The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 18,971,012 people compared to 35,898,979 in Poland.
Population statistics:
- Poland's population is 1.89 times bigger than Guatemala's.
- Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 46th.
- The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.43% for Poland.
- For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
- Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (41.9% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.9M (5.88% decline).
- Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 27.2M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.3M people by 2100.
Guatemala vs Poland: live population counter
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| Current population |
18971012
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35898979
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| Population rank | 69/197 | 46/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.43% |
| One net population change |
1.87 minutes
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4.1 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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1.94 minutes
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| One death every |
6.01 minutes
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1.29 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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2.21 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -7,725 | -238,062 |
| Daily growth/decline | +771 | -351 |
| Annual growth/decline | +281,521 | -128,120 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.55% | -0.35% |
| Population growth rate rank | 69/197 | 181/197 |
Guatemala and Poland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,063,655 | 29,637,450 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,186,201 | 29,964,000 | 3.02% | 1.1% |
| 1962 | 4,312,044 | 30,308,500 | 3.01% | 1.15% |
| 1963 | 4,440,264 | 30,712,000 | 2.97% | 1.33% |
| 1964 | 4,571,109 | 31,139,450 | 2.95% | 1.39% |
| 1965 | 4,704,965 | 31,444,950 | 2.93% | 0.98% |
| 1966 | 4,840,958 | 31,681,000 | 2.89% | 0.75% |
| 1967 | 4,978,862 | 31,987,155 | 2.85% | 0.97% |
| 1968 | 5,118,111 | 32,294,655 | 2.8% | 0.96% |
| 1969 | 5,257,081 | 32,548,300 | 2.72% | 0.79% |
| 1970 | 5,396,966 | 32,664,300 | 2.66% | 0.36% |
| 1971 | 5,538,355 | 32,783,500 | 2.62% | 0.36% |
| 1972 | 5,682,833 | 33,055,650 | 2.61% | 0.83% |
| 1973 | 5,831,631 | 33,357,200 | 2.62% | 0.91% |
| 1974 | 5,981,197 | 33,678,899 | 2.56% | 0.96% |
| 1975 | 6,128,731 | 34,015,199 | 2.47% | 1% |
| 1976 | 6,262,404 | 34,356,300 | 2.18% | 1% |
| 1977 | 6,401,515 | 34,689,050 | 2.22% | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 6,561,534 | 34,965,600 | 2.5% | 0.8% |
| 1979 | 6,727,797 | 35,247,217 | 2.53% | 0.81% |
| 1980 | 6,900,212 | 35,574,150 | 2.56% | 0.93% |
| 1981 | 7,075,648 | 35,898,587 | 2.54% | 0.91% |
| 1982 | 7,240,241 | 36,230,481 | 2.33% | 0.92% |
| 1983 | 7,419,642 | 36,571,808 | 2.48% | 0.94% |
| 1984 | 7,630,682 | 36,904,134 | 2.84% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 7,849,693 | 37,201,885 | 2.87% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 8,070,818 | 37,456,119 | 2.82% | 0.68% |
| 1987 | 8,296,485 | 37,668,045 | 2.8% | 0.57% |
| 1988 | 8,532,099 | 37,824,487 | 2.84% | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 8,775,546 | 37,961,529 | 2.85% | 0.36% |
| 1990 | 9,024,773 | 38,110,782 | 2.84% | 0.39% |
| 1991 | 9,272,584 | 38,246,193 | 2.75% | 0.36% |
| 1992 | 9,522,266 | 38,363,667 | 2.69% | 0.31% |
| 1993 | 9,779,761 | 38,461,408 | 2.7% | 0.25% |
| 1994 | 10,043,718 | 38,542,652 | 2.7% | 0.21% |
| 1995 | 10,312,996 | 38,594,998 | 2.68% | 0.14% |
| 1996 | 10,583,526 | 38,624,370 | 2.62% | 0.08% |
