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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guatemala was 18,406,359 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guatemala's population is 19,049,936 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 1.1 times bigger than Zimbabwe's.
  • Guatemala is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.23% for Guatemala vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Guatemala has had an average growth rate of +1.64% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guatemala has increased from 13.4M people to 19M (42.5% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Guatemala vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guatemala Zimbabwe
2100 26,157,456 37,483,053
2099 26,245,641 37,412,398
2098 26,331,619 37,328,255
2097 26,416,090 37,235,542
2096 26,497,966 37,142,915
2095 26,577,430 37,032,129
2094 26,654,549 36,912,747
2093 26,728,912 36,810,893
2092 26,800,726 36,688,511
2091 26,869,103 36,567,262
2090 26,933,745 36,425,606
2089 26,994,393 36,280,973
2088 27,051,725 36,141,446
2087 27,105,725 35,977,638
2086 27,155,743 35,808,135
2085 27,200,252 35,637,092
2084 27,240,081 35,456,207
2083 27,274,635 35,268,035
2082 27,304,601 35,078,904
2081 27,328,275 34,873,129
2080 27,346,322 34,658,962
2079 27,358,846 34,439,720
2078 27,364,710 34,217,295
2077 27,363,544 33,982,909
2076 27,356,220 33,739,228
2075 27,343,275 33,495,867
2074 27,324,366 33,244,838
2073 27,298,193 32,978,488
2072 27,264,801 32,706,059
2071 27,224,139 32,445,747
2070 27,176,996 32,181,119
2069 27,121,679 31,906,793
2068 27,058,279 31,631,000
2067 26,987,818 31,345,338
2066 26,909,977 31,062,884
2065 26,825,610 30,766,830
2064 26,733,472 30,479,939
2063 26,634,443 30,176,104
2062 26,529,537 29,867,679
2061 26,418,318 29,557,068
2060 26,300,043 29,252,423
2059 26,175,298 28,945,088
2058 26,043,910 28,631,679
2057 25,905,522 28,307,305
2056 25,761,415 27,990,713
2055 25,611,347 27,658,887
2054 25,455,341 27,331,920
2053 25,292,387 26,986,935
2052 25,124,081 26,643,553
2051 24,950,631 26,287,592
2050 24,772,432 25,934,893
2049 24,588,164 25,585,239
2048 24,398,840 25,228,082
2047 24,205,409 24,874,649
2046 24,005,250 24,513,443
2045 23,799,564 24,147,637
2044 23,587,909 23,783,088
2043 23,370,717 23,401,965
2042 23,147,742 23,035,288
2041 22,919,092 22,647,950
2040 22,684,402 22,273,520
2039 22,443,876 21,902,980
2038 22,196,908 21,530,130
2037 21,945,561 21,159,664
2036 21,689,784 20,791,034
2035 21,429,391 20,413,656
2034 21,165,636 20,048,019
2033 20,899,157 19,676,339
2032 20,630,118 19,311,985
2031 20,359,005 18,959,300
2030 20,085,689 18,613,738
2029 19,810,652 18,270,049
2028 19,534,112 17,933,466
2027 19,255,397 17,600,984
2026 18,973,755 17,273,208
2025 18,690,875 16,949,303
2024 18,406,359 16,634,373
2023 18,124,838 16,340,822
2022 17,847,877 16,069,056
2021 17,598,650 15,797,210
2020 17,357,325 15,526,888
2019 17,103,803 15,271,368
2018 16,845,685 15,034,452
2017 16,567,357 14,812,482
2016 16,268,760 14,600,294
2015 15,971,743 14,399,013
2014 15,681,725 14,207,359
2013 15,387,337 14,013,808
2012 15,089,647 13,817,887
2011 14,792,126 13,595,424
2010 14,500,112 13,356,548
2009 14,215,611 13,142,790
2008 13,935,174 12,959,149
2007 13,652,040 12,804,058
2006 13,367,459 12,636,445
2005 13,087,629 12,483,432
2004 12,807,402 12,365,896
2003 12,525,842 12,232,323
2002 12,246,915 12,087,653
2001 11,969,422 11,971,901
2000 11,697,592 11,892,055
1999 11,422,965 11,783,458
1998 11,139,145 11,594,297
1997 10,857,754 11,369,827
1996 10,583,526 11,158,360
1995 10,312,996 10,974,599
1994 10,043,718 10,873,148
1993 9,779,761 10,860,288
1992 9,522,266 10,702,700
