Guatemala vs Mexico
Guatemala vs Mexico: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.5 per 1,000 people in Guatemala and -0.8 per 1,000 people in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 0.3 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Mexico.
- In 2023, Guatemala ranked 139 and Mexico ranked 147 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Guatemala at -0.3 per 1,000 people and Mexico at -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Guatemala | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.5 | -0.8 |
| 2022 | -0.5 | -0.8 |
| 2021 | -1.7 | -1 |
| 2020 | -1.4 | -1.2 |
| 2019 | -3.4 | -1.3 |
| 2018 | -3.4 | -1.4 |
| 2017 | -2.6 | -1.8 |
| 2016 | -1.9 | -2.5 |
| 2015 | -3 | -2.4 |
| 2014 | -2.6 | -1.9 |
| 2013 | -2.3 | -1 |
| 2012 | -2.2 | -1.1 |
| 2011 | -2.2 | -0.3 |
| 2010 | -2.5 | -0.4 |
| 2009 | -3 | -0.3 |
| 2008 | -3.1 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | -3 | -1 |
| 2006 | -3.2 | -2.3 |
| 2005 | -3.8 | -2.9 |
| 2004 | -3.7 | -3.3 |
| 2003 | -4.4 | -3.6 |
| 2002 | -4.5 | -3.7 |
| 2001 | -5 | -3.8 |
| 2000 | -5.6 | -3.6 |
| 1999 | -4.1 | -3.4 |
| 1998 | -3.5 | -3.4 |
| 1997 | -4 | -3.6 |
| 1996 | -4.1 | -3.7 |
| 1995 | -3.9 | -3.7 |
| 1994 | -3.3 | -4 |
| 1993 | -3.8 | -4.1 |
| 1992 | -3.4 | -4 |
| 1991 | -4.4 | -3.9 |
| 1990 | -3.1 | -3.9 |
| 1989 | -3.5 | -4.8 |
| 1988 | -3.6 | -4.7 |
| 1987 | -3.8 | -5.3 |
| 1986 | -3.9 | -5.9 |
| 1985 | -3.2 | -5.9 |
| 1984 | -3.3 | -5.8 |
| 1983 | -4.4 | -5.6 |
| 1982 | -6.4 | -5.4 |
| 1981 | -6.4 | -5.3 |
| 1980 | -6.3 | -3.7 |
| 1979 | -7 | -3.7 |
| 1978 | -7.4 | -3.8 |
| 1977 | -7.2 | -3.8 |
| 1976 | -8.1 | -3.8 |
| 1975 | -6.9 | -3.7 |
| 1974 | -6 | -3.6 |
| 1973 | -5.1 | -3.6 |
| 1972 | -4.5 | -3.6 |
| 1971 | -4.2 | -3.5 |
| 1970 | -2.7 | -3.2 |
| 1969 | -2.1 | -2.8 |
| 1968 | -1.5 | -2.4 |
| 1967 | -0.9 | -2.1 |
| 1966 | -0.8 | -2 |
| 1965 | -0.1 | -1.8 |
| 1964 | -0.1 | -1.7 |
| 1963 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| 1962 | 0.2 | -1.5 |
| 1961 | 0.2 | -1.5 |
| 1960 | -0 | -2.3 |
| 1959 | -0.3 | -2.3 |
| 1958 | -1.4 | -2.2 |
| 1957 | -0.6 | -2.1 |
| 1956 | -0.5 | -2.1 |
| 1955 | -0.5 | -2 |
| 1954 | -0.5 | -1.9 |
| 1953 | -0.6 | -1.9 |
| 1952 | -0 | -1.9 |
| 1951 | 0.3 | -1.8 |
| 1950 | 0.3 | -1.8 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Guatemala | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.4-1.4–0.5 | -0.8-1.6–-0 |
| 2025 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 | -0.8-2–0.3 |
| 2026 | -0.4-1.8–0.8 | -0.8-2.3–0.6 |
| 2027 | -0.4-2–0.9 | -0.8-2.4–0.8 |
| 2028 | -0.4-2.1–1 | -0.8-2.7–0.9 |
| 2029 | -0.4-2.2–1.2 | -0.8-2.7–1 |
| 2030 | -0.4-2.2–1.2 | -0.8-3–1.1 |
| 2031 | -0.4-2.3–1.3 | -0.8-3–1.4 |
| 2032 | -0.3-2.4–1.4 | -0.8-3–1.6 |
| 2033 | -0.3-2.5–1.4 | -0.7-3.2–1.7 |
| 2034 | -0.3-2.4–1.5 | -0.8-3.2–1.8 |
| 2035 | -0.3-2.6–1.6 | -0.7-3.3–1.9 |
| 2036 | -0.3-2.6–1.6 | -0.8-3.4–2 |
| 2037 | -0.3-2.6–1.7 | -0.7-3.4–2.1 |
