Guatemala
Population in Guatemala
Population in Guatemala: 3.1 million people in 1950 and 18.1 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 18.1 million people
- Since 1950
- +15 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 69 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 25.9 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 25.9 million people in 2100, between 14.8 million people and 44 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 462,900 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18.1 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 17.9 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 17.6 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 17.4 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 17.1 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 16.9 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 16.6 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 16.3 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 16 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 15.7 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 15.4 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 15.1 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 14.8 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 14.5 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 14.2 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 13.9 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 13.7 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 13.4 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 13.1 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 12.8 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 12.5 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 12.3 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 12 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 11.7 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 11.4 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 11.1 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 10.9 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 10.6 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 10.3 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 10 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 9.78 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 9.52 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 9.27 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 9.03 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 8.78 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 8.53 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 8.3 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 8.07 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 7.85 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 7.63 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 7.42 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 7.24 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 7.08 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 6.9 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 6.73 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 6.56 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 6.4 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 6.26 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 6.13 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 5.98 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 5.83 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 5.68 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 5.54 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 5.4 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 5.26 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 5.12 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 4.98 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 4.84 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 4.71 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 4.57 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 4.44 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 4.31 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 4.19 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 4.06 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 3.95 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 3.84 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 3.73 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 3.63 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 3.53 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 3.44 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 3.35 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 3.26 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 3.18 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 3.1 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 3.01 million | – |
| 1948 | 2.92 million | – |
| 1947 | 2.83 million | – |
| 1946 | 2.75 million | – |
| 1945 | 2.67 million | – |
| 1944 | 2.59 million | – |
| 1943 | 2.51 million | – |
| 1942 | 2.44 million | – |
| 1941 | 2.37 million | – |
| 1940 | 2.31 million | – |
| 1939 | 2.25 million | – |
| 1938 | 2.2 million | – |
| 1937 | 2.15 million | – |
| 1936 | 2.1 million | – |
| 1935 | 2.06 million | – |
| 1934 | 2.01 million | – |
| 1933 | 1.97 million | – |
| 1932 | 1.93 million | – |
| 1931 | 1.89 million | – |
| 1930 | 1.86 million | – |
| 1929 | 1.83 million | – |
| 1928 | 1.81 million | – |
| 1927 | 1.79 million | – |
| 1926 | 1.77 million | – |
| 1925 | 1.75 million | – |
| 1924 | 1.73 million | – |
| 1923 | 1.72 million | – |
| 1922 | 1.7 million | – |
| 1921 | 1.68 million | – |
| 1920 | 1.66 million | – |
| 1919 | 1.65 million | – |
| 1918 | 1.63 million | – |
| 1917 | 1.61 million | – |
| 1916 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1915 | 1.58 million | – |
| 1914 | 1.56 million | – |
| 1913 | 1.54 million | – |
| 1912 | 1.53 million | – |
| 1911 | 1.51 million | – |
| 1910 | 1.5 million | – |
| 1909 | 1.48 million | – |
| 1908 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1907 | 1.45 million | – |
| 1906 | 1.43 million | – |
| 1905 | 1.42 million | – |
| 1904 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1903 | 1.39 million | – |
| 1902 | 1.37 million | – |
| 1901 | 1.36 million | – |
| 1900 | 1.35 million | – |
| 1899 | 1.35 million | – |
| 1898 | 1.35 million | – |
| 1897 | 1.36 million | – |
| 1896 | 1.36 million | – |
| 1895 | 1.37 million | – |
| 1894 | 1.38 million | – |
| 1893 | 1.38 million | – |
| 1892 | 1.39 million | – |
| 1891 | 1.39 million | – |
| 1890 | 1.39 million | – |
| 1889 | 1.38 million | – |
| 1888 | 1.37 million | – |
| 1887 | 1.35 million | – |
| 1886 | 1.34 million | – |
| 1885 | 1.32 million | – |
| 1884 | 1.31 million | – |
| 1883 | 1.29 million | – |
| 1882 | 1.28 million | – |
| 1881 | 1.26 million | – |
| 1880 | 1.25 million | – |
| 1879 | 1.23 million | – |
| 1878 | 1.22 million | – |
| 1877 | 1.2 million | – |
| 1876 | 1.18 million | – |
| 1875 | 1.17 million | – |
| 1874 | 1.15 million | – |
| 1873 | 1.14 million | – |
| 1872 | 1.12 million | – |
| 1871 | 1.11 million | – |
| 1870 | 1.09 million | – |
| 1869 | 1.08 million | – |
| 1868 | 1.07 million | – |
| 1867 | 1.05 million | – |
| 1866 | 1.04 million | – |
| 1865 | 1.03 million | – |
| 1864 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1863 | 1 million | – |
| 1862 | 988,800 | – |
| 1861 | 976,400 | – |
| 1860 | 964,200 | – |
| 1859 | 952,200 | – |
| 1858 | 940,200 | – |
| 1857 | 928,500 | – |
| 1856 | 916,900 | – |
| 1855 | 905,400 | – |
| 1854 | 894,000 | – |
| 1853 | 882,900 | – |
| 1852 | 871,800 | – |
| 1851 | 859,800 | – |
| 1850 | 846,800 | – |
| 1849 | 833,500 | – |
| 1848 | 819,300 | – |
| 1847 | 804,200 | – |
| 1846 | 789,400 | – |
| 1845 | 774,900 | – |
| 1844 | 760,700 | – |
