Guatemala vs Venezuela
Guatemala vs Venezuela: Population growth
Population growth in 2023: 1.55% a year in Guatemala and 0.35% a year in Venezuela, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 1.19 percentage points, or 4.38 times that in Venezuela.
% a year · UN
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher since 1983, when it overtook Venezuela.
- In 2023, Guatemala ranked 71 and Venezuela ranked 152 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Guatemala at -0.35% a year and Venezuela at -0.52% a year in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.
Every year
% a year · UN
| Year | Guatemala | Venezuela | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.55 | 0.35 | 0.87 |
| 2022 | 1.53 | 0.27 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | 1.28 | -0.44 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 1.48 | -1.01 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 1.46 | -2.42 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | 1.58 | -3.48 | 1.07 |
| 2017 | 1.75 | -1.56 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 1.89 | 0.25 | 1.17 |
| 2015 | 1.8 | 1.01 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | 1.87 | 1.1 | 1.22 |
| 2013 | 1.92 | 1.17 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | 1.99 | 1.24 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1.27 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | 1.99 | 1.29 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | 1.97 | 1.33 | 1.28 |
| 2008 | 2.01 | 1.4 | 1.28 |
| 2007 | 2.09 | 1.51 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | 2.12 | 1.59 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | 2.11 | 1.66 | 1.27 |
| 2004 | 2.22 | 1.69 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | 2.23 | 1.74 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | 2.28 | 1.82 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 2.31 | 1.8 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 2.29 | 1.87 | 1.35 |
| 1999 | 2.47 | 1.92 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | 2.57 | 1.98 | 1.37 |
| 1997 | 2.55 | 2.04 | 1.39 |
| 1996 | 2.57 | 2.07 | 1.42 |
| 1995 | 2.61 | 2.11 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | 2.68 | 2.16 | 1.47 |
| 1993 | 2.65 | 2.22 | 1.52 |
| 1992 | 2.69 | 2.28 | 1.57 |
| 1991 | 2.62 | 2.35 | 1.63 |
| 1990 | 2.8 | 2.41 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | 2.8 | 2.47 | 1.78 |
| 1988 | 2.83 | 2.53 | 1.79 |
| 1987 | 2.78 | 2.58 | 1.84 |
| 1986 | 2.74 | 2.61 | 1.83 |
| 1985 | 2.82 | 2.61 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 2.84 | 2.64 | 1.8 |
| 1983 | 2.77 | 2.68 | 1.78 |
| 1982 | 2.12 | 2.71 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 2.48 | 2.76 | 1.82 |
| 1980 | 2.54 | 2.79 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | 2.52 | 2.84 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | 2.48 | 2.87 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 2.45 | 2.9 | 1.75 |
| 1976 | 1.94 | 2.91 | 1.78 |
| 1975 | 2.39 | 2.92 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | 2.49 | 2.93 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | 2.58 | 2.95 | 1.94 |