| 1997 | 10,857,754 | 38,649,660 | 2.59% | 0.07% |
| 1998 | 11,139,145 | 38,663,481 | 2.59% | 0.04% |
| 1999 | 11,422,965 | 38,660,271 | 2.55% | -0.008% |
| 2000 | 11,697,592 | 38,258,629 | 2.4% | -1.04% |
| 2001 | 11,969,422 | 38,248,076 | 2.32% | -0.03% |
| 2002 | 12,246,915 | 38,230,364 | 2.32% | -0.05% |
| 2003 | 12,525,842 | 38,204,570 | 2.28% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 12,807,402 | 38,182,222 | 2.25% | -0.06% |
| 2005 | 13,087,629 | 38,165,445 | 2.19% | -0.04% |
| 2006 | 13,367,459 | 38,141,267 | 2.14% | -0.06% |
| 2007 | 13,652,040 | 38,120,560 | 2.13% | -0.05% |
| 2008 | 13,935,174 | 38,125,759 | 2.07% | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 14,215,611 | 38,151,603 | 2.01% | 0.07% |
| 2010 | 14,500,112 | 38,042,794 | 2% | -0.29% |
| 2011 | 14,792,126 | 38,063,255 | 2.01% | 0.05% |
| 2012 | 15,089,647 | 38,063,164 | 2.01% | -0% |
| 2013 | 15,387,337 | 38,040,196 | 1.97% | -0.06% |
| 2014 | 15,681,725 | 38,011,735 | 1.91% | -0.07% |
| 2015 | 15,971,743 | 37,986,412 | 1.85% | -0.07% |
| 2016 | 16,268,760 | 37,970,087 | 1.86% | -0.04% |
| 2017 | 16,567,357 | 37,974,826 | 1.84% | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 16,845,685 | 37,974,750 | 1.68% | -0% |
| 2019 | 17,103,803 | 37,965,475 | 1.53% | -0.02% |
| 2020 | 17,357,325 | 37,515,748 | 1.48% | -1.18% |
| 2021 | 17,598,650 | 36,981,559 | 1.39% | -1.42% |
| 2022 | 17,847,877 | 36,821,749 | 1.42% | -0.43% |
| 2023 | 18,124,838 | 36,687,353 | 1.55% | -0.36% |
| 2024 | 18,406,359 | 36,559,233 | 1.55% | -0.35% |
| 2025 | 18,687,873 | 36,181,399 | 1.53% | -1.03% |
| 2026 | 18,967,974 | 35,898,979 | 1.5% | -0.78% |
| 2027 | 19,246,005 | 35,758,415 | 1.47% | -0.39% |
| 2028 | 19,521,501 | 35,609,703 | 1.43% | -0.42% |
| 2029 | 19,795,168 | 35,452,249 | 1.4% | -0.44% |
| 2030 | 20,067,252 | 35,287,436 | 1.37% | -0.46% |
| 2031 | 20,337,369 | 35,116,185 | 1.35% | -0.49% |
| 2032 | 20,605,385 | 34,938,952 | 1.32% | -0.5% |
| 2033 | 20,871,083 | 34,757,421 | 1.29% | -0.52% |
| 2034 | 21,134,167 | 34,571,572 | 1.26% | -0.53% |
| 2035 | 21,394,231 | 34,381,734 | 1.23% | -0.55% |
| 2036 | 21,650,331 | 34,187,419 | 1.2% | -0.57% |
| 2037 | 21,901,955 | 33,988,985 | 1.16% | -0.58% |
| 2038 | 22,149,197 | 33,787,175 | 1.13% | -0.59% |
| 2039 | 22,391,079 | 33,581,427 | 1.09% | -0.61% |
| 2040 | 22,626,859 | 33,372,181 | 1.05% | -0.62% |
| 2041 | 22,856,760 | 33,160,435 | 1.02% | -0.63% |
| 2042 | 23,080,838 | 32,945,446 | 0.98% | -0.65% |
| 2043 | 23,299,226 | 32,726,827 | 0.95% | -0.66% |
| 2044 | 23,512,005 | 32,506,015 | 0.91% | -0.67% |
| 2045 | 23,719,080 | 32,282,692 | 0.88% | -0.69% |
| 2046 | 23,920,450 | 32,056,740 | 0.85% | -0.7% |
| 2047 | 24,115,734 | 31,828,421 | 0.82% | -0.71% |
| 2048 | 24,305,641 | 31,597,823 | 0.79% | -0.72% |
| 2049 | 24,491,000 | 31,364,596 | 0.76% | -0.74% |
| 2050 | 24,670,850 | 31,128,250 | 0.73% | -0.75% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,702,252 (a 16.6% growth), while Poland's population decreased by -2,071,108 (a 5.45% decline).
Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 46th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Guatemala's population will grow by 30% to 24,670,850 people with a rank change from 69th to 67th. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.3% to 31,128,250 people and rank change from 46th to 61st.
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 Poland
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| Life expectancy | 73 years | 79.2 years |
| Average age | 27.3 years | 42.7 years |
| Median age | 24 years | 42.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.31 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman |
| Population density | 445 ppl/mi² | 309 ppl/mi² |
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