Ecuador vs Guatemala: Has the population peaked?

Ecuador

17.98 million people

in 2023

Guatemala

18.12 million people

in 2023

Ecuador rank

72nd

Guatemala rank

69th

Has the population peaked? over time

Guatemala currently reports 18.12 million people against 17.98 million people in Ecuador, a difference of 144,700 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 72nd and Guatemala ranks 69th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Has the population peaked?
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, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.