Population estimates and projections in Guatemala

Guatemala had an estimated population of 18,124,838 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Guatemala, 2023 (latest estimate) 18,124,838 People
Change from 2022 +1.6% 2022: 17,847,877 people
Projection for 2030 20,067,253 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 24,670,857 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 25,912,091 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 68th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Guatemala over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Guatemala
2100 25,912,091 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 26,334,168 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 26,695,105 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 26,969,557 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 27,127,637 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 27,139,990 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 26,991,954 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 26,661,732 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 26,157,020 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 25,489,380 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 24,670,857 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 23,719,089 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 22,626,870 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 21,394,237 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 20,067,253 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 18,687,881 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 18,124,838 people
2022 17,847,877 people
2021 17,598,650 people
2020 17,357,325 people
2019 17,103,803 people
2018 16,845,685 people
2017 16,567,357 people
2016 16,268,760 people
2015 15,971,743 people
2014 15,681,725 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.6% from 17,847,877 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 15,387,338 people, the figure has changed by +17.8%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Guatemala has the 68th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Guatemala
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024