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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,049,936 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 3.76 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 1.09% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Guatemala vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Thailand
2100 26,157,456 45,712,111
2099 26,245,641 46,056,854
2098 26,331,619 46,406,925
2097 26,416,090 46,761,683
2096 26,497,966 47,122,446
2095 26,577,430 47,487,866
2094 26,654,549 47,857,414
2093 26,728,912 48,230,566
2092 26,800,726 48,609,149
2091 26,869,103 48,988,448
2090 26,933,745 49,372,024
2089 26,994,393 49,760,635
2088 27,051,725 50,146,313
2087 27,105,725 50,536,233
2086 27,155,743 50,929,394
2085 27,200,252 51,326,092
2084 27,240,081 51,728,619
2083 27,274,635 52,131,789
2082 27,304,601 52,537,598
2081 27,328,275 52,942,608
2080 27,346,322 53,352,029
2079 27,358,846 53,766,821
2078 27,364,710 54,181,891
2077 27,363,544 54,599,508
2076 27,356,220 55,019,721
2075 27,343,275 55,442,571
2074 27,324,366 55,872,412
2073 27,298,193 56,304,891
2072 27,264,801 56,739,842
2071 27,224,139 57,177,118
2070 27,176,996 57,621,370
2069 27,121,679 58,066,637
2068 27,058,279 58,516,959
2067 26,987,818 58,967,738
2066 26,909,977 59,418,676
2065 26,825,610 59,878,082
2064 26,733,472 60,336,709
2063 26,634,443 60,797,201
2062 26,529,537 61,262,000
2061 26,418,318 61,724,999
2060 26,300,043 62,192,387
2059 26,175,298 62,656,203
2058 26,043,910 63,118,413
2057 25,905,522 63,577,864
2056 25,761,415 64,032,675
2055 25,611,347 64,478,337
2054 25,455,341 64,917,436
2053 25,292,387 65,343,383
2052 25,124,081 65,763,356
2051 24,950,631 66,167,939
2050 24,772,432 66,558,274
2049 24,588,164 66,936,876
2048 24,398,840 67,296,897
2047 24,205,409 67,641,907
2046 24,005,250 67,972,603
2045 23,799,564 68,287,399
2044 23,587,909 68,585,177
2043 23,370,717 68,870,333
2042 23,147,742 69,139,548
2041 22,919,092 69,396,419
2040 22,684,402 69,632,464
2039 22,443,876 69,854,146
2038 22,196,908 70,062,543
2037 21,945,561 70,256,027
2036 21,689,784 70,435,348
2035 21,429,391 70,604,705
2034 21,165,636 70,756,791
2033 20,899,157 70,897,217
2032 20,630,118 71,025,384
2031 20,359,005 71,140,609
2030 20,085,689 71,247,320
2029 19,810,652 71,342,891
2028 19,534,112 71,428,869
2027 19,255,397 71,505,168
2026 18,973,755 71,571,743
2025 18,690,875 71,625,629
2024 18,406,359 71,668,011
2023 18,124,838 71,702,435
2022 17,847,877 71,735,329
2021 17,598,650 71,727,332
2020 17,357,325 71,641,484
2019 17,103,803 71,522,271
2018 16,845,685 71,376,079
2017 16,567,357 71,160,187
2016 16,268,760 70,859,841
2015 15,971,743 70,540,795
2014 15,681,725 70,216,367
2013 15,387,337 69,845,114
2012 15,089,647 69,436,098
2011 14,792,126 69,007,208
2010 14,500,112 68,579,447
2009 14,215,611 68,121,080
2008 13,935,174 67,619,830
2007 13,652,040 67,102,394
2006 13,367,459 66,567,687
2005 13,087,629 66,017,420
2004 12,807,402 65,452,047
2003 12,525,842 64,868,166
2002 12,246,915 64,266,437
2001 11,969,422 63,651,141
2000 11,697,592 63,007,815
1999 11,422,965 62,299,043
1998 11,139,145 61,522,630
1997 10,857,754 60,724,584
1996 10,583,526 59,920,064
1995 10,312,996 59,098,232
1994 10,043,718 58,260,854
1993 9,779,761 57,408,198
1992 9,522,266 56,528,834
1991 9,272,584 55,637,434
1990 9,024,773 54,738,329
1989 8,775,546 53,848,956
