The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 6,036,860 people in Singapore in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 18,971,012 people compared to 6,113,174 in Singapore.
Population statistics:
- Guatemala's population is 3.1 times bigger than Singapore's.
- Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
- The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.07% for Singapore.
- For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
- Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (41.9% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.11M (38.9% growth).
- Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 27.2M people compared to the peak of 6.41M people in 2040 for Singapore.
Guatemala vs Singapore: live population counter
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| Current population |
18971012
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6113174
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| Population rank | 69/197 | 113/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
1.87 minutes
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4.41 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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12 minutes
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| One death every |
6.01 minutes
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14.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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26.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -7,725 | +20,011 |
| Daily growth/decline | +771 | +327 |
| Annual growth/decline | +281,521 | +119,212 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.55% | +2.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 69/197 | 50/197 |
Guatemala and Singapore: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,063,655 | 1,646,400 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,186,201 | 1,702,400 | 3.02% | 3.4% |
| 1962 | 4,312,044 | 1,750,200 | 3.01% | 2.81% |
| 1963 | 4,440,264 | 1,795,000 | 2.97% | 2.56% |
| 1964 | 4,571,109 | 1,841,600 | 2.95% | 2.6% |
| 1965 | 4,704,965 | 1,886,900 | 2.93% | 2.46% |
| 1966 | 4,840,958 | 1,934,400 | 2.89% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 4,978,862 | 1,977,600 | 2.85% | 2.23% |
| 1968 | 5,118,111 | 2,012,000 | 2.8% | 1.74% |
| 1969 | 5,257,081 | 2,042,500 | 2.72% | 1.52% |
| 1970 | 5,396,966 | 2,074,507 | 2.66% | 1.57% |
| 1971 | 5,538,355 | 2,112,900 | 2.62% | 1.85% |
| 1972 | 5,682,833 | 2,152,400 | 2.61% | 1.87% |
| 1973 | 5,831,631 | 2,193,000 | 2.62% | 1.89% |
| 1974 | 5,981,197 | 2,229,800 | 2.56% | 1.68% |
| 1975 | 6,128,731 | 2,262,600 | 2.47% | 1.47% |
| 1976 | 6,262,404 | 2,293,300 | 2.18% | 1.36% |
| 1977 | 6,401,515 | 2,325,300 | 2.22% | 1.4% |
| 1978 | 6,561,534 | 2,353,600 | 2.5% | 1.22% |
| 1979 | 6,727,797 | 2,383,500 | 2.53% | 1.27% |
| 1980 | 6,900,212 | 2,413,945 | 2.56% | 1.28% |
| 1981 | 7,075,648 | 2,532,835 | 2.54% | 4.93% |
| 1982 | 7,240,241 | 2,646,466 | 2.33% | 4.49% |
| 1983 | 7,419,642 | 2,681,061 | 2.48% | 1.31% |
| 1984 | 7,630,682 | 2,732,221 | 2.84% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 7,849,693 | 2,735,957 | 2.87% | 0.14% |
| 1986 | 8,070,818 | 2,733,373 | 2.82% | -0.09% |
| 1987 | 8,296,485 | 2,774,789 | 2.8% | 1.52% |
| 1988 | 8,532,099 | 2,846,108 | 2.84% | 2.57% |
| 1989 | 8,775,546 | 2,930,901 | 2.85% | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 9,024,773 | 3,047,132 | 2.84% | 3.97% |
| 1991 | 9,272,584 | 3,135,083 | 2.75% | 2.89% |
| 1992 | 9,522,266 | 3,230,698 | 2.69% | 3.05% |
| 1993 | 9,779,761 | 3,313,471 | 2.7% | 2.56% |
| 1994 | 10,043,718 | 3,419,048 | 2.7% | 3.19% |
| 1995 | 10,312,996 | 3,524,506 | 2.68% | 3.08% |
| 1996 | 10,583,526 | 3,670,704 | 2.62% | 4.15% |
