Australia vs Guatemala: Annual change in population

Australia
250,139 people
in 2023
Guatemala
276,964 people
in 2023
Australia rank
60th
Guatemala rank
58th

Annual change in population over time

  • Australia
  • Guatemala
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k195119872023

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 276,964 people against 250,139 people in Australia, a difference of 26,825 people.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 60th and Guatemala ranks 58th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Guatemala in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Guatemala Difference Ahead
1950s 209,254 people 94,366 people 114,887 people Australia
1960s 221,235 people 131,059 people 90,176 people Australia
1970s 226,065 people 147,071 people 78,994 people Australia
1980s 233,633 people 204,775 people 28,858 people Australia
1990s 204,062 people 264,743 people 60,681 people Guatemala
2000s 287,303 people 279,264 people 8,040 people Australia
2010s 369,970 people 288,819 people 81,151 people Australia
2020s 242,103 people 255,260 people 13,156 people Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in population, Australia or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 276,964 people against 250,139 people in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in population between Australia and Guatemala?
26,825 people, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Guatemala?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Australia and Guatemala rank globally for annual change in population?
Australia ranks 60th and Guatemala ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in population
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.