Guatemala vs Poland: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Guatemala
9.23 million people
in 2050
Poland
9.16 million people
in 2050
Guatemala rank
56th
Poland rank
57th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Guatemala
  • Poland
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 9.23 million people against 9.16 million people in Poland, a difference of 66,050 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Poland ahead.

Guatemala ranks 56th and Poland ranks 57th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 42.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Poland Difference Ahead
1000s 599,993 people 1.25 million people 649,327 people Poland
1100s 639,978 people 1.50 million people 857,582 people Poland
1200s 679,929 people 2.24 million people 1.56 million people Poland
1300s 719,775 people 3.45 million people 2.73 million people Poland
1400s 759,287 people 3.35 million people 2.59 million people Poland
1500s 797,750 people 3.76 million people 2.96 million people Poland
1600s 594,937 people 4.62 million people 4.03 million people Poland
1700s 682,038 people 5.74 million people 5.06 million people Poland
1710s 670,670 people 5.98 million people 5.31 million people Poland
1720s 659,817 people 6.26 million people 5.60 million people Poland
1730s 648,962 people 6.56 million people 5.91 million people Poland
1740s 638,091 people 6.87 million people 6.23 million people Poland
1750s 627,192 people 7.20 million people 6.57 million people Poland
1760s 616,251 people 7.53 million people 6.92 million people Poland
1770s 605,254 people 7.89 million people 7.28 million people Poland
1780s 594,186 people 8.26 million people 7.66 million people Poland
1790s 583,028 people 8.64 million people 8.06 million people Poland
1800s 571,764 people 9.05 million people 8.47 million people Poland
1810s 560,375 people 9.25 million people 8.69 million people Poland
1820s 548,839 people 9.46 million people 8.91 million people Poland
1830s 614,539 people 9.80 million people 9.19 million people Poland
1840s 685,242 people 10.35 million people 9.67 million people Poland
1850s 763,364 people 10.92 million people 10.16 million people Poland
1860s 857,275 people 12.21 million people 11.36 million people Poland
1870s 947,955 people 13.42 million people 12.47 million people Poland
1880s 1.02 million people 15.35 million people 14.34 million people Poland
1890s 1.05 million people 17.16 million people 16.10 million people Poland
1900s 1.09 million people 18.03 million people 16.94 million people Poland
1910s 1.19 million people 18.81 million people 17.62 million people Poland
1920s 1.29 million people 16.39 million people 15.10 million people Poland
1930s 1.40 million people 18.65 million people 17.26 million people Poland
1940s 1.69 million people 17.37 million people 15.68 million people Poland
1950s 2.50 million people 15.21 million people 12.70 million people Poland
1960s 3.07 million people 15.53 million people 12.46 million people Poland
1970s 3.92 million people 15.24 million people 11.32 million people Poland
1980s 5.21 million people 14.75 million people 9.54 million people Poland
1990s 6.46 million people 14.72 million people 8.26 million people Poland
2000s 6.78 million people 14.68 million people 7.90 million people Poland
2010s 7.42 million people 15.14 million people 7.72 million people Poland
2020s 8.14 million people 15.16 million people 7.03 million people Poland
2030s 8.65 million people 13.54 million people 4.89 million people Poland
2040s 9.04 million people 10.89 million people 1.85 million people Poland
2050s 9.23 million people 9.16 million people 66,050 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 Poland?
Guatemala, at 9.23 million people against 9.16 million people in Poland as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Guatemala and Poland?
66,050 people, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Poland?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Guatemala and Poland rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Guatemala ranks 56th and Poland ranks 57th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.