Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Guatemala
Guatemala: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 9.23 million people in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
9.23 million people
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
56th
of 238 countries
All-time high
9.23 million people
in 2050
All-time low
548,839 people
in 1820
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Guatemala, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Guatemala is 9.23 million people, measured in 2050. That is the highest value across all 133 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Guatemala peaked at 9.23 million people in 2050 and was at its lowest, 548,839 people, in 1820.
That places Guatemala 56th out of 238 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 599,993 people | — |
| 1100 | 639,978 people | +6.7% |
| 1200 | 679,929 people | +6.2% |
| 1300 | 719,775 people | +5.9% |
| 1400 | 759,287 people | +5.5% |
| 1500 | 797,750 people | +5.1% |
| 1600 | 594,937 people | -25.4% |
| 1700 | 682,038 people | +14.6% |
| 1710 | 670,670 people | -1.7% |
| 1720 | 659,817 people | -1.6% |
| 1730 | 648,962 people | -1.6% |
| 1740 | 638,091 people | -1.7% |
| 1750 | 627,192 people | -1.7% |
| 1760 | 616,251 people | -1.7% |
| 1770 | 605,254 people | -1.8% |
| 1780 | 594,186 people | -1.8% |
| 1790 | 583,028 people | -1.9% |
| 1800 | 571,764 people | -1.9% |
| 1810 | 560,375 people | -2.0% |
| 1820 | 548,839 people | -2.1% |
| 1830 | 614,539 people | +12.0% |
| 1840 | 685,242 people | +11.5% |
| 1850 | 763,364 people | +11.4% |
| 1860 | 857,275 people | +12.3% |
| 1870 | 947,955 people | +10.6% |
| 1880 | 1.02 million people | +7.2% |
| 1890 | 1.05 million people | +3.7% |
| 1900 | 1.09 million people | +3.5% |
| 1910 | 1.19 million people | +8.8% |
| 1920 | 1.29 million people | +8.6% |
| 1930 | 1.40 million people | +8.4% |
| 1940 | 1.69 million people | +21.1% |
| 1950 | 2.32 million people | +37.1% |
| 1951 | 2.35 million people | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 2.39 million people | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 2.43 million people | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 2.47 million people | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 2.51 million people | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 2.56 million people | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 2.61 million people | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 2.66 million people | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 2.71 million people | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 2.77 million people | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 2.83 million people | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 2.90 million people | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 2.96 million people | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 3.03 million people | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 3.10 million people | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 3.17 million people | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 3.24 million people | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 3.31 million people | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 3.38 million people | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 3.45 million people | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 3.53 million people | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 3.62 million people | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 3.71 million people | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 3.82 million people | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 3.94 million people | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 4.07 million people | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 4.20 million people | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 4.35 million people | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 4.50 million people | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 4.64 million people | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 4.76 million people | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 4.87 million people | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 4.99 million people | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 5.12 million people | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 5.26 million people | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 5.40 million people | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 5.54 million people | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 5.68 million people | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 5.82 million people | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 5.97 million people | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 6.11 million people | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 6.24 million people | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 6.38 million people | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 6.52 million people | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 6.63 million people | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 6.68 million people | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 6.70 million people | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 6.69 million people | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 6.67 million people | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 6.64 million people | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.62 million people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.64 million people | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.69 million people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 6.75 million people | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.80 million people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 6.85 million people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.90 million people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.95 million people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 7.00 million people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.06 million people | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 7.12 million people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.19 million people | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 7.27 million people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 7.35 million people | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 7.44 million people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.54 million people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.65 million people | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.77 million people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 7.84 million people | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.89 million people | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 7.94 million people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 7.99 million people | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 8.05 million people | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 8.11 million people | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 8.17 million people | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 8.23 million people | +0.7% |
