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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,049,936 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 1.5 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

Guatemala vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Venezuela
2100 26,157,456 28,408,393
2099 26,245,641 28,554,225
2098 26,331,619 28,705,786
2097 26,416,090 28,850,257
2096 26,497,966 28,995,972
2095 26,577,430 29,132,759
2094 26,654,549 29,262,925
2093 26,728,912 29,392,244
2092 26,800,726 29,508,795
2091 26,869,103 29,621,832
2090 26,933,745 29,732,297
2089 26,994,393 29,838,428
2088 27,051,725 29,934,468
2087 27,105,725 30,028,670
2086 27,155,743 30,118,600
2085 27,200,252 30,199,220
2084 27,240,081 30,274,712
2083 27,274,635 30,346,195
2082 27,304,601 30,416,426
2081 27,328,275 30,482,094
2080 27,346,322 30,547,260
2079 27,358,846 30,610,834
2078 27,364,710 30,672,514
2077 27,363,544 30,728,816
2076 27,356,220 30,777,988
2075 27,343,275 30,827,559
2074 27,324,366 30,866,891
2073 27,298,193 30,911,390
2072 27,264,801 30,954,923
2071 27,224,139 30,997,109
2070 27,176,996 31,037,381
2069 27,121,679 31,075,808
2068 27,058,279 31,109,149
2067 26,987,818 31,145,122
2066 26,909,977 31,175,867
2065 26,825,610 31,200,466
2064 26,733,472 31,215,062
2063 26,634,443 31,230,451
2062 26,529,537 31,243,713
2061 26,418,318 31,253,501
2060 26,300,043 31,262,578
2059 26,175,298 31,270,532
2058 26,043,910 31,271,671
2057 25,905,522 31,274,675
2056 25,761,415 31,266,571
2055 25,611,347 31,250,513
2054 25,455,341 31,236,686
2053 25,292,387 31,220,143
2052 25,124,081 31,192,608
2051 24,950,631 31,172,098
2050 24,772,432 31,137,475
2049 24,588,164 31,102,109
2048 24,398,840 31,060,623
2047 24,205,409 31,007,458
2046 24,005,250 30,958,617
2045 23,799,564 30,903,304
2044 23,587,909 30,843,044
2043 23,370,717 30,774,770
2042 23,147,742 30,692,483
2041 22,919,092 30,605,785
2040 22,684,402 30,502,599
2039 22,443,876 30,387,061
2038 22,196,908 30,266,220
2037 21,945,561 30,143,030
2036 21,689,784 30,012,966
2035 21,429,391 29,868,832
2034 21,165,636 29,716,052
2033 20,899,157 29,572,150
2032 20,630,118 29,426,362
2031 20,359,005 29,278,011
2030 20,085,689 29,137,930
2029 19,810,652 29,002,751
2028 19,534,112 28,878,872
2027 19,255,397 28,749,068
2026 18,973,755 28,628,678
2025 18,690,875 28,514,989
2024 18,406,359 28,405,543
2023 18,124,838 28,300,854
2022 17,847,877 28,213,017
2021 17,598,650 28,237,826
2020 17,357,325 28,444,077
2019 17,103,803 28,938,098
2018 16,845,685 29,807,592
2017 16,567,357 30,565,323
2016 16,268,760 30,765,720
2015 15,971,743 30,573,972
2014 15,681,725 30,254,079
2013 15,387,337 29,912,198
2012 15,089,647 29,553,826
2011 14,792,126 29,185,212
2010 14,500,112 28,813,101
2009 14,215,611 28,438,298
2008 13,935,174 28,053,696
2007 13,652,040 27,649,363
2006 13,367,459 27,224,686
2005 13,087,629 26,785,804
2004 12,807,402 26,340,838
2003 12,525,842 25,892,703
2002 12,246,915 25,435,671
2001 11,969,422 24,979,922
2000 11,697,592 24,526,708
1999 11,422,965 24,066,593
1998 11,139,145 23,601,337
1997 10,857,754 23,131,685
1996 10,583,526 22,662,113
1995 10,312,996 22,193,821
1994 10,043,718 21,725,188
1993 9,779,761 21,254,520
1992 9,522,266 20,780,948
1991 9,272,584 20,304,896
1990 9,024,773 19,827,010
1989 8,775,546 19,348,921
1988 8,532,099 18,871,020
1987 8,296,485 18,394,963
1986 8,070,818 17,923,536
1985 7,849,693 17,461,434
1984 7,630,682 17,008,841
1983 7,419,642 16,562,205
1982 7,240,241 16,121,874
1981 7,075,648 15,687,297
1980 6,900,212 15,258,218
1979 6,727,797 14,834,552
1978 6,561,534 14,416,684
1977 6,401,515 14,006,812
1976 6,262,404 13,606,284
1975 6,128,731 13,215,892
1974 5,981,197 12,835,351
1973 5,831,631 12,463,537
1972 5,682,833 12,099,180
1971 5,538,355 11,741,008
1970 5,396,966 11,387,790
1969 5,257,081 11,040,280
1968 5,118,111 10,697,530
1967 4,978,862 10,358,513
1966 4,840,958 10,024,854
1965 4,704,965 9,697,790
1964 4,571,109 9,377,712
1963 4,440,264 9,064,021
1962 4,312,044 8,756,870
1961 4,186,201 8,455,915
1960 4,063,655 8,160,090

