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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,049,936 people compared to 5,671,119 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 3.36 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.67M (21.7% growth).

Guatemala vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Norway
2100 26,157,456 5,441,855
2099 26,245,641 5,454,583
2098 26,331,619 5,466,669
2097 26,416,090 5,478,174
2096 26,497,966 5,490,010
2095 26,577,430 5,502,418
2094 26,654,549 5,514,598
2093 26,728,912 5,527,174
2092 26,800,726 5,539,172
2091 26,869,103 5,551,172
2090 26,933,745 5,564,044
2089 26,994,393 5,576,715
2088 27,051,725 5,590,047
2087 27,105,725 5,604,159
2086 27,155,743 5,617,935
2085 27,200,252 5,631,413
2084 27,240,081 5,645,116
2083 27,274,635 5,658,044
2082 27,304,601 5,670,485
2081 27,328,275 5,682,427
2080 27,346,322 5,694,199
2079 27,358,846 5,705,317
2078 27,364,710 5,715,984
2077 27,363,544 5,726,145
2076 27,356,220 5,735,898
2075 27,343,275 5,745,619
2074 27,324,366 5,755,683
2073 27,298,193 5,765,642
2072 27,264,801 5,775,295
2071 27,224,139 5,784,119
2070 27,176,996 5,793,594
2069 27,121,679 5,802,341
2068 27,058,279 5,811,630
2067 26,987,818 5,821,550
2066 26,909,977 5,831,535
2065 26,825,610 5,841,333
2064 26,733,472 5,851,085
2063 26,634,443 5,860,548
2062 26,529,537 5,869,700
2061 26,418,318 5,877,754
2060 26,300,043 5,885,488
2059 26,175,298 5,892,036
2058 26,043,910 5,897,922
2057 25,905,522 5,904,330
2056 25,761,415 5,910,291
2055 25,611,347 5,915,286
2054 25,455,341 5,919,312
2053 25,292,387 5,922,325
2052 25,124,081 5,923,483
2051 24,950,631 5,923,938
2050 24,772,432 5,923,557
2049 24,588,164 5,922,138
2048 24,398,840 5,919,215
2047 24,205,409 5,916,146
2046 24,005,250 5,912,426
2045 23,799,564 5,907,334
2044 23,587,909 5,902,175
2043 23,370,717 5,896,614
2042 23,147,742 5,889,741
2041 22,919,092 5,881,692
2040 22,684,402 5,873,512
2039 22,443,876 5,864,063
2038 22,196,908 5,853,639
2037 21,945,561 5,842,734
2036 21,689,784 5,830,991
2035 21,429,391 5,818,882
2034 21,165,636 5,805,966
2033 20,899,157 5,792,030
2032 20,630,118 5,777,062
2031 20,359,005 5,760,828
2030 20,085,689 5,743,814
2029 19,810,652 5,725,891
2028 19,534,112 5,706,765
2027 19,255,397 5,686,336
2026 18,973,755 5,665,477
2025 18,690,875 5,626,258
2024 18,406,359 5,572,279
2023 18,124,838 5,519,601
2022 17,847,877 5,457,127
2021 17,598,650 5,408,320
2020 17,357,325 5,379,475
2019 17,103,803 5,347,896
2018 16,845,685 5,311,916
2017 16,567,357 5,276,968
2016 16,268,760 5,234,519
2015 15,971,743 5,188,607
2014 15,681,725 5,137,232
2013 15,387,337 5,079,623
2012 15,089,647 5,018,573
2011 14,792,126 4,953,088
2010 14,500,112 4,889,252
2009 14,215,611 4,828,726
2008 13,935,174 4,768,212
2007 13,652,040 4,709,153
2006 13,367,459 4,660,677
2005 13,087,629 4,623,291
2004 12,807,402 4,591,910
2003 12,525,842 4,564,855
2002 12,246,915 4,538,159
2001 11,969,422 4,513,751
2000 11,697,592 4,490,967
1999 11,422,965 4,461,913
1998 11,139,145 4,431,464
1997 10,857,754 4,405,157
1996 10,583,526 4,381,336
1995 10,312,996 4,359,184
1994 10,043,718 4,336,613
1993 9,779,761 4,311,991
1992 9,522,266 4,286,401
1991 9,272,584 4,261,732
1990 9,024,773 4,241,473
1989 8,775,546 4,226,901
1988 8,532,099 4,209,488
1987 8,296,485 4,186,905
1986 8,070,818 4,167,354
1985 7,849,693 4,152,516
1984 7,630,682 4,140,099
1983 7,419,642 4,128,432
1982 7,240,241 4,114,787
1981 7,075,648 4,099,702
1980 6,900,212 4,085,620
1979 6,727,797 4,072,517
1978 6,561,534 4,058,671
1977 6,401,515 4,043,205
1976 6,262,404 4,026,152
1975 6,128,731 4,007,313
1974 5,981,197 3,985,258
1973 5,831,631 3,960,612
1972 5,682,833 3,933,004
1971 5,538,355 3,903,039
1970 5,396,966 3,875,763
1969 5,257,081 3,847,707
1968 5,118,111 3,816,486
1967 4,978,862 3,784,539
1966 4,840,958 3,753,012
1965 4,704,965 3,723,168
1964 4,571,109 3,694,339
1963 4,440,264 3,666,537
1962 4,312,044 3,638,918
1961 4,186,201 3,609,800
1960 4,063,655 3,581,239