1991 9,272,584 10,404,816
1990 9,024,773 10,137,281
1989 8,775,546 9,864,798
1988 8,532,099 9,583,094
1987 8,296,485 9,284,644
1986 8,070,818 8,982,578
1985 7,849,693 8,686,813
1984 7,630,682 8,391,488
1983 7,419,642 8,098,404
1982 7,240,241 7,796,496
1981 7,075,648 7,498,635
1980 6,900,212 7,041,303
1979 6,727,797 6,647,556
1978 6,561,534 6,543,575
1977 6,401,515 6,449,512
1976 6,262,404 6,287,105
1975 6,128,731 6,098,658
1974 5,981,197 5,908,328
1973 5,831,631 5,720,404
1972 5,682,833 5,542,445
1971 5,538,355 5,374,712
1970 5,396,966 5,215,918
1969 5,257,081 5,058,181
1968 5,118,111 4,900,440
1967 4,978,862 4,748,307
1966 4,840,958 4,601,217
1965 4,704,965 4,458,462
1964 4,571,109 4,320,006
1963 4,440,264 4,185,877
1962 4,312,044 4,055,959
1961 4,186,201 3,930,401
1960 4,063,655 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guatemala increased by 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guatemala gained 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Guatemala was ranked 68th most populous country in 2006 and is 69th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Guatemala
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guatemala Zimbabwe
2100 -0.34% 0.19%
2099 -0.33% 0.23%
2098 -0.32% 0.25%
2097 -0.31% 0.25%
2096 -0.3% 0.3%
2095 -0.29% 0.32%
2094 -0.28% 0.28%
2093 -0.27% 0.33%
2092 -0.25% 0.33%
2091 -0.24% 0.39%
2090 -0.22% 0.4%
2089 -0.21% 0.39%
2088 -0.2% 0.46%
2087 -0.18% 0.47%
2086 -0.16% 0.48%
2085 -0.15% 0.51%
2084 -0.13% 0.53%
2083 -0.11% 0.54%
2082 -0.09% 0.59%
2081 -0.07% 0.62%
2080 -0.05% 0.64%
2079 -0.02% 0.65%
2078 0.004% 0.69%
2077 0.03% 0.72%
2076 0.05% 0.73%
2075 0.07% 0.76%
2074 0.1% 0.81%
2073 0.12% 0.83%
2072 0.15% 0.8%
2071 0.17% 0.82%
2070 0.2% 0.86%
2069 0.23% 0.87%
2068 0.26% 0.91%
2067 0.29% 0.91%
2066 0.31% 0.96%
2065 0.34% 0.94%
2064 0.37% 1.01%
2063 0.4% 1.03%
2062 0.42% 1.05%
2061 0.45% 1.04%
2060 0.48% 1.06%
2059 0.5% 1.09%
2058 0.53% 1.15%
2057 0.56% 1.13%
2056 0.59% 1.2%
2055 0.61% 1.2%
2054 0.64% 1.28%
2053 0.67% 1.29%
2052 0.7% 1.35%
2051 0.72% 1.36%
2050 0.75% 1.37%
2049 0.78% 1.42%
2048 0.8% 1.42%
2047 0.83% 1.47%
2046 0.86% 1.51%
2045 0.9% 1.53%
2044 0.93% 1.63%
2043 0.96% 1.59%
2042 1% 1.71%
2041 1.03% 1.68%
2040 1.07% 1.69%
2039 1.11% 1.73%
2038 1.15% 1.75%
2037 1.18% 1.77%
2036 1.22% 1.85%
2035 1.25% 1.82%
2034 1.28% 1.89%
2033 1.3% 1.89%
2032 1.33% 1.86%
2031 1.36% 1.86%
2030 1.39% 1.88%
2029 1.42% 1.88%
2028 1.45% 1.89%
2027 1.48% 1.9%
2026 1.51% 1.91%
2025 1.55% 1.89%
2024 1.55% 1.8%
2023 1.55% 1.69%
2022 1.42% 1.72%
2021 1.39% 1.74%
2020 1.48% 1.67%
2019 1.53% 1.58%
2018 1.68% 1.5%
2017 1.84% 1.45%
2016 1.86% 1.4%
2015 1.85% 1.35%
2014 1.91% 1.38%
2013 1.97% 1.42%
2012 2.01% 1.64%
2011 2.01% 1.79%
2010 2% 1.63%
2009 2.01% 1.42%
2008 2.07% 1.21%
2007 2.13% 1.33%
2006 2.14% 1.23%
2005 2.19% 0.95%
2004 2.25% 1.09%
2003 2.28% 1.2%
2002 2.32% 0.97%
2001 2.32% 0.67%
2000 2.4% 0.92%
1999 2.55% 1.63%
1998 2.59% 1.97%
1997 2.59% 1.9%
1996 2.62% 1.67%
1995 2.68% 0.93%
1994 2.7% 0.12%
1993 2.7% 1.47%
1992 2.69% 2.86%
1991 2.75% 2.64%
1990 2.84% 2.76%
1989 2.85% 2.94%
1988 2.84% 3.21%
1987 2.8% 3.36%
1986 2.82% 3.4%
1985 2.87% 3.52%
1984 2.84% 3.62%
1983 2.48% 3.87%
1982 2.33% 3.97%
1981 2.54% 6.49%
1980 2.56% 5.92%
1979 2.53% 1.59%
1978 2.5% 1.46%
1977 2.22% 2.58%
1976 2.18% 3.09%
1975 2.47% 3.22%
1974 2.56% 3.29%
1973 2.62% 3.21%
1972 2.61% 3.12%
1971 2.62% 3.04%
1970 2.66% 3.12%
1969 2.72% 3.22%
1968 2.8% 3.2%
1967 2.85% 3.2%
1966 2.89% 3.2%
1965 2.93% 3.2%
1964 2.95% 3.2%
1963 2.97% 3.2%
1962 3.01% 3.19%
1961 3.02% 3.18%

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 Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Guatemala Zimbabwe
