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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,049,936 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 13.7 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.37% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Guatemala vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Pakistan
2100 26,157,456 514,531,704
2099 26,245,641 513,655,674
2098 26,331,619 512,727,636
2097 26,416,090 511,735,790
2096 26,497,966 510,636,755
2095 26,577,430 509,437,875
2094 26,654,549 508,130,071
2093 26,728,912 506,765,644
2092 26,800,726 505,327,656
2091 26,869,103 503,824,444
2090 26,933,745 502,264,268
2089 26,994,393 500,660,501
2088 27,051,725 498,935,983
2087 27,105,725 497,190,466
2086 27,155,743 495,313,036
2085 27,200,252 493,366,305
2084 27,240,081 491,354,778
2083 27,274,635 489,225,193
2082 27,304,601 486,984,952
2081 27,328,275 484,673,501
2080 27,346,322 482,257,479
2079 27,358,846 479,813,404
2078 27,364,710 477,277,836
2077 27,363,544 474,593,860
2076 27,356,220 471,779,348
2075 27,343,275 468,855,468
2074 27,324,366 465,875,137
2073 27,298,193 462,811,079
2072 27,264,801 459,656,523
2071 27,224,139 456,423,506
2070 27,176,996 453,095,985
2069 27,121,679 449,655,599
2068 27,058,279 446,126,774
2067 26,987,818 442,540,629
2066 26,909,977 438,879,326
2065 26,825,610 435,169,856
2064 26,733,472 431,394,393
2063 26,634,443 427,575,887
2062 26,529,537 423,636,352
2061 26,418,318 419,672,017
2060 26,300,043 415,638,125
2059 26,175,298 411,576,344
2058 26,043,910 407,429,129
2057 25,905,522 403,233,874
2056 25,761,415 398,948,355
2055 25,611,347 394,645,693
2054 25,455,341 390,303,954
2053 25,292,387 385,922,748
2052 25,124,081 381,488,696
2051 24,950,631 377,018,239
2050 24,772,432 372,476,884
2049 24,588,164 367,909,407
2048 24,398,840 363,310,560
2047 24,205,409 358,659,474
2046 24,005,250 353,929,775
2045 23,799,564 349,156,085
2044 23,587,909 344,371,692
2043 23,370,717 339,561,029
2042 23,147,742 334,731,546
2041 22,919,092 329,875,686
2040 22,684,402 325,039,429
2039 22,443,876 320,137,108
2038 22,196,908 315,207,413
2037 21,945,561 310,312,684
2036 21,689,784 305,408,418
2035 21,429,391 300,541,523
2034 21,165,636 295,686,893
2033 20,899,157 290,851,174
2032 20,630,118 286,070,650
2031 20,359,005 281,351,929
2030 20,085,689 276,708,987
2029 19,810,652 272,189,955
2028 19,534,112 267,728,673
2027 19,255,397 263,390,059
2026 18,973,755 259,231,214
2025 18,690,875 255,166,301
2024 18,406,359 251,269,164
2023 18,124,838 247,504,495
2022 17,847,877 243,700,667
2021 17,598,650 239,477,801
2020 17,357,325 235,001,746
2019 17,103,803 230,800,899
2018 16,845,685 226,928,892
2017 16,567,357 223,273,967
2016 16,268,760 220,138,869
2015 15,971,743 217,290,883
2014 15,681,725 214,264,647
2013 15,387,337 211,073,978
2012 15,089,647 207,667,125
2011 14,792,126 203,746,065
2010 14,500,112 199,239,047
2009 14,215,611 194,376,534
2008 13,935,174 189,499,113
2007 13,652,040 184,493,231
2006 13,367,459 179,682,690
2005 13,087,629 175,453,212
2004 12,807,402 171,286,000
2003 12,525,842 167,110,248
2002 12,246,915 163,222,549
2001 11,969,422 159,270,907
2000 11,697,592 154,879,127
1999 11,422,965 150,565,377
1998 11,139,145 146,522,356
1997 10,857,754 142,531,804
1996 10,583,526 138,557,092
1995 10,312,996 134,582,253
1994 10,043,718 130,748,083
1993 9,779,761 127,020,117
1992 9,522,266 123,546,848
1991 9,272,584 120,060,406
1990 9,024,773 116,155,576
1989 8,775,546 112,336,629
1988 8,532,099 108,724,739
1987 8,296,485 105,130,717
1986 8,070,818 101,606,764
1985 7,849,693 98,229,285
1984 7,630,682 95,164,936
1983 7,419,642 92,227,711
1982 7,240,241 89,089,246
1981 7,075,648 85,802,049
1980 6,900,212 82,291,010
1979 6,727,797 78,997,039
1978 6,561,534 76,307,379
1977 6,401,515 73,901,827
1976 6,262,404 71,620,254
1975 6,128,731 69,461,175
1974 5,981,197 67,415,487
1973 5,831,631 65,461,912
1972 5,682,833 63,583,194
1971 5,538,355 61,847,899
1970 5,396,966 60,166,719
