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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,049,936 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 4.51 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.27% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Guatemala vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Turkey
2100 26,157,456 64,274,243
2099 26,245,641 64,924,706
2098 26,331,619 65,567,989
2097 26,416,090 66,219,045
2096 26,497,966 66,865,890
2095 26,577,430 67,516,190
2094 26,654,549 68,169,346
2093 26,728,912 68,835,313
2092 26,800,726 69,496,264
2091 26,869,103 70,159,325
2090 26,933,745 70,828,304
2089 26,994,393 71,490,133
2088 27,051,725 72,146,464
2087 27,105,725 72,792,552
2086 27,155,743 73,439,558
2085 27,200,252 74,085,313
2084 27,240,081 74,713,882
2083 27,274,635 75,342,464
2082 27,304,601 75,969,760
2081 27,328,275 76,583,769
2080 27,346,322 77,195,480
2079 27,358,846 77,793,711
2078 27,364,710 78,386,293
2077 27,363,544 78,973,194
2076 27,356,220 79,556,991
2075 27,343,275 80,128,010
2074 27,324,366 80,697,544
2073 27,298,193 81,244,619
2072 27,264,801 81,785,452
2071 27,224,139 82,311,503
2070 27,176,996 82,827,402
2069 27,121,679 83,324,862
2068 27,058,279 83,806,741
2067 26,987,818 84,270,976
2066 26,909,977 84,728,547
2065 26,825,610 85,177,268
2064 26,733,472 85,611,517
2063 26,634,443 86,026,471
2062 26,529,537 86,425,827
2061 26,418,318 86,800,591
2060 26,300,043 87,156,663
2059 26,175,298 87,500,101
2058 26,043,910 87,809,920
2057 25,905,522 88,100,397
2056 25,761,415 88,369,840
2055 25,611,347 88,598,739
2054 25,455,341 88,806,632
2053 25,292,387 88,985,609
2052 25,124,081 89,144,425
2051 24,950,631 89,270,515
2050 24,772,432 89,374,730
2049 24,588,164 89,447,182
2048 24,398,840 89,484,074
2047 24,205,409 89,492,406
2046 24,005,250 89,467,391
2045 23,799,564 89,441,098
2044 23,587,909 89,390,601
2043 23,370,717 89,326,342
2042 23,147,742 89,237,658
2041 22,919,092 89,137,199
2040 22,684,402 89,021,820
2039 22,443,876 88,885,792
2038 22,196,908 88,736,121
2037 21,945,561 88,562,197
2036 21,689,784 88,373,007
2035 21,429,391 88,178,595
2034 21,165,636 87,975,336
2033 20,899,157 87,754,631
2032 20,630,118 87,524,158
2031 20,359,005 87,274,280
2030 20,085,689 87,004,538
2029 19,810,652 86,741,614
2028 19,534,112 86,466,107
2027 19,255,397 86,189,693
2026 18,973,755 85,932,926
2025 18,690,875 85,718,588
2024 18,406,359 85,518,661
2023 18,124,838 85,325,965
2022 17,847,877 84,979,913
2021 17,598,650 84,147,318
2020 17,357,325 83,384,680
2019 17,103,803 82,579,440
2018 16,845,685 81,407,204
2017 16,567,357 80,312,698
2016 16,268,760 79,277,962
2015 15,971,743 78,218,479
2014 15,681,725 77,181,884
2013 15,387,337 76,147,624
2012 15,089,647 75,175,827
2011 14,792,126 74,223,629
2010 14,500,112 73,142,150
2009 14,215,611 72,039,206
2008 13,935,174 71,051,678
2007 13,652,040 70,158,112
2006 13,367,459 70,045,349
2005 13,087,629 69,329,557
2004 12,807,402 68,592,617
2003 12,525,842 67,831,730
2002 12,246,915 67,048,795
2001 11,969,422 66,245,128
2000 11,697,592 65,425,961
1999 11,422,965 64,591,923
1998 11,139,145 63,734,383
1997 10,857,754 62,852,966
1996 10,583,526 61,951,134
1995 10,312,996 61,024,503
1994 10,043,718 60,033,836
1993 9,779,761 58,999,167
1992 9,522,266 57,990,118
1991 9,272,584 57,009,887
1990 9,024,773 56,015,628
1989 8,775,546 54,976,723
1988 8,532,099 53,909,626
1987 8,296,485 52,843,670
1986 8,070,818 51,777,772
1985 7,849,693 50,687,115
1984 7,630,682 49,574,069
1983 7,419,642 48,447,410
1982 7,240,241 47,322,096
1981 7,075,648 46,321,190
1980 6,900,212 45,408,815
1979 6,727,797 44,510,429
