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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,049,936 people compared to 220,932 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 86.2 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.7% growth).

Guatemala vs Samoa: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Samoa
2100 26,157,456 384,161
2099 26,245,641 382,854
2098 26,331,619 381,539
2097 26,416,090 380,191
2096 26,497,966 378,724
2095 26,577,430 377,198
2094 26,654,549 375,643
2093 26,728,912 374,011
2092 26,800,726 372,292
2091 26,869,103 370,495
2090 26,933,745 368,729
2089 26,994,393 366,876
2088 27,051,725 364,923
2087 27,105,725 362,970
2086 27,155,743 360,980
2085 27,200,252 358,958
2084 27,240,081 356,899
2083 27,274,635 354,766
2082 27,304,601 352,554
2081 27,328,275 350,260
2080 27,346,322 347,980
2079 27,358,846 345,610
2078 27,364,710 343,130
2077 27,363,544 340,587
2076 27,356,220 337,992
2075 27,343,275 335,365
2074 27,324,366 332,762
2073 27,298,193 330,070
2072 27,264,801 327,311
2071 27,224,139 324,429
2070 27,176,996 321,716
2069 27,121,679 318,960
2068 27,058,279 316,145
2067 26,987,818 313,447
2066 26,909,977 310,683
2065 26,825,610 308,047
2064 26,733,472 305,429
2063 26,634,443 302,831
2062 26,529,537 300,287
2061 26,418,318 297,894
2060 26,300,043 295,476
2059 26,175,298 293,072
2058 26,043,910 290,637
2057 25,905,522 288,344
2056 25,761,415 286,143
2055 25,611,347 283,928
2054 25,455,341 281,737
2053 25,292,387 279,498
2052 25,124,081 277,186
2051 24,950,631 274,775
2050 24,772,432 272,374
2049 24,588,164 269,906
2048 24,398,840 267,438
2047 24,205,409 264,962
2046 24,005,250 262,389
2045 23,799,564 259,755
2044 23,587,909 257,081
2043 23,370,717 254,546
2042 23,147,742 251,896
2041 22,919,092 249,251
2040 22,684,402 246,679
2039 22,443,876 244,169
2038 22,196,908 241,648
2037 21,945,561 239,306
2036 21,689,784 237,018
2035 21,429,391 234,803
2034 21,165,636 232,771
2033 20,899,157 230,885
2032 20,630,118 229,148
2031 20,359,005 227,434
2030 20,085,689 225,916
2029 19,810,652 224,499
2028 19,534,112 223,100
2027 19,255,397 221,828
2026 18,973,755 220,601
2025 18,690,875 219,378
2024 18,406,359 218,019
2023 18,124,838 216,663
2022 17,847,877 215,261
2021 17,598,650 213,779
2020 17,357,325 211,944
2019 17,103,803 209,780
2018 16,845,685 207,582
2017 16,567,357 205,415
2016 16,268,760 203,499
2015 15,971,743 201,782
2014 15,681,725 200,037
2013 15,387,337 198,268
2012 15,089,647 196,498
2011 14,792,126 194,713
2010 14,500,112 193,023
2009 14,215,611 191,513
2008 13,935,174 190,107
2007 13,652,040 188,753
2006 13,367,459 187,709
2005 13,087,629 186,978
2004 12,807,402 186,249
2003 12,525,842 185,430
2002 12,246,915 184,471
2001 11,969,422 183,166
2000 11,697,592 181,685
1999 11,422,965 180,275
1998 11,139,145 178,905
1997 10,857,754 177,547
1996 10,583,526 176,071
1995 10,312,996 174,571
1994 10,043,718 173,159
1993 9,779,761 171,774
1992 9,522,266 170,331
1991 9,272,584 169,368
1990 9,024,773 169,042
1989 8,775,546 168,768
1988 8,532,099 168,346
1987 8,296,485 167,661
1986 8,070,818 167,061
1985 7,849,693 166,849
1984 7,630,682 166,796
1983 7,419,642 166,714
1982 7,240,241 166,484
1981 7,075,648 165,678
1980 6,900,212 164,322
1979 6,727,797 162,882
1978 6,561,534 161,375
1977 6,401,515 159,753
1976 6,262,404 157,113
1975 6,128,731 153,344
1974 5,981,197 149,431
1973 5,831,631 146,516
1972 5,682,833 144,538
1971 5,538,355 142,503
1970 5,396,966 140,400
1969 5,257,081 138,233
1968 5,118,111 136,020
1967 4,978,862 133,764
1966 4,840,958 131,073
1965 4,704,965 127,978
1964 4,571,109 124,894
1963 4,440,264 121,764
1962 4,312,044 118,597
1961 4,186,201 115,496
1960 4,063,655 112,490

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/samoa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,433 people (a 8.57% growth).

Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.3% to 272,374 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.

Population growth rate by year

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guatemala Samoa
2100 -0.34% 0.34%
2099 -0.33% 0.34%
2098 -0.32% 0.35%
2097 -0.31% 0.39%
2096 -0.3% 0.4%
2095 -0.29% 0.41%
2094 -0.28% 0.44%
2093 -0.27% 0.46%
2092 -0.25% 0.48%
2091 -0.24% 0.48%
2090 -0.22% 0.51%
2089 -0.21% 0.54%
2088 -0.2% 0.54%
2087 -0.18% 0.55%
2086 -0.16% 0.56%
2085 -0.15% 0.58%
2084 -0.13% 0.6%
2083 -0.11% 0.63%
2082 -0.09% 0.65%
2081 -0.07% 0.66%
2080 -0.05% 0.69%
2079 -0.02% 0.72%
2078 0.004% 0.75%
2077 0.03% 0.77%
2076 0.05% 0.78%
2075 0.07% 0.78%
2074 0.1% 0.82%
2073 0.12% 0.84%
2072 0.15% 0.89%
2071 0.17% 0.84%
2070 0.2% 0.86%
2069 0.23% 0.89%
2068 0.26% 0.86%
2067 0.29% 0.89%
2066 0.31% 0.86%
2065 0.34% 0.86%
2064 0.37% 0.86%
2063 0.4% 0.85%
2062 0.42% 0.8%
2061 0.45% 0.82%
2060 0.48% 0.82%
2059 0.5% 0.84%
2058 0.53% 0.8%
2057 0.56% 0.77%
2056 0.59% 0.78%
2055 0.61% 0.78%
2054 0.64% 0.8%
2053 0.67% 0.83%
2052 0.7% 0.88%
2051 0.72% 0.88%
2050 0.75% 0.91%
2049 0.78% 0.92%
2048 0.8% 0.93%
2047 0.83% 0.98%
2046 0.86% 1.01%
2045 0.9% 1.04%
2044 0.93% 1%
2043 0.96% 1.05%
2042 1% 1.06%
2041 1.03% 1.04%
2040 1.07% 1.03%
2039 1.11% 1.04%
2038 1.15% 0.98%
2037 1.18% 0.96%
2036 1.22% 0.94%
2035 1.25% 0.87%
2034 1.28% 0.82%
2033 1.3% 0.76%
2032 1.33% 0.75%
2031 1.36% 0.67%
2030 1.39% 0.63%
2029 1.42% 0.63%
2028 1.45% 0.57%
2027 1.48% 0.56%
2026 1.51% 0.56%
2025 1.55% 0.62%
2024 1.55% 0.63%
2023 1.55% 0.65%
2022 1.42% 0.69%
2021 1.39% 0.87%
2020 1.48% 1.03%
2019 1.53% 1.06%
2018 1.68% 1.05%
2017 1.84% 0.94%
2016 1.86% 0.85%
2015 1.85% 0.87%
2014 1.91% 0.89%
2013 1.97% 0.9%
2012 2.01% 0.92%
2011 2.01% 0.88%
2010 2% 0.79%
2009 2.01% 0.74%
2008 2.07% 0.72%
2007 2.13% 0.56%
2006 2.14% 0.39%
2005 2.19% 0.39%
2004 2.25% 0.44%
2003 2.28% 0.52%
2002 2.32% 0.71%
2001 2.32% 0.82%
2000 2.4% 0.78%
1999 2.55% 0.77%
1998 2.59% 0.76%
1997 2.59% 0.84%
1996 2.62% 0.86%
1995 2.68% 0.82%
1994 2.7% 0.81%
1993 2.7% 0.85%
1992 2.69% 0.57%
1991 2.75% 0.19%
1990 2.84% 0.16%
1989 2.85% 0.25%
1988 2.84% 0.41%
1987 2.8% 0.36%
1986 2.82% 0.13%
1985 2.87% 0.03%
1984 2.84% 0.05%
1983 2.48% 0.14%
1982 2.33% 0.49%
1981 2.54% 0.83%
1980 2.56% 0.88%
1979 2.53% 0.93%
1978 2.5% 1.02%
1977 2.22% 1.68%
1976 2.18% 2.46%
1975 2.47% 2.62%
1974 2.56% 1.99%
1973 2.62% 1.37%
1972 2.61% 1.43%
1971 2.62% 1.5%
1970 2.66% 1.57%
1969 2.72% 1.63%
1968 2.8% 1.69%
1967 2.85% 2.05%
1966 2.89% 2.42%
1965 2.93% 2.47%
1964 2.95% 2.57%
1963 2.97% 2.67%
1962 3.01% 2.68%
1961 3.02% 2.67%

