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Population in Guatemala

Guatemala: Population was 18.12 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
18.12 million people
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
69th
of 238 countries
All-time high
18.12 million people
in 2023
All-time low
462,930 people
in 1800
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Guatemala, 1000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in Guatemala is 18.12 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Guatemala peaked at 18.12 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 462,930 people, in 1800.

That places Guatemala 69th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 600,000 people 600,000 people 600,000 people 1
1100s 640,000 people 640,000 people 640,000 people 1
1200s 680,000 people 680,000 people 680,000 people 1
1300s 720,000 people 720,000 people 720,000 people 1
1400s 760,000 people 760,000 people 760,000 people 1
1500s 800,000 people 800,000 people 800,000 people 1
1600s 600,000 people 600,000 people 600,000 people 1
1700s 699,752 people 699,752 people 699,752 people 1
1710s 690,359 people 690,359 people 690,359 people 1
1720s 681,092 people 681,092 people 681,092 people 1
1730s 671,950 people 671,950 people 671,950 people 1
1740s 662,931 people 662,931 people 662,931 people 1
1750s 654,032 people 654,032 people 654,032 people 1
1760s 645,253 people 645,253 people 645,253 people 1
1770s 636,592 people 636,592 people 636,592 people 1
1780s 628,047 people 628,047 people 628,047 people 1
1790s 619,617 people 619,617 people 619,617 people 1
1800s 491,115 people 462,930 people 520,292 people 10
1810s 560,362 people 528,719 people 592,715 people 10
1820s 619,342 people 600,125 people 642,655 people 10
1830s 673,955 people 648,175 people 701,471 people 10
1840s 769,301 people 710,389 people 833,518 people 10
1850s 899,844 people 846,846 people 952,150 people 10
1860s 1.02 million people 964,215 people 1.08 million people 10
1870s 1.16 million people 1.09 million people 1.23 million people 10
1880s 1.31 million people 1.25 million people 1.38 million people 10
1890s 1.37 million people 1.35 million people 1.39 million people 10
1900s 1.41 million people 1.35 million people 1.48 million people 10
1910s 1.57 million people 1.49 million people 1.65 million people 10
1920s 1.74 million people 1.66 million people 1.83 million people 10
1930s 2.04 million people 1.86 million people 2.25 million people 10
1940s 2.64 million people 2.30 million people 3.01 million people 10
1950s 3.50 million people 3.10 million people 3.95 million people 10
1960s 4.65 million people 4.06 million people 5.26 million people 10
1970s 6.05 million people 5.40 million people 6.73 million people 10
1980s 7.78 million people 6.90 million people 8.78 million people 10
1990s 10.20 million people 9.02 million people 11.42 million people 10
2000s 12.95 million people 11.70 million people 14.22 million people 10
2010s 15.82 million people 14.50 million people 17.10 million people 10
2020s 17.73 million people 17.36 million people 18.12 million people 4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 66 Chad 19.32 million people compare
  2. 67 Romania 19.12 million people compare
  3. 68 Somalia 18.36 million people compare
  4. 70 Netherlands 18.09 million people compare
  5. 71 Senegal 18.08 million people compare
  6. 72 Ecuador 17.98 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Guatemala?
Population in Guatemala was 18.12 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 18.12 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 462,930 people in 1800.
How does Guatemala rank for population?
Guatemala ranks 69th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.