1988 8,532,099 52,969,595
1987 8,296,485 52,074,105
1986 8,070,818 51,177,834
1985 7,849,693 50,270,753
1984 7,630,682 49,351,708
1983 7,419,642 48,423,309
1982 7,240,241 47,494,577
1981 7,075,648 46,575,855
1980 6,900,212 45,650,022
1979 6,727,797 44,718,434
1978 6,561,534 43,788,976
1977 6,401,515 42,843,974
1976 6,262,404 41,896,504
1975 6,128,731 40,940,005
1974 5,981,197 39,952,891
1973 5,831,631 38,947,787
1972 5,682,833 37,933,929
1971 5,538,355 36,937,387
1970 5,396,966 35,954,408
1969 5,257,081 34,973,782
1968 5,118,111 34,002,560
1967 4,978,862 33,037,801
1966 4,840,958 32,086,071
1965 4,704,965 31,149,337
1964 4,571,109 30,232,141
1963 4,440,264 29,342,322
1962 4,312,044 28,481,040
1961 4,186,201 27,650,334
1960 4,063,655 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guatemala Thailand
2100 -0.34% -0.75%
2099 -0.33% -0.75%
2098 -0.32% -0.76%
2097 -0.31% -0.77%
2096 -0.3% -0.77%
2095 -0.29% -0.77%
2094 -0.28% -0.77%
2093 -0.27% -0.78%
2092 -0.25% -0.77%
2091 -0.24% -0.78%
2090 -0.22% -0.78%
2089 -0.21% -0.77%
2088 -0.2% -0.77%
2087 -0.18% -0.77%
2086 -0.16% -0.77%
2085 -0.15% -0.78%
2084 -0.13% -0.77%
2083 -0.11% -0.77%
2082 -0.09% -0.76%
2081 -0.07% -0.77%
2080 -0.05% -0.77%
2079 -0.02% -0.77%
2078 0.004% -0.76%
2077 0.03% -0.76%
2076 0.05% -0.76%
2075 0.07% -0.77%
2074 0.1% -0.77%
2073 0.12% -0.77%
2072 0.15% -0.76%
2071 0.17% -0.77%
2070 0.2% -0.77%
2069 0.23% -0.77%
2068 0.26% -0.76%
2067 0.29% -0.76%
2066 0.31% -0.77%
2065 0.34% -0.76%
2064 0.37% -0.76%
2063 0.4% -0.76%
2062 0.42% -0.75%
2061 0.45% -0.75%
2060 0.48% -0.74%
2059 0.5% -0.73%
2058 0.53% -0.72%
2057 0.56% -0.71%
2056 0.59% -0.69%
2055 0.61% -0.68%
2054 0.64% -0.65%
2053 0.67% -0.64%
2052 0.7% -0.61%
2051 0.72% -0.59%
2050 0.75% -0.57%
2049 0.78% -0.53%
2048 0.8% -0.51%
2047 0.83% -0.49%
2046 0.86% -0.46%
2045 0.9% -0.43%
2044 0.93% -0.41%
2043 0.96% -0.39%
2042 1% -0.37%
2041 1.03% -0.34%
2040 1.07% -0.32%
2039 1.11% -0.3%
2038 1.15% -0.28%
2037 1.18% -0.25%
2036 1.22% -0.24%
2035 1.25% -0.21%
2034 1.28% -0.2%
2033 1.3% -0.18%
2032 1.33% -0.16%
2031 1.36% -0.15%
2030 1.39% -0.13%
2029 1.42% -0.12%
2028 1.45% -0.11%
2027 1.48% -0.09%
2026 1.51% -0.08%
2025 1.55% -0.06%
2024 1.55% -0.05%
2023 1.55% -0.05%
2022 1.42% 0.01%
2021 1.39% 0.12%
2020 1.48% 0.17%
2019 1.53% 0.2%
2018 1.68% 0.3%
2017 1.84% 0.42%
2016 1.86% 0.45%
2015 1.85% 0.46%
2014 1.91% 0.53%
2013 1.97% 0.59%
2012 2.01% 0.62%
2011 2.01% 0.62%
2010 2% 0.67%
2009 2.01% 0.74%
2008 2.07% 0.77%
2007 2.13% 0.8%
2006 2.14% 0.83%
2005 2.19% 0.86%
2004 2.25% 0.9%
2003 2.28% 0.94%
2002 2.32% 0.97%
2001 2.32% 1.02%
2000 2.4% 1.14%
1999 2.55% 1.26%
1998 2.59% 1.31%
1997 2.59% 1.34%
1996 2.62% 1.39%
1995 2.68% 1.44%
1994 2.7% 1.49%
1993 2.7% 1.56%
1992 2.69% 1.6%
1991 2.75% 1.64%
1990 2.84% 1.65%
1989 2.85% 1.66%
1988 2.84% 1.72%
1987 2.8% 1.75%
1986 2.82% 1.8%
1985 2.87% 1.86%
1984 2.84% 1.92%
1983 2.48% 1.96%
1982 2.33% 1.97%
1981 2.54% 2.03%
1980 2.56% 2.08%
1979 2.53% 2.12%
1978 2.5% 2.21%
1977 2.22% 2.26%
1976 2.18% 2.34%
1975 2.47% 2.47%
1974 2.56% 2.58%
1973 2.62% 2.67%
1972 2.61% 2.7%
1971 2.62% 2.73%
1970 2.66% 2.8%
1969 2.72% 2.86%
1968 2.8% 2.92%
1967 2.85% 2.97%
1966 2.89% 3.01%
1965 2.93% 3.03%
1964 2.95% 3.03%
1963 2.97% 3.02%
1962 3.01% 3%
1961 3.02% 2.97%

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 Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Thailand
