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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,049,936 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 1.53 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.38% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Guatemala vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Tunisia
2100 26,157,456 10,722,837
2099 26,245,641 10,798,417
2098 26,331,619 10,872,527
2097 26,416,090 10,944,510
2096 26,497,966 11,017,262
2095 26,577,430 11,088,773
2094 26,654,549 11,159,761
2093 26,728,912 11,228,741
2092 26,800,726 11,296,441
2091 26,869,103 11,362,922
2090 26,933,745 11,428,150
2089 26,994,393 11,492,395
2088 27,051,725 11,554,451
2087 27,105,725 11,616,399
2086 27,155,743 11,677,706
2085 27,200,252 11,736,824
2084 27,240,081 11,795,185
2083 27,274,635 11,853,617
2082 27,304,601 11,911,196
2081 27,328,275 11,966,771
2080 27,346,322 12,023,486
2079 27,358,846 12,080,879
2078 27,364,710 12,138,513
2077 27,363,544 12,194,072
2076 27,356,220 12,247,445
2075 27,343,275 12,301,960
2074 27,324,366 12,355,470
2073 27,298,193 12,410,281
2072 27,264,801 12,463,568
2071 27,224,139 12,517,952
2070 27,176,996 12,571,557
2069 27,121,679 12,625,027
2068 27,058,279 12,677,388
2067 26,987,818 12,728,611
2066 26,909,977 12,778,160
2065 26,825,610 12,827,417
2064 26,733,472 12,873,288
2063 26,634,443 12,917,720
2062 26,529,537 12,960,075
2061 26,418,318 12,999,502
2060 26,300,043 13,037,172
2059 26,175,298 13,069,268
2058 26,043,910 13,098,461
2057 25,905,522 13,124,682
2056 25,761,415 13,147,057
2055 25,611,347 13,164,337
2054 25,455,341 13,177,456
2053 25,292,387 13,184,564
2052 25,124,081 13,188,052
2051 24,950,631 13,187,435
2050 24,772,432 13,181,992
2049 24,588,164 13,173,401
2048 24,398,840 13,160,968
2047 24,205,409 13,144,429
2046 24,005,250 13,125,908
2045 23,799,564 13,104,999
2044 23,587,909 13,081,801
2043 23,370,717 13,057,259
2042 23,147,742 13,031,516
2041 22,919,092 13,006,019
2040 22,684,402 12,979,703
2039 22,443,876 12,952,741
2038 22,196,908 12,925,306
2037 21,945,561 12,896,316
2036 21,689,784 12,865,989
2035 21,429,391 12,835,689
2034 21,165,636 12,803,284
2033 20,899,157 12,766,519
2032 20,630,118 12,728,299
2031 20,359,005 12,687,827
2030 20,085,689 12,644,489
2029 19,810,652 12,596,686
2028 19,534,112 12,542,752
2027 19,255,397 12,484,560
2026 18,973,755 12,420,467
2025 18,690,875 12,351,028
2024 18,406,359 12,277,109
2023 18,124,838 12,200,431
2022 17,847,877 12,119,334
2021 17,598,650 12,048,622
2020 17,357,325 11,974,057
2019 17,103,803 11,875,081
2018 16,845,685 11,765,514
2017 16,567,357 11,650,498
2016 16,268,760 11,528,674
2015 15,971,743 11,402,264
2014 15,681,725 11,274,288
2013 15,387,337 11,141,361
2012 15,089,647 11,009,647
2011 14,792,126 10,886,035
2010 14,500,112 10,765,980
2009 14,215,611 10,650,681
2008 13,935,174 10,542,635
2007 13,652,040 10,441,702
2006 13,367,459 10,346,410
2005 13,087,629 10,255,472
2004 12,807,402 10,166,163
2003 12,525,842 10,071,632
2002 12,246,915 9,971,515
2001 11,969,422 9,869,677
2000 11,697,592 9,764,935
1999 11,422,965 9,655,963
1998 11,139,145 9,541,667
1997 10,857,754 9,421,270
1996 10,583,526 9,294,432
1995 10,312,996 9,161,258
1994 10,043,718 9,018,448
1993 9,779,761 8,857,910
1992 9,522,266 8,682,512
1991 9,272,584 8,501,827
1990 9,024,773 8,324,509
1989 8,775,546 8,151,660
1988 8,532,099 7,974,440
1987 8,296,485 7,789,987
1986 8,070,818 7,600,301
1985 7,849,693 7,409,903