| 2038 | -0.3-2.6–1.7 | -0.7-3.6–2.1 |
| 2039 | -0.3-2.7–1.7 | -0.8-3.6–2.1 |
| 2040 | -0.3-2.7–1.6 | -0.7-3.6–2.1 |
| 2041 | -0.3-2.7–1.7 | -0.7-3.6–2.3 |
| 2042 | -0.3-2.7–1.8 | -0.7-3.8–2.4 |
| 2043 | -0.3-2.7–1.7 | -0.7-3.8–2.5 |
| 2044 | -0.3-2.8–1.8 | -0.7-3.9–2.5 |
| 2045 | -0.3-2.8–1.8 | -0.7-4–2.5 |
| 2046 | -0.3-2.8–1.7 | -0.7-4–2.6 |
| 2047 | -0.3-2.8–1.7 | -0.7-4.2–2.7 |
| 2048 | -0.3-2.8–1.8 | -0.6-4.1–2.9 |
| 2049 | -0.3-2.7–1.9 | -0.7-4.3–2.7 |
| 2050 | -0.3-2.9–1.9 | -0.7-4.3–2.8 |
| 2051 | -0.3-2.7–1.9 | -0.7-4.5–2.8 |
| 2052 | -0.3-2.9–1.9 | -0.7-4.4–3 |
| 2053 | -0.3-2.9–1.8 | -0.7-4.5–3.1 |
| 2054 | -0.3-2.9–1.9 | -0.7-4.5–3.1 |
| 2055 | -0.3-2.9–1.8 | -0.7-4.4–3.1 |
| 2056 | -0.3-2.9–2 | -0.6-4.6–3.2 |
| 2057 | -0.3-2.9–2 | -0.6-4.4–3.2 |
| 2058 | -0.3-3–1.9 | -0.6-4.7–3.3 |
| 2059 | -0.3-3.1–1.8 | -0.6-4.7–3.3 |
| 2060 | -0.3-3.2–1.7 | -0.6-4.5–3.2 |
| 2061 | -0.3-3.1–2 | -0.6-4.4–3.3 |
| 2062 | -0.3-3.1–1.8 | -0.6-4.7–3.6 |
| 2063 | -0.3-3.1–1.9 | -0.6-4.6–3.5 |
| 2064 | -0.3-3.1–1.9 | -0.6-4.5–3.5 |
| 2065 | -0.3-3.2–2 | -0.6-4.7–3.6 |
| 2066 | -0.3-3.1–2.1 | -0.6-4.8–3.5 |
| 2067 | -0.3-3–2.1 | -0.6-4.8–3.6 |
| 2068 | -0.3-3–2.1 | -0.6-5.1–3.6 |
| 2069 | -0.3-3.1–2.1 | -0.6-4.9–3.7 |
| 2070 | -0.3-3–2.2 | -0.6-5.1–3.7 |
| 2071 | -0.3-3.2–2.2 | -0.6-5.2–3.8 |
| 2072 | -0.3-3.3–2.1 | -0.6-5–3.9 |
| 2073 | -0.3-3.3–2.1 | -0.6-5.2–3.8 |
| 2074 | -0.3-3.4–2 | -0.6-5.2–4.1 |
| 2075 | -0.3-3.2–2 | -0.6-5.2–4 |
| 2076 | -0.2-3.2–2.1 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 |
| 2077 | -0.2-3.3–2 | -0.6-5.3–3.9 |
| 2078 | -0.2-3.2–2 | -0.6-5.3–4 |
| 2079 | -0.3-3.4–2 | -0.6-5.1–3.9 |
| 2080 | -0.2-3.5–2 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 |
| 2081 | -0.3-3.5–1.9 | -0.6-5.1–4.1 |
| 2082 | -0.3-3.7–2 | -0.5-5.2–3.9 |
| 2083 | -0.3-3.4–1.9 | -0.5-5.6–4.1 |
| 2084 | -0.3-3.2–1.9 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 |
| 2085 | -0.2-3.5–2.1 | -0.6-5.2–3.9 |
| 2086 | -0.3-3.4–2 | -0.5-5.4–4.2 |
| 2087 | -0.2-3.5–2 | -0.5-5.5–4.1 |
| 2088 | -0.2-3.3–2 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 |
| 2089 | -0.2-3.2–2.1 | -0.5-5.5–4.1 |
| 2090 | -0.2-3.2–2.1 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 |
| 2091 | -0.3-3.3–2 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 |
| 2092 | -0.3-3.3–2.2 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 |
| 2093 | -0.3-3.4–2 | -0.5-5.4–4.1 |
| 2094 | -0.3-3.4–2 | -0.5-5.6–4.2 |
| 2095 | -0.3-3.7–2 | -0.5-5.7–4.3 |
| 2096 | -0.3-3.3–1.9 | -0.5-5.7–4.6 |
| 2097 | -0.3-3.1–1.9 | -0.5-5.6–4.3 |
| 2098 | -0.2-3.3–2 | -0.5-5.8–4.3 |
| 2099 | -0.2-3.2–1.8 | -0.5-5.9–4.3 |
| 2100 | -0.3-3.2–2 | -0.5-5.8–4.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guatemala vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGuatemala: 56.3% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuatemala: $617M in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025