The global population hockey stick in Guatemala
Guatemala: The global population hockey stick was 18.12 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
18.12 million people
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
70th
of 239 countries
All-time high
18.12 million people
in 2023
All-time low
462,930 people
in 1800
Years of data
241
1000–2023
The global population hockey stick in Guatemala, 1000–2023
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 the global population hockey stick in Guatemala is 18.12 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the global population hockey stick in Guatemala peaked at 18.12 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 462,930 people, in 1800.
That places Guatemala 70th out of 239 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.
The global population hockey stick in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 600,000 people | — |
| 1100 | 640,000 people | +6.7% |
| 1200 | 680,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1300 | 720,000 people | +5.9% |
| 1400 | 760,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1500 | 800,000 people | +5.3% |
| 1600 | 600,000 people | -25.0% |
| 1700 | 699,752 people | +16.6% |
| 1710 | 690,359 people | -1.3% |
| 1720 | 681,092 people | -1.3% |
| 1730 | 671,950 people | -1.3% |
| 1740 | 662,931 people | -1.3% |
| 1750 | 654,032 people | -1.3% |
| 1760 | 645,253 people | -1.3% |
| 1770 | 636,592 people | -1.3% |
| 1780 | 628,047 people | -1.3% |
| 1790 | 619,617 people | -1.3% |
| 1800 | 462,930 people | -25.3% |
| 1801 | 468,978 people | +1.3% |
| 1802 | 475,104 people | +1.3% |
| 1803 | 481,312 people | +1.3% |
| 1804 | 487,599 people | +1.3% |
| 1805 | 493,969 people | +1.3% |
| 1806 | 500,422 people | +1.3% |
| 1807 | 506,960 people | +1.3% |
| 1808 | 513,583 people | +1.3% |
| 1809 | 520,292 people | +1.3% |
| 1810 | 528,719 people | +1.6% |
| 1811 | 535,594 people | +1.3% |
| 1812 | 542,528 people | +1.3% |
| 1813 | 549,520 people | +1.3% |
| 1814 | 556,570 people | +1.3% |
| 1815 | 563,680 people | +1.3% |
| 1816 | 570,848 people | +1.3% |
| 1817 | 578,077 people | +1.3% |
| 1818 | 585,366 people | +1.3% |
| 1819 | 592,715 people | +1.3% |
| 1820 | 600,125 people | +1.3% |
| 1821 | 602,710 people | +0.4% |
| 1822 | 605,310 people | +0.4% |
| 1823 | 610,509 people | +0.9% |
| 1824 | 615,753 people | +0.9% |
| 1825 | 621,042 people | +0.9% |
| 1826 | 626,376 people | +0.9% |
| 1827 | 631,756 people | +0.9% |
| 1828 | 637,182 people | +0.9% |
| 1829 | 642,655 people | +0.9% |
| 1830 | 648,175 people | +0.9% |
| 1831 | 653,743 people | +0.9% |
| 1832 | 659,358 people | +0.9% |
| 1833 | 665,022 people | +0.9% |
| 1834 | 670,734 people | +0.9% |
| 1835 | 676,495 people | +0.9% |
| 1836 | 682,306 people | +0.9% |
| 1837 | 688,166 people | +0.9% |
| 1838 | 694,077 people | +0.9% |
| 1839 | 701,471 people | +1.1% |
| 1840 | 710,389 people | +1.3% |
| 1841 | 720,869 people | +1.5% |
| 1842 | 732,955 people | +1.7% |
| 1843 | 746,687 people | +1.9% |
| 1844 | 760,677 people | +1.9% |
| 1845 | 774,928 people | +1.9% |
| 1846 | 789,447 people | +1.9% |
| 1847 | 804,237 people | +1.9% |
| 1848 | 819,305 people | +1.9% |
| 1849 | 833,518 people | +1.7% |
| 1850 | 846,846 people | +1.6% |
| 1851 | 859,793 people | +1.5% |
| 1852 | 871,809 people | +1.4% |
| 1853 | 882,858 people | +1.3% |
| 1854 | 894,047 people | +1.3% |
| 1855 | 905,378 people | +1.3% |
| 1856 | 916,851 people | +1.3% |
| 1857 | 928,470 people | +1.3% |
| 1858 | 940,236 people | +1.3% |
| 1859 | 952,150 people | +1.3% |
| 1860 | 964,215 people | +1.3% |
| 1861 | 976,433 people | +1.3% |
| 1862 | 988,805 people | +1.3% |
| 1863 | 1.00 million people | +1.3% |
| 1864 | 1.01 million people | +1.3% |
| 1865 | 1.03 million people | +1.3% |
| 1866 | 1.04 million people | +1.3% |
| 1867 | 1.05 million people | +1.3% |
| 1868 | 1.07 million people | +1.3% |
| 1869 | 1.08 million people | +1.3% |
| 1870 | 1.09 million people | +1.3% |
| 1871 | 1.11 million people | +1.3% |
| 1872 | 1.12 million people | +1.3% |
| 1873 | 1.14 million people | +1.3% |
| 1874 | 1.15 million people | +1.3% |
| 1875 | 1.17 million people | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 1.18 million people | +1.3% |
| 1877 | 1.20 million people | +1.3% |
| 1878 | 1.22 million people | +1.3% |
| 1879 | 1.23 million people | +1.3% |
| 1880 | 1.25 million people | +1.3% |
| 1881 | 1.26 million people | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 1.28 million people | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 1.29 million people | +1.1% |
| 1884 | 1.31 million people | +1.1% |
| 1885 | 1.32 million people | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 1.34 million people | +1.1% |
| 1887 | 1.35 million people | +1.1% |
| 1888 | 1.37 million people | +1.1% |
| 1889 | 1.38 million people | +0.8% |
| 1890 | 1.38 million people | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 1.39 million people | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 1.39 million people | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 1.38 million people | -0.4% |
| 1894 | 1.37 million people | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 1.37 million people | -0.4% |
| 1896 | 1.36 million people | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 1.36 million people | -0.4% |
| 1898 | 1.35 million people | -0.4% |
| 1899 | 1.35 million people | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 1.35 million people | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 1.36 million people | +0.5% |
| 1902 | 1.37 million people | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 1.39 million people | +1.1% |
| 1904 | 1.40 million people | +1.1% |
| 1905 | 1.42 million people | +1.1% |
| 1906 | 1.43 million people | +1.1% |
| 1907 | 1.45 million people | +1.1% |
| 1908 | 1.46 million people | +1.1% |
| 1909 | 1.48 million people | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 1.49 million people | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 1.51 million people | +1.1% |
| 1912 | 1.53 million people | +1.1% |
| 1913 | 1.54 million people | +1.1% |
| 1914 | 1.56 million people | +1.1% |
| 1915 | 1.58 million people | +1.1% |
| 1916 | 1.60 million people | +1.1% |
| 1917 | 1.61 million people | +1.1% |
| 1918 | 1.63 million people | +1.0% |
| 1919 | 1.65 million people | +1.0% |
| 1920 | 1.66 million people | +1.0% |
| 1921 | 1.68 million people | +1.0% |
| 1922 | 1.70 million people | +1.0% |
| 1923 | 1.72 million people | +1.0% |
| 1924 | 1.73 million people | +1.0% |
| 1925 | 1.75 million people | +1.0% |
| 1926 | 1.77 million people | +1.0% |
| 1927 | 1.79 million people | +1.0% |
| 1928 | 1.81 million people | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 1.83 million people | +1.3% |
| 1930 | 1.86 million people | +1.5% |
| 1931 | 1.89 million people | +1.7% |
