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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 104,175 people in Tonga in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,049,936 people compared to 103,309 in Tonga.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 184.4 times bigger than Tonga's.
  • Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Tonga is the 183rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.001% for Tonga.
  • For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs -0.25% in Tonga.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth), while Tonga has declined from 106K to 103K (2.77% decline).

Guatemala vs Tonga: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Tonga
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Tonga
2100 26,157,456 117,647
2099 26,245,641 117,615
2098 26,331,619 117,560
2097 26,416,090 117,522
2096 26,497,966 117,491
2095 26,577,430 117,414
2094 26,654,549 117,321
2093 26,728,912 117,237
2092 26,800,726 117,127
2091 26,869,103 117,013
2090 26,933,745 116,869
2089 26,994,393 116,712
2088 27,051,725 116,511
2087 27,105,725 116,307
2086 27,155,743 116,118
2085 27,200,252 115,902
2084 27,240,081 115,658
2083 27,274,635 115,366
2082 27,304,601 115,071
2081 27,328,275 114,782
2080 27,346,322 114,453
2079 27,358,846 114,103
2078 27,364,710 113,740
2077 27,363,544 113,378
2076 27,356,220 112,974
2075 27,343,275 112,594
2074 27,324,366 112,208
2073 27,298,193 111,819
2072 27,264,801 111,405
2071 27,224,139 110,992
2070 27,176,996 110,605
2069 27,121,679 110,238
2068 27,058,279 109,853
2067 26,987,818 109,474
2066 26,909,977 109,090
2065 26,825,610 108,765
2064 26,733,472 108,405
2063 26,634,443 108,061
2062 26,529,537 107,738
2061 26,418,318 107,424
2060 26,300,043 107,145
2059 26,175,298 106,869
2058 26,043,910 106,617
2057 25,905,522 106,372
2056 25,761,415 106,158
2055 25,611,347 105,942
2054 25,455,341 105,725
2053 25,292,387 105,513
2052 25,124,081 105,313
2051 24,950,631 105,106
2050 24,772,432 104,871
2049 24,588,164 104,663
2048 24,398,840 104,414
2047 24,205,409 104,180
2046 24,005,250 103,879
2045 23,799,564 103,575
2044 23,587,909 103,241
2043 23,370,717 102,961
2042 23,147,742 102,718
2041 22,919,092 102,474
2040 22,684,402 102,254
2039 22,443,876 102,088
2038 22,196,908 101,861
2037 21,945,561 101,733
2036 21,689,784 101,653
2035 21,429,391 101,607
2034 21,165,636 101,598
2033 20,899,157 101,618
2032 20,630,118 101,659
2031 20,359,005 101,790
2030 20,085,689 101,954
2029 19,810,652 102,207
2028 19,534,112 102,521
2027 19,255,397 102,868
2026 18,973,755 103,309
2025 18,690,875 103,768
2024 18,406,359 104,175
2023 18,124,838 104,597
2022 17,847,877 105,042
2021 17,598,650 105,490
2020 17,357,325 105,704
2019 17,103,803 105,669
2018 16,845,685 105,567
2017 16,567,357 105,356
2016 16,268,760 105,524
2015 15,971,743 106,095
2014 15,681,725 106,609
2013 15,387,337 107,078
2012 15,089,647 107,460
2011 14,792,126 107,570
2010 14,500,112 107,400
2009 14,215,611 107,203
2008 13,935,174 107,020
2007 13,652,040 106,726
2006 13,367,459 106,253
2005 13,087,629 105,671
2004 12,807,402 105,071
2003 12,525,842 104,464
2002 12,246,915 103,874
2001 11,969,422 103,288
2000 11,697,592 102,677
1999 11,422,965 102,046
1998 11,139,145 101,388
1997 10,857,754 100,674
1996 10,583,526 100,275
1995 10,312,996 100,225
1994 10,043,718 100,166
1993 9,779,761 100,103
1992 9,522,266 100,022
1991 9,272,584 99,895
1990 9,024,773 99,700
1989 8,775,546 99,403
1988 8,532,099 98,969
1987 8,296,485 98,376
1986 8,070,818 98,010
1985 7,849,693 97,984
1984 7,630,682 97,990
1983 7,419,642 97,998
1982 7,240,241 97,980
1981 7,075,648 97,909
1980 6,900,212 97,769
1979 6,727,797 97,544
1978 6,561,534 97,204
1977 6,401,515 96,725
1976 6,262,404 95,325
1975 6,128,731 93,017
1974 5,981,197 90,683
1973 5,831,631 88,805
1972 5,682,833 87,356
1971 5,538,355 85,896
1970 5,396,966 84,401
1969 5,257,081 82,885
1968 5,118,111 81,353
1967 4,978,862 79,814
1966 4,840,958 78,002
1965 4,704,965 75,924
1964 4,571,109 73,879
1963 4,440,264 71,885
1962 4,312,044 69,940
1961 4,186,201 68,037
1960 4,063,655 66,170

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/tonga | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Tonga lost 729 people (a 0.69% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by 2,215 people (a 2.1% decline).

Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2006 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.51% to 104,871 people and will still be ranked 183rd.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people compared to the peak of 118K people in 2100 for Tonga.

Population growth rate by year

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Tonga
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guatemala Tonga
2100 -0.34% 0.03%
2099 -0.33% 0.05%
2098 -0.32% 0.03%
2097 -0.31% 0.03%
2096 -0.3% 0.07%
2095 -0.29% 0.08%
2094 -0.28% 0.07%
2093 -0.27% 0.09%
2092 -0.25% 0.1%
2091 -0.24% 0.12%
2090 -0.22% 0.13%
2089 -0.21% 0.17%
2088 -0.2% 0.18%
2087 -0.18% 0.16%
2086 -0.16% 0.19%
2085 -0.15% 0.21%
2084 -0.13% 0.25%
2083 -0.11% 0.26%
2082 -0.09% 0.25%
2081 -0.07% 0.29%
2080 -0.05% 0.31%
2079 -0.02% 0.32%
2078 0.004% 0.32%
2077 0.03% 0.36%
2076 0.05% 0.34%
2075 0.07% 0.34%
2074 0.1% 0.35%
2073 0.12% 0.37%
2072 0.15% 0.37%
2071 0.17% 0.35%
2070 0.2% 0.33%
2069 0.23% 0.35%
2068 0.26% 0.35%
2067 0.29% 0.35%
2066 0.31% 0.3%
2065 0.34% 0.33%
2064 0.37% 0.32%
2063 0.4% 0.3%
2062 0.42% 0.29%
2061 0.45% 0.26%
2060 0.48% 0.26%
2059 0.5% 0.24%
2058 0.53% 0.23%
2057 0.56% 0.2%
2056 0.59% 0.2%
2055 0.61% 0.2%
2054 0.64% 0.2%
2053 0.67% 0.19%
2052 0.7% 0.2%
2051 0.72% 0.22%
2050 0.75% 0.2%
2049 0.78% 0.24%
2048 0.8% 0.22%
2047 0.83% 0.29%
2046 0.86% 0.29%
2045 0.9% 0.32%
2044 0.93% 0.27%
2043 0.96% 0.24%
2042 1% 0.24%
2041 1.03% 0.21%
2040 1.07% 0.16%
2039 1.11% 0.22%
2038 1.15% 0.13%
2037 1.18% 0.08%
2036 1.22% 0.05%
2035 1.25% 0.009%
2034 1.28% -0.02%
2033 1.3% -0.04%
2032 1.33% -0.13%
2031 1.36% -0.16%
2030 1.39% -0.25%
2029 1.42% -0.31%
2028 1.45% -0.34%
2027 1.48% -0.43%
2026 1.51% -0.44%
2025 1.55% -0.39%
2024 1.55% -0.4%
2023 1.55% -0.42%
2022 1.42% -0.42%
2021 1.39% -0.2%
2020 1.48% 0.03%
2019 1.53% 0.1%
2018 1.68% 0.2%
2017 1.84% -0.16%
2016 1.86% -0.54%
2015 1.85% -0.48%
2014 1.91% -0.44%
2013 1.97% -0.36%
2012 2.01% -0.1%
2011 2.01% 0.16%
2010 2% 0.18%
2009 2.01% 0.17%
2008 2.07% 0.28%
2007 2.13% 0.45%
2006 2.14% 0.55%
2005 2.19% 0.57%
2004 2.25% 0.58%
2003 2.28% 0.57%
2002 2.32% 0.57%
2001 2.32% 0.6%
2000 2.4% 0.62%
1999 2.55% 0.65%
1998 2.59% 0.71%
1997 2.59% 0.4%
1996 2.62% 0.05%
1995 2.68% 0.06%
1994 2.7% 0.06%
1993 2.7% 0.08%
1992 2.69% 0.13%
1991 2.75% 0.2%
1990 2.84% 0.3%
1989 2.85% 0.44%
1988 2.84% 0.6%
1987 2.8% 0.37%
1986 2.82% 0.03%
1985 2.87% -0.006%
1984 2.84% -0.008%
1983 2.48% 0.02%
1982 2.33% 0.07%
1981 2.54% 0.14%
1980 2.56% 0.23%
1979 2.53% 0.35%
1978 2.5% 0.5%
1977 2.22% 1.47%
1976 2.18% 2.48%
1975 2.47% 2.57%
1974 2.56% 2.11%
1973 2.62% 1.66%
1972 2.61% 1.7%
1971 2.62% 1.77%
1970 2.66% 1.83%
1969 2.72% 1.88%
1968 2.8% 1.93%
1967 2.85% 2.32%
1966 2.89% 2.74%
1965 2.93% 2.77%
1964 2.95% 2.77%
1963 2.97% 2.78%
1962 3.01% 2.8%
1961 3.02% 2.82%

