Guatemala vs New Zealand: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Guatemala
858,102 people
in 2023
New Zealand
868,185 people
in 2023
Guatemala rank
84th
New Zealand rank
83rd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Guatemala
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 868,185 people against 858,102 people in Guatemala, a difference of 10,083 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
Guatemala ranks 84th and New Zealand ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 77,810 people | 190,910 people | 113,100 people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 104,559 people | 219,276 people | 114,717 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 147,812 people | 268,601 people | 120,789 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 231,112 people | 333,957 people | 102,845 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 365,576 people | 415,965 people | 50,389 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 490,778 people | 495,644 people | 4,867 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 656,899 people | 660,530 people | 3,631 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 819,652 people | 830,368 people | 10,716 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Guatemala or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 868,185 people against 858,102 people in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Guatemala and New Zealand?
- 10,083 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and New Zealand rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Guatemala ranks 84th and New Zealand ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.