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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,049,936 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 2.56 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.82% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Guatemala vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Spain
2100 26,157,456 33,862,981
2099 26,245,641 34,039,965
2098 26,331,619 34,215,187
2097 26,416,090 34,387,116
2096 26,497,966 34,552,002
2095 26,577,430 34,719,411
2094 26,654,549 34,882,039
2093 26,728,912 35,044,043
2092 26,800,726 35,204,657
2091 26,869,103 35,366,895
2090 26,933,745 35,535,838
2089 26,994,393 35,707,942
2088 27,051,725 35,877,681
2087 27,105,725 36,043,209
2086 27,155,743 36,210,710
2085 27,200,252 36,386,207
2084 27,240,081 36,564,622
2083 27,274,635 36,749,680
2082 27,304,601 36,936,644
2081 27,328,275 37,133,976
2080 27,346,322 37,337,517
2079 27,358,846 37,551,557
2078 27,364,710 37,771,135
2077 27,363,544 38,002,963
2076 27,356,220 38,249,247
2075 27,343,275 38,506,040
2074 27,324,366 38,777,715
2073 27,298,193 39,056,249
2072 27,264,801 39,348,447
2071 27,224,139 39,642,346
2070 27,176,996 39,949,413
2069 27,121,679 40,256,590
2068 27,058,279 40,575,543
2067 26,987,818 40,893,798
2066 26,909,977 41,218,263
2065 26,825,610 41,543,254
2064 26,733,472 41,878,338
2063 26,634,443 42,208,320
2062 26,529,537 42,542,893
2061 26,418,318 42,874,096
2060 26,300,043 43,191,452
2059 26,175,298 43,506,737
2058 26,043,910 43,809,907
2057 25,905,522 44,112,668
2056 25,761,415 44,415,689
2055 25,611,347 44,691,749
2054 25,455,341 44,958,971
2053 25,292,387 45,223,225
2052 25,124,081 45,470,541
2051 24,950,631 45,695,307
2050 24,772,432 45,911,520
2049 24,588,164 46,127,777
2048 24,398,840 46,322,244
2047 24,205,409 46,510,152
2046 24,005,250 46,687,914
2045 23,799,564 46,858,778
2044 23,587,909 47,016,278
2043 23,370,717 47,158,325
2042 23,147,742 47,301,091
2041 22,919,092 47,434,593
2040 22,684,402 47,563,236
2039 22,443,876 47,685,343
2038 22,196,908 47,798,797
2037 21,945,561 47,910,899
2036 21,689,784 48,020,350
2035 21,429,391 48,124,430
2034 21,165,636 48,220,051
2033 20,899,157 48,311,842
2032 20,630,118 48,402,470
2031 20,359,005 48,495,278
2030 20,085,689 48,579,920
2029 19,810,652 48,648,699
2028 19,534,112 48,707,969
2027 19,255,397 48,758,200
2026 18,973,755 48,806,901
2025 18,690,875 48,838,057
2024 18,406,359 48,848,840
2023 18,124,838 48,352,528
2022 17,847,877 47,786,102
2021 17,598,650 47,443,821
2020 17,357,325 47,359,424
2019 17,103,803 47,118,501
2018 16,845,685 46,782,011
2017 16,567,357 46,571,232
2016 16,268,760 46,458,139
2015 15,971,743 46,422,303
2014 15,681,725 46,460,733
2013 15,387,337 46,604,197
2012 15,089,647 46,773,055
2011 14,792,126 46,742,697
2010 14,500,112 46,576,897
2009 14,215,611 46,362,946
2008 13,935,174 45,954,106
2007 13,652,040 45,226,803
2006 13,367,459 44,397,319
2005 13,087,629 43,653,155
2004 12,807,402 42,921,895
2003 12,525,842 42,187,645
2002 12,246,915 41,431,558
2001 11,969,422 40,850,412
2000 11,697,592 40,567,864
1999 11,422,965 40,386,875
1998 11,139,145 40,223,509
1997 10,857,754 40,057,389
1996 10,583,526 39,889,852
1995 10,312,996 39,724,050
1994 10,043,718 39,549,108
1993 9,779,761 39,361,262
1992 9,522,266 39,157,685
1991 9,272,584 38,966,376
1990 9,024,773 38,867,322
1989 8,775,546 38,827,764
1988 8,532,099 38,766,939
1987 8,296,485 38,684,815
