| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) | 
| Date | 17 May 2025 | 
The current population of Guatemala is 18,784,279 as of November 04, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Guatemala is projected at 18,687,881, or 18.69 million, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Guatemala is projected at 18,406,359, or 18.41 million people, for the year 2024.
Guatemala is the fourth-most populous country in North America and is in the 70th position in the world on the list of 237 countries and territories.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 18,265,192 | 18,406,359 | 282,334 | 1.534 | 0.226 | 
| 2025 | 18,547,526 | 18,687,881 | 280,711 | 1.502 | 0.227 | 
| 2026 | 18,828,237 | 18,967,978 | 279,482 | 1.473 | 0.229 | 
| 2027 | 19,107,719 | 19,246,007 | 276,577 | 1.437 | 0.230 | 
| 2028 | 19,384,296 | 19,521,505 | 274,419 | 1.406 | 0.231 | 
| 2029 | 19,658,715 | 19,795,179 | 272,928 | 1.379 | 0.233 | 
| 2030 | 19,931,643 | 20,067,253 | 271,220 | 1.352 | 0.234 | 
| 2031 | 20,202,863 | 20,337,379 | 269,033 | 1.323 | 0.236 | 
| 2032 | 20,471,896 | 20,605,384 | 266,976 | 1.296 | 0.237 | 
| 2033 | 20,738,872 | 20,871,089 | 264,435 | 1.267 | 0.238 | 
| 2034 | 21,003,307 | 21,134,173 | 261,732 | 1.238 | 0.240 | 
| 2035 | 21,265,039 | 21,394,237 | 258,396 | 1.208 | 0.241 | 
| 2036 | 21,523,435 | 21,650,343 | 253,816 | 1.172 | 0.242 | 
| 2037 | 21,777,251 | 21,901,961 | 249,419 | 1.139 | 0.243 | 
| 2038 | 22,026,670 | 22,149,207 | 245,074 | 1.106 | 0.244 | 
| 2039 | 22,271,744 | 22,391,085 | 238,681 | 1.066 | 0.245 | 
| 2040 | 22,510,425 | 22,626,870 | 232,890 | 1.029 | 0.247 | 
| 2041 | 22,743,315 | 22,856,764 | 226,897 | 0.993 | 0.248 | 
| 2042 | 22,970,212 | 23,080,844 | 221,265 | 0.959 | 0.249 | 
| 2043 | 23,191,477 | 23,299,240 | 215,526 | 0.925 | 0.249 | 
| 2044 | 23,407,003 | 23,512,018 | 210,031 | 0.893 | 0.250 | 
| 2045 | 23,617,034 | 23,719,089 | 204,109 | 0.861 | 0.251 | 
| 2046 | 23,821,143 | 23,920,455 | 198,624 | 0.830 | 0.252 | 
| 2047 | 24,019,767 | 24,115,740 | 191,947 | 0.796 | 0.253 | 
| 2048 | 24,211,714 | 24,305,650 | 187,872 | 0.773 | 0.254 | 
| 2049 | 24,399,586 | 24,491,014 | 182,855 | 0.747 | 0.255 | 
| 2050 | 24,582,441 | 24,670,857 | 176,832 | 0.717 | 0.255 | 
| 2051 | 24,759,273 | 24,845,333 | 172,120 | 0.693 | 0.256 | 
| 2052 | 24,931,393 | 25,014,900 | 167,015 | 0.668 | 0.257 | 
| 2053 | 25,098,408 | 25,179,261 | 161,705 | 0.642 | 0.257 | 
