Guatemala vs Uzbekistan: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Guatemala
4.70 million people
in 2020
Uzbekistan
4.90 million people
in 2020
Guatemala rank
64th
Uzbekistan rank
63rd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Guatemala
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 4.90 million people against 4.70 million people in Guatemala, a difference of 194,370 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Uzbekistan has been ahead every year.
Guatemala ranks 64th and Uzbekistan ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Uzbekistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.62 million people | 2.62 million people | 1.00 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1960s | 1.92 million people | 3.01 million people | 1.09 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1970s | 2.24 million people | 3.41 million people | 1.17 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | 2.61 million people | 4.00 million people | 1.39 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 3.03 million people | 4.35 million people | 1.32 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 3.46 million people | 4.28 million people | 819,855 people | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 4.11 million people | 4.49 million people | 375,350 people | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 4.70 million people | 4.90 million people | 194,370 people | Uzbekistan |
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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 4.90 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 Uzbekistan?
- 194,370 people, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uzbekistan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Guatemala and Uzbekistan rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Guatemala ranks 64th and Uzbekistan ranks 63rd 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.