The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 179,744 people in Saint Lucia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 18,912,872 people compared to 180,421 in Saint Lucia.
Population statistics:
- Guatemala's population is 104.8 times bigger than Saint Lucia's.
- Guatemala is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while Saint Lucia is the 178th.
- The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.002% for Saint Lucia.
- For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +0.33% in Saint Lucia.
- Since 2005, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.1M people to 18.9M (44.5% growth), while Saint Lucia has grown from 165K to 180K (9.05% growth).
- Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 27.2M people compared to the peak of 181K people in 2032 for Saint Lucia.
Guatemala vs Saint Lucia: live population counter
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| Current population |
18912872
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180421
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| Population rank | 70/197 | 178/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
1.87 minutes
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19.1 hours
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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4.34 hours
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| One death every |
6.01 minutes
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5.67 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | -7,725 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +771 | +1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +281,521 | +459 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.55% | +0.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 71/197 | 152/197 |
Guatemala and Saint Lucia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,063,655 | 92,585 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,186,201 | 93,490 | 3.02% | 0.98% |
| 1962 | 4,312,044 | 94,505 | 3.01% | 1.09% |
| 1963 | 4,440,264 | 95,519 | 2.97% | 1.07% |
| 1964 | 4,571,109 | 96,505 | 2.95% | 1.03% |
| 1965 | 4,704,965 | 97,493 | 2.93% | 1.02% |
| 1966 | 4,840,958 | 98,463 | 2.89% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 4,978,862 | 99,504 | 2.85% | 1.06% |
| 1968 | 5,118,111 | 100,675 | 2.8% | 1.18% |
| 1969 | 5,257,081 | 101,879 | 2.72% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 5,396,966 | 103,165 | 2.66% | 1.26% |
| 1971 | 5,538,355 | 104,564 | 2.62% | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 5,682,833 | 106,002 | 2.61% | 1.38% |
| 1973 | 5,831,631 | 107,498 | 2.62% | 1.41% |
| 1974 | 5,981,197 | 109,076 | 2.56% | 1.47% |
| 1975 | 6,128,731 | 110,725 | 2.47% | 1.51% |
| 1976 | 6,262,404 | 112,425 | 2.18% | 1.54% |
| 1977 | 6,401,515 | 114,135 | 2.22% | 1.52% |
| 1978 | 6,561,534 | 115,834 | 2.5% | 1.49% |
| 1979 | 6,727,797 | 117,528 | 2.53% | 1.46% |
| 1980 | 6,900,212 | 119,290 | 2.56% | 1.5% |
| 1981 | 7,075,648 | 121,166 | 2.54% | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 7,240,241 | 123,087 | 2.33% | 1.59% |
| 1983 | 7,419,642 | 125,044 | 2.48% | 1.59% |
| 1984 | 7,630,682 | 127,067 | 2.84% | 1.62% |
| 1985 | 7,849,693 | 129,159 | 2.87% | 1.65% |
| 1986 | 8,070,818 | 131,239 | 2.82% | 1.61% |
| 1987 | 8,296,485 | 133,227 | 2.8% | 1.51% |
| 1988 | 8,532,099 | 135,000 | 2.84% | 1.33% |
| 1989 | 8,775,546 | 136,512 | 2.85% | 1.12% |
| 1990 | 9,024,773 | 137,857 | 2.84% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 9,272,584 | 139,520 | 2.75% | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 9,522,266 | 141,617 | 2.69% | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 9,779,761 | 143,726 | 2.7% | 1.49% |
| 1994 | 10,043,718 | 145,890 | 2.7% | 1.51% |
| 1995 | 10,312,996 | 148,208 | 2.68% | 1.59% |
| 1996 | 10,583,526 | 150,436 | 2.62% | 1.5% |
| 1997 | 10,857,754 | 152,569 | 2.59% | 1.42% |
| 1998 | 11,139,145 | 154,677 | 2.59% | 1.38% |
| 1999 | 11,422,965 | 156,702 | 2.55% | 1.31% |
