The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 18,971,012 people compared to 342,645 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- Guatemala's population is 55.4 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (41.9% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 343K (58.7% growth).
- Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 27.2M people compared to the peak of 875K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.
Guatemala vs Vanuatu: live population counter
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| Current population |
18971012
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342645
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| Population rank | 69/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
1.87 minutes
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1.19 hours
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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58.5 minutes
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| One death every |
6.01 minutes
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5.38 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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1.21 weeks
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| Annual migration change | -7,725 | -43 |
| Daily growth/decline | +771 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | +281,521 | +7,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.55% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 69/197 | 38/197 |
Guatemala and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,063,655 | 64,431 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,186,201 | 66,264 | 3.02% | 2.84% |
| 1962 | 4,312,044 | 68,174 | 3.01% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 4,440,264 | 70,159 | 2.97% | 2.91% |
| 1964 | 4,571,109 | 72,219 | 2.95% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 4,704,965 | 74,358 | 2.93% | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 4,840,958 | 76,590 | 2.89% | 3% |
| 1967 | 4,978,862 | 78,921 | 2.85% | 3.04% |
| 1968 | 5,118,111 | 81,314 | 2.8% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 5,257,081 | 83,755 | 2.72% | 3% |
| 1970 | 5,396,966 | 86,266 | 2.66% | 3% |
| 1971 | 5,538,355 | 88,862 | 2.62% | 3.01% |
| 1972 | 5,682,833 | 91,562 | 2.61% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 5,831,631 | 94,362 | 2.62% | 3.06% |
| 1974 | 5,981,197 | 97,260 | 2.56% | 3.07% |
| 1975 | 6,128,731 | 100,269 | 2.47% | 3.09% |
| 1976 | 6,262,404 | 103,388 | 2.18% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 6,401,515 | 106,618 | 2.22% | 3.12% |
| 1978 | 6,561,534 | 109,963 | 2.5% | 3.14% |
| 1979 | 6,727,797 | 113,040 | 2.53% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 6,900,212 | 115,660 | 2.56% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 7,075,648 | 118,249 | 2.54% | 2.24% |
| 1982 | 7,240,241 | 121,035 | 2.33% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 7,419,642 | 123,998 | 2.48% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 7,630,682 | 127,109 | 2.84% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 7,849,693 | 130,356 | 2.87% | 2.55% |
| 1986 | 8,070,818 | 133,720 | 2.82% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 8,296,485 | 137,187 | 2.8% | 2.59% |
| 1988 | 8,532,099 | 140,756 | 2.84% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 8,775,546 | 144,393 | 2.85% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 9,024,773 | 148,063 | 2.84% | 2.54% |
| 1991 | 9,272,584 | 151,793 | 2.75% | 2.52% |
| 1992 | 9,522,266 | 155,608 | 2.69% | 2.51% |
| 1993 | 9,779,761 | 159,463 | 2.7% | 2.48% |
| 1994 | 10,043,718 | 163,314 | 2.7% | 2.41% |
| 1995 | 10,312,996 | 167,137 | 2.68% | 2.34% |
| 1996 | 10,583,526 | 170,911 | 2.62% | 2.26% |
| 1997 | 10,857,754 | 174,626 | 2.59% | 2.17% |
| 1998 | 11,139,145 | 178,313 | 2.59% | 2.11% |
| 1999 | 11,422,965 | 182,048 | 2.55% | 2.09% |
| 2000 | 11,697,592 | 186,281 | 2.4% | 2.33% |
| 2001 | 11,969,422 | 191,031 | 2.32% | 2.55% |
| 2002 | 12,246,915 | 195,863 | 2.32% | 2.53% |
| 2003 | 12,525,842 | 200,746 | 2.28% | 2.49% |
| 2004 | 12,807,402 | 205,711 | 2.25% | 2.47% |
| 2005 | 13,087,629 | 210,760 | 2.19% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 13,367,459 | 215,923 | 2.14% | 2.45% |
| 2007 | 13,652,040 | 221,276 | 2.13% | 2.48% |
| 2008 | 13,935,174 | 226,896 | 2.07% | 2.54% |
| 2009 | 14,215,611 | 232,731 | 2.01% | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 14,500,112 | 238,248 | 2% | 2.37% |
| 2011 | 14,792,126 | 243,474 | 2.01% | 2.19% |
| 2012 | 15,089,647 | 248,883 | 2.01% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 15,387,337 | 254,482 | 1.97% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 15,681,725 | 260,240 | 1.91% | 2.26% |
| 2015 | 15,971,743 | 266,101 | 1.85% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 16,268,760 | 272,087 | 1.86% | 2.25% |
| 2017 | 16,567,357 | 278,507 | 1.84% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | 16,845,685 | 285,259 | 1.68% | 2.42% |
| 2019 | 17,103,803 | 291,985 | 1.53% | 2.36% |
| 2020 | 17,357,325 | 298,858 | 1.48% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | 17,598,650 | 305,868 | 1.39% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | 17,847,877 | 313,046 | 1.42% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 18,124,838 | 320,409 | 1.55% | 2.35% |
| 2024 | 18,406,359 | 327,777 | 1.55% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 18,687,873 | 335,169 | 1.53% | 2.26% |
| 2026 | 18,967,974 | 342,565 | 1.5% | 2.21% |
| 2027 | 19,246,005 | 349,970 | 1.47% | 2.16% |
| 2028 | 19,521,501 | 357,397 | 1.43% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 19,795,168 | 364,883 | 1.4% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 20,067,252 | 372,429 | 1.37% | 2.07% |
| 2031 | 20,337,369 | 380,015 | 1.35% | 2.04% |
| 2032 | 20,605,385 | 387,657 | 1.32% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 20,871,083 | 395,366 | 1.29% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 21,134,167 | 403,188 | 1.26% | 1.98% |
| 2035 | 21,394,231 | 411,061 | 1.23% | 1.95% |
| 2036 | 21,650,331 | 419,006 | 1.2% | 1.93% |
| 2037 | 21,901,955 | 427,031 | 1.16% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 22,149,197 | 435,150 | 1.13% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 22,391,079 | 443,311 | 1.09% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 22,626,859 | 451,509 | 1.05% | 1.85% |
| 2041 | 22,856,760 | 459,733 | 1.02% | 1.82% |
| 2042 | 23,080,838 | 468,003 | 0.98% | 1.8% |
| 2043 | 23,299,226 | 476,308 | 0.95% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 23,512,005 | 484,636 | 0.91% | 1.75% |
| 2045 | 23,719,080 | 492,989 | 0.88% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 23,920,450 | 501,316 | 0.85% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 24,115,734 | 509,621 | 0.82% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 24,305,641 | 517,889 | 0.79% | 1.62% |
| 2049 | 24,491,000 | 526,138 | 0.76% | 1.59% |
| 2050 | 24,670,850 | 534,374 | 0.73% | 1.57% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,702,252 (a 16.6% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 70,558 (a 25.9% growth).
Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Guatemala's population will grow by 30% to 24,670,850 people with a rank change from 69th to 67th. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 56% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
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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| City | Population |
| Port Vila | 49K |
| Luganville | 17.7K |
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Population differences between Guatemala and Vanuatu
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| Life expectancy | 73 years | 72 years |
| Average age | 27.3 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 24 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.31 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman |
| Population density | 445 ppl/mi² | 69.6 ppl/mi² |
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