1969 5,257,081 58,460,939
1968 5,118,111 56,810,507
1967 4,978,862 55,214,768
1966 4,840,958 53,678,667
1965 4,704,965 52,209,010
1964 4,571,109 50,799,999
1963 4,440,264 49,447,776
1962 4,312,044 48,156,128
1961 4,186,201 46,921,277
1960 4,063,655 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guatemala Pakistan
2100 -0.34% 0.17%
2099 -0.33% 0.18%
2098 -0.32% 0.19%
2097 -0.31% 0.22%
2096 -0.3% 0.24%
2095 -0.29% 0.26%
2094 -0.28% 0.27%
2093 -0.27% 0.28%
2092 -0.25% 0.3%
2091 -0.24% 0.31%
2090 -0.22% 0.32%
2089 -0.21% 0.35%
2088 -0.2% 0.35%
2087 -0.18% 0.38%
2086 -0.16% 0.39%
2085 -0.15% 0.41%
2084 -0.13% 0.44%
2083 -0.11% 0.46%
2082 -0.09% 0.48%
2081 -0.07% 0.5%
2080 -0.05% 0.51%
2079 -0.02% 0.53%
2078 0.004% 0.57%
2077 0.03% 0.6%
2076 0.05% 0.62%
2075 0.07% 0.64%
2074 0.1% 0.66%
2073 0.12% 0.69%
2072 0.15% 0.71%
2071 0.17% 0.73%
2070 0.2% 0.77%
2069 0.23% 0.79%
2068 0.26% 0.81%
2067 0.29% 0.83%
2066 0.31% 0.85%
2065 0.34% 0.88%
2064 0.37% 0.89%
2063 0.4% 0.93%
2062 0.42% 0.94%
2061 0.45% 0.97%
2060 0.48% 0.99%
2059 0.5% 1.02%
2058 0.53% 1.04%
2057 0.56% 1.07%
2056 0.59% 1.09%
2055 0.61% 1.11%
2054 0.64% 1.14%
2053 0.67% 1.16%
2052 0.7% 1.19%
2051 0.72% 1.22%
2050 0.75% 1.24%
2049 0.78% 1.27%
2048 0.8% 1.3%
2047 0.83% 1.34%
2046 0.86% 1.37%
2045 0.9% 1.39%
2044 0.93% 1.42%
2043 0.96% 1.44%
2042 1% 1.47%
2041 1.03% 1.49%
2040 1.07% 1.53%
2039 1.11% 1.56%
2038 1.15% 1.58%
2037 1.18% 1.61%
2036 1.22% 1.62%
2035 1.25% 1.64%
2034 1.28% 1.66%
2033 1.3% 1.67%
2032 1.33% 1.68%
2031 1.36% 1.68%
2030 1.39% 1.66%
2029 1.42% 1.67%
2028 1.45% 1.65%
2027 1.48% 1.6%
2026 1.51% 1.59%
2025 1.55% 1.55%
2024 1.55% 1.52%
2023 1.55% 1.56%
2022 1.42% 1.76%
2021 1.39% 1.9%
2020 1.48% 1.82%
2019 1.53% 1.71%
2018 1.68% 1.64%
2017 1.84% 1.42%
2016 1.86% 1.31%
2015 1.85% 1.41%
2014 1.91% 1.51%
2013 1.97% 1.64%
2012 2.01% 1.92%
2011 2.01% 2.26%
2010 2% 2.5%
2009 2.01% 2.57%
2008 2.07% 2.71%
2007 2.13% 2.68%
2006 2.14% 2.41%
2005 2.19% 2.43%
2004 2.25% 2.5%
2003 2.28% 2.38%
2002 2.32% 2.48%
2001 2.32% 2.84%
2000 2.4% 2.87%
1999 2.55% 2.76%
1998 2.59% 2.8%
1997 2.59% 2.87%
1996 2.62% 2.95%
1995 2.68% 2.93%
1994 2.7% 2.93%
1993 2.7% 2.81%
1992 2.69% 2.9%
1991 2.75% 3.36%
1990 2.84% 3.4%
1989 2.85% 3.32%
1988 2.84% 3.42%
1987 2.8% 3.47%
1986 2.82% 3.44%
1985 2.87% 3.22%
1984 2.84% 3.18%
1983 2.48% 3.52%
1982 2.33% 3.83%
1981 2.54% 4.27%
1980 2.56% 4.17%
1979 2.53% 3.52%
1978 2.5% 3.26%
1977 2.22% 3.19%
1976 2.18% 3.11%
1975 2.47% 3.03%
1974 2.56% 2.98%
1973 2.62% 2.95%
1972 2.61% 2.81%
1971 2.62% 2.79%
1970 2.66% 2.92%
1969 2.72% 2.91%
1968 2.8% 2.89%
1967 2.85% 2.86%
1966 2.89% 2.81%
1965 2.93% 2.77%
1964 2.95% 2.73%
1963 2.97% 2.68%
1962 3.01% 2.63%
1961 3.02% 2.65%

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/pakistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guatemala grew by 1.55%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Pakistan
Current population
19049936
260356147
Population rank 69/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 3.14%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
1.39 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
6.01 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +771 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +281,521 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +1.55% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 70/197
One migration net change every
1.1 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -7,959 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 128/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 92,732 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 133/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 176/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guatemala
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guatemala Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,959 - -1,235,336
2024 - -7,725 - -1,401,173