Current population
19049936
17361868
Population rank 69/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.21%
One net population change
1.87 minutes
1.79 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
6.01 minutes
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +771 +804
Annual growth/decline +281,521 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.55% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 60/197
One migration net change every
1.1 hours
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change -7,959 -54,555
Net migration rank 128/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 92,732 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 133/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 176/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guatemala
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guatemala Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -7,959 - -54,555
2024 - -7,725 - -60,528
2023 289,635 -8,940 372,505 -97,380
2022 281,675 -8,463 371,243 -102,828
2021 255,145 -29,908 349,908 -74,623
2020 281,328 -23,927 354,790 -89,440
2019 307,389 -57,746 348,798 -103,107
2018 323,100 -56,487 345,883 -117,758
2017 332,838 -42,779 344,035 -128,241
2016 338,114 -30,980 348,772 -140,181
2015 335,072 -48,179 356,203 -162,220
2014 333,551 -40,409 366,350 -177,029
2013 331,321 -35,698 374,757 -176,972
2012 332,365 -32,624 371,135 -177,061
2011 328,548 -33,238 359,572 -108,714
2010 324,802 -36,076 335,570 -108,671
2009 323,320 -43,046 309,316 -108,689
2008 323,226 -42,624 280,527 -113,858
2007 326,298 -40,632 261,805 -118,299
2006 325,604 -42,118 248,963 -57,257
2005 325,816 -49,636 248,545 -134,212
2004 331,699 -47,409 248,307 -127,550
2003 333,539 -54,701 243,057 -96,667
2002 334,255 -55,247 244,170 -101,212
2001 335,503 -59,536 227,909 -139,361
2000 332,891 -65,197 236,343 -165,181
1999 328,890 -47,325 232,393 -86,343
1998 325,174 -39,104 225,614 6,645
1997 320,087 -43,377 216,288 395
1996 315,252 -43,501 205,269 978
1995 309,236 -39,917 206,695 -45,428
1994 302,708 -33,462 216,343 -174,723
1993 295,515 -36,848 228,045 -243,947
1992 288,411 -32,093 255,291 75,788
1991 283,917 -40,868 260,943 3,749
1990 280,318 -27,735 265,444 4,948
1989 276,736 -30,860 270,838 3,736
1988 271,466 -30,450 277,498 11,327
1987 261,746 -31,539 286,766 21,308
1986 252,754 -31,631 289,894 6,154
1985 246,119 -24,991 290,756 4,718
1984 241,892 -25,010 290,052 5,124
1983 238,059 -32,877 286,545 4,456
1982 199,809 -46,174 279,934 32,899
1981 221,044 -45,490 271,361 11,523
1980 218,460 -43,144 241,179 390,593
1979 216,810 -47,278 223,657 -67,937
1978 211,301 -48,309 222,979 -170,727
1977 203,299 -46,249 225,139 -89,270
1976 171,903 -50,745 221,419 -32,495
1975 188,501 -42,329 216,947 -28,988
1974 184,992 -36,089 208,806 -16,105
1973 179,871 -29,641 201,885 -18,733
1972 173,162 -25,807 193,725 -20,959
1971 165,104 -23,513 185,427 -22,719
1970 155,946 -14,755 178,979 -24,102
1969 149,516 -10,937 172,626 -12,028
1968 146,946 -7,589 166,865 -11,997
1967 143,859 -4,715 161,205 -11,814
1966 140,494 -3,824 156,014 -11,211
1965 135,997 -681 151,164 -10,465
1964 132,832 -440 145,848 -9,631
1963 129,065 240 140,984 -8,936
1962 126,429 713 136,317 -8,529
1961 123,753 797 131,531 -8,204
1960 120,728 -186 126,959 -8,260

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

GeoRank.org/population/guatemala/zimbabwe | 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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 92,732 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Guatemala, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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