| 1972 | 2.59 | 2.98 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 2.56 | 3.03 | 1.97 |
| 1970 | 2.62 | 3.08 | 2.06 |
| 1969 | 2.64 | 3.12 | 2.06 |
| 1968 | 2.72 | 3.19 | 2.09 |
| 1967 | 2.8 | 3.25 | 2 |
| 1966 | 2.82 | 3.3 | 2.04 |
| 1965 | 2.88 | 3.34 | 2.09 |
| 1964 | 2.9 | 3.38 | 2.16 |
| 1963 | 2.91 | 3.43 | 2.28 |
| 1962 | 2.95 | 3.47 | 2.11 |
| 1961 | 2.98 | 3.53 | 1.67 |
| 1960 | 2.97 | 3.6 | 1.58 |
| 1959 | 2.88 | 3.66 | 1.73 |
| 1958 | 2.74 | 3.78 | 2 |
| 1957 | 2.77 | 3.82 | 2.07 |
| 1956 | 2.75 | 3.86 | 1.98 |
| 1955 | 2.72 | 3.93 | 2.01 |
| 1954 | 2.69 | 4.01 | 1.99 |
| 1953 | 2.63 | 4.1 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | 2.64 | 4.2 | 1.94 |
| 1951 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 1.75 |
| 1950 | 2.51 | 4.39 | 1.74 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Guatemala | Venezuela | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.531.18–1.94 | 0.39-0.5–1.23 | 0.86 |
| 2025 | 1.51.08–1.95 | 0.4-0.79–1.45 | 0.84 |
| 2026 | 1.471.02–1.98 | 0.42-0.92–1.63 | 0.83 |
| 2027 | 1.440.93–1.95 | 0.45-1.04–1.68 | 0.81 |
| 2028 | 1.410.87–1.93 | 0.43-1.1–1.78 | 0.8 |
| 2029 | 1.380.84–1.92 | 0.47-1.22–1.9 | 0.78 |
| 2030 | 1.350.8–1.93 | 0.48-1.3–2.07 | 0.76 |
| 2031 | 1.320.76–1.9 | 0.51-1.35–2.1 | 0.75 |
| 2032 | 1.30.7–1.88 | 0.49-1.48–2.12 | 0.73 |
| 2033 | 1.270.67–1.87 | 0.49-1.42–2.06 | 0.72 |
| 2034 | 1.240.65–1.86 | 0.51-1.46–2.1 | 0.7 |
| 2035 | 1.210.61–1.83 | 0.48-1.52–2.2 | 0.69 |
| 2036 | 1.170.58–1.79 | 0.43-1.47–2.1 | 0.67 |
| 2037 | 1.140.56–1.75 | 0.41-1.5–2.1 | 0.65 |
| 2038 | 1.110.51–1.74 | 0.4-1.55–2.12 | 0.64 |
| 2039 | 1.070.45–1.7 | 0.38-1.59–2.11 | 0.62 |
| 2040 | 1.030.41–1.66 | 0.34-1.66–2.13 | 0.61 |
| 2041 | 0.990.37–1.64 | 0.28-1.69–2.12 | 0.59 |
| 2042 | 0.960.35–1.58 | 0.27-1.73–2.17 | 0.57 |
| 2043 | 0.930.29–1.56 | 0.22-1.75–2.11 | 0.56 |
| 2044 | 0.890.25–1.49 | 0.2-1.75–2.05 | 0.54 |
| 2045 | 0.860.23–1.48 | 0.18-1.84–2.11 | 0.52 |
| 2046 | 0.830.19–1.49 | 0.16-1.9–2.1 | 0.5 |
| 2047 | 0.80.16–1.48 | 0.17-1.8–2.03 | 0.48 |
| 2048 | 0.770.14–1.46 | 0.13-1.89–2.1 | 0.46 |
| 2049 | 0.750.11–1.41 | 0.11-1.96–2.17 | 0.44 |
| 2050 | 0.720.08–1.39 | 0.11-1.98–2.12 | 0.42 |
| 2051 | 0.690.07–1.39 | 0.07-2.02–2.09 | 0.4 |
| 2052 | 0.670.03–1.37 | 0.09-2.07–2.13 | 0.38 |
| 2053 | 0.64-0–1.33 | 0.05-2.01–2.03 | 0.36 |
| 2054 | 0.61-0.05–1.35 | 0.04-2.12–2.08 | 0.34 |
| 2055 | 0.58-0.1–1.32 | 0.05-2.09–2.05 | 0.33 |
| 2056 | 0.56-0.14–1.28 | 0.03-2.23–2.07 | 0.31 |
| 2057 | 0.53-0.2–1.28 | -0.01-2.34–1.96 | 0.3 |
| 2058 | 0.5-0.2–1.27 | -0-2.33–2.05 | 0.28 |
| 2059 | 0.48-0.23–1.28 | -0.03-2.4–2.1 | 0.27 |
| 2060 | 0.45-0.27–1.27 | -0.03-2.31–1.98 | 0.25 |
| 2061 | 0.42-0.33–1.25 | -0.03-2.45–2.15 | 0.24 |
| 2062 | 0.4-0.37–1.21 | -0.04-2.44–1.96 | 0.23 |
| 2063 | 0.37-0.41–1.2 | -0.05-2.36–2.12 | 0.22 |
| 2064 | 0.34-0.45–1.2 | -0.05-2.31–2.11 | 0.21 |
| 2065 | 0.31-0.48–1.19 | -0.08-2.38–2.04 | 0.2 |
| 2066 | 0.29-0.54–1.18 | -0.1-2.48–2.01 | 0.19 |
| 2067 | 0.26-0.57–1.12 | -0.12-2.55–1.96 | 0.18 |