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/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guatemala Venezuela
2100 -0.34% -0.51%
2099 -0.33% -0.53%
2098 -0.32% -0.5%
2097 -0.31% -0.5%
2096 -0.3% -0.47%
2095 -0.29% -0.44%
2094 -0.28% -0.44%
2093 -0.27% -0.39%
2092 -0.25% -0.38%
2091 -0.24% -0.37%
2090 -0.22% -0.36%
2089 -0.21% -0.32%
2088 -0.2% -0.31%
2087 -0.18% -0.3%
2086 -0.16% -0.27%
2085 -0.15% -0.25%
2084 -0.13% -0.24%
2083 -0.11% -0.23%
2082 -0.09% -0.22%
2081 -0.07% -0.21%
2080 -0.05% -0.21%
2079 -0.02% -0.2%
2078 0.004% -0.18%
2077 0.03% -0.16%
2076 0.05% -0.16%
2075 0.07% -0.13%
2074 0.1% -0.14%
2073 0.12% -0.14%
2072 0.15% -0.14%
2071 0.17% -0.13%
2070 0.2% -0.12%
2069 0.23% -0.11%
2068 0.26% -0.12%
2067 0.29% -0.1%
2066 0.31% -0.08%
2065 0.34% -0.05%
2064 0.37% -0.05%
2063 0.4% -0.04%
2062 0.42% -0.03%
2061 0.45% -0.03%
2060 0.48% -0.03%
2059 0.5% -0.004%
2058 0.53% -0.01%
2057 0.56% 0.03%
2056 0.59% 0.05%
2055 0.61% 0.04%
2054 0.64% 0.05%
2053 0.67% 0.09%
2052 0.7% 0.07%
2051 0.72% 0.11%
2050 0.75% 0.11%
2049 0.78% 0.13%
2048 0.8% 0.17%
2047 0.83% 0.16%
2046 0.86% 0.18%
2045 0.9% 0.2%
2044 0.93% 0.22%
2043 0.96% 0.27%
2042 1% 0.28%
2041 1.03% 0.34%
2040 1.07% 0.38%
2039 1.11% 0.4%
2038 1.15% 0.41%
2037 1.18% 0.43%
2036 1.22% 0.48%
2035 1.25% 0.51%
2034 1.28% 0.49%
2033 1.3% 0.5%
2032 1.33% 0.51%
2031 1.36% 0.48%
2030 1.39% 0.47%
2029 1.42% 0.43%
2028 1.45% 0.45%
2027 1.48% 0.42%
2026 1.51% 0.4%
2025 1.55% 0.39%
2024 1.55% 0.37%
2023 1.55% 0.31%
2022 1.42% -0.09%
2021 1.39% -0.73%
2020 1.48% -1.71%
2019 1.53% -2.92%
2018 1.68% -2.48%
2017 1.84% -0.65%
2016 1.86% 0.63%
2015 1.85% 1.06%
2014 1.91% 1.14%
2013 1.97% 1.21%
2012 2.01% 1.26%
2011 2.01% 1.29%
2010 2% 1.32%
2009 2.01% 1.37%
2008 2.07% 1.46%
2007 2.13% 1.56%
2006 2.14% 1.64%
2005 2.19% 1.69%
2004 2.25% 1.73%
2003 2.28% 1.8%
2002 2.32% 1.82%
2001 2.32% 1.85%
2000 2.4% 1.91%
1999 2.55% 1.97%
1998 2.59% 2.03%
1997 2.59% 2.07%
1996 2.62% 2.11%
1995 2.68% 2.16%
1994 2.7% 2.21%
1993 2.7% 2.28%
1992 2.69% 2.34%
1991 2.75% 2.41%
1990 2.84% 2.47%
1989 2.85% 2.53%
1988 2.84% 2.59%
1987 2.8% 2.63%
1986 2.82% 2.65%
1985 2.87% 2.66%
1984 2.84% 2.7%
1983 2.48% 2.73%
1982 2.33% 2.77%
1981 2.54% 2.81%
1980 2.56% 2.86%
1979 2.53% 2.9%
1978 2.5% 2.93%
1977 2.22% 2.94%
1976 2.18% 2.95%
1975 2.47% 2.96%
1974 2.56% 2.98%
1973 2.62% 3.01%
1972 2.61% 3.05%
1971 2.62% 3.1%
1970 2.66% 3.15%
1969 2.72% 3.2%
1968 2.8% 3.27%
1967 2.85% 3.33%
1966 2.89% 3.37%
1965 2.93% 3.41%
1964 2.95% 3.46%
1963 2.97% 3.51%
1962 3.01% 3.56%
1961 3.02% 3.63%

