Guatemala vs Nepal: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Guatemala
9.23 million people
in 2050
Nepal
9.90 million people
in 2050
Guatemala rank
56th
Nepal rank
54th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Guatemala
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 9.90 million people against 9.23 million people in Guatemala, a difference of 677,670 people.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Guatemala ranks 56th and Nepal ranks 54th of 238 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 599,993 people | 1.50 million people | 900,007 people | Nepal |
| 1100s | 639,978 people | 1.60 million people | 960,012 people | Nepal |
| 1200s | 679,929 people | 1.70 million people | 1.02 million people | Nepal |
| 1300s | 719,775 people | 1.80 million people | 1.08 million people | Nepal |
| 1400s | 759,287 people | 1.90 million people | 1.14 million people | Nepal |
| 1500s | 797,750 people | 2.00 million people | 1.20 million people | Nepal |
| 1600s | 594,937 people | 2.50 million people | 1.90 million people | Nepal |
| 1700s | 682,038 people | 2.99 million people | 2.31 million people | Nepal |
| 1710s | 670,670 people | 3.06 million people | 2.39 million people | Nepal |
| 1720s | 659,817 people | 3.14 million people | 2.48 million people | Nepal |
| 1730s | 648,962 people | 3.21 million people | 2.56 million people | Nepal |
| 1740s | 638,091 people | 3.28 million people | 2.64 million people | Nepal |
| 1750s | 627,192 people | 3.35 million people | 2.73 million people | Nepal |
| 1760s | 616,251 people | 3.42 million people | 2.81 million people | Nepal |
| 1770s | 605,254 people | 3.50 million people | 2.89 million people | Nepal |
| 1780s | 594,186 people | 3.57 million people | 2.97 million people | Nepal |
| 1790s | 583,028 people | 3.64 million people | 3.06 million people | Nepal |
| 1800s | 571,764 people | 3.71 million people | 3.14 million people | Nepal |
| 1810s | 560,375 people | 3.78 million people | 3.22 million people | Nepal |
| 1820s | 548,839 people | 3.85 million people | 3.30 million people | Nepal |
| 1830s | 614,539 people | 3.98 million people | 3.36 million people | Nepal |
| 1840s | 685,242 people | 4.14 million people | 3.45 million people | Nepal |
| 1850s | 763,364 people | 4.31 million people | 3.54 million people | Nepal |
| 1860s | 857,275 people | 4.47 million people | 3.62 million people | Nepal |
| 1870s | 947,955 people | 4.64 million people | 3.69 million people | Nepal |
| 1880s | 1.02 million people | 4.88 million people | 3.86 million people | Nepal |
| 1890s | 1.05 million people | 5.11 million people | 4.06 million people | Nepal |
| 1900s | 1.09 million people | 5.20 million people | 4.11 million people | Nepal |
| 1910s | 1.19 million people | 5.53 million people | 4.34 million people | Nepal |
| 1920s | 1.29 million people | 6.41 million people | 5.12 million people | Nepal |
| 1930s | 1.40 million people | 6.98 million people | 5.58 million people | Nepal |
| 1940s | 1.69 million people | 7.59 million people | 5.90 million people | Nepal |
| 1950s | 2.50 million people | 8.89 million people | 6.38 million people | Nepal |
| 1960s | 3.07 million people | 10.68 million people | 7.62 million people | Nepal |
| 1970s | 3.92 million people | 12.68 million people | 8.76 million people | Nepal |
| 1980s | 5.21 million people | 14.30 million people | 9.09 million people | Nepal |
| 1990s | 6.46 million people | 16.61 million people | 10.15 million people | Nepal |
| 2000s | 6.78 million people | 14.40 million people | 7.62 million people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 7.42 million people | 9.86 million people | 2.44 million people | Nepal |
| 2020s | 8.14 million people | 9.82 million people | 1.68 million people | Nepal |
| 2030s | 8.65 million people | 9.81 million people | 1.16 million people | Nepal |
| 2040s | 9.04 million people | 9.89 million people | 843,911 people | Nepal |
| 2050s | 9.23 million people | 9.90 million people | 677,670 people | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Guatemala or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 9.90 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 Nepal?
- 677,670 people, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nepal?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Guatemala and Nepal rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Guatemala ranks 56th and Nepal ranks 54th 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.