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/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth), while Norway's population increased by 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth).

Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people compared to the peak of 5.92M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guatemala Norway
2100 -0.34% -0.23%
2099 -0.33% -0.22%
2098 -0.32% -0.21%
2097 -0.31% -0.22%
2096 -0.3% -0.23%
2095 -0.29% -0.22%
2094 -0.28% -0.23%
2093 -0.27% -0.22%
2092 -0.25% -0.22%
2091 -0.24% -0.23%
2090 -0.22% -0.23%
2089 -0.21% -0.24%
2088 -0.2% -0.25%
2087 -0.18% -0.25%
2086 -0.16% -0.24%
2085 -0.15% -0.24%
2084 -0.13% -0.23%
2083 -0.11% -0.22%
2082 -0.09% -0.21%
2081 -0.07% -0.21%
2080 -0.05% -0.19%
2079 -0.02% -0.19%
2078 0.004% -0.18%
2077 0.03% -0.17%
2076 0.05% -0.17%
2075 0.07% -0.17%
2074 0.1% -0.17%
2073 0.12% -0.17%
2072 0.15% -0.15%
2071 0.17% -0.16%
2070 0.2% -0.15%
2069 0.23% -0.16%
2068 0.26% -0.17%
2067 0.29% -0.17%
2066 0.31% -0.17%
2065 0.34% -0.17%
2064 0.37% -0.16%
2063 0.4% -0.16%
2062 0.42% -0.14%
2061 0.45% -0.13%
2060 0.48% -0.11%
2059 0.5% -0.1%
2058 0.53% -0.11%
2057 0.56% -0.1%
2056 0.59% -0.08%
2055 0.61% -0.07%
2054 0.64% -0.05%
2053 0.67% -0.02%
2052 0.7% -0.008%
2051 0.72% 0.006%
2050 0.75% 0.02%
2049 0.78% 0.05%
2048 0.8% 0.05%
2047 0.83% 0.06%
2046 0.86% 0.09%
2045 0.9% 0.09%
2044 0.93% 0.09%
2043 0.96% 0.12%
2042 1% 0.14%
2041 1.03% 0.14%
2040 1.07% 0.16%
2039 1.11% 0.18%
2038 1.15% 0.19%
2037 1.18% 0.2%
2036 1.22% 0.21%
2035 1.25% 0.22%
2034 1.28% 0.24%
2033 1.3% 0.26%
2032 1.33% 0.28%
2031 1.36% 0.3%
2030 1.39% 0.31%
2029 1.42% 0.34%
2028 1.45% 0.36%
2027 1.48% 0.37%
2026 1.51% 0.7%
2025 1.55% 0.97%
2024 1.55% 0.95%
2023 1.55% 1.14%
2022 1.42% 0.9%
2021 1.39% 0.54%
2020 1.48% 0.59%
2019 1.53% 0.68%
2018 1.68% 0.66%
2017 1.84% 0.81%
2016 1.86% 0.88%
2015 1.85% 1%
2014 1.91% 1.13%
2013 1.97% 1.22%
2012 2.01% 1.32%
2011 2.01% 1.31%
2010 2% 1.25%
2009 2.01% 1.27%
2008 2.07% 1.25%
2007 2.13% 1.04%
2006 2.14% 0.81%
2005 2.19% 0.68%
2004 2.25% 0.59%
2003 2.28% 0.59%
2002 2.32% 0.54%
2001 2.32% 0.51%
2000 2.4% 0.65%
1999 2.55% 0.69%
1998 2.59% 0.6%
1997 2.59% 0.54%
1996 2.62% 0.51%
1995 2.68% 0.52%
1994 2.7% 0.57%
1993 2.7% 0.6%
1992 2.69% 0.58%
1991 2.75% 0.48%
1990 2.84% 0.34%
1989 2.85% 0.41%
1988 2.84% 0.54%
1987 2.8% 0.47%
1986 2.82% 0.36%
1985 2.87% 0.3%
1984 2.84% 0.28%
1983 2.48% 0.33%
1982 2.33% 0.37%
1981 2.54% 0.34%
1980 2.56% 0.32%
1979 2.53% 0.34%
1978 2.5% 0.38%
1977 2.22% 0.42%
1976 2.18% 0.47%
1975 2.47% 0.55%
1974 2.56% 0.62%
1973 2.62% 0.7%
1972 2.61% 0.77%
1971 2.62% 0.7%
1970 2.66% 0.73%
1969 2.72% 0.82%
1968 2.8% 0.84%
1967 2.85% 0.84%
1966 2.89% 0.8%
1965 2.93% 0.78%
1964 2.95% 0.76%
1963 2.97% 0.76%
1962 3.01% 0.81%
1961 3.02% 0.8%