1986 8,070,818 38,584,624
1985 7,849,693 38,469,512
1984 7,630,682 38,330,364
1983 7,419,642 38,171,525
1982 7,240,241 37,986,012
1981 7,075,648 37,758,631
1980 6,900,212 37,491,165
1979 6,727,797 37,191,330
1978 6,561,534 36,864,898
1977 6,401,515 36,511,638
1976 6,262,404 36,137,812
1975 6,128,731 35,757,900
1974 5,981,197 35,373,335
1973 5,831,631 34,988,947
1972 5,682,833 34,604,469
1971 5,538,355 34,224,490
1970 5,396,966 33,814,531
1969 5,257,081 33,441,054
1968 5,118,111 33,113,134
1967 4,978,862 32,682,947
1966 4,840,958 32,283,194
1965 4,704,965 31,954,292
1964 4,571,109 31,609,195
1963 4,440,264 31,296,651
1962 4,312,044 31,023,366
1961 4,186,201 30,739,250
1960 4,063,655 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guatemala Spain
2100 -0.34% -0.52%
2099 -0.33% -0.51%
2098 -0.32% -0.5%
2097 -0.31% -0.48%
2096 -0.3% -0.48%
2095 -0.29% -0.47%
2094 -0.28% -0.46%
2093 -0.27% -0.46%
2092 -0.25% -0.46%
2091 -0.24% -0.48%
2090 -0.22% -0.48%
2089 -0.21% -0.47%
2088 -0.2% -0.46%
2087 -0.18% -0.46%
2086 -0.16% -0.48%
2085 -0.15% -0.49%
2084 -0.13% -0.5%
2083 -0.11% -0.51%
2082 -0.09% -0.53%
2081 -0.07% -0.55%
2080 -0.05% -0.57%
2079 -0.02% -0.58%
2078 0.004% -0.61%
2077 0.03% -0.64%
2076 0.05% -0.67%
2075 0.07% -0.7%
2074 0.1% -0.71%
2073 0.12% -0.74%
2072 0.15% -0.74%
2071 0.17% -0.77%
2070 0.2% -0.76%
2069 0.23% -0.79%
2068 0.26% -0.78%
2067 0.29% -0.79%
2066 0.31% -0.78%
2065 0.34% -0.8%
2064 0.37% -0.78%
2063 0.4% -0.79%
2062 0.42% -0.77%
2061 0.45% -0.73%
2060 0.48% -0.72%
2059 0.5% -0.69%
2058 0.53% -0.69%
2057 0.56% -0.68%
2056 0.59% -0.62%
2055 0.61% -0.59%
2054 0.64% -0.58%
2053 0.67% -0.54%
2052 0.7% -0.49%
2051 0.72% -0.47%
2050 0.75% -0.47%
2049 0.78% -0.42%
2048 0.8% -0.4%
2047 0.83% -0.38%
2046 0.86% -0.36%
2045 0.9% -0.33%
2044 0.93% -0.3%
2043 0.96% -0.3%
2042 1% -0.28%
2041 1.03% -0.27%
2040 1.07% -0.26%
2039 1.11% -0.24%
2038 1.15% -0.23%
2037 1.18% -0.23%
2036 1.22% -0.22%
2035 1.25% -0.2%
2034 1.28% -0.19%
2033 1.3% -0.19%
2032 1.33% -0.19%
2031 1.36% -0.17%
2030 1.39% -0.14%
2029 1.42% -0.12%
2028 1.45% -0.1%
2027 1.48% -0.1%
2026 1.51% -0.06%
2025 1.55% -0.02%
2024 1.55% 1.03%
2023 1.55% 1.19%
2022 1.42% 0.72%
2021 1.39% 0.18%
2020 1.48% 0.51%
2019 1.53% 0.72%
2018 1.68% 0.45%
2017 1.84% 0.24%
2016 1.86% 0.08%
2015 1.85% -0.08%
2014 1.91% -0.31%
2013 1.97% -0.36%
2012 2.01% 0.06%
2011 2.01% 0.36%
2010 2% 0.46%
2009 2.01% 0.89%
2008 2.07% 1.61%
2007 2.13% 1.87%
2006 2.14% 1.7%
2005 2.19% 1.7%
2004 2.25% 1.74%
2003 2.28% 1.82%
2002 2.32% 1.42%
2001 2.32% 0.7%
2000 2.4% 0.45%
1999 2.55% 0.41%
1998 2.59% 0.41%
1997 2.59% 0.42%
1996 2.62% 0.42%
1995 2.68% 0.44%
1994 2.7% 0.48%
1993 2.7% 0.52%
1992 2.69% 0.49%
1991 2.75% 0.25%
1990 2.84% 0.1%
1989 2.85% 0.16%
1988 2.84% 0.21%
1987 2.8% 0.26%
1986 2.82% 0.3%
1985 2.87% 0.36%
1984 2.84% 0.42%
1983 2.48% 0.49%
1982 2.33% 0.6%
1981 2.54% 0.71%
1980 2.56% 0.81%
1979 2.53% 0.89%
1978 2.5% 0.97%
1977 2.22% 1.03%
1976 2.18% 1.06%
1975 2.47% 1.09%
1974 2.56% 1.1%
1973 2.62% 1.11%
1972 2.61% 1.11%
1971 2.62% 1.21%
1970 2.66% 1.12%
1969 2.72% 0.99%
1968 2.8% 1.32%
1967 2.85% 1.24%
1966 2.89% 1.03%
1965 2.93% 1.09%
1964 2.95% 1%
1963 2.97% 0.88%
1962 3.01% 0.92%
1961 3.02% 0.93%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Guatemala grew by 1.55%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Spain
Current population
19049936
48806901
Population rank 69/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.59%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
