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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,049,936 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 1.78 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Guatemala vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Sweden
2100 26,157,456 11,357,586
2099 26,245,641 11,361,443
2098 26,331,619 11,365,725
2097 26,416,090 11,366,889
2096 26,497,966 11,368,572
2095 26,577,430 11,371,525
2094 26,654,549 11,374,169
2093 26,728,912 11,376,054
2092 26,800,726 11,378,099
2091 26,869,103 11,379,549
2090 26,933,745 11,381,475
2089 26,994,393 11,384,408
2088 27,051,725 11,387,073
2087 27,105,725 11,390,874
2086 27,155,743 11,398,223
2085 27,200,252 11,403,279
2084 27,240,081 11,408,050
2083 27,274,635 11,411,588
2082 27,304,601 11,416,796
2081 27,328,275 11,418,438
2080 27,346,322 11,420,629
2079 27,358,846 11,420,158
2078 27,364,710 11,418,032
2077 27,363,544 11,415,948
2076 27,356,220 11,412,112
2075 27,343,275 11,407,978
2074 27,324,366 11,404,682
2073 27,298,193 11,401,754
2072 27,264,801 11,398,056
2071 27,224,139 11,393,134
2070 27,176,996 11,389,416
2069 27,121,679 11,385,560
2068 27,058,279 11,384,165
2067 26,987,818 11,383,331
2066 26,909,977 11,383,335
2065 26,825,610 11,382,611
2064 26,733,472 11,381,643
2063 26,634,443 11,381,489
2062 26,529,537 11,382,109
2061 26,418,318 11,379,849
2060 26,300,043 11,378,661
2059 26,175,298 11,376,317
2058 26,043,910 11,372,527
2057 25,905,522 11,367,109
2056 25,761,415 11,361,843
2055 25,611,347 11,354,884
2054 25,455,341 11,347,343
2053 25,292,387 11,336,678
2052 25,124,081 11,322,876
2051 24,950,631 11,306,983
2050 24,772,432 11,287,973
2049 24,588,164 11,268,461
2048 24,398,840 11,247,615
2047 24,205,409 11,225,655
2046 24,005,250 11,202,749
2045 23,799,564 11,178,920
2044 23,587,909 11,153,887
2043 23,370,717 11,128,417
2042 23,147,742 11,102,505
2041 22,919,092 11,078,898
2040 22,684,402 11,054,498
2039 22,443,876 11,031,322
2038 22,196,908 11,008,943
2037 21,945,561 10,987,323
2036 21,689,784 10,964,438
2035 21,429,391 10,941,953
2034 21,165,636 10,919,289
2033 20,899,157 10,895,104
2032 20,630,118 10,869,796
2031 20,359,005 10,844,434
2030 20,085,689 10,815,888
2029 19,810,652 10,784,274
2028 19,534,112 10,749,191
2027 19,255,397 10,710,226
2026 18,973,755 10,668,870
2025 18,690,875 10,621,495
2024 18,406,359 10,569,709
2023 18,124,838 10,536,632
2022 17,847,877 10,486,941
2021 17,598,650 10,415,811
2020 17,357,325 10,353,442
2019 17,103,803 10,278,887
2018 16,845,685 10,175,214
2017 16,567,357 10,057,698
2016 16,268,760 9,923,085
2015 15,971,743 9,799,186
2014 15,681,725 9,696,110
2013 15,387,337 9,600,379
2012 15,089,647 9,519,374
2011 14,792,126 9,449,213
2010 14,500,112 9,378,126
2009 14,215,611 9,298,515
2008 13,935,174 9,219,637
2007 13,652,040 9,148,092
2006 13,367,459 9,080,505
2005 13,087,629 9,029,572
2004 12,807,402 8,993,531
2003 12,525,842 8,958,229
2002 12,246,915 8,924,958
2001 11,969,422 8,895,960
2000 11,697,592 8,872,109
1999 11,422,965 8,857,874
1998 11,139,145 8,850,974
1997 10,857,754 8,846,062
1996 10,583,526 8,840,998
1995 10,312,996 8,826,939
1994 10,043,718 8,780,745
1993 9,779,761 8,718,561
1992 9,522,266 8,668,067
1991 9,272,584 8,617,375
1990 9,024,773 8,558,835
1989 8,775,546 8,492,964
1988 8,532,099 8,436,489
1987 8,296,485 8,397,804
