.55%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Mozambique
Current population
19049936
36941128
Population rank 69/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.45%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
1.39 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
6.01 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +771 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +281,521 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +1.55% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 16/197
One migration net change every
1.1 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -7,959 -65,573
Net migration rank 128/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 92,732 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 133/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 176/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guatemala
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guatemala Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,959 - -65,573
2024 - -7,725 - -38,940
2023 289,635 -8,940 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 281,675 -8,463 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 255,145 -29,908 951,234 -23,103
2020 281,328 -23,927 945,952 -25,864
2019 307,389 -57,746 927,581 -49,080
2018 323,100 -56,487 903,176 -50,224
2017 332,838 -42,779 876,594 -25,043
2016 338,114 -30,980 850,430 -43,398
2015 335,072 -48,179 824,435 -52,374
2014 333,551 -40,409 799,778 -53,625
2013 331,321 -35,698 784,641 -57,067
2012 332,365 -32,624 763,088 -63,131
2011 328,548 -33,238 741,303 -63,638
2010 324,802 -36,076 719,025 -97,079
2009 323,320 -43,046 693,673 -100,625
2008 323,226 -42,624 654,920 -102,534
2007 326,298 -40,632 610,913 -100,490
2006 325,604 -42,118 586,009 -95,333
2005 325,816 -49,636 570,132 -95,770
2004 331,699 -47,409 554,973 -100,824
2003 333,539 -54,701 540,992 -99,484
2002 334,255 -55,247 529,867 -103,102
2001 335,503 -59,536 519,594 -105,130
2000 332,891 -65,197 506,162 -104,476
1999 328,890 -47,325 491,814 -103,223
1998 325,174 -39,104 474,453 -74,952
1997 320,087 -43,377 461,209 -79,732
1996 315,252 -43,501 442,559 90,975
1995 309,236 -39,917 421,630 108,751
1994 302,708 -33,462 384,821 938,163
1993 295,515 -36,848 369,518 272,829
1992 288,411 -32,093 362,373 -128,960
1991 283,917 -40,868 357,676 -68,644
1990 280,318 -27,735 353,290 -127,215
1989 276,736 -30,860 348,833 -199,509
1988 271,466 -30,450 349,480 -286,247
1987 261,746 -31,539 334,438 -441,710
1986 252,754 -31,631 332,609 -121,350
1985 246,119 -24,991 307,625 -75,642
1984 241,892 -25,010 304,524 -70,532
1983 238,059 -32,877 324,158 -73,899
1982 199,809 -46,174 321,493 -72,852
1981 221,044 -45,490 322,207 -58,347
1980 218,460 -43,144 349,586 -149,650
1979 216,810 -47,278 331,162 83,699
1978 211,301 -48,309 310,403 95,859
1977 203,299 -46,249 289,193 91,082
1976 171,903 -50,745 273,924 61,326
1975 188,501 -42,329 257,984 59,562
1974 184,992 -36,089 240,665 51,238
1973 179,871 -29,641 226,847 44,951
1972 173,162 -25,807 215,793 35,023
1971 165,104 -23,513 211,137 11,297
1970 155,946 -14,755 207,385 -18,197
1969 149,516 -10,937 202,174 -24,251
1968 146,946 -7,589 197,623 -26,872
1967 143,859 -4,715 193,044 -27,672
1966 140,494 -3,824 189,218 -31,462
1965 135,997 -681 185,931 -30,538
1964 132,832 -440 182,334 -35,005
1963 129,065 240 180,867 -37,738
1962 126,429 713 176,297 -38,504
1961 123,753 797 171,236 -40,181
1960 120,728 -186 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/guatemala/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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