6.01 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +771 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +281,521 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +1.55% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 100/197
One migration net change every
1.1 hours
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -7,959 +96,630
Net migration rank 128/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 92,732 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 133/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 176/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guatemala
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guatemala Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,959 - 96,630
2024 - -7,725 - 111,674
2023 289,635 -8,940 -111,211 119,099
2022 281,675 -8,463 -133,801 299,779
2021 255,145 -29,908 -113,865 144,385
2020 281,328 -23,927 -151,551 236,854
2019 307,389 -57,746 -56,542 464,783
2018 323,100 -56,487 -56,139 337,467
2017 332,838 -42,779 -32,600 201,135
2016 338,114 -30,980 0 106,474
2015 335,072 -48,179 -4,642 -1,979
2014 333,551 -40,409 32,522 -97,870
2013 331,321 -35,698 37,284 -250,741
2012 332,365 -32,624 51,450 -153,486
2011 328,548 -33,238 84,137 60,761
2010 324,802 -36,076 102,469 69,406
2009 323,320 -43,046 106,635 129,557
2008 323,226 -42,624 133,267 434,135
2007 326,298 -40,632 108,545 772,317
2006 325,604 -42,118 110,994 659,720
2005 325,816 -49,636 78,576 629,803
2004 331,699 -47,409 85,844 661,158
2003 333,539 -54,701 54,844 658,428
2002 334,255 -55,247 53,861 737,880
2001 335,503 -59,536 44,936 181,307
2000 332,891 -65,197 36,512 176,269
1999 328,890 -47,325 8,077 178,559
1998 325,174 -39,104 4,022 182,926
1997 320,087 -43,377 20,028 165,345
1996 315,252 -43,501 11,967 162,704
1995 309,236 -39,917 15,889 162,434
1994 302,708 -33,462 31,639 160,407
1993 295,515 -36,848 47,234 160,907
1992 288,411 -32,093 62,652 177,544
1991 283,917 -40,868 58,450 122,841
1990 280,318 -27,735 66,075 -30,684
1989 276,736 -30,860 81,538 -25,892
1988 271,466 -30,450 100,794 -17,663
1987 261,746 -31,539 116,054 -12,681
1986 252,754 -31,631 131,188 -13,540
1985 246,119 -24,991 146,184 -589
1984 241,892 -25,010 172,487 2,754
1983 238,059 -32,877 183,223 1,241
1982 199,809 -46,174 231,714 -7,384
1981 221,044 -45,490 237,879 2,563
1980 218,460 -43,144 281,184 20,166
1979 216,810 -47,278 312,407 -5,929
1978 211,301 -48,309 339,157 -2,504
1977 203,299 -46,249 361,465 -1,332
1976 171,903 -50,745 375,834 2,804
1975 188,501 -42,329 371,882 -218
1974 184,992 -36,089 396,182 105,838
1973 179,871 -29,641 374,381 8,624
1972 173,162 -25,807 391,030 7,935
1971 165,104 -23,513 369,625 7,363
1970 155,946 -14,755 378,723 -60,580
1969 149,516 -10,937 367,851 -49,956
1968 146,946 -7,589 387,423 -46,088
1967 143,859 -4,715 402,001 -42,344
1966 140,494 -3,824 397,084 -41,467
1965 135,997 -681 405,819 -42,476
1964 132,832 -440 429,885 -41,461
1963 129,065 240 394,338 -44,446
1962 126,429 713 384,690 -45,211
1961 123,753 797 396,537 -46,517
1960 120,728 -186 398,960 -154,869

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

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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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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

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