Current population
19049936
71571743
Population rank 69/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.86%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
6.01 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +771 -94
Annual growth/decline +281,521 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +1.55% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 168/197
One migration net change every
1.1 hours
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -7,959 +27,509
Net migration rank 128/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 92,732 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 133/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 176/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guatemala
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guatemala Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,959 - 27,509
2024 - -7,725 - 23,321
2023 289,635 -8,940 -46,105 19,648
2022 281,675 -8,463 -61,046 21,683
2021 255,145 -29,908 57,382 -2,093
2020 281,328 -23,927 84,107 32,277
2019 307,389 -57,746 116,867 5,221
2018 323,100 -56,487 159,383 10,984
2017 332,838 -42,779 194,695 66,805
2016 338,114 -30,980 226,255 112,978
2015 335,072 -48,179 266,362 32,500
2014 333,551 -40,409 294,628 55,358
2013 331,321 -35,698 325,059 67,452
2012 332,365 -32,624 351,485 74,033
2011 328,548 -33,238 365,670 66,607
2010 324,802 -36,076 370,466 52,791
2009 323,320 -43,046 382,636 110,883
2008 323,226 -42,624 401,730 107,333
2007 326,298 -40,632 425,362 100,486
2006 325,604 -42,118 441,211 102,362
2005 325,816 -49,636 456,378 100,542
2004 331,699 -47,409 466,542 107,199
2003 333,539 -54,701 488,003 105,917
2002 334,255 -55,247 504,299 105,215
2001 335,503 -59,536 524,230 96,817
2000 332,891 -65,197 543,884 121,640
1999 328,890 -47,325 578,073 173,924
1998 325,174 -39,104 617,318 183,471
1997 320,087 -43,377 644,834 150,411
1996 315,252 -43,501 661,397 152,397
1995 309,236 -39,917 682,703 147,226
1994 302,708 -33,462 712,589 132,271
1993 295,515 -36,848 737,696 122,746
1992 288,411 -32,093 754,999 143,318
1991 283,917 -40,868 760,508 124,034
1990 280,318 -27,735 760,808 152,916
1989 276,736 -30,860 774,563 90,497
1988 271,466 -30,450 765,252 128,469
1987 261,746 -31,539 774,498 122,791
1986 252,754 -31,631 783,430 111,820
1985 246,119 -24,991 776,935 141,963
1984 241,892 -25,010 779,856 139,345
1983 238,059 -32,877 794,239 143,393
1982 199,809 -46,174 817,951 101,885
1981 221,044 -45,490 839,297 78,337
1980 218,460 -43,144 845,575 88,478
1979 216,810 -47,278 843,434 85,693
1978 211,301 -48,309 847,799 82,011
1977 203,299 -46,249 871,232 88,937
1976 171,903 -50,745 894,072 40,656
1975 188,501 -42,329 911,980 66,306
1974 184,992 -36,089 923,151 72,801
1973 179,871 -29,641 933,540 80,704
1972 173,162 -25,807 940,420 73,082
1971 165,104 -23,513 936,215 43,400
1970 155,946 -14,755 937,116 49,221
1969 149,516 -10,937 948,314 26,551
1968 146,946 -7,589 953,806 13,718
1967 143,859 -4,715 944,980 17,005
1966 140,494 -3,824 929,469 12,016
1965 135,997 -681 909,000 22,995
1964 132,832 -440 885,137 17,249
1963 129,065 240 860,728 16,494
1962 126,429 713 828,741 16,605
1961 123,753 797 801,140 14,968
1960 120,728 -186 774,190 6,886

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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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