The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 104,175 people in Tonga in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 18,912,872 people compared to 103,744 in Tonga.
Population statistics:
- Guatemala's population is 182.3 times bigger than Tonga's.
- Guatemala is ranked the 70th 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 2005, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.1M people to 18.9M (44.5% growth), while Tonga has declined from 106K to 104K (1.82% decline).
- Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 27.2M people compared to the peak of 118K people in 2100 for Tonga.
Guatemala vs Tonga: live population counter
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| Current population |
18912872
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103744
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| Population rank | 70/197 | 183/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.001% |
| One net population change |
1.87 minutes
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20.8 hours
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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3.62 hours
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| One death every |
6.01 minutes
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13 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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4.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | -7,725 | -2,149 |
| Daily growth/decline | +771 | -1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +281,521 | -422 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.55% | -0.4% |
| Population growth rate rank | 71/197 | 181/197 |
Guatemala and Tonga: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,063,655 | 66,170 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,186,201 | 68,037 | 3.02% | 2.82% |
| 1962 | 4,312,044 | 69,940 | 3.01% | 2.8% |
| 1963 | 4,440,264 | 71,885 | 2.97% | 2.78% |
| 1964 | 4,571,109 | 73,879 | 2.95% | 2.77% |
| 1965 | 4,704,965 | 75,924 | 2.93% | 2.77% |
| 1966 | 4,840,958 | 78,002 | 2.89% | 2.74% |
| 1967 | 4,978,862 | 79,814 | 2.85% | 2.32% |
| 1968 | 5,118,111 | 81,353 | 2.8% | 1.93% |
| 1969 | 5,257,081 | 82,885 | 2.72% | 1.88% |
| 1970 | 5,396,966 | 84,401 | 2.66% | 1.83% |
| 1971 | 5,538,355 | 85,896 | 2.62% | 1.77% |
| 1972 | 5,682,833 | 87,356 | 2.61% | 1.7% |
| 1973 | 5,831,631 | 88,805 | 2.62% | 1.66% |
| 1974 | 5,981,197 | 90,683 | 2.56% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 6,128,731 | 93,017 | 2.47% | 2.57% |
| 1976 | 6,262,404 | 95,325 | 2.18% | 2.48% |
| 1977 | 6,401,515 | 96,725 | 2.22% | 1.47% |
| 1978 | 6,561,534 | 97,204 | 2.5% | 0.5% |
| 1979 | 6,727,797 | 97,544 | 2.53% | 0.35% |
| 1980 | 6,900,212 | 97,769 | 2.56% | 0.23% |
| 1981 | 7,075,648 | 97,909 | 2.54% | 0.14% |
| 1982 | 7,240,241 | 97,980 | 2.33% | 0.07% |
| 1983 | 7,419,642 | 97,998 | 2.48% | 0.02% |
| 1984 | 7,630,682 | 97,990 | 2.84% | -0.008% |
| 1985 | 7,849,693 | 97,984 | 2.87% | -0.006% |
| 1986 | 8,070,818 | 98,010 | 2.82% | 0.03% |
| 1987 | 8,296,485 | 98,376 | 2.8% | 0.37% |
| 1988 | 8,532,099 | 98,969 | 2.84% | 0.6% |
| 1989 | 8,775,546 | 99,403 | 2.85% | 0.44% |
| 1990 | 9,024,773 | 99,700 | 2.84% | 0.3% |
| 1991 | 9,272,584 | 99,895 | 2.75% | 0.2% |
| 1992 | 9,522,266 | 100,022 | 2.69% | 0.13% |
| 1993 | 9,779,761 | 100,103 | 2.7% | 0.08% |
| 1994 | 10,043,718 | 100,166 | 2.7% | 0.06% |
| 1995 | 10,312,996 | 100,225 | 2.68% | 0.06% |
| 1996 | 10,583,526 | 100,275 | 2.62% | 0.05% |
| 1997 | 10,857,754 | 100,674 | 2.59% | 0.4% |
| 1998 | 11,139,145 | 101,388 | 2.59% | 0.71% |
| 1999 | 11,422,965 | 102,046 | 2.55% | 0.65% |
| 2000 | 11,697,592 | 102,677 | 2.4% | 0.62% |
| 2001 | 11,969,422 | 103,288 | 2.32% | 0.6% |
