Guatemala vs Kazakhstan: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Guatemala
9.23 million people
in 2050
Kazakhstan
8.70 million people
in 2050
Guatemala rank
56th
Kazakhstan rank
58th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Guatemala
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 9.23 million people against 8.70 million people in Kazakhstan, a difference of 529,260 people.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Guatemala ranks 56th and Kazakhstan ranks 58th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Kazakhstan in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 599,993 people | 919,996 people | 320,003 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1100s | 639,978 people | 939,987 people | 300,009 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1200s | 679,929 people | 959,960 people | 280,031 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1300s | 719,775 people | 1.07 million people | 350,095 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1400s | 759,287 people | 1.20 million people | 440,273 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1500s | 797,750 people | 1.34 million people | 540,760 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1600s | 594,937 people | 1.52 million people | 929,963 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1700s | 682,038 people | 1.70 million people | 1.02 million people | Kazakhstan |
| 1710s | 670,670 people | 1.69 million people | 1.02 million people | Kazakhstan |
| 1720s | 659,817 people | 1.67 million people | 1.01 million people | Kazakhstan |
| 1730s | 648,962 people | 1.65 million people | 1.01 million people | Kazakhstan |
| 1740s | 638,091 people | 1.64 million people | 999,929 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1750s | 627,192 people | 1.62 million people | 994,628 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1760s | 616,251 people | 1.61 million people | 989,379 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1770s | 605,254 people | 1.59 million people | 984,176 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1780s | 594,186 people | 1.57 million people | 979,044 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1790s | 583,028 people | 1.56 million people | 973,642 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1800s | 571,764 people | 1.54 million people | 964,736 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1810s | 560,375 people | 1.52 million people | 955,045 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1820s | 548,839 people | 1.49 million people | 944,391 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1830s | 614,539 people | 1.47 million people | 855,131 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1840s | 685,242 people | 1.44 million people | 759,158 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1850s | 763,364 people | 1.42 million people | 653,676 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 857,275 people | 1.39 million people | 529,815 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 947,955 people | 1.35 million people | 405,985 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 1.02 million people | 1.71 million people | 698,000 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 1.05 million people | 1.98 million people | 928,800 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 1.09 million people | 2.62 million people | 1.53 million people | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 1.19 million people | 3.20 million people | 2.01 million people | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 1.29 million people | 4.15 million people | 2.86 million people | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 1.40 million people | 4.39 million people | 2.99 million people | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 1.69 million people | 5.53 million people | 3.83 million people | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 2.50 million people | 4.65 million people | 2.15 million people | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 3.07 million people | 5.66 million people | 2.60 million people | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 3.92 million people | 6.53 million people | 2.61 million people | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 5.21 million people | 7.03 million people | 1.83 million people | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 6.46 million people | 7.19 million people | 731,978 people | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 6.78 million people | 7.21 million people | 421,383 people | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 7.42 million people | 7.87 million people | 449,950 people | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 8.14 million people | 7.82 million people | 313,404 people | Guatemala |
| 2030s | 8.65 million people | 8.04 million people | 607,480 people | Guatemala |
| 2040s | 9.04 million people | 8.39 million people | 652,954 people | Guatemala |
| 2050s | 9.23 million people | 8.70 million people | 529,260 people | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Guatemala or Kazakhstan?
- Guatemala, at 9.23 million people against 8.70 million people in Kazakhstan as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Guatemala and Kazakhstan?
- 529,260 people, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Kazakhstan?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Guatemala and Kazakhstan rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Guatemala ranks 56th and Kazakhstan ranks 58th 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.