2023 289,635 -8,940 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 281,675 -8,463 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 255,145 -29,908 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 281,328 -23,927 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 307,389 -57,746 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 323,100 -56,487 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 332,838 -42,779 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 338,114 -30,980 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 335,072 -48,179 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 333,551 -40,409 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 331,321 -35,698 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 332,365 -32,624 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 328,548 -33,238 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 324,802 -36,076 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 323,320 -43,046 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 323,226 -42,624 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 326,298 -40,632 4,690,187 576,349
2006 325,604 -42,118 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 325,816 -49,636 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 331,699 -47,409 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 333,539 -54,701 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 334,255 -55,247 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 335,503 -59,536 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 332,891 -65,197 4,281,169 252,869
1999 328,890 -47,325 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 325,174 -39,104 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 320,087 -43,377 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 315,252 -43,501 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 309,236 -39,917 3,977,175 11,534
1994 302,708 -33,462 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 295,515 -36,848 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 288,411 -32,093 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 283,917 -40,868 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 280,318 -27,735 3,731,730 275,242
1989 276,736 -30,860 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 271,466 -30,450 3,554,755 38,139
1987 261,746 -31,539 3,448,813 146,364
1986 252,754 -31,631 3,341,643 111,045
1985 246,119 -24,991 3,233,315 68,860
1984 241,892 -25,010 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 238,059 -32,877 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 199,809 -46,174 2,934,689 294,252
1981 221,044 -45,490 2,790,454 555,032
1980 218,460 -43,144 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 216,810 -47,278 2,461,311 450,003
1978 211,301 -48,309 2,356,601 111,386
1977 203,299 -46,249 2,257,849 85,250
1976 171,903 -50,745 2,171,812 48,238
1975 188,501 -42,329 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 184,992 -36,089 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 179,871 -29,641 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 173,162 -25,807 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 165,104 -23,513 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 155,946 -14,755 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 149,516 -10,937 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 146,946 -7,589 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 143,859 -4,715 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 140,494 -3,824 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 135,997 -681 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 132,832 -440 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 129,065 240 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 126,429 713 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 123,753 797 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 120,728 -186 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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