1978 6,561,534 43,645,306
1977 6,401,515 42,773,298
1976 6,262,404 41,899,984
1975 6,128,731 41,053,126
1974 5,981,197 40,210,234
1973 5,831,631 39,329,533
1972 5,682,833 38,430,221
1971 5,538,355 37,518,611
1970 5,396,966 36,638,465
1969 5,257,081 35,787,774
1968 5,118,111 34,921,684
1967 4,978,862 34,050,421
1966 4,840,958 33,177,672
1965 4,704,965 32,345,220
1964 4,571,109 31,543,072
1963 4,440,264 30,726,841
1962 4,312,044 29,916,147
1961 4,186,201 29,119,238
1960 4,063,655 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guatemala Turkey
2100 -0.34% -1%
2099 -0.33% -0.98%
2098 -0.32% -0.98%
2097 -0.31% -0.97%
2096 -0.3% -0.96%
2095 -0.29% -0.96%
2094 -0.28% -0.97%
2093 -0.27% -0.95%
2092 -0.25% -0.95%
2091 -0.24% -0.94%
2090 -0.22% -0.93%
2089 -0.21% -0.91%
2088 -0.2% -0.89%
2087 -0.18% -0.88%
2086 -0.16% -0.87%
2085 -0.15% -0.84%
2084 -0.13% -0.83%
2083 -0.11% -0.83%
2082 -0.09% -0.8%
2081 -0.07% -0.79%
2080 -0.05% -0.77%
2079 -0.02% -0.76%
2078 0.004% -0.74%
2077 0.03% -0.73%
2076 0.05% -0.71%
2075 0.07% -0.71%
2074 0.1% -0.67%
2073 0.12% -0.66%
2072 0.15% -0.64%
2071 0.17% -0.62%
2070 0.2% -0.6%
2069 0.23% -0.57%
2068 0.26% -0.55%
2067 0.29% -0.54%
2066 0.31% -0.53%
2065 0.34% -0.51%
2064 0.37% -0.48%
2063 0.4% -0.46%
2062 0.42% -0.43%
2061 0.45% -0.41%
2060 0.48% -0.39%
2059 0.5% -0.35%
2058 0.53% -0.33%
2057 0.56% -0.3%
2056 0.59% -0.26%
2055 0.61% -0.23%
2054 0.64% -0.2%
2053 0.67% -0.18%
2052 0.7% -0.14%
2051 0.72% -0.12%
2050 0.75% -0.08%
2049 0.78% -0.04%
2048 0.8% -0.009%
2047 0.83% 0.03%
2046 0.86% 0.03%
2045 0.9% 0.06%
2044 0.93% 0.07%
2043 0.96% 0.1%
2042 1% 0.11%
2041 1.03% 0.13%
2040 1.07% 0.15%
2039 1.11% 0.17%
2038 1.15% 0.2%
2037 1.18% 0.21%
2036 1.22% 0.22%
2035 1.25% 0.23%
2034 1.28% 0.25%
2033 1.3% 0.26%
2032 1.33% 0.29%
2031 1.36% 0.31%
2030 1.39% 0.3%
2029 1.42% 0.32%
2028 1.45% 0.32%
2027 1.48% 0.3%
2026 1.51% 0.25%
2025 1.55% 0.23%
2024 1.55% 0.23%
2023 1.55% 0.41%
2022 1.42% 0.99%
2021 1.39% 0.91%
2020 1.48% 0.98%
2019 1.53% 1.44%
2018 1.68% 1.36%
2017 1.84% 1.31%
2016 1.86% 1.35%
2015 1.85% 1.34%
2014 1.91% 1.36%
2013 1.97% 1.29%
2012 2.01% 1.28%
2011 2.01% 1.48%
2010 2% 1.53%
2009 2.01% 1.39%
2008 2.07% 1.27%
2007 2.13% 0.16%
2006 2.14% 1.03%
2005 2.19% 1.07%
2004 2.25% 1.12%
2003 2.28% 1.17%
2002 2.32% 1.21%
2001 2.32% 1.25%
2000 2.4% 1.29%
1999 2.55% 1.35%
1998 2.59% 1.4%
1997 2.59% 1.46%
1996 2.62% 1.52%
1995 2.68% 1.65%
1994 2.7% 1.75%
1993 2.7% 1.74%
1992 2.69% 1.72%
1991 2.75% 1.77%
1990 2.84% 1.89%
1989 2.85% 1.98%
1988 2.84% 2.02%
1987 2.8% 2.06%
1986 2.82% 2.15%
1985 2.87% 2.25%
1984 2.84% 2.33%
1983 2.48% 2.38%
1982 2.33% 2.16%
1981 2.54% 2.01%
1980 2.56% 2.02%
1979 2.53% 1.98%
1978 2.5% 2.04%
1977 2.22% 2.08%
1976 2.18% 2.06%
1975 2.47% 2.1%
1974 2.56% 2.24%
1973 2.62% 2.34%
1972 2.61% 2.43%
1971 2.62% 2.4%
1970 2.66% 2.38%
1969 2.72% 2.48%
1968 2.8% 2.56%
1967 2.85% 2.63%
1966 2.89% 2.57%
1965 2.93% 2.54%
1964 2.95% 2.66%
1963 2.97% 2.71%
1962 3.01% 2.74%
1961 3.02% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Turkey
Current population
19049936
86002379
Population rank 69/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 1.04%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
6.01 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +771 +528
Annual growth/decline +281,521 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +1.55% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 154/197
One migration net change every
1.1 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -7,959 -258,205