| 2054 | 25,260,113 | 25,337,518 | 154,809 | 0.611 | 0.258 | 
| 2055 | 25,414,922 | 25,489,380 | 148,917 | 0.584 | 0.259 | 
| 2056 | 25,563,839 | 25,635,340 | 143,002 | 0.558 | 0.260 | 
| 2057 | 25,706,841 | 25,775,504 | 137,327 | 0.533 | 0.260 | 
| 2058 | 25,844,168 | 25,909,358 | 130,380 | 0.503 | 0.261 | 
| 2059 | 25,974,548 | 26,036,442 | 123,788 | 0.475 | 0.261 | 
| 2060 | 26,098,336 | 26,157,020 | 117,368 | 0.449 | 0.262 | 
| 2061 | 26,215,704 | 26,270,887 | 110,366 | 0.420 | 0.262 | 
| 2062 | 26,326,070 | 26,378,121 | 104,101 | 0.395 | 0.263 | 
| 2063 | 26,430,171 | 26,479,306 | 98,270 | 0.371 | 0.263 | 
| 2064 | 26,528,441 | 26,574,157 | 91,431 | 0.344 | 0.264 | 
| 2065 | 26,619,872 | 26,661,732 | 83,720 | 0.314 | 0.264 | 
| 2066 | 26,703,592 | 26,742,214 | 77,244 | 0.289 | 0.264 | 
| 2067 | 26,780,836 | 26,815,797 | 69,921 | 0.261 | 0.264 | 
| 2068 | 26,850,757 | 26,882,214 | 62,914 | 0.234 | 0.265 | 
| 2069 | 26,913,671 | 26,941,117 | 54,892 | 0.204 | 0.265 | 
| 2070 | 26,968,563 | 26,991,954 | 46,782 | 0.173 | 0.265 | 
| 2071 | 27,015,345 | 27,035,520 | 40,350 | 0.149 | 0.265 | 
| 2072 | 27,055,695 | 27,072,263 | 33,136 | 0.122 | 0.265 | 
| 2073 | 27,088,831 | 27,101,817 | 25,972 | 0.096 | 0.265 | 
| 2074 | 27,114,803 | 27,124,185 | 18,764 | 0.069 | 0.265 | 
| 2075 | 27,133,567 | 27,139,990 | 12,846 | 0.047 | 0.265 | 
| 2076 | 27,146,413 | 27,150,047 | 7,268 | 0.027 | 0.265 | 
| 2077 | 27,153,681 | 27,154,260 | 1,157 | 0.004 | 0.264 | 
| 2078 | 27,154,838 | 27,151,929 | -5,819 | -0.021 | 0.264 | 
| 2079 | 27,149,019 | 27,142,805 | -12,428 | -0.046 | 0.264 | 
| 2080 | 27,136,591 | 27,127,637 | -17,909 | -0.066 | 0.264 | 
| 2081 | 27,118,682 | 27,106,936 | -23,492 | -0.087 | 0.264 | 
| 2082 | 27,095,190 | 27,080,322 | -29,736 | -0.110 | 0.263 | 
| 2083 | 27,065,454 | 27,048,309 | -34,289 | -0.127 | 0.263 | 
| 2084 | 27,031,165 | 27,011,403 | -39,524 | -0.146 | 0.263 | 
| 2085 | 26,991,641 | 26,969,557 | -44,168 | -0.164 | 0.262 | 
| 2086 | 26,947,473 | 26,922,656 | -49,634 | -0.184 | 0.262 | 
| 2087 | 26,897,839 | 26,871,046 | -53,586 | -0.199 | 0.261 | 
| 2088 | 26,844,253 | 26,815,807 | -56,892 | -0.212 | 0.261 | 
| 2089 | 26,787,361 | 26,757,269 | -60,183 | -0.225 | 0.260 | 
| 2090 | 26,727,178 | 26,695,105 | -64,146 | -0.240 | 0.260 | 
| 2091 | 26,663,032 | 26,629,106 | -67,853 | -0.255 | 0.259 | 
| 2092 | 26,595,179 | 26,559,548 | -71,263 | -0.268 | 0.259 | 
| 2093 | 26,523,916 | 26,487,019 | -73,793 | -0.279 | 0.258 | 
