Egypt vs Guatemala: Population growth
Egypt
1.6%
in 2025
Guatemala
1.5%
in 2025
Egypt rank
68th
Guatemala rank
70th
Population growth over time
- Egypt
- Guatemala
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.
Egypt ranks 68th and Guatemala ranks 70th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Egypt or Guatemala?
- Egypt, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Egypt and Guatemala?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guatemala?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Guatemala rank globally for population growth?
- Egypt ranks 68th and Guatemala ranks 70th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.