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

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  • New Zealand
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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

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.