| 2094 | 26,450,123 | 26,411,859 | -76,527 | -0.290 | 0.258 | 
| 2095 | 26,373,596 | 26,334,168 | -78,855 | -0.299 | 0.257 | 
| 2096 | 26,294,741 | 26,254,117 | -81,248 | -0.309 | 0.257 | 
| 2097 | 26,213,493 | 26,171,582 | -83,823 | -0.320 | 0.256 | 
| 2098 | 26,129,670 | 26,087,011 | -85,319 | -0.327 | 0.256 | 
| 2099 | 26,044,351 | 26,000,597 | -87,508 | -0.337 | 0.255 | 
| 2100 | 25,956,843 | 25,912,091 | -89,504 | -0.345 | 0.255 | 
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 3,058,262 | 3,097,198 | 77,872 | 2.514 | 0.124 | 
| 1951 | 3,136,134 | 3,177,367 | 82,466 | 2.596 | 0.125 | 
| 1952 | 3,218,600 | 3,261,652 | 86,104 | 2.640 | 0.126 | 
| 1953 | 3,304,704 | 3,348,810 | 88,212 | 2.634 | 0.127 | 
| 1954 | 3,392,916 | 3,439,102 | 92,373 | 2.686 | 0.128 | 
| 1955 | 3,485,289 | 3,533,307 | 96,035 | 2.718 | 0.129 | 
| 1956 | 3,581,324 | 3,631,182 | 99,716 | 2.746 | 0.130 | 
| 1957 | 3,681,040 | 3,732,743 | 103,406 | 2.770 | 0.131 | 
| 1958 | 3,784,446 | 3,837,026 | 105,160 | 2.741 | 0.132 | 
| 1959 | 3,889,606 | 3,946,494 | 113,777 | 2.883 | 0.133 | 
| 1960 | 4,003,383 | 4,063,655 | 120,543 | 2.967 | 0.135 | 
| 1961 | 4,123,926 | 4,186,201 | 124,550 | 2.975 | 0.137 | 
| 1962 | 4,248,476 | 4,312,044 | 127,137 | 2.949 | 0.138 | 
| 1963 | 4,375,613 | 4,440,264 | 129,302 | 2.912 | 0.139 | 
| 1964 | 4,504,915 | 4,571,109 | 132,389 | 2.896 | 0.140 | 
| 1965 | 4,637,304 | 4,704,965 | 135,322 | 2.876 | 0.141 | 
| 1966 | 4,772,626 | 4,840,958 | 136,664 | 2.823 | 0.142 | 
| 1967 | 4,909,290 | 4,978,862 | 139,144 | 2.795 | 0.143 | 
| 1968 | 5,048,434 | 5,118,111 | 139,355 | 2.723 | 0.144 | 
| 1969 | 5,187,789 | 5,257,081 | 138,584 | 2.636 | 0.145 | 
| 1970 | 5,326,373 | 5,396,966 | 141,185 | 2.616 | 0.146 | 
| 1971 | 5,467,558 | 5,538,355 | 141,595 | 2.557 | 0.147 | 
| 1972 | 5,609,153 | 5,682,833 | 147,361 | 2.593 | 0.148 | 
| 1973 | 5,756,514 | 5,831,631 | 150,234 | 2.576 | 0.149 | 
| 1974 | 5,906,748 | 5,981,197 | 148,898 | 2.490 | 0.150 | 
| 1975 | 6,055,646 | 6,128,731 | 146,170 | 2.385 | 0.151 | 
| 1976 | 6,201,816 | 6,262,404 | 121,177 | 1.935 | 0.151 | 
| 1977 | 6,322,993 | 6,401,515 | 157,043 | 2.453 | 0.152 | 
| 1978 | 6,480,036 | 6,561,534 | 162,996 | 2.484 | 0.153 | 
| 1979 | 6,643,032 | 6,727,797 | 169,531 | 2.520 | 0.154 | 
| 1980 | 6,812,563 | 6,900,212 | 175,299 | 2.541 | 0.155 | 
| 1981 | 6,987,862 | 7,075,648 | 175,571 | 2.481 | 0.156 | 
| 1982 | 7,163,433 | 7,240,241 | 153,616 | 2.122 | 0.157 | 
| 1983 | 7,317,049 | 7,419,642 | 205,187 | 2.766 | 0.158 | 