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/tonga | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guatemala grew by 1.55%, while Tonga's population declined by 0.4%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Tonga
Current population
19049936
103309
Population rank 69/197 183/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.001%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
20.8 hours
One birth every
1.39 minutes
3.62 hours
One death every
6.01 minutes
13 hours
Daily growth/decline +771 -1
Annual growth/decline +281,521 -422
Annual growth/decline rate +1.55% -0.4%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 183/197
One migration net change every
1.1 hours
4.09 hours
Annual migration change -7,959 -2,150
Net migration rank 128/196 99/196
Foreign-born residents 92,732 3,581
Foreign-born residents rank 133/195 187/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 176/195 113/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guatemala
Natural

Migration
Tonga
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guatemala Tonga
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,959 - -2,150
2024 - -7,725 - -2,149
2023 289,635 -8,940 1,744 -2,173
2022 281,675 -8,463 1,772 -2,218
2021 255,145 -29,908 1,773 -2,220
2020 281,328 -23,927 1,816 -1,807
2019 307,389 -57,746 1,841 -1,778
2018 323,100 -56,487 1,873 -1,723
2017 332,838 -42,779 1,912 -1,642
2016 338,114 -30,980 1,989 -2,591
2015 335,072 -48,179 2,064 -2,610
2014 333,551 -40,409 2,135 -2,622
2013 331,321 -35,698 2,199 -2,637
2012 332,365 -32,624 2,255 -2,578
2011 328,548 -33,238 2,298 -2,198
2010 324,802 -36,076 2,332 -2,097
2009 323,320 -43,046 2,358 -2,204
2008 323,226 -42,624 2,397 -2,177
2007 326,298 -40,632 2,423 -2,057
2006 325,604 -42,118 2,459 -1,875
2005 325,816 -49,636 2,495 -1,906
2004 331,699 -47,409 2,478 -1,876
2003 333,539 -54,701 2,448 -1,844
2002 334,255 -55,247 2,396 -1,815
2001 335,503 -59,536 2,358 -1,766
2000 332,891 -65,197 2,346 -1,721
1999 328,890 -47,325 2,352 -1,710
1998 325,174 -39,104 2,344 -1,665
1997 320,087 -43,377 2,332 -1,589
1996 315,252 -43,501 2,393 -2,338
1995 309,236 -39,917 2,476 -2,422
1994 302,708 -33,462 2,547 -2,484
1993 295,515 -36,848 2,594 -2,532
1992 288,411 -32,093 2,622 -2,524
1991 283,917 -40,868 2,637 -2,484
1990 280,318 -27,735 2,641 -2,409
1989 276,736 -30,860 2,644 -2,280
1988 271,466 -30,450 2,649 -2,138
1987 261,746 -31,539 2,646 -1,970
1986 252,754 -31,631 2,704 -2,650
1985 246,119 -24,991 2,762 -2,775
1984 241,892 -25,010 2,814 -2,823
1983 238,059 -32,877 2,840 -2,840
1982 199,809 -46,174 2,853 -2,814
1981 221,044 -45,490 2,882 -2,778
1980 218,460 -43,144 2,885 -2,708
1979 216,810 -47,278 2,884 -2,604
1978 211,301 -48,309 2,862 -2,457
1977 203,299 -46,249 2,822 -2,273
1976 171,903 -50,745 2,769 -523
1975 188,501 -42,329 2,709 -346
1974 184,992 -36,089 2,650 -344
1973 179,871 -29,641 2,617 -1,168
1972 173,162 -25,807 2,605 -1,153
1971 165,104 -23,513 2,611 -1,138
1970 155,946 -14,755 2,628 -1,122
1969 149,516 -10,937 2,632 -1,101
1968 146,946 -7,589 2,614 -1,078
1967 143,859 -4,715 2,603 -1,060
1966 140,494 -3,824 2,550 -465
1965 135,997 -681 2,498 -426
1964 132,832 -440 2,445 -428
1963 129,065 240 2,394 -426
1962 126,429 713 2,343 -420
1961 123,753 797 2,284 -401
1960 120,728 -186 2,230 -384

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

GeoRank.org/population/guatemala/tonga | 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 Tonga 46.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,919 people) and 53.1% is from migration (a loss of 21,384 people).

As of 2024, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 3,581 people or 3.4% in Tonga.

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
Tonga
City Population
Nukualofa 23.2K
Mua 5K

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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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