Guatemala vs Senegal: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Guatemala
4.70 million people
in 2020
Senegal
5.06 million people
in 2020
Guatemala rank
64th
Senegal rank
62nd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Guatemala
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 5.06 million people against 4.70 million people in Guatemala, a difference of 358,660 people.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 64th and Senegal ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.62 million people | 1.27 million people | 349,695 people | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 1.92 million people | 1.49 million people | 430,265 people | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 2.24 million people | 1.74 million people | 500,620 people | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 2.61 million people | 2.20 million people | 408,445 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 3.03 million people | 2.86 million people | 170,550 people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 3.46 million people | 3.36 million people | 98,590 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 4.11 million people | 4.13 million people | 19,815 people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 4.70 million people | 5.06 million people | 358,660 people | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Guatemala or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 5.06 million people against 4.70 million people in Guatemala as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Guatemala and Senegal?
- 358,660 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Senegal?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Guatemala and Senegal rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Guatemala ranks 64th and Senegal ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.