1986 8,070,818 8,369,829
1985 7,849,693 8,350,386
1984 7,630,682 8,336,605
1983 7,419,642 8,329,033
1982 7,240,241 8,325,263
1981 7,075,648 8,320,503
1980 6,900,212 8,310,531
1979 6,727,797 8,293,678
1978 6,561,534 8,275,599
1977 6,401,515 8,251,540
1976 6,262,404 8,222,286
1975 6,128,731 8,192,437
1974 5,981,197 8,159,955
1973 5,831,631 8,136,312
1972 5,682,833 8,122,300
1971 5,538,355 8,098,334
1970 5,396,966 8,042,801
1969 5,257,081 7,968,072
1968 5,118,111 7,912,273
1967 4,978,862 7,867,931
1966 4,840,958 7,807,797
1965 4,704,965 7,733,853
1964 4,571,109 7,661,354
1963 4,440,264 7,604,328
1962 4,312,044 7,561,588
1961 4,186,201 7,519,998
1960 4,063,655 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guatemala Sweden
2100 -0.34% -0.03%
2099 -0.33% -0.04%
2098 -0.32% -0.01%
2097 -0.31% -0.01%
2096 -0.3% -0.03%
2095 -0.29% -0.02%
2094 -0.28% -0.02%
2093 -0.27% -0.02%
2092 -0.25% -0.01%
2091 -0.24% -0.02%
2090 -0.22% -0.03%
2089 -0.21% -0.02%
2088 -0.2% -0.03%
2087 -0.18% -0.06%
2086 -0.16% -0.04%
2085 -0.15% -0.04%
2084 -0.13% -0.03%
2083 -0.11% -0.05%
2082 -0.09% -0.01%
2081 -0.07% -0.02%
2080 -0.05% 0.004%
2079 -0.02% 0.02%
2078 0.004% 0.02%
2077 0.03% 0.03%
2076 0.05% 0.04%
2075 0.07% 0.03%
2074 0.1% 0.03%
2073 0.12% 0.03%
2072 0.15% 0.04%
2071 0.17% 0.03%
2070 0.2% 0.03%
2069 0.23% 0.01%
2068 0.26% 0.007%
2067 0.29% -0%
2066 0.31% 0.006%
2065 0.34% 0.009%
2064 0.37% 0.001%
2063 0.4% -0.005%
2062 0.42% 0.02%
2061 0.45% 0.01%
2060 0.48% 0.02%
2059 0.5% 0.03%
2058 0.53% 0.05%
2057 0.56% 0.05%
2056 0.59% 0.06%
2055 0.61% 0.07%
2054 0.64% 0.09%
2053 0.67% 0.12%
2052 0.7% 0.14%
2051 0.72% 0.17%
2050 0.75% 0.17%
2049 0.78% 0.19%
2048 0.8% 0.2%
2047 0.83% 0.2%
2046 0.86% 0.21%
2045 0.9% 0.22%
2044 0.93% 0.23%
2043 0.96% 0.23%
2042 1% 0.21%
2041 1.03% 0.22%
2040 1.07% 0.21%
2039 1.11% 0.2%
2038 1.15% 0.2%
2037 1.18% 0.21%
2036 1.22% 0.21%
2035 1.25% 0.21%
2034 1.28% 0.22%
2033 1.3% 0.23%
2032 1.33% 0.23%
2031 1.36% 0.26%
2030 1.39% 0.29%
2029 1.42% 0.33%
2028 1.45% 0.36%
2027 1.48% 0.39%
2026 1.51% 0.45%
2025 1.55% 0.49%
2024 1.55% 0.31%
2023 1.55% 0.47%
2022 1.42% 0.68%
2021 1.39% 0.6%
2020 1.48% 0.73%
2019 1.53% 1.02%
2018 1.68% 1.17%
2017 1.84% 1.36%
2016 1.86% 1.26%
2015 1.85% 1.06%
2014 1.91% 1%
2013 1.97% 0.85%
2012 2.01% 0.74%
2011 2.01% 0.76%
2010 2% 0.86%
2009 2.01% 0.86%
2008 2.07% 0.78%
2007 2.13% 0.74%
2006 2.14% 0.56%
2005 2.19% 0.4%
2004 2.25% 0.39%
2003 2.28% 0.37%
2002 2.32% 0.33%
2001 2.32% 0.27%
2000 2.4% 0.16%
1999 2.55% 0.08%
1998 2.59% 0.06%
1997 2.59% 0.06%
1996 2.62% 0.16%
1995 2.68% 0.53%
1994 2.7% 0.71%
1993 2.7% 0.58%
1992 2.69% 0.59%
1991 2.75% 0.68%
1990 2.84% 0.78%
1989 2.85% 0.67%
1988 2.84% 0.46%
1987 2.8% 0.33%
1986 2.82% 0.23%
1985 2.87% 0.17%
1984 2.84% 0.09%
1983 2.48% 0.05%
1982 2.33% 0.06%
1981 2.54% 0.12%
1980 2.56% 0.2%
1979 2.53% 0.22%
1978 2.5% 0.29%
1977 2.22% 0.36%
1976 2.18% 0.36%
1975 2.47% 0.4%
1974 2.56% 0.29%
1973 2.62% 0.17%
1972 2.61% 0.3%
1971 2.62% 0.69%
1970 2.66% 0.94%
1969 2.72% 0.71%
1968 2.8% 0.56%
1967 2.85% 0.77%
1966 2.89% 0.96%
1965 2.93% 0.95%
1964 2.95% 0.75%
1963 2.97% 0.57%
1962 3.01% 0.55%
1961 3.02% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guatemala grew by 1.55%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Sweden
Current population
19049936
10680056