1984 7,630,682 7,220,044
1983 7,419,642 7,053,800
1982 7,240,241 6,908,642
1981 7,075,648 6,758,284
1980 6,900,212 6,606,195
1979 6,727,797 6,456,419
1978 6,561,534 6,309,390
1977 6,401,515 6,155,931
1976 6,262,404 5,996,994
1975 6,128,731 5,839,262
1974 5,981,197 5,684,674
1973 5,831,631 5,537,242
1972 5,682,833 5,396,557
1971 5,538,355 5,261,658
1970 5,396,966 5,131,396
1969 5,257,081 5,004,697
1968 5,118,111 4,879,899
1967 4,978,862 4,760,970
1966 4,840,958 4,652,287
1965 4,704,965 4,561,385
1964 4,571,109 4,489,869
1963 4,440,264 4,427,131
1962 4,312,044 4,369,136
1961 4,186,201 4,316,278
1960 4,063,655 4,267,288

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/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guatemala Tunisia
2100 -0.34% -0.7%
2099 -0.33% -0.68%
2098 -0.32% -0.66%
2097 -0.31% -0.66%
2096 -0.3% -0.64%
2095 -0.29% -0.64%
2094 -0.28% -0.61%
2093 -0.27% -0.6%
2092 -0.25% -0.59%
2091 -0.24% -0.57%
2090 -0.22% -0.56%
2089 -0.21% -0.54%
2088 -0.2% -0.53%
2087 -0.18% -0.52%
2086 -0.16% -0.5%
2085 -0.15% -0.49%
2084 -0.13% -0.49%
2083 -0.11% -0.48%
2082 -0.09% -0.46%
2081 -0.07% -0.47%
2080 -0.05% -0.48%
2079 -0.02% -0.47%
2078 0.004% -0.46%
2077 0.03% -0.44%
2076 0.05% -0.44%
2075 0.07% -0.43%
2074 0.1% -0.44%
2073 0.12% -0.43%
2072 0.15% -0.43%
2071 0.17% -0.43%
2070 0.2% -0.42%
2069 0.23% -0.41%
2068 0.26% -0.4%
2067 0.29% -0.39%
2066 0.31% -0.38%
2065 0.34% -0.36%
2064 0.37% -0.34%
2063 0.4% -0.33%
2062 0.42% -0.3%
2061 0.45% -0.29%
2060 0.48% -0.25%
2059 0.5% -0.22%
2058 0.53% -0.2%
2057 0.56% -0.17%
2056 0.59% -0.13%
2055 0.61% -0.1%
2054 0.64% -0.05%
2053 0.67% -0.03%
2052 0.7% 0.005%
2051 0.72% 0.04%
2050 0.75% 0.07%
2049 0.78% 0.09%
2048 0.8% 0.13%
2047 0.83% 0.14%
2046 0.86% 0.16%
2045 0.9% 0.18%
2044 0.93% 0.19%
2043 0.96% 0.2%
2042 1% 0.2%
2041 1.03% 0.2%
2040 1.07% 0.21%
2039 1.11% 0.21%
2038 1.15% 0.22%
2037 1.18% 0.24%
2036 1.22% 0.24%
2035 1.25% 0.25%
2034 1.28% 0.29%
2033 1.3% 0.3%
2032 1.33% 0.32%
2031 1.36% 0.34%
2030 1.39% 0.38%
2029 1.42% 0.43%
2028 1.45% 0.47%
2027 1.48% 0.52%
2026 1.51% 0.56%
2025 1.55% 0.6%
2024 1.55% 0.63%
2023 1.55% 0.67%
2022 1.42% 0.59%
2021 1.39% 0.62%
2020 1.48% 0.83%
2019 1.53% 0.93%
2018 1.68% 0.99%
2017 1.84% 1.06%
2016 1.86% 1.11%
2015 1.85% 1.14%
2014 1.91% 1.19%
2013 1.97% 1.2%
2012 2.01% 1.14%
2011 2.01% 1.12%
2010 2% 1.08%
2009 2.01% 1.02%
2008 2.07% 0.97%
2007 2.13% 0.92%
2006 2.14% 0.89%
2005 2.19% 0.88%
2004 2.25% 0.94%
2003 2.28% 1%
2002 2.32% 1.03%
2001 2.32% 1.07%
2000 2.4% 1.13%
1999 2.55% 1.2%
1998 2.59% 1.28%
1997 2.59% 1.36%
1996 2.62% 1.45%
1995 2.68% 1.58%
1994 2.7% 1.81%
1993 2.7% 2.02%
1992 2.69% 2.13%
1991 2.75% 2.13%
1990 2.84% 2.12%
1989 2.85% 2.22%
1988 2.84% 2.37%
1987 2.8% 2.5%
1986 2.82% 2.57%
1985 2.87% 2.63%
1984 2.84% 2.36%
1983 2.48% 2.1%
1982 2.33% 2.22%
1981 2.54% 2.3%
1980 2.56% 2.32%
1979 2.53% 2.33%
1978 2.5% 2.49%
1977 2.22% 2.65%
1976 2.18% 2.7%
1975 2.47% 2.72%
1974 2.56% 2.66%
1973 2.62% 2.61%
1972 2.61% 2.56%
1971 2.62% 2.54%
1970 2.66% 2.53%
1969 2.72% 2.56%
1968 2.8% 2.5%
1967 2.85% 2.34%
1966 2.89% 1.99%
1965 2.93% 1.59%
1964 2.95% 1.42%
1963 2.97% 1.33%
1962 3.01% 1.22%
1961 3.02% 1.15%

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/tunisia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guatemala grew by 1.55%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Tunisia
Current population
19049936
12437803
Population rank 69/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.15%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
