Guatemala vs Guinea: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Guatemala
9.23 million people
in 2050
Guinea
10.07 million people
in 2050
Guatemala rank
56th
Guinea rank
53rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Guatemala
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 10.07 million people against 9.23 million people in Guatemala, a difference of 846,800 people.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 56th and Guinea ranks 53rd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Guinea in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 599,993 people | 546,407 people | 53,586 people | Guatemala |
| 1100s | 639,978 people | 624,462 people | 15,516 people | Guatemala |
| 1200s | 679,929 people | 713,660 people | 33,731 people | Guinea |
| 1300s | 719,775 people | 815,573 people | 95,798 people | Guinea |
| 1400s | 759,287 people | 931,952 people | 172,665 people | Guinea |
| 1500s | 797,750 people | 1.06 million people | 266,890 people | Guinea |
| 1600s | 594,937 people | 1.22 million people | 620,253 people | Guinea |
| 1700s | 682,038 people | 1.38 million people | 701,482 people | Guinea |
| 1710s | 670,670 people | 1.39 million people | 723,000 people | Guinea |
| 1720s | 659,817 people | 1.40 million people | 744,703 people | Guinea |
| 1730s | 648,962 people | 1.42 million people | 766,928 people | Guinea |
| 1740s | 638,091 people | 1.43 million people | 789,739 people | Guinea |
| 1750s | 627,192 people | 1.44 million people | 813,198 people | Guinea |
| 1760s | 616,251 people | 1.45 million people | 837,399 people | Guinea |
| 1770s | 605,254 people | 1.47 million people | 862,436 people | Guinea |
| 1780s | 594,186 people | 1.48 million people | 888,414 people | Guinea |
| 1790s | 583,028 people | 1.50 million people | 915,472 people | Guinea |
| 1800s | 571,764 people | 1.52 million people | 943,766 people | Guinea |
| 1810s | 560,375 people | 1.53 million people | 973,485 people | Guinea |
| 1820s | 548,839 people | 1.55 million people | 1.00 million people | Guinea |
| 1830s | 614,539 people | 1.58 million people | 960,761 people | Guinea |
| 1840s | 685,242 people | 1.60 million people | 913,798 people | Guinea |
| 1850s | 763,364 people | 1.63 million people | 861,976 people | Guinea |
| 1860s | 857,275 people | 1.65 million people | 797,535 people | Guinea |
| 1870s | 947,955 people | 1.69 million people | 740,325 people | Guinea |
| 1880s | 1.02 million people | 1.73 million people | 710,780 people | Guinea |
| 1890s | 1.05 million people | 1.77 million people | 718,590 people | Guinea |
| 1900s | 1.09 million people | 1.83 million people | 736,460 people | Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.19 million people | 1.90 million people | 709,520 people | Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.29 million people | 1.99 million people | 699,750 people | Guinea |
| 1930s | 1.40 million people | 2.12 million people | 724,680 people | Guinea |
| 1940s | 1.69 million people | 2.35 million people | 655,030 people | Guinea |
| 1950s | 2.50 million people | 2.97 million people | 469,459 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 3.07 million people | 3.37 million people | 300,894 people | Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.92 million people | 3.65 million people | 264,687 people | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 5.21 million people | 4.10 million people | 1.11 million people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 6.46 million people | 5.23 million people | 1.23 million people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 6.78 million people | 6.23 million people | 556,888 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 7.42 million people | 7.58 million people | 156,583 people | Guinea |
| 2020s | 8.14 million people | 9.18 million people | 1.05 million people | Guinea |
| 2030s | 8.65 million people | 10.26 million people | 1.61 million people | Guinea |
| 2040s | 9.04 million people | 10.44 million people | 1.39 million people | Guinea |
| 2050s | 9.23 million people | 10.07 million people | 846,800 people | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Guatemala or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 10.07 million people against 9.23 million people in Guatemala as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Guatemala and Guinea?
- 846,800 people, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Guinea?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Guatemala and Guinea rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Guatemala ranks 56th and Guinea ranks 53rd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.