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/norway | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guatemala grew by 1.55%, while Norway's population grew by 0.95%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Norway
Current population
19049936
5671119
Population rank 69/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.07%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
9.98 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
10.1 minutes
One death every
6.01 minutes
12.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +771 +144
Annual growth/decline +281,521 +52,678
Annual growth/decline rate +1.55% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 105/197
One migration net change every
1.1 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -7,959 +29,798
Net migration rank 128/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 92,732 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 133/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 176/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guatemala
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guatemala Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,959 - 29,798
2024 - -7,725 - 44,356
2023 289,635 -8,940 8,280 53,806
2022 281,675 -8,463 5,457 58,040
2021 255,145 -29,908 14,062 19,804
2020 281,328 -23,927 12,372 11,277
2019 307,389 -57,746 13,904 25,707
2018 323,100 -56,487 14,342 18,473
2017 332,838 -42,779 15,831 21,657
2016 338,114 -30,980 17,797 26,417
2015 335,072 -48,179 18,160 30,242
2014 333,551 -40,409 18,494 38,522
2013 331,321 -35,698 17,779 40,690
2012 332,365 -32,624 18,066 47,883
2011 328,548 -33,238 18,822 47,454
2010 324,802 -36,076 20,046 42,865
2009 323,320 -43,046 20,280 39,316
2008 323,226 -42,624 19,073 44,002
2007 326,298 -40,632 16,482 40,111
2006 325,604 -42,118 17,244 24,054
2005 325,816 -49,636 15,719 18,588
2004 331,699 -47,409 15,612 13,412
2003 333,539 -54,701 14,151 11,389
2002 334,255 -55,247 10,892 17,279
2001 335,503 -59,536 13,090 7,906
2000 332,891 -65,197 15,269 9,805
1999 328,890 -47,325 14,278 19,147
1998 325,174 -39,104 14,181 13,519
1997 320,087 -43,377 15,418 9,744
1996 315,252 -43,501 17,087 5,671
1995 309,236 -39,917 14,821 6,343
1994 302,708 -33,462 16,045 7,580
1993 295,515 -36,848 12,936 12,567
1992 288,411 -32,093 15,431 10,218
1991 283,917 -40,868 16,194 7,949
1990 280,318 -27,735 14,845 1,818
1989 276,736 -30,860 13,949 -1,730
1988 271,466 -30,450 12,207 10,380
1987 261,746 -31,539 9,212 13,907
1986 252,754 -31,631 8,751 7,616
1985 246,119 -24,991 6,644 6,725
1984 241,892 -25,010 7,452 3,856
1983 238,059 -32,877 7,844 4,120
1982 199,809 -46,174 9,875 5,749
1981 221,044 -45,490 9,020 6,010
1980 218,460 -43,144 9,806 3,763
1979 216,810 -47,278 10,181 2,839
1978 211,301 -48,309 11,364 3,823
1977 203,299 -46,249 11,321 4,845
1976 171,903 -50,745 13,286 4,779
1975 188,501 -42,329 16,430 3,312
1974 184,992 -36,089 20,324 4,425
1973 179,871 -29,641 21,387 3,414
1972 173,162 -25,807 24,777 5,603
1971 165,104 -23,513 26,541 3,031
1970 155,946 -14,755 25,968 -1,034
1969 149,516 -10,937 28,858 2,230
1968 146,946 -7,589 29,387 1,761
1967 143,859 -4,715 30,276 2,460
1966 140,494 -3,824 31,150 -888
1965 135,997 -681 31,275 -1,525
1964 132,832 -440 30,293 -1,571
1963 129,065 240 26,766 1,061
1962 126,429 713 28,020 655
1961 123,753 797 29,239 1,437
1960 120,728 -186 29,366 -1,427

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

GeoRank.org/population/guatemala/norway | 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 Norway 31.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people).

As of 2024, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K

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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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