| 1997 | 10,857,754 | 3,796,038 | 2.59% | 3.41% |
| 1998 | 11,139,145 | 3,927,213 | 2.59% | 3.46% |
| 1999 | 11,422,965 | 3,958,723 | 2.55% | 0.8% |
| 2000 | 11,697,592 | 4,027,887 | 2.4% | 1.75% |
| 2001 | 11,969,422 | 4,138,012 | 2.32% | 2.73% |
| 2002 | 12,246,915 | 4,175,950 | 2.32% | 0.92% |
| 2003 | 12,525,842 | 4,114,826 | 2.28% | -1.46% |
| 2004 | 12,807,402 | 4,166,664 | 2.25% | 1.26% |
| 2005 | 13,087,629 | 4,265,762 | 2.19% | 2.38% |
| 2006 | 13,367,459 | 4,401,365 | 2.14% | 3.18% |
| 2007 | 13,652,040 | 4,588,599 | 2.13% | 4.25% |
| 2008 | 13,935,174 | 4,839,396 | 2.07% | 5.47% |
| 2009 | 14,215,611 | 4,987,573 | 2.01% | 3.06% |
| 2010 | 14,500,112 | 5,076,732 | 2% | 1.79% |
| 2011 | 14,792,126 | 5,183,688 | 2.01% | 2.11% |
| 2012 | 15,089,647 | 5,312,437 | 2.01% | 2.48% |
| 2013 | 15,387,337 | 5,399,162 | 1.97% | 1.63% |
| 2014 | 15,681,725 | 5,469,724 | 1.91% | 1.31% |
| 2015 | 15,971,743 | 5,535,002 | 1.85% | 1.19% |
| 2016 | 16,268,760 | 5,607,283 | 1.86% | 1.31% |
| 2017 | 16,567,357 | 5,612,253 | 1.84% | 0.09% |
| 2018 | 16,845,685 | 5,638,676 | 1.68% | 0.47% |
| 2019 | 17,103,803 | 5,703,569 | 1.53% | 1.15% |
| 2020 | 17,357,325 | 5,685,807 | 1.48% | -0.31% |
| 2021 | 17,598,650 | 5,453,566 | 1.39% | -4.08% |
| 2022 | 17,847,877 | 5,637,022 | 1.42% | 3.36% |
| 2023 | 18,124,838 | 5,917,648 | 1.55% | 4.98% |
| 2024 | 18,406,359 | 6,036,860 | 1.55% | 2.01% |
| 2025 | 18,687,873 | 6,076,565 | 1.53% | 0.66% |
| 2026 | 18,967,974 | 6,112,792 | 1.5% | 0.6% |
| 2027 | 19,246,005 | 6,147,775 | 1.47% | 0.57% |
| 2028 | 19,521,501 | 6,182,764 | 1.43% | 0.57% |
| 2029 | 19,795,168 | 6,214,576 | 1.4% | 0.51% |
| 2030 | 20,067,252 | 6,242,825 | 1.37% | 0.45% |
| 2031 | 20,337,369 | 6,270,800 | 1.35% | 0.45% |
| 2032 | 20,605,385 | 6,298,559 | 1.32% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 20,871,083 | 6,325,401 | 1.29% | 0.43% |
| 2034 | 21,134,167 | 6,349,852 | 1.26% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 21,394,231 | 6,368,948 | 1.23% | 0.3% |
| 2036 | 21,650,331 | 6,383,048 | 1.2% | 0.22% |
| 2037 | 21,901,955 | 6,394,813 | 1.16% | 0.18% |
| 2038 | 22,149,197 | 6,404,994 | 1.13% | 0.16% |
| 2039 | 22,391,079 | 6,411,057 | 1.09% | 0.09% |
| 2040 | 22,626,859 | 6,411,962 | 1.05% | 0.01% |
| 2041 | 22,856,760 | 6,408,383 | 1.02% | -0.06% |
| 2042 | 23,080,838 | 6,402,235 | 0.98% | -0.1% |
| 2043 | 23,299,226 | 6,394,872 | 0.95% | -0.12% |
| 2044 | 23,512,005 | 6,384,418 | 0.91% | -0.16% |
| 2045 | 23,719,080 | 6,372,013 | 0.88% | -0.19% |
| 2046 | 23,920,450 | 6,358,982 | 0.85% | -0.2% |
| 2047 | 24,115,734 | 6,343,000 | 0.82% | -0.25% |
| 2048 | 24,305,641 | 6,327,523 | 0.79% | -0.24% |
| 2049 | 24,491,000 | 6,312,515 | 0.76% | -0.24% |
| 2050 | 24,670,850 | 6,294,905 | 0.73% | -0.28% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,702,252 (a 16.6% growth), while Singapore's population increased by 505,891 (a 9.02% growth).
Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th 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 Singapore will increase by 2.97% to 6,294,905 people and rank change from 113th to 118th.
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 |
| Singapore | 5.87M |
| Bukit Merah | 152K |
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Population differences between Guatemala and Singapore
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| Life expectancy | 73 years | 84.1 years |
| Average age | 27.3 years | 39.3 years |
| Median age | 24 years | 36.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 51.7:48.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.31 births per woman | 0.97 births per woman |
| Population density | 445 ppl/mi² | 21,776 ppl/mi² |
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