Population rank 69/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.13%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
15.9 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
5.25 minutes
One death every
6.01 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +771 +91
Annual growth/decline +281,521 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +1.55% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 149/197
One migration net change every
1.1 hours
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -7,959 +47,079
Net migration rank 128/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 92,732 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 133/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 176/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guatemala
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guatemala Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,959 - 47,079
2024 - -7,725 - 50,115
2023 289,635 -8,940 5,269 55,209
2022 281,675 -8,463 10,487 58,955
2021 255,145 -29,908 22,914 51,947
2020 281,328 -23,927 14,495 37,302
2019 307,389 -57,746 25,697 72,619
2018 323,100 -56,487 23,403 87,517
2017 332,838 -42,779 24,138 102,671
2016 338,114 -30,980 25,800 119,234
2015 335,072 -48,179 23,518 80,534
2014 333,551 -40,409 26,179 77,654
2013 331,321 -35,698 23,041 66,760
2012 332,365 -32,624 20,943 52,879
2011 328,548 -33,238 21,733 46,049
2010 324,802 -36,076 25,320 51,175
2009 323,320 -43,046 21,387 63,638
2008 323,226 -42,624 18,439 56,452
2007 326,298 -40,632 15,552 54,907
2006 325,604 -42,118 15,436 51,675
2005 325,816 -49,636 9,030 27,030
2004 331,699 -47,409 9,893 25,842
2003 333,539 -54,701 6,271 29,161
2002 334,255 -55,247 893 31,364
2001 335,503 -59,536 -1,779 28,856
2000 332,891 -65,197 -2,662 24,900
1999 328,890 -47,325 -6,201 13,940
1998 325,174 -39,104 -3,541 11,325
1997 320,087 -43,377 -3,539 6,047
1996 315,252 -43,501 1,768 5,773
1995 309,236 -39,917 9,710 11,621
1994 302,708 -33,462 20,196 51,545
1993 295,515 -36,848 20,924 32,725
1992 288,411 -32,093 28,605 20,507
1991 283,917 -40,868 29,299 25,314
1990 280,318 -27,735 29,100 35,668
1989 276,736 -30,860 24,629 44,565
1988 271,466 -30,450 15,186 30,064
1987 261,746 -31,539 11,757 21,335
1986 252,754 -31,631 9,206 15,211
1985 246,119 -24,991 4,175 11,464
1984 241,892 -25,010 3,335 8,668
1983 238,059 -32,877 833 2,105
1982 199,809 -46,174 1,665 2,524
1981 221,044 -45,490 1,664 3,209
1980 218,460 -43,144 5,818 10,040
1979 216,810 -47,278 4,976 13,895
1978 211,301 -48,309 4,138 13,807
1977 203,299 -46,249 7,426 23,528
1976 171,903 -50,745 8,222 20,324
1975 188,501 -42,329 14,746 16,564
1974 184,992 -36,089 23,664 9,217
1973 179,871 -29,641 24,409 -9,551
1972 173,162 -25,807 28,428 -13,519
1971 165,104 -23,513 31,583 2,334
1970 155,946 -14,755 30,563 47,242
1969 149,516 -10,937 23,904 48,824
1968 146,946 -7,589 30,858 8,545
1967 143,859 -4,715 41,700 11,075
1966 140,494 -3,824 45,286 24,920
1965 135,997 -681 44,857 32,444
1964 132,832 -440 45,968 23,581
1963 129,065 240 35,741 11,009
1962 126,429 713 30,246 9,627
1961 123,753 797 30,832 14,401
1960 120,728 -186 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/guatemala/sweden | 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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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