The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 17,695 people in Palau in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 18,912,872 people compared to 17,663 in Palau.
Population statistics:
- Guatemala's population is 1,071 times bigger than Palau's.
- Guatemala is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while Palau is the 194th.
- The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.0002% for Palau.
- For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +0.02% in Palau.
- Since 2005, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.1M people to 18.9M (44.5% growth), while Palau has declined from 19.8K to 17.7K (10.9% decline).
- Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 27.2M people, while Palau's population already peaked in 2004 at 19.8K people and is projected to decrease to 11.1K people by 2100.
Guatemala vs Palau: live population counter
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| Current population |
18912872
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17663
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| Population rank | 70/197 | 194/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.0002% |
| One net population change |
1.87 minutes
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1.63 weeks
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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1.89 days
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| One death every |
6.01 minutes
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1.8 days
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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3.72 weeks
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| Annual migration change | -7,725 | -14 |
| Daily growth/decline | +771 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +281,521 | -32 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.55% | -0.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 71/197 | 176/197 |
Guatemala and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,063,655 | 9,328 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,186,201 | 9,555 | 3.02% | 2.43% |
| 1962 | 4,312,044 | 9,793 | 3.01% | 2.49% |
| 1963 | 4,440,264 | 10,037 | 2.97% | 2.49% |
| 1964 | 4,571,109 | 10,292 | 2.95% | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 4,704,965 | 10,547 | 2.93% | 2.48% |
| 1966 | 4,840,958 | 10,805 | 2.89% | 2.45% |
| 1967 | 4,978,862 | 10,988 | 2.85% | 1.69% |
| 1968 | 5,118,111 | 11,080 | 2.8% | 0.84% |
| 1969 | 5,257,081 | 11,159 | 2.72% | 0.71% |
| 1970 | 5,396,966 | 11,368 | 2.66% | 1.87% |
| 1971 | 5,538,355 | 11,759 | 2.62% | 3.44% |
| 1972 | 5,682,833 | 12,194 | 2.61% | 3.7% |
| 1973 | 5,831,631 | 12,552 | 2.62% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 5,981,197 | 12,687 | 2.56% | 1.08% |
| 1975 | 6,128,731 | 12,655 | 2.47% | -0.25% |
| 1976 | 6,262,404 | 12,598 | 2.18% | -0.45% |
| 1977 | 6,401,515 | 12,525 | 2.22% | -0.58% |
| 1978 | 6,561,534 | 12,440 | 2.5% | -0.68% |
| 1979 | 6,727,797 | 12,337 | 2.53% | -0.83% |
| 1980 | 6,900,212 | 12,271 | 2.56% | -0.53% |
| 1981 | 7,075,648 | 12,402 | 2.54% | 1.07% |
| 1982 | 7,240,241 | 12,694 | 2.33% | 2.35% |
| 1983 | 7,419,642 | 13,006 | 2.48% | 2.46% |
| 1984 | 7,630,682 | 13,337 | 2.84% | 2.54% |
| 1985 | 7,849,693 | 13,688 | 2.87% | 2.63% |
| 1986 | 8,070,818 | 14,024 | 2.82% | 2.45% |
| 1987 | 8,296,485 | 14,334 | 2.8% | 2.21% |
| 1988 | 8,532,099 | 14,645 | 2.84% | 2.17% |
| 1989 | 8,775,546 | 14,945 | 2.85% | 2.05% |
| 1990 | 9,024,773 | 15,259 | 2.84% | 2.1% |
| 1991 | 9,272,584 | 15,614 | 2.75% | 2.33% |
| 1992 | 9,522,266 | 15,989 | 2.69% | 2.4% |
| 1993 | 9,779,761 | 16,372 | 2.7% | 2.4% |
| 1994 | 10,043,718 | 16,770 | 2.7% | 2.43% |
| 1995 | 10,312,996 | 17,195 | 2.68% | 2.53% |
| 1996 | 10,583,526 | 17,654 | 2.62% | 2.67% |