Net migration rank 128/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 92,732 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 133/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 176/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guatemala
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guatemala Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,959 - -258,205
2024 - -7,725 - -275,952
2023 289,635 -8,940 426,630 -318,070
2022 281,675 -8,463 535,373 -301,544
2021 255,145 -29,908 521,713 20,283
2020 281,328 -23,927 608,708 37,934
2019 307,389 -57,746 751,472 -15,690
2018 323,100 -56,487 830,353 187,570
2017 332,838 -42,779 875,408 659,846
2016 338,114 -30,980 895,841 352,063
2015 335,072 -48,179 930,799 1,063,140
2014 333,551 -40,409 957,055 1,033,384
2013 331,321 -35,698 921,386 438,618
2012 332,365 -32,624 917,145 258,623
2011 328,548 -33,238 875,839 68,849
2010 324,802 -36,076 892,334 55,532
2009 323,320 -43,046 900,491 24,276
2008 323,226 -42,624 868,749 47,915
2007 326,298 -40,632 876,626 -186,402
2006 325,604 -42,118 897,351 -190,194
2005 325,816 -49,636 898,650 -174,177
2004 331,699 -47,409 896,025 -146,574
2003 333,539 -54,701 893,683 -121,383
2002 334,255 -55,247 922,927 -129,444
2001 335,503 -59,536 980,560 -166,759
2000 332,891 -65,197 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 328,890 -47,325 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 325,174 -39,104 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 320,087 -43,377 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 315,252 -43,501 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 309,236 -39,917 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 302,708 -33,462 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 295,515 -36,848 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 288,411 -32,093 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 283,917 -40,868 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 280,318 -27,735 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 276,736 -30,860 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 271,466 -30,450 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 261,746 -31,539 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 252,754 -31,631 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 246,119 -24,991 1,098,846 8,960
1984 241,892 -25,010 1,096,529 21,787
1983 238,059 -32,877 1,095,106 39,871
1982 199,809 -46,174 1,091,863 23,728
1981 221,044 -45,490 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 218,460 -43,144 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 216,810 -47,278 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 211,301 -48,309 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 203,299 -46,249 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 171,903 -50,745 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 188,501 -42,329 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 184,992 -36,089 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 179,871 -29,641 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 173,162 -25,807 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 165,104 -23,513 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 155,946 -14,755 991,950 -150,924
1969 149,516 -10,937 970,958 -110,578
1968 146,946 -7,589 950,778 -78,973
1967 143,859 -4,715 936,727 -65,993
1966 140,494 -3,824 925,790 -50,999
1965 135,997 -681 904,016 -113,911
1964 132,832 -440 884,152 -69,978
1963 129,065 240 862,626 -44,317
1962 126,429 713 837,473 -34,353
1961 123,753 797 816,911 -26,187
1960 120,728 -186 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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