World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Guatemala

Guatemala: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until was 18.12 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
18.12 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
70th
of 239 countries
All-time high
18.12 million
in 2023
All-time low
462,930
in 1800
Years of data
241
1000–2023

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Guatemala, 1000–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Guatemala is 18.12 million, 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, world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Guatemala peaked at 18.12 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 462,930, 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.

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100 in Guatemala, 1000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1000 600,000 —
1100 640,000 +6.7%
1200 680,000 +6.2%
1300 720,000 +5.9%
1400 760,000 +5.6%
1500 800,000 +5.3%
1600 600,000 -25.0%
1700 699,752 +16.6%
1710 690,359 -1.3%
1720 681,092 -1.3%
1730 671,950 -1.3%
1740 662,931 -1.3%
1750 654,032 -1.3%
1760 645,253 -1.3%
1770 636,592 -1.3%
1780 628,047 -1.3%
1790 619,617 -1.3%
1800 462,930 -25.3%
1801 468,978 +1.3%
1802 475,104 +1.3%
1803 481,312 +1.3%
1804 487,599 +1.3%
1805 493,969 +1.3%
1806 500,422 +1.3%
1807 506,960 +1.3%
1808 513,583 +1.3%
1809 520,292 +1.3%
1810 528,719 +1.6%
1811 535,594 +1.3%
1812 542,528 +1.3%
1813 549,520 +1.3%
1814 556,570 +1.3%
1815 563,680 +1.3%
1816 570,848 +1.3%
1817 578,077 +1.3%
1818 585,366 +1.3%
1819 592,715 +1.3%
1820 600,125 +1.3%
1821 602,710 +0.4%
1822 605,310 +0.4%
1823 610,509 +0.9%
1824 615,753 +0.9%
1825 621,042 +0.9%
1826 626,376 +0.9%
1827 631,756 +0.9%
1828 637,182 +0.9%
1829 642,655 +0.9%
1830 648,175 +0.9%
1831 653,743 +0.9%
1832 659,358 +0.9%
1833 665,022 +0.9%
1834 670,734 +0.9%
1835 676,495 +0.9%
1836 682,306 +0.9%
1837 688,166 +0.9%
1838 694,077 +0.9%
1839 701,471 +1.1%
1840 710,389 +1.3%
1841 720,869 +1.5%
1842 732,955 +1.7%
1843 746,687 +1.9%
1844 760,677 +1.9%
1845 774,928 +1.9%
1846 789,447 +1.9%
1847 804,237 +1.9%
1848 819,305 +1.9%
1849 833,518 +1.7%
1850 846,846 +1.6%
1851 859,793 +1.5%
1852 871,809 +1.4%
1853 882,858 +1.3%
1854 894,047 +1.3%
1855 905,378 +1.3%
1856 916,851 +1.3%
1857 928,470 +1.3%
1858 940,236 +1.3%
1859 952,150 +1.3%
1860 964,215 +1.3%
1861 976,433 +1.3%
1862 988,805 +1.3%
1863 1.00 million +1.3%
1864 1.01 million +1.3%
1865 1.03 million +1.3%
1866 1.04 million +1.3%
1867 1.05 million +1.3%
1868 1.07 million +1.3%
1869 1.08 million +1.3%
1870 1.09 million +1.3%
1871 1.11 million +1.3%
1872 1.12 million +1.3%
1873 1.14 million +1.3%
1874 1.15 million +1.3%
1875 1.17 million +1.3%
1876 1.18 million +1.3%
1877 1.20 million +1.3%
1878 1.22 million +1.3%
1879 1.23 million +1.3%
1880 1.25 million +1.3%
1881 1.26 million +1.2%
1882 1.28 million +1.2%
1883 1.29 million +1.1%
1884 1.31 million +1.1%
1885 1.32 million +1.1%
1886 1.34 million +1.1%
1887 1.35 million +1.1%
1888 1.37 million +1.1%
1889 1.38 million +0.8%
1890 1.38 million +0.5%
1891 1.39 million +0.2%
1892 1.39 million -0.1%
1893 1.38 million -0.4%
1894 1.37 million -0.4%
1895 1.37 million -0.4%
1896 1.36 million -0.4%
1897 1.36 million -0.4%
1898 1.35 million -0.4%
1899 1.35 million -0.1%
1900 1.35 million +0.2%
1901 1.36 million +0.5%
1902 1.37 million +0.8%
1903 1.39 million +1.1%
1904 1.40 million +1.1%
1905 1.42 million +1.1%
1906 1.43 million +1.1%
1907 1.45 million +1.1%
1908 1.46 million +1.1%
1909 1.48 million +1.1%
1910 1.49 million +1.1%
1911 1.51 million +1.1%
1912 1.53 million +1.1%
1913 1.54 million +1.1%
1914 1.56 million +1.1%
1915 1.58 million +1.1%
1916 1.60 million +1.1%
1917 1.61 million +1.1%
1918 1.63 million +1.0%
1919 1.65 million +1.0%
1920 1.66 million +1.0%
1921 1.68 million +1.0%
1922 1.70 million +1.0%