| 1997 | 10,857,754 | 18,108 | 2.59% | 2.57% |
| 1998 | 11,139,145 | 18,524 | 2.59% | 2.3% |
| 1999 | 11,422,965 | 18,901 | 2.55% | 2.04% |
| 2000 | 11,697,592 | 19,178 | 2.4% | 1.47% |
| 2001 | 11,969,422 | 19,352 | 2.32% | 0.91% |
| 2002 | 12,246,915 | 19,503 | 2.32% | 0.78% |
| 2003 | 12,525,842 | 19,659 | 2.28% | 0.8% |
| 2004 | 12,807,402 | 19,820 | 2.25% | 0.82% |
| 2005 | 13,087,629 | 19,819 | 2.19% | -0.005% |
| 2006 | 13,367,459 | 19,593 | 2.14% | -1.14% |
| 2007 | 13,652,040 | 19,302 | 2.13% | -1.49% |
| 2008 | 13,935,174 | 19,009 | 2.07% | -1.52% |
| 2009 | 14,215,611 | 18,709 | 2.01% | -1.58% |
| 2010 | 14,500,112 | 18,396 | 2% | -1.67% |
| 2011 | 14,792,126 | 18,078 | 2.01% | -1.73% |
| 2012 | 15,089,647 | 17,765 | 2.01% | -1.73% |
| 2013 | 15,387,337 | 17,648 | 1.97% | -0.66% |
| 2014 | 15,681,725 | 17,715 | 1.91% | 0.38% |
| 2015 | 15,971,743 | 17,770 | 1.85% | 0.31% |
| 2016 | 16,268,760 | 17,797 | 1.86% | 0.15% |
| 2017 | 16,567,357 | 17,812 | 1.84% | 0.08% |
| 2018 | 16,845,685 | 17,814 | 1.68% | 0.01% |
| 2019 | 17,103,803 | 17,798 | 1.53% | -0.09% |
| 2020 | 17,357,325 | 17,792 | 1.48% | -0.03% |
| 2021 | 17,598,650 | 17,783 | 1.39% | -0.05% |
| 2022 | 17,847,877 | 17,759 | 1.42% | -0.13% |
| 2023 | 18,124,838 | 17,727 | 1.55% | -0.18% |
| 2024 | 18,406,359 | 17,695 | 1.55% | -0.18% |
| 2025 | 18,687,873 | 17,663 | 1.53% | -0.18% |
| 2026 | 18,967,974 | 17,618 | 1.5% | -0.25% |
| 2027 | 19,246,005 | 17,564 | 1.47% | -0.31% |
| 2028 | 19,521,501 | 17,504 | 1.43% | -0.34% |
| 2029 | 19,795,168 | 17,436 | 1.4% | -0.39% |
| 2030 | 20,067,252 | 17,376 | 1.37% | -0.34% |
| 2031 | 20,337,369 | 17,299 | 1.35% | -0.44% |
| 2032 | 20,605,385 | 17,228 | 1.32% | -0.41% |
| 2033 | 20,871,083 | 17,163 | 1.29% | -0.38% |
| 2034 | 21,134,167 | 17,092 | 1.26% | -0.41% |
| 2035 | 21,394,231 | 17,012 | 1.23% | -0.47% |
| 2036 | 21,650,331 | 16,940 | 1.2% | -0.43% |
| 2037 | 21,901,955 | 16,858 | 1.16% | -0.48% |
| 2038 | 22,149,197 | 16,779 | 1.13% | -0.47% |
| 2039 | 22,391,079 | 16,689 | 1.09% | -0.54% |
| 2040 | 22,626,859 | 16,604 | 1.05% | -0.51% |
| 2041 | 22,856,760 | 16,510 | 1.02% | -0.57% |
| 2042 | 23,080,838 | 16,403 | 0.98% | -0.65% |
| 2043 | 23,299,226 | 16,302 | 0.95% | -0.61% |
| 2044 | 23,512,005 | 16,202 | 0.91% | -0.62% |
| 2045 | 23,719,080 | 16,097 | 0.88% | -0.65% |
| 2046 | 23,920,450 | 15,977 | 0.85% | -0.74% |
| 2047 | 24,115,734 | 15,863 | 0.82% | -0.71% |
| 2048 | 24,305,641 | 15,749 | 0.79% | -0.72% |
| 2049 | 24,491,000 | 15,632 | 0.76% | -0.74% |
| 2050 | 24,670,850 | 15,515 | 0.73% | -0.75% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,884,114 people (a 22% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guatemala gained 2,941,129 (a 18.4% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).
Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2005 and is 70th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Guatemala's population will grow by 30.4% to 24,670,850 people with a rank change from 70th to 67th. The population of Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Guatemala | 1.21M |
| Mixco | 528K |
| Coban | 229K |
| Quetzaltenango | 208K |
| Jalapa | 193K |
| San Miguel Petapa | 151K |
| Momostenango | 140K |
| Mazatenango | 83.8K |
| Flores | 44.7K |
| Panajachel | 16.1K |
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Population differences between Guatemala and Palau
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| Life expectancy | 72.9 years | 69.5 years |
| Average age | 27.3 years | 38.4 years |
| Median age | 24 years | 39.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 53.9:46.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.31 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman |
| Population density | 445 ppl/mi² | 99.6 ppl/mi² |
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