| 2068 | 0.23-0.59–1.1 | -0.11-2.7–1.98 | 0.17 |
| 2069 | 0.2-0.62–1.09 | -0.12-2.69–1.94 | 0.16 |
| 2070 | 0.17-0.67–1.03 | -0.13-2.74–1.93 | 0.15 |
| 2071 | 0.15-0.73–0.95 | -0.14-2.69–1.94 | 0.14 |
| 2072 | 0.12-0.74–1 | -0.14-2.66–1.94 | 0.13 |
| 2073 | 0.1-0.79–0.98 | -0.14-2.73–1.89 | 0.12 |
| 2074 | 0.07-0.83–0.99 | -0.13-2.72–1.99 | 0.1 |
| 2075 | 0.05-0.83–0.99 | -0.16-2.87–1.93 | 0.09 |
| 2076 | 0.03-0.85–0.98 | -0.16-2.85–1.93 | 0.08 |
| 2077 | 0-0.91–0.93 | -0.18-2.92–2.01 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | -0.02-0.94–0.91 | -0.2-3.02–1.96 | 0.06 |
| 2079 | -0.05-1.02–0.87 | -0.21-2.85–2.05 | 0.05 |
| 2080 | -0.07-1.04–0.84 | -0.21-3.06–2.01 | 0.04 |
| 2081 | -0.09-1.04–0.85 | -0.22-3.03–2 | 0.03 |
| 2082 | -0.11-1.1–0.88 | -0.23-2.98–2.04 | 0.02 |
| 2083 | -0.13-1.15–0.84 | -0.24-3.25–1.91 | 0.01 |
| 2084 | -0.15-1.16–0.85 | -0.25-3.18–1.87 | -0 |
| 2085 | -0.16-1.21–0.83 | -0.27-3.29–1.91 | -0.01 |
| 2086 | -0.18-1.26–0.83 | -0.3-3.19–1.92 | -0.02 |
| 2087 | -0.2-1.29–0.83 | -0.31-3.28–1.9 | -0.03 |
| 2088 | -0.21-1.31–0.82 | -0.32-3.37–1.88 | -0.04 |
| 2089 | -0.23-1.35–0.79 | -0.36-3.49–1.88 | -0.05 |
| 2090 | -0.24-1.39–0.78 | -0.37-3.54–1.99 | -0.05 |
| 2091 | -0.26-1.4–0.78 | -0.38-3.67–2.01 | -0.06 |
| 2092 | -0.27-1.47–0.73 | -0.4-3.7–2.09 | -0.07 |
| 2093 | -0.28-1.52–0.76 | -0.44-3.72–1.92 | -0.07 |
| 2094 | -0.29-1.55–0.75 | -0.45-3.85–1.95 | -0.08 |
| 2095 | -0.3-1.56–0.76 | -0.47-3.81–2.01 | -0.09 |
| 2096 | -0.31-1.58–0.74 | -0.5-3.86–2.01 | -0.1 |
| 2097 | -0.32-1.59–0.74 | -0.5-3.99–2.01 | -0.11 |
| 2098 | -0.33-1.65–0.68 | -0.53-3.97–1.99 | -0.11 |
| 2099 | -0.34-1.63–0.73 | -0.51-4.05–2.03 | -0.12 |
| 2100 | -0.35-1.65–0.74 | -0.52-4.06–2.03 | -0.13 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
- 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.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guatemala vs Venezuela
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Venezuela: 72.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Venezuela: 2.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Venezuela: 15.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Venezuela: 2.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Venezuela: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Venezuela: 28.3 million people in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Venezuela: 2.08 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Venezuela: 89.3% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Venezuela: 29 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Venezuela: 9.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Venezuela: -4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Venezuela: 2.23% of GDP in 2017
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Venezuela: $69 in 2017
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Venezuela: 343,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Venezuela: 0.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Venezuela: 3.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Venezuela: 98 million TIV in 2023