| 2002 | 12,246,915 | 103,874 | 2.32% | 0.57% |
| 2003 | 12,525,842 | 104,464 | 2.28% | 0.57% |
| 2004 | 12,807,402 | 105,071 | 2.25% | 0.58% |
| 2005 | 13,087,629 | 105,671 | 2.19% | 0.57% |
| 2006 | 13,367,459 | 106,253 | 2.14% | 0.55% |
| 2007 | 13,652,040 | 106,726 | 2.13% | 0.45% |
| 2008 | 13,935,174 | 107,020 | 2.07% | 0.28% |
| 2009 | 14,215,611 | 107,203 | 2.01% | 0.17% |
| 2010 | 14,500,112 | 107,400 | 2% | 0.18% |
| 2011 | 14,792,126 | 107,570 | 2.01% | 0.16% |
| 2012 | 15,089,647 | 107,460 | 2.01% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 15,387,337 | 107,078 | 1.97% | -0.36% |
| 2014 | 15,681,725 | 106,609 | 1.91% | -0.44% |
| 2015 | 15,971,743 | 106,095 | 1.85% | -0.48% |
| 2016 | 16,268,760 | 105,524 | 1.86% | -0.54% |
| 2017 | 16,567,357 | 105,356 | 1.84% | -0.16% |
| 2018 | 16,845,685 | 105,567 | 1.68% | 0.2% |
| 2019 | 17,103,803 | 105,669 | 1.53% | 0.1% |
| 2020 | 17,357,325 | 105,704 | 1.48% | 0.03% |
| 2021 | 17,598,650 | 105,490 | 1.39% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 17,847,877 | 105,042 | 1.42% | -0.42% |
| 2023 | 18,124,838 | 104,597 | 1.55% | -0.42% |
| 2024 | 18,406,359 | 104,175 | 1.55% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 18,687,873 | 103,744 | 1.53% | -0.41% |
| 2026 | 18,967,974 | 103,290 | 1.5% | -0.44% |
| 2027 | 19,246,005 | 102,899 | 1.47% | -0.38% |
| 2028 | 19,521,501 | 102,568 | 1.43% | -0.32% |
| 2029 | 19,795,168 | 102,280 | 1.4% | -0.28% |
| 2030 | 20,067,252 | 102,069 | 1.37% | -0.21% |
| 2031 | 20,337,369 | 101,927 | 1.35% | -0.14% |
| 2032 | 20,605,385 | 101,837 | 1.32% | -0.09% |
| 2033 | 20,871,083 | 101,807 | 1.29% | -0.03% |
| 2034 | 21,134,167 | 101,806 | 1.26% | -0.001% |
| 2035 | 21,394,231 | 101,833 | 1.23% | 0.03% |
| 2036 | 21,650,331 | 101,895 | 1.2% | 0.06% |
| 2037 | 21,901,955 | 101,993 | 1.16% | 0.1% |
| 2038 | 22,149,197 | 102,173 | 1.13% | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 22,391,079 | 102,367 | 1.09% | 0.19% |
| 2040 | 22,626,859 | 102,568 | 1.05% | 0.2% |
| 2041 | 22,856,760 | 102,805 | 1.02% | 0.23% |
| 2042 | 23,080,838 | 103,038 | 0.98% | 0.23% |
| 2043 | 23,299,226 | 103,306 | 0.95% | 0.26% |
| 2044 | 23,512,005 | 103,612 | 0.91% | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 23,719,080 | 103,928 | 0.88% | 0.3% |
| 2046 | 23,920,450 | 104,232 | 0.85% | 0.29% |
| 2047 | 24,115,734 | 104,502 | 0.82% | 0.26% |
| 2048 | 24,305,641 | 104,744 | 0.79% | 0.23% |
| 2049 | 24,491,000 | 104,975 | 0.76% | 0.22% |
| 2050 | 24,670,850 | 105,193 | 0.73% | 0.21% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,884,114 people (a 22% growth), while Tonga gained 424 people (a 0.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guatemala gained 2,941,129 (a 18.4% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,351 (a 2.22% decline).
Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2005 and is 70th in 2025. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2005 and ranked 183rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Guatemala's population will grow by 30.4% to 24,670,850 people with a rank change from 70th to 67th. The population of Tonga will increase by 1.4% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.
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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Population differences between Guatemala and Tonga
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| Life expectancy | 72.9 years | 73.2 years |
| Average age | 27.3 years | 27.9 years |
| Median age | 24 years | 21.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 47.2:52.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.31 births per woman | 3.13 births per woman |
| Population density | 445 ppl/mi² | 375 ppl/mi² |
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