The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 1,000 people in the Vatican in 2019. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 18,912,872 people compared to 949 in the Vatican.
Population statistics:
- Guatemala's population is 19,929 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- Guatemala is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while the Vatican is the 197th.
- The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.00001% for the Vatican.
- For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +1.9% in the Vatican.
- Since 2005, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.1M people to 18.9M (44.5% growth), while the Vatican has grown from 921 to 949 (3.04% growth).
- Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 27.2M people compared to the peak of 2.51K people in 2100 for the Vatican.
Guatemala vs Vatican: live population counter
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| Current population |
18912872
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949
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| Population rank | 70/197 | 197/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.00001% |
| One net population change |
1.87 minutes
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1 month
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| One birth every |
1.39 minutes
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n/a |
| One death every |
6.01 minutes
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n/a |
| One migration net change every |
1.13 hours
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n/a |
| Annual migration change | -7,725 | n/a |
| Daily growth/decline | +771 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +281,521 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.55% | +0% |
| Population growth rate rank | 71/197 | 165/197 |
Guatemala and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,063,655 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,186,201 | - | 3.02% | - |
| 1962 | 4,312,044 | - | 3.01% | - |
| 1963 | 4,440,264 | - | 2.97% | - |
| 1964 | 4,571,109 | - | 2.95% | - |
| 1965 | 4,704,965 | - | 2.93% | - |
| 1966 | 4,840,958 | - | 2.89% | - |
| 1967 | 4,978,862 | - | 2.85% | - |
| 1968 | 5,118,111 | - | 2.8% | - |
| 1969 | 5,257,081 | - | 2.72% | - |
| 1970 | 5,396,966 | - | 2.66% | - |
| 1971 | 5,538,355 | - | 2.62% | - |
| 1972 | 5,682,833 | - | 2.61% | - |
| 1973 | 5,831,631 | - | 2.62% | - |
| 1974 | 5,981,197 | - | 2.56% | - |
| 1975 | 6,128,731 | - | 2.47% | - |
| 1976 | 6,262,404 | - | 2.18% | - |
| 1977 | 6,401,515 | - | 2.22% | - |
| 1978 | 6,561,534 | - | 2.5% | - |
| 1979 | 6,727,797 | - | 2.53% | - |
| 1980 | 6,900,212 | - | 2.56% | - |
| 1981 | 7,075,648 | - | 2.54% | - |
| 1982 | 7,240,241 | - | 2.33% | - |
| 1983 | 7,419,642 | - | 2.48% | - |
| 1984 | 7,630,682 | - | 2.84% | - |
| 1985 | 7,849,693 | - | 2.87% | - |
| 1986 | 8,070,818 | - | 2.82% | - |
| 1987 | 8,296,485 | - | 2.8% | - |
| 1988 | 8,532,099 | - | 2.84% | - |
| 1989 | 8,775,546 | - | 2.85% | - |
| 1990 | 9,024,773 | - | 2.84% | - |
| 1991 | 9,272,584 | - | 2.75% | - |
| 1992 | 9,522,266 | - | 2.69% | - |
| 1993 | 9,779,761 | - | 2.7% | - |
| 1994 | 10,043,718 | - | 2.7% | - |
| 1995 | 10,312,996 | - | 2.68% | - |
| 1996 | 10,583,526 | - | 2.62% | - |
| 1997 | 10,857,754 | - | 2.59% | - |
| 1998 | 11,139,145 | - | 2.59% | - |
| 1999 | 11,422,965 | - | 2.55% | - |
| 2000 | 11,697,592 | 880 | 2.4% | - |
| 2001 | 11,969,422 | 890 | 2.32% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 12,246,915 | 900 | 2.32% | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 12,525,842 | 911 | 2.28% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 12,807,402 | 921 | 2.25% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 13,087,629 | 921 | 2.19% | 0% |
| 2006 | 13,367,459 | 932 | 2.14% | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 13,652,040 | 821 | 2.13% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 13,935,174 | 824 | 2.07% | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 14,215,611 | 826 | 2.01% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 14,500,112 | 829 | 2% | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 14,792,126 | 832 | 2.01% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 15,089,647 | 836 | 2.01% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 15,387,337 | 839 | 1.97% | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 15,681,725 | 842 | 1.91% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 15,971,743 | 1,000 | 1.85% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 16,268,760 | - | 1.86% | 0% |
| 2017 | 16,567,357 | 1,000 | 1.84% | 0% |
| 2018 | 16,845,685 | - | 1.68% | 0% |
| 2019 | 17,103,803 | 1,000 | 1.53% | 0% |
| 2020 | 17,357,325 | 987 | 1.48% | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 17,598,650 | 970 | 1.39% | -1.68% |
| 2022 | 17,847,877 | 944 | 1.42% | -2.66% |
| 2023 | 18,124,838 | 922 | 1.55% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 18,406,359 | 933 | 1.55% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 18,687,873 | 939 | 1.53% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 18,967,974 | 952 | 1.5% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 19,246,005 | 974 | 1.47% | 2.32% |
| 2028 | 19,521,501 | 985 | 1.43% | 1.13% |
| 2029 | 19,795,168 | 983 | 1.4% | -0.19% |
| 2030 | 20,067,252 | 976 | 1.37% | -0.75% |
| 2031 | 20,337,369 | 968 | 1.35% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 20,605,385 | 968 | 1.32% | 0% |
| 2033 | 20,871,083 | 988 | 1.29% | 2.09% |
| 2034 | 21,134,167 | 992 | 1.26% | 0.37% |
| 2035 | 21,394,231 | 1,000 | 1.23% | 0.74% |
| 2036 | 21,650,331 | 998 | 1.2% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 21,901,955 | 1,003 | 1.16% | 0.55% |
| 2038 | 22,149,197 | 1,022 | 1.13% | 1.83% |
| 2039 | 22,391,079 | 1,060 | 1.09% | 3.78% |
| 2040 | 22,626,859 | 1,095 | 1.05% | 3.3% |
| 2041 | 22,856,760 | 1,127 | 1.02% | 2.86% |
| 2042 | 23,080,838 | 1,149 | 0.98% | 1.96% |
| 2043 | 23,299,226 | 1,169 | 0.95% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 23,512,005 | 1,186 | 0.91% | 1.42% |
| 2045 | 23,719,080 | 1,209 | 0.88% | 2.02% |
| 2046 | 23,920,450 | 1,224 | 0.85% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 24,115,734 | 1,248 | 0.82% | 1.95% |
| 2048 | 24,305,641 | 1,272 | 0.79% | 1.92% |
| 2049 | 24,491,000 | 1,296 | 0.76% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 24,670,850 | 1,325 | 0.73% | 2.27% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,884,114 people (a 22% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guatemala gained 2,941,129 (a 18.4% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).
Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2005 and is 70th in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th 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 the Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.
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 |
| Vatican City | 882 |
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Population differences between Guatemala and the Vatican
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| Life expectancy | 72.9 years | 83.3 years |
| Average age | 27.3 years | n/a |
| Median age | 24 years | n/a |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | n/a |
| Fertility rate | 2.31 births per woman | n/a |
| Population density | 445 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
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