| 2027 | 8.28 million people | +0.7% |
| 2028 | 8.34 million people | +0.7% |
| 2029 | 8.39 million people | +0.6% |
| 2030 | 8.44 million people | +0.6% |
| 2031 | 8.49 million people | +0.6% |
| 2032 | 8.54 million people | +0.6% |
| 2033 | 8.59 million people | +0.6% |
| 2034 | 8.63 million people | +0.5% |
| 2035 | 8.68 million people | +0.5% |
| 2036 | 8.72 million people | +0.5% |
| 2037 | 8.77 million people | +0.5% |
| 2038 | 8.81 million people | +0.5% |
| 2039 | 8.85 million people | +0.5% |
| 2040 | 8.88 million people | +0.4% |
| 2041 | 8.92 million people | +0.4% |
| 2042 | 8.96 million people | +0.4% |
| 2043 | 8.99 million people | +0.4% |
| 2044 | 9.03 million people | +0.4% |
| 2045 | 9.06 million people | +0.4% |
| 2046 | 9.09 million people | +0.4% |
| 2047 | 9.13 million people | +0.4% |
| 2048 | 9.16 million people | +0.4% |
| 2049 | 9.19 million people | +0.4% |
| 2050 | 9.23 million people | +0.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 9.23 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 million people, 7.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 9.23 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 598,606 people, 15.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +37.1% | 1.69 million people | 2.32 million people |
| 1600 | -25.4% | 797,750 people | 594,937 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 599,993 people | 599,993 people | 599,993 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 639,978 people | 639,978 people | 639,978 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 679,929 people | 679,929 people | 679,929 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 719,775 people | 719,775 people | 719,775 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 759,287 people | 759,287 people | 759,287 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 797,750 people | 797,750 people | 797,750 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 594,937 people | 594,937 people | 594,937 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 682,038 people | 682,038 people | 682,038 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 670,670 people | 670,670 people | 670,670 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 659,817 people | 659,817 people | 659,817 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 648,962 people | 648,962 people | 648,962 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 638,091 people | 638,091 people | 638,091 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 627,192 people | 627,192 people | 627,192 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 616,251 people | 616,251 people | 616,251 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 605,254 people | 605,254 people | 605,254 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 594,186 people | 594,186 people | 594,186 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 583,028 people | 583,028 people | 583,028 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 571,764 people | 571,764 people | 571,764 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 560,375 people | 560,375 people | 560,375 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 548,839 people | 548,839 people | 548,839 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 614,539 people | 614,539 people | 614,539 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 685,242 people | 685,242 people | 685,242 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 763,364 people | 763,364 people | 763,364 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 857,275 people | 857,275 people | 857,275 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 947,955 people | 947,955 people | 947,955 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.02 million people | 1.02 million people | 1.02 million people | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.05 million people | 1.05 million people | 1.05 million people | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.09 million people | 1.09 million people | 1.09 million people | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.19 million people | 1.19 million people | 1.19 million people | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.29 million people | 1.29 million people | 1.29 million people | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.40 million people | 1.40 million people | 1.40 million people | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.69 million people | 1.69 million people | 1.69 million people | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.50 million people | 2.32 million people | 2.71 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.07 million people | 2.77 million people | 3.38 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.92 million people | 3.45 million people | 4.50 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.21 million people | 4.64 million people | 5.82 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.46 million people | 5.97 million people | 6.70 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.78 million people | 6.62 million people | 7.00 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.42 million people | 7.06 million people | 7.84 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.14 million people | 7.89 million people | 8.39 million people | 10 |
| 2030s | 8.65 million people | 8.44 million people | 8.85 million people | 10 |
| 2040s | 9.04 million people | 8.88 million people | 9.19 million people | 10 |
| 2050s | 9.23 million people | 9.23 million people | 9.23 million people | 1 |
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.24 million people (2100)
- Population density 241.81 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6834 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Guatemala?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Guatemala was 9.23 million people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 9.23 million people in 2050.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 548,839 people in 1820.
- How does Guatemala rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Guatemala ranks 56th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.