| 1843 | 746,700 | – |
| 1842 | 733,000 | – |
| 1841 | 720,900 | – |
| 1840 | 710,400 | – |
| 1839 | 701,500 | – |
| 1838 | 694,100 | – |
| 1837 | 688,200 | – |
| 1836 | 682,300 | – |
| 1835 | 676,500 | – |
| 1834 | 670,700 | – |
| 1833 | 665,000 | – |
| 1832 | 659,400 | – |
| 1831 | 653,700 | – |
| 1830 | 648,200 | – |
| 1829 | 642,700 | – |
| 1828 | 637,200 | – |
| 1827 | 631,800 | – |
| 1826 | 626,400 | – |
| 1825 | 621,000 | – |
| 1824 | 615,800 | – |
| 1823 | 610,500 | – |
| 1822 | 605,300 | – |
| 1821 | 602,700 | – |
| 1820 | 600,100 | – |
| 1819 | 592,700 | – |
| 1818 | 585,400 | – |
| 1817 | 578,100 | – |
| 1816 | 570,800 | – |
| 1815 | 563,700 | – |
| 1814 | 556,600 | – |
| 1813 | 549,500 | – |
| 1812 | 542,500 | – |
| 1811 | 535,600 | – |
| 1810 | 528,700 | – |
| 1809 | 520,300 | – |
| 1808 | 513,600 | – |
| 1807 | 507,000 | – |
| 1806 | 500,400 | – |
| 1805 | 494,000 | – |
| 1804 | 487,600 | – |
| 1803 | 481,300 | – |
| 1802 | 475,100 | – |
| 1801 | 469,000 | – |
| 1800 | 462,900 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.4 million18.4 million–18.4 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 18.7 million18.6 million–18.8 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 19 million18.8 million–19.2 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 19.3 million19 million–19.5 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 19.5 million19.2 million–19.9 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 19.8 million19.3 million–20.3 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 20.1 million19.5 million–20.7 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 20.3 million19.7 million–21 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 20.6 million19.8 million–21.4 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 20.9 million20 million–21.8 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 21.1 million20.1 million–22.2 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 21.4 million20.3 million–22.6 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 21.7 million20.4 million–23 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 21.9 million20.5 million–23.4 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 22.2 million20.7 million–23.8 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 22.4 million20.8 million–24.2 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 22.6 million20.9 million–24.6 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 22.9 million21 million–24.9 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 23.1 million21.1 million–25.3 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 23.3 million21.2 million–25.7 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 23.5 million21.3 million–26 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 23.7 million21.3 million–26.4 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 23.9 million21.4 million–26.8 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 24.1 million21.5 million–27.1 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 24.3 million21.5 million–27.5 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 24.5 million21.6 million–27.9 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 24.7 million21.6 million–28.3 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 24.9 million21.6 million–28.6 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 25 million21.7 million–29 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 25.2 million21.7 million–29.3 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 25.3 million21.7 million–29.6 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 25.5 million21.7 million–30.1 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 25.6 million21.6 million–30.4 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 25.8 million21.6 million–30.8 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 25.9 million21.6 million–31.2 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 26 million21.5 million–31.5 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 26.2 million21.5 million–31.8 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 26.3 million21.5 million–32.2 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 26.4 million21.4 million–32.7 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 26.5 million21.3 million–33 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 26.6 million21.3 million–33.3 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 26.7 million21.2 million–33.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 26.7 million21.1 million–34.1 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 26.8 million21 million–34.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 26.9 million20.9 million–34.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 26.9 million20.8 million–35.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 27 million20.7 million–35.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 27 million20.6 million–35.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 27.1 million20.5 million–36.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 27.1 million20.4 million–36.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 27.1 million20.3 million–36.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 27.1 million20.1 million–37.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 27.2 million20 million–37.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 27.2 million19.8 million–37.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 27.2 million19.6 million–37.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 27.1 million19.5 million–38.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 27.1 million19.3 million–38.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 27.1 million19.1 million–38.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 27.1 million18.9 million–39 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 27.1 million18.7 million–39.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 27 million18.5 million–39.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 27 million18.3 million–39.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 26.9 million18.1 million–40.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 26.9 million17.9 million–40.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 26.8 million17.7 million–40.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 26.8 million17.4 million–41.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 26.7 million17.2 million–41.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 26.6 million16.9 million–41.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 26.6 million16.7 million–42 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 26.5 million16.5 million–42.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 26.4 million16.2 million–42.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 26.3 million16 million–42.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 26.3 million15.8 million–42.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 26.2 million15.6 million–43.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 26.1 million15.3 million–43.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 26 million15.1 million–43.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 25.9 million14.8 million–44 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- 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.
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- Military spending0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$617M in 2025
- Military spending per person$34 in 2025
- Military share of state spending3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel43,000 people in 2020
- National power0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports6 million TIV in 2023