6.85 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
3.13 minutes
One death every
6.01 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +771 +210
Annual growth/decline +281,521 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +1.55% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 124/197
One migration net change every
1.1 hours
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -7,959 -14,523
Net migration rank 128/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 92,732 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 133/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 176/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guatemala
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guatemala Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,959 - -14,523
2024 - -7,725 - -15,221
2023 289,635 -8,940 93,663 -14,001
2022 281,675 -8,463 96,531 -14,001
2021 255,145 -29,908 68,087 -9,190
2020 281,328 -23,927 109,431 -19,188
2019 307,389 -57,746 127,312 -19,612
2018 323,100 -56,487 132,445 -21,012
2017 332,838 -42,779 140,971 -22,365
2016 338,114 -30,980 148,870 -23,827
2015 335,072 -48,179 153,007 -25,229
2014 333,551 -40,409 154,762 -26,586
2013 331,321 -35,698 154,687 -17,020
2012 332,365 -32,624 151,812 -26,059
2011 328,548 -33,238 143,401 -21,935
2010 324,802 -36,076 132,809 -14,168
2009 323,320 -43,046 125,465 -13,512
2008 323,226 -42,624 121,873 -17,742
2007 326,298 -40,632 118,920 -21,190
2006 325,604 -42,118 116,945 -24,098
2005 325,816 -49,636 115,374 -26,361
2004 331,699 -47,409 113,322 -23,735
2003 333,539 -54,701 111,926 -12,459
2002 334,255 -55,247 109,099 -8,334
2001 335,503 -59,536 110,146 -7,235
2000 332,891 -65,197 112,501 -5,937
1999 328,890 -47,325 114,829 -3,452
1998 325,174 -39,104 121,332 -4,111
1997 320,087 -43,377 128,327 -4,756
1996 315,252 -43,501 135,615 -5,506
1995 309,236 -39,917 144,345 -8,095
1994 302,708 -33,462 153,647 -4,271
1993 295,515 -36,848 160,922 10,771
1992 288,411 -32,093 163,978 15,124
1991 283,917 -40,868 166,245 16,021
1990 280,318 -27,735 168,180 4,183
1989 276,736 -30,860 169,221 4,100
1988 271,466 -30,450 177,176 3,934
1987 261,746 -31,539 184,101 3,711
1986 252,754 -31,631 188,107 3,464
1985 246,119 -24,991 186,344 2,887
1984 241,892 -25,010 182,386 8,109
1983 238,059 -32,877 179,878 -37,895
1982 199,809 -46,174 177,898 -29,559
1981 221,044 -45,490 176,628 -24,242
1980 218,460 -43,144 171,094 -19,321
1979 216,810 -47,278 171,463 -23,688
1978 211,301 -48,309 173,255 -26,968
1977 203,299 -46,249 174,539 -13,910
1976 171,903 -50,745 172,744 -15,499
1975 188,501 -42,329 166,991 -8,765
1974 184,992 -36,089 160,200 -9,254
1973 179,871 -29,641 153,525 -9,606
1972 173,162 -25,807 147,239 -9,790
1971 165,104 -23,513 142,296 -9,949
1970 155,946 -14,755 138,235 -10,054
1969 149,516 -10,937 135,257 -10,049
1968 146,946 -7,589 134,246 -9,848
1967 143,859 -4,715 132,626 -19,155
1966 140,494 -3,824 131,274 -27,393
1965 135,997 -681 127,673 -49,751
1964 132,832 -440 124,711 -59,602
1963 129,065 240 120,865 -60,505
1962 126,429 713 116,887 -61,260
1961 123,753 797 111,459 -61,369
1960 120,728 -186 109,234 -61,334

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

GeoRank.org/population/guatemala/tunisia | 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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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