| 2000 | 11,697,592 | 158,616 | 2.4% | 1.22% |
| 2001 | 11,969,422 | 160,237 | 2.32% | 1.02% |
| 2002 | 12,246,915 | 161,641 | 2.32% | 0.88% |
| 2003 | 12,525,842 | 162,976 | 2.28% | 0.83% |
| 2004 | 12,807,402 | 164,239 | 2.25% | 0.77% |
| 2005 | 13,087,629 | 165,450 | 2.19% | 0.74% |
| 2006 | 13,367,459 | 166,639 | 2.14% | 0.72% |
| 2007 | 13,652,040 | 167,758 | 2.13% | 0.67% |
| 2008 | 13,935,174 | 168,808 | 2.07% | 0.63% |
| 2009 | 14,215,611 | 169,869 | 2.01% | 0.63% |
| 2010 | 14,500,112 | 170,906 | 2% | 0.61% |
| 2011 | 14,792,126 | 171,801 | 2.01% | 0.52% |
| 2012 | 15,089,647 | 172,587 | 2.01% | 0.46% |
| 2013 | 15,387,337 | 173,369 | 1.97% | 0.45% |
| 2014 | 15,681,725 | 174,138 | 1.91% | 0.44% |
| 2015 | 15,971,743 | 174,905 | 1.85% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 16,268,760 | 175,646 | 1.86% | 0.42% |
| 2017 | 16,567,357 | 176,342 | 1.84% | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 16,845,685 | 177,017 | 1.68% | 0.38% |
| 2019 | 17,103,803 | 177,661 | 1.53% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 17,357,325 | 178,250 | 1.48% | 0.33% |
| 2021 | 17,598,650 | 178,522 | 1.39% | 0.15% |
| 2022 | 17,847,877 | 178,781 | 1.42% | 0.15% |
| 2023 | 18,124,838 | 179,285 | 1.55% | 0.28% |
| 2024 | 18,406,359 | 179,744 | 1.55% | 0.26% |
| 2025 | 18,687,873 | 180,148 | 1.53% | 0.23% |
| 2026 | 18,967,974 | 180,489 | 1.5% | 0.19% |
| 2027 | 19,246,005 | 180,771 | 1.47% | 0.16% |
| 2028 | 19,521,501 | 181,003 | 1.43% | 0.13% |
| 2029 | 19,795,168 | 181,198 | 1.4% | 0.11% |
| 2030 | 20,067,252 | 181,360 | 1.37% | 0.09% |
| 2031 | 20,337,369 | 181,463 | 1.35% | 0.06% |
| 2032 | 20,605,385 | 181,495 | 1.32% | 0.02% |
| 2033 | 20,871,083 | 181,458 | 1.29% | -0.02% |
| 2034 | 21,134,167 | 181,354 | 1.26% | -0.06% |
| 2035 | 21,394,231 | 181,177 | 1.23% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 21,650,331 | 180,948 | 1.2% | -0.13% |
| 2037 | 21,901,955 | 180,636 | 1.16% | -0.17% |
| 2038 | 22,149,197 | 180,230 | 1.13% | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 22,391,079 | 179,781 | 1.09% | -0.25% |
| 2040 | 22,626,859 | 179,296 | 1.05% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 22,856,760 | 178,760 | 1.02% | -0.3% |
| 2042 | 23,080,838 | 178,187 | 0.98% | -0.32% |
| 2043 | 23,299,226 | 177,593 | 0.95% | -0.33% |
| 2044 | 23,512,005 | 176,937 | 0.91% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 23,719,080 | 176,243 | 0.88% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 23,920,450 | 175,520 | 0.85% | -0.41% |
| 2047 | 24,115,734 | 174,726 | 0.82% | -0.45% |
| 2048 | 24,305,641 | 173,877 | 0.79% | -0.49% |
| 2049 | 24,491,000 | 172,991 | 0.76% | -0.51% |
| 2050 | 24,670,850 | 172,081 | 0.73% | -0.53% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,884,114 people (a 22% growth), while Saint Lucia gained 9,455 people (a 5.71% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guatemala gained 2,941,129 (a 18.4% growth), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 5,516 (a 3.15% growth).
Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2005 and is 70th in 2025. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2005 and ranked 178th 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 Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.62% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.
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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| City | Population |
| Castries | 70K |
| Vieux Fort | 15.8K |
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Population differences between Guatemala and Saint Lucia
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| Life expectancy | 72.9 years | 73 years |
| Average age | 27.3 years | 36.5 years |
| Median age | 24 years | 35.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.31 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman |
| Population density | 445 ppl/mi² | 763 ppl/mi² |
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