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/venezuela | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guatemala grew by 1.55%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Venezuela
Current population
19049936
28661242
Population rank 69/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.35%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
5.02 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
1.23 minutes
One death every
6.01 minutes
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline +771 +287
Annual growth/decline +281,521 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate +1.55% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 143/197
One migration net change every
1.1 hours
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change -7,959 -100,467
Net migration rank 128/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 92,732 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 133/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 176/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guatemala
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guatemala Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,959 - -100,467
2024 - -7,725 - -105,297
2023 289,635 -8,940 213,020 -112,899
2022 281,675 -8,463 216,619 -141,107
2021 255,145 -29,908 207,746 -332,936
2020 281,328 -23,927 237,223 -524,649
2019 307,389 -57,746 274,826 -975,534
2018 323,100 -56,487 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 332,838 -42,779 340,222 -817,376
2016 338,114 -30,980 359,651 -283,270
2015 335,072 -48,179 384,560 -77,417
2014 333,551 -40,409 395,088 -62,437
2013 331,321 -35,698 408,930 -57,818
2012 332,365 -32,624 420,758 -55,131
2011 328,548 -33,238 425,958 -54,384
2010 324,802 -36,076 425,397 -52,781
2009 323,320 -43,046 427,257 -50,286
2008 323,226 -42,624 435,870 -43,636
2007 326,298 -40,632 452,482 -36,060
2006 325,604 -42,118 460,152 -27,240
2005 325,816 -49,636 463,260 -18,407
2004 331,699 -47,409 455,881 -10,798
2003 333,539 -54,701 456,902 -5,729
2002 334,255 -55,247 466,821 -3,944
2001 335,503 -59,536 451,487 -2,856
2000 332,891 -65,197 459,802 -1,999
1999 328,890 -47,325 463,787 -1,376
1998 325,174 -39,104 469,123 -1,010
1997 320,087 -43,377 472,002 -816
1996 315,252 -43,501 468,653 -708
1995 309,236 -39,917 469,267 -622
1994 302,708 -33,462 469,178 -559
1993 295,515 -36,848 473,189 -477
1992 288,411 -32,093 474,824 -381
1991 283,917 -40,868 477,917 -236
1990 280,318 -27,735 478,168 -69
1989 276,736 -30,860 478,053 32
1988 271,466 -30,450 477,569 137
1987 261,746 -31,539 474,204 182
1986 252,754 -31,631 468,252 201
1985 246,119 -24,991 455,517 237
1984 241,892 -25,010 449,186 247
1983 238,059 -32,877 443,569 260
1982 199,809 -46,174 436,564 260
1981 221,044 -45,490 432,059 251
1980 218,460 -43,144 425,613 237
1979 216,810 -47,278 421,256 228
1978 211,301 -48,309 414,032 205
1977 203,299 -46,249 405,315 196
1976 171,903 -50,745 395,344 190
1975 188,501 -42,329 385,045 186
1974 184,992 -36,089 375,678 173
1973 179,871 -29,641 367,612 171
1972 173,162 -25,807 360,749 173
1971 165,104 -23,513 355,212 215
1970 155,946 -14,755 350,709 305
1969 149,516 -10,937 343,596 403
1968 146,946 -7,589 340,973 532
1967 143,859 -4,715 335,813 717
1966 140,494 -3,824 329,697 1,087
1965 135,997 -681 321,695 1,656
1964 132,832 -440 314,397 2,410
1963 129,065 240 307,279 3,296
1962 126,429 713 299,345 4,386
1961 123,753 797 292,109 6,069
1960 120,728 -186 285,105 8,369

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

GeoRank.org/population/guatemala/venezuela | 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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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