| 1932 | 1.93 million people | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 1.97 million people | +2.2% |
| 1934 | 2.01 million people | +2.2% |
| 1935 | 2.06 million people | +2.2% |
| 1936 | 2.10 million people | +2.2% |
| 1937 | 2.15 million people | +2.2% |
| 1938 | 2.20 million people | +2.2% |
| 1939 | 2.25 million people | +2.4% |
| 1940 | 2.30 million people | +2.5% |
| 1941 | 2.37 million people | +2.7% |
| 1942 | 2.44 million people | +2.9% |
| 1943 | 2.51 million people | +3.0% |
| 1944 | 2.59 million people | +3.0% |
| 1945 | 2.66 million people | +3.0% |
| 1946 | 2.75 million people | +3.0% |
| 1947 | 2.83 million people | +3.0% |
| 1948 | 2.92 million people | +3.0% |
| 1949 | 3.01 million people | +3.1% |
| 1950 | 3.10 million people | +3.1% |
| 1951 | 3.18 million people | +2.6% |
| 1952 | 3.26 million people | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 3.35 million people | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 3.44 million people | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 3.53 million people | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 3.63 million people | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 3.73 million people | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 3.84 million people | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 3.95 million people | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 4.06 million people | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 4.19 million people | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 4.31 million people | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 4.44 million people | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 4.57 million people | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 4.70 million people | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 4.84 million people | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 4.98 million people | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 5.12 million people | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 5.26 million people | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 5.40 million people | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 5.54 million people | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 5.68 million people | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 5.83 million people | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 5.98 million people | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 6.13 million people | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 6.26 million people | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 6.40 million people | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 6.56 million people | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 6.73 million people | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 6.90 million people | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 7.08 million people | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 7.24 million people | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 7.42 million people | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 7.63 million people | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 7.85 million people | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 8.07 million people | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 8.30 million people | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 8.53 million people | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 8.78 million people | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 9.02 million people | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 9.27 million people | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 9.52 million people | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 9.78 million people | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 10.04 million people | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 10.31 million people | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 10.58 million people | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 10.86 million people | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 11.14 million people | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 11.42 million people | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 11.70 million people | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 11.97 million people | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 12.25 million people | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 12.53 million people | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 12.81 million people | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 13.09 million people | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 13.37 million people | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 13.65 million people | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 13.94 million people | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 14.22 million people | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 14.50 million people | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 14.79 million people | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 15.09 million people | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 15.39 million people | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 15.68 million people | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 15.97 million people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 16.27 million people | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 16.57 million people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 16.85 million people | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 17.10 million people | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 17.36 million people | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 17.60 million people | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 17.85 million people | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 18.12 million people | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the global population hockey stick in Guatemala?
- The global population hockey stick 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 the global population hockey stick recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 18.12 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest the global population hockey stick recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 462,930 people in 1800.
- How does Guatemala rank for the global population hockey stick?
- Guatemala ranks 70th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
- Is the global population hockey stick 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 The global population hockey stick. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.