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/samoa | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guatemala grew by 1.55%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Samoa
Current population
19049936
220932
Population rank 69/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.003%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
6.46 hours
One birth every
1.39 minutes
1.59 hours
One death every
6.01 minutes
6.57 hours
Daily growth/decline +771 +4
Annual growth/decline +281,521 +1,356
Annual growth/decline rate +1.55% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 125/197
One migration net change every
1.1 hours
3.12 hours
Annual migration change -7,959 -2,815
Net migration rank 128/196 105/196
Foreign-born residents 92,732 3,843
Foreign-born residents rank 133/195 186/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 176/195 137/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guatemala
Natural

Migration
Samoa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guatemala Samoa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,959 - -2,815
2024 - -7,725 - -2,754
2023 289,635 -8,940 4,170 -2,810
2022 281,675 -8,463 4,288 -2,837
2021 255,145 -29,908 4,379 -2,860
2020 281,328 -23,927 4,442 -2,299
2019 307,389 -57,746 4,495 -2,313
2018 323,100 -56,487 4,637 -2,425
2017 332,838 -42,779 4,661 -2,539
2016 338,114 -30,980 4,720 -3,008
2015 335,072 -48,179 4,795 -3,074
2014 333,551 -40,409 4,849 -3,081
2013 331,321 -35,698 4,875 -3,107
2012 332,365 -32,624 4,863 -3,089
2011 328,548 -33,238 4,860 -3,056
2010 324,802 -36,076 4,779 -3,197
2009 323,320 -43,046 4,525 -3,093
2008 323,226 -42,624 4,581 -3,194
2007 326,298 -40,632 4,480 -3,152
2006 325,604 -42,118 4,473 -3,714
2005 325,816 -49,636 4,503 -3,805
2004 331,699 -47,409 4,554 -3,796
2003 333,539 -54,701 4,622 -3,748
2002 334,255 -55,247 4,672 -3,624
2001 335,503 -59,536 4,759 -3,198
2000 332,891 -65,197 4,855 -3,453
1999 328,890 -47,325 4,937 -3,517
1998 325,174 -39,104 5,022 -3,702
1997 320,087 -43,377 5,053 -3,658
1996 315,252 -43,501 5,038 -3,476
1995 309,236 -39,917 4,976 -3,532
1994 302,708 -33,462 4,880 -3,505
1993 295,515 -36,848 4,769 -3,373
1992 288,411 -32,093 4,652 -3,161
1991 283,917 -40,868 4,655 -4,227
1990 280,318 -27,735 4,759 -4,533
1989 276,736 -30,860 4,845 -4,527
1988 271,466 -30,450 4,889 -4,366
1987 261,746 -31,539 4,909 -4,056
1986 252,754 -31,631 4,983 -4,637
1985 246,119 -24,991 4,998 -4,920
1984 241,892 -25,010 4,979 -4,944
1983 238,059 -32,877 4,914 -4,789
1982 199,809 -46,174 4,808 -4,479
1981 221,044 -45,490 4,720 -3,440
1980 218,460 -43,144 4,672 -3,240
1979 216,810 -47,278 4,624 -3,177
1978 211,301 -48,309 4,587 -3,022
1977 203,299 -46,249 4,555 -2,866
1976 171,903 -50,745 4,519 -929
1975 188,501 -42,329 4,465 -522
1974 184,992 -36,089 4,411 -526
1973 179,871 -29,641 4,446 -2,501
1972 173,162 -25,807 4,487 -2,483
1971 165,104 -23,513 4,534 -2,463
1970 155,946 -14,755 4,567 -2,429
1969 149,516 -10,937 4,592 -2,399
1968 146,946 -7,589 4,605 -2,370
1967 143,859 -4,715 4,621 -2,333
1966 140,494 -3,824 4,593 -1,503
1965 135,997 -681 4,605 -1,512
1964 132,832 -440 4,326 -1,252
1963 129,065 240 4,544 -1,365
1962 126,429 713 4,498 -1,341
1961 123,753 797 4,399 -1,349
1960 120,728 -186 4,298 -1,333

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

GeoRank.org/population/guatemala/samoa | 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 Samoa 62.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 45,436 people) and 37.5% is from migration (a loss of 27,246 people).

As of 2024, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 3,843 people or 1.8% in Samoa.

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
Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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