Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Guatemala

Urban population in Guatemala in 2025 — 10,520,754 people. Ranked 64 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 713%.

2025 10.52M people +2.15% vs 2024
World rank 64of 217
Period maximum 10.52M people2025
Period minimum 1.29M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Guatemala, 1960–202505M10M15M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,294,092 people1962: 1,416,080 people1964: 1,540,707 people1966: 1,672,480 people1968: 1,809,821 people1970: 1,943,480 people1972: 2,066,642 people1974: 2,162,260 people1976: 2,195,427 people1978: 2,211,844 people1980: 2,263,258 people1982: 2,370,263 people1984: 2,508,213 people1986: 2,672,478 people1988: 2,854,741 people1990: 3,059,514 people1992: 3,278,842 people1994: 3,522,894 people1996: 3,903,561 people1998: 4,449,049 people2000: 5,058,445 people2002: 5,606,083 people2004: 6,061,336 people2006: 6,518,994 people2008: 6,983,834 people2010: 7,442,478 people2012: 7,899,783 people2014: 8,334,186 people2016: 8,729,967 people2018: 9,070,721 people2020: 9,468,129 people2022: 9,862,402 people2024: 10,299,223 people2025: 10,520,754 people
Change over the period: +9.23M (+712.98%) Average annual rate: 3.28 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Guatemala 10.52M people
World 4.75B people
Central America computed 139M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.88B people
Urban population — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 10.52M +221,531 +2.15%
2024 10.3M +220,321 +2.19%
2023 10.08M +216,500 +2.2%
2022 9.86M +199,915 +2.07%
2021 9.66M +194,358 +2.05%
2020 9.47M +199,881 +2.16%
2019 9.27M +197,527 +2.18%
2018 9.07M +157,570 +1.77%
2017 8.91M +183,184 +2.1%
2016 8.73M +194,491 +2.28%
2015 8.54M +201,290 +2.42%
2014 8.33M +212,598 +2.62%
2013 8.12M +221,805 +2.81%
2012 7.9M +227,736 +2.97%
2011 7.67M +229,569 +3.08%
2010 7.44M +229,187 +3.18%
2009 7.21M +229,457 +3.29%
2008 6.98M +232,011 +3.44%
2007 6.75M +232,829 +3.57%
2006 6.52M +229,630 +3.65%
2005 6.29M +228,028 +3.76%
2004 6.06M +225,980 +3.87%
2003 5.84M +229,273 +4.09%
2002 5.61M +258,373 +4.83%
2001 5.35M +289,265 +5.72%
2000 5.06M +303,847 +6.39%
1999 4.75M +305,549 +6.87%
1998 4.45M +288,405 +6.93%
1997 4.16M +257,083 +6.59%
1996 3.9M +216,084 +5.86%
1995 3.69M +164,583 +4.67%
1994 3.52M +126,284 +3.72%
1993 3.4M +117,768 +3.59%
1992 3.28M +111,646 +3.53%
1991 3.17M +107,682 +3.52%
1990 3.06M +104,926 +3.55%
1989 2.95M +99,847 +3.5%
1988 2.85M +94,221 +3.41%
1987 2.76M +88,042 +3.29%
1986 2.67M +83,794 +3.24%
1985 2.59M +80,471 +3.21%
1984 2.51M +75,346 +3.1%
1983 2.43M +62,604 +2.64%
1982 2.37M +55,482 +2.4%
1981 2.31M +51,523 +2.28%
1980 2.26M +32,562 +1.46%
1979 2.23M +18,852 +0.85%
1978 2.21M +11,532 +0.52%
1977 2.2M +4,885 +0.22%
1976 2.2M +8,744 +0.4%
1975 2.19M +24,423 +1.13%
1974 2.16M +40,588 +1.91%
1973 2.12M +55,030 +2.66%
1972 2.07M +59,909 +2.99%
1971 2.01M +63,253 +3.25%
1970 1.94M +65,945 +3.51%
1969 1.88M +67,714 +3.74%
1968 1.81M +68,860 +3.96%
1967 1.74M +68,481 +4.09%
1966 1.67M +67,058 +4.18%
1965 1.61M +64,715 +4.2%
1964 1.54M +62,627 +4.24%
1963 1.48M +62,000 +4.38%
1962 1.42M +61,468 +4.54%
1961 1.35M +60,520 +4.68%
1960 1.29M

Central America, 2025

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About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

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