Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Guatemala

Rural population share in Guatemala in 2025 — 43.7%. Ranked 81 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 24.5 pp.

2025 43.7% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 81of 217
Period maximum 68.2%1960
Period minimum 43.7%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Guatemala, 1960–20254050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 68.2%1962: 67.2%1964: 66.3%1966: 65.5%1968: 64.6%1970: 64%1972: 63.6%1974: 63.8%1976: 64.9%1978: 66.3%1980: 67.2%1982: 67.3%1984: 67.1%1986: 66.9%1988: 66.5%1990: 66.1%1992: 65.6%1994: 64.9%1996: 63.1%1998: 60.1%2000: 56.8%2002: 54.2%2004: 52.7%2006: 51.2%2008: 49.9%2010: 48.7%2012: 47.6%2014: 46.9%2016: 46.3%2018: 46.2%2020: 45.5%2022: 44.7%2024: 44%2025: 43.7%
Change over the period: −24.5 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guatemala

Guatemala 43.7%
World 42.2%
Central America computed 25%
Rural population share — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 43.7 −0.3 pp
2024 44 −0.3 pp
2023 44.4 −0.4 pp
2022 44.7 −0.4 pp
2021 45.1 −0.4 pp
2020 45.5 −0.4 pp
2019 45.8 −0.3 pp
2018 46.2 −0 pp
2017 46.2 −0.1 pp
2016 46.3 −0.2 pp
2015 46.6 −0.3 pp
2014 46.9 −0.4 pp
2013 47.2 −0.4 pp
2012 47.6 −0.5 pp
2011 48.1 −0.5 pp
2010 48.7 −0.6 pp
2009 49.3 −0.6 pp
2008 49.9 −0.7 pp
2007 50.5 −0.7 pp
2006 51.2 −0.7 pp
2005 51.9 −0.7 pp
2004 52.7 −0.7 pp
2003 53.4 −0.8 pp
2002 54.2 −1.1 pp
2001 55.3 −1.4 pp
2000 56.8 −1.6 pp
1999 58.4 −1.7 pp
1998 60.1 −1.6 pp
1997 61.7 −1.4 pp
1996 63.1 −1.1 pp
1995 64.2 −0.7 pp
1994 64.9 −0.3 pp
1993 65.3 −0.3 pp
1992 65.6 −0.3 pp
1991 65.8 −0.3 pp
1990 66.1 −0.2 pp
1989 66.3 −0.2 pp
1988 66.5 −0.2 pp
1987 66.7 −0.2 pp
1986 66.9 −0.1 pp
1985 67 −0.1 pp
1984 67.1 −0.1 pp
1983 67.2 −0.1 pp
1982 67.3 −0 pp
1981 67.3 +0.1 pp
1980 67.2 +0.4 pp
1979 66.8 +0.6 pp
1978 66.3 +0.7 pp
1977 65.6 +0.7 pp
1976 64.9 +0.6 pp
1975 64.3 +0.5 pp
1974 63.8 +0.2 pp
1973 63.6 −0 pp
1972 63.6 −0.1 pp
1971 63.8 −0.2 pp
1970 64 −0.3 pp
1969 64.3 −0.4 pp
1968 64.6 −0.4 pp
1967 65 −0.4 pp
1966 65.5 −0.4 pp
1965 65.9 −0.4 pp
1964 66.3 −0.4 pp
1963 66.7 −0.4 pp
1962 67.2 −0.5 pp
1961 67.6 −0.5 pp
1960 68.2

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.