1923 1.72 million +1.0%
1924 1.73 million +1.0%
1925 1.75 million +1.0%
1926 1.77 million +1.0%
1927 1.79 million +1.0%
1928 1.81 million +1.0%
1929 1.83 million +1.3%
1930 1.86 million +1.5%
1931 1.89 million +1.7%
1932 1.93 million +2.0%
1933 1.97 million +2.2%
1934 2.01 million +2.2%
1935 2.06 million +2.2%
1936 2.10 million +2.2%
1937 2.15 million +2.2%
1938 2.20 million +2.2%
1939 2.25 million +2.4%
1940 2.30 million +2.5%
1941 2.37 million +2.7%
1942 2.44 million +2.9%
1943 2.51 million +3.0%
1944 2.59 million +3.0%
1945 2.66 million +3.0%
1946 2.75 million +3.0%
1947 2.83 million +3.0%
1948 2.92 million +3.0%
1949 3.01 million +3.1%
1950 3.10 million +3.1%
1951 3.18 million +2.6%
1952 3.26 million +2.7%
1953 3.35 million +2.7%
1954 3.44 million +2.7%
1955 3.53 million +2.7%
1956 3.63 million +2.8%
1957 3.73 million +2.8%
1958 3.84 million +2.8%
1959 3.95 million +2.9%
1960 4.06 million +3.0%
1961 4.19 million +3.0%
1962 4.31 million +3.0%
1963 4.44 million +3.0%
1964 4.57 million +2.9%
1965 4.70 million +2.9%
1966 4.84 million +2.9%
1967 4.98 million +2.8%
1968 5.12 million +2.8%
1969 5.26 million +2.7%
1970 5.40 million +2.7%
1971 5.54 million +2.6%
1972 5.68 million +2.6%
1973 5.83 million +2.6%
1974 5.98 million +2.6%
1975 6.13 million +2.5%
1976 6.26 million +2.2%
1977 6.40 million +2.2%
1978 6.56 million +2.5%
1979 6.73 million +2.5%
1980 6.90 million +2.6%
1981 7.08 million +2.5%
1982 7.24 million +2.3%
1983 7.42 million +2.5%
1984 7.63 million +2.8%
1985 7.85 million +2.9%
1986 8.07 million +2.8%
1987 8.30 million +2.8%
1988 8.53 million +2.8%
1989 8.78 million +2.9%
1990 9.02 million +2.8%
1991 9.27 million +2.7%
1992 9.52 million +2.7%
1993 9.78 million +2.7%
1994 10.04 million +2.7%
1995 10.31 million +2.7%
1996 10.58 million +2.6%
1997 10.86 million +2.6%
1998 11.14 million +2.6%
1999 11.42 million +2.5%
2000 11.70 million +2.4%
2001 11.97 million +2.3%
2002 12.25 million +2.3%
2003 12.53 million +2.3%
2004 12.81 million +2.2%
2005 13.09 million +2.2%
2006 13.37 million +2.1%
2007 13.65 million +2.1%
2008 13.94 million +2.1%
2009 14.22 million +2.0%
2010 14.50 million +2.0%
2011 14.79 million +2.0%
2012 15.09 million +2.0%
2013 15.39 million +2.0%
2014 15.68 million +1.9%
2015 15.97 million +1.8%
2016 16.27 million +1.9%
2017 16.57 million +1.8%
2018 16.85 million +1.7%
2019 17.10 million +1.5%
2020 17.36 million +1.5%
2021 17.60 million +1.4%
2022 17.85 million +1.4%
2023 18.12 million +1.6%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 18.12 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.81 million, 2.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 18.12 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.04 million, 6.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 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.

YearChange FromTo
1800 -25.3% 619,617 462,930
1600 -25.0% 800,000 600,000

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 67 Chad 19.32 million compare
  2. 68 Romania 19.12 million compare
  3. 69 Somalia 18.36 million compare
  4. 71 Netherlands 18.09 million compare
  5. 72 Senegal 18.08 million compare
  6. 73 Ecuador 17.98 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Guatemala?
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Guatemala was 18.12 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 18.12 million in 2023.
What is the lowest world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 462,930 in 1800.
How does Guatemala rank for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until?
Guatemala ranks 70th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 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 Our World in Data, published as part of World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100
Source
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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