| 1984 | 7,522,236 | 7,630,682 | 216,893 | 2.843 | 0.160 | 
| 1985 | 7,739,129 | 7,849,693 | 221,128 | 2.817 | 0.161 | 
| 1986 | 7,960,257 | 8,070,818 | 221,122 | 2.740 | 0.163 | 
| 1987 | 8,181,379 | 8,296,485 | 230,211 | 2.775 | 0.164 | 
| 1988 | 8,411,590 | 8,532,099 | 241,018 | 2.825 | 0.166 | 
| 1989 | 8,652,608 | 8,775,546 | 245,876 | 2.802 | 0.168 | 
| 1990 | 8,898,484 | 9,024,773 | 252,578 | 2.799 | 0.169 | 
| 1991 | 9,151,062 | 9,272,584 | 243,043 | 2.621 | 0.171 | 
| 1992 | 9,394,105 | 9,522,266 | 256,323 | 2.692 | 0.173 | 
| 1993 | 9,650,428 | 9,779,761 | 258,665 | 2.645 | 0.175 | 
| 1994 | 9,909,093 | 10,043,718 | 269,249 | 2.681 | 0.177 | 
| 1995 | 10,178,342 | 10,312,996 | 269,308 | 2.611 | 0.179 | 
| 1996 | 10,447,650 | 10,583,526 | 271,753 | 2.568 | 0.181 | 
| 1997 | 10,719,403 | 10,857,754 | 276,703 | 2.549 | 0.183 | 
| 1998 | 10,996,106 | 11,139,145 | 286,078 | 2.568 | 0.185 | 
| 1999 | 11,282,184 | 11,422,965 | 281,562 | 2.465 | 0.188 | 
| 2000 | 11,563,746 | 11,697,592 | 267,692 | 2.289 | 0.190 | 
| 2001 | 11,831,438 | 11,969,422 | 275,968 | 2.306 | 0.191 | 
| 2002 | 12,107,406 | 12,246,915 | 279,019 | 2.278 | 0.193 | 
| 2003 | 12,386,425 | 12,525,842 | 278,833 | 2.226 | 0.195 | 
| 2004 | 12,665,258 | 12,807,402 | 284,288 | 2.220 | 0.197 | 
| 2005 | 12,949,546 | 13,087,629 | 276,165 | 2.110 | 0.199 | 
| 2006 | 13,225,711 | 13,367,459 | 283,495 | 2.121 | 0.200 | 
| 2007 | 13,509,206 | 13,652,040 | 285,668 | 2.093 | 0.202 | 
| 2008 | 13,794,874 | 13,935,174 | 280,600 | 2.014 | 0.204 | 
| 2009 | 14,075,474 | 14,215,611 | 280,274 | 1.972 | 0.205 | 
| 2010 | 14,355,748 | 14,500,112 | 288,729 | 1.991 | 0.207 | 
| 2011 | 14,644,477 | 14,792,126 | 295,297 | 1.996 | 0.208 | 
| 2012 | 14,939,774 | 15,089,647 | 299,745 | 1.986 | 0.210 | 
| 2013 | 15,239,519 | 15,387,337 | 295,637 | 1.921 | 0.211 | 
| 2014 | 15,535,156 | 15,681,725 | 293,138 | 1.869 | 0.212 | 
| 2015 | 15,828,294 | 15,971,743 | 286,898 | 1.796 | 0.214 | 
| 2016 | 16,115,192 | 16,268,760 | 307,136 | 1.888 | 0.215 | 
| 2017 | 16,422,328 | 16,567,357 | 290,058 | 1.751 | 0.217 | 
| 2018 | 16,712,386 | 16,845,685 | 266,598 | 1.583 | 0.218 | 
| 2019 | 16,978,984 | 17,103,803 | 249,637 | 1.460 | 0.219 | 
| 2020 | 17,228,621 | 17,357,325 | 257,409 | 1.483 | 0.220 | 
| 2021 | 17,486,030 | 17,598,650 | 225,241 | 1.280 | 0.221 | 
| 2022 | 17,711,271 | 17,847,877 | 273,212 | 1.531 | 0.223 | 
| 2023 | 17,984,483 | 18,124,838 | 280,709 | 1.549 | 0.224 |