Guatemala vs Netherlands: Population

Guatemala

18.12 million people

in 2023

Netherlands

18.09 million people

in 2023

Guatemala rank

69th

Netherlands rank

70th

Population over time

Guatemala currently reports 18.12 million people against 18.09 million people in Netherlands, a difference of 32,300 people.

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

Guatemala ranks 69th and Netherlands ranks 70th of 236 countries.

Indicator: 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, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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