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

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The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,687,881 in 2025 vs 28,516,896 people in Venezuela in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,115,361 people compared to 28,692,435 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 +1.61% per year vs -0.53% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19.1M (43% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.39% growth).

Guatemala vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Venezuela
2100 26,153,266 28,410,292
2099 26,241,436 28,556,135
2098 26,327,401 28,707,705
2097 26,411,858 28,852,186
2096 26,493,721 28,997,910
2095 26,573,173 29,134,707
2094 26,650,279 29,264,882
2093 26,724,630 29,394,209
2092 26,796,433 29,510,768
2091 26,864,799 29,623,813
2090 26,929,431 29,734,285
2089 26,990,069 29,840,423
2088 27,047,391 29,936,470
2087 27,101,383 30,030,678
2086 27,151,393 30,120,614
2085 27,195,895 30,201,240
2084 27,235,718 30,276,736
2083 27,270,266 30,348,224
2082 27,300,227 30,418,460
2081 27,323,897 30,484,132
2080 27,341,942 30,549,302
2079 27,354,464 30,612,881
2078 27,360,327 30,674,565
2077 27,359,161 30,730,870
2076 27,351,838 30,780,046
2075 27,338,895 30,829,620
2074 27,319,989 30,868,955
2073 27,293,820 30,913,457
2072 27,260,434 30,956,993
2071 27,219,778 30,999,181
2070 27,172,642 31,039,456
2069 27,117,335 31,077,886
2068 27,053,945 31,111,229
2067 26,983,495 31,147,205
2066 26,905,666 31,177,952
2065 26,821,312 31,202,552
2064 26,729,190 31,217,149
2063 26,630,176 31,232,539
2062 26,525,287 31,245,802
2061 26,414,086 31,255,590
2060 26,295,830 31,264,668
2059 26,171,105 31,272,623
2058 26,039,738 31,273,762
2057 25,901,372 31,276,766
2056 25,757,288 31,268,661
2055 25,607,244 31,252,602
2054 25,451,264 31,238,775
2053 25,288,335 31,222,231
2052 25,120,056 31,194,694
2051 24,946,634 31,174,182
2050 24,768,464 31,139,557
2049 24,584,225 31,104,189
2048 24,394,931 31,062,699
2047 24,201,532 31,009,532
2046 24,001,405 30,960,686
2045 23,795,751 30,905,370
2044 23,584,131 30,845,107
2043 23,366,974 30,776,828
2042 23,144,034 30,694,535
2041 22,915,420 30,607,831
2040 22,680,768 30,504,638
2039 22,440,281 30,389,092
2038 22,193,352 30,268,244
2037 21,942,046 30,145,046
2036 21,686,309 30,014,973
2035 21,425,958 29,870,829
2034 21,162,245 29,718,039
2033 20,895,809 29,574,127
2032 20,626,813 29,428,330
2031 20,355,744 29,279,969
2030 20,082,472 29,139,878
2029 19,807,478 29,004,690
2028 19,530,983 28,880,803
2027 19,252,313 28,750,990
2026 18,970,716 28,630,592
2025 18,687,881 28,516,896
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 2,846,601 people (a 17.5% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,073,285 people (a 6.74% 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 29.6% to 24,768,464 people with a rank change from 69th to 67th. The population of Venezuela will increase by 8.53% to 31,139,557 people and rank change from 54th to 62nd.

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 1.53% 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/guatemala/venezuela | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guatemala grew by 1.53%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.39%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Venezuela
Current population
19115361
28692435
Population rank 69/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.35%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
4.73 minutes
One birth every
1.38 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
5.88 minutes
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline +771 +305
Annual growth/decline +281,522 +111,353
Annual growth/decline rate +1.53% +0.39%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 139/197
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 290,066 -7,725 214,547 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/guatemala/venezuela | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 90.6% of the population change in Guatemala is from natural causes (a gain of 3,034,362 people) and 9.41% is from migration (a loss of 315,134 people). In Venezuela 36.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,765,716 people) and 63.1% is from migration (a loss of 4,726,087 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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