Urban population growth in Guatemala
The urban population of Guatemala changed by 2.13% in 2025.
Guatemala, 2025
2.13%
Change from 2024
−0.03percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
66th of 217
Urban population growth in Guatemala over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.13% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 2.16% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 2.17% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 2.05% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 2.03% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 2.13% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 2.15% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 1.75% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 2.08% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 2.25% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 2.39% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 2.58% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 2.77% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 2.93% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 3.04% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 3.13% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 3.23% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 3.38% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 3.51% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 3.59% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 3.69% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 3.80% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 4.01% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 4.72% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 5.56% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.03 percentage points from 2.16% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.39%, the figure has changed by −0.26 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Guatemala has the 66th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Guatemala
All statistics for Guatemala
Urban population share
56.3%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.52%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
18,124,838 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
22.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.31 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.55%
2023 · UN Population Division