Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Guatemala
Guatemala: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 17.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Guatemala, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Guatemala stood at 17.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Guatemala peaked at 17.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1960.
That places Guatemala 79th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.9% | — |
| 1961 | 15.2% | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 15.5% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 15.9% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 16.2% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 16.3% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 16.4% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 16.6% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 16.7% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 16.8% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 17.0% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 17.2% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 17.3% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 17.4% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 17.1% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 17.1% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 16.9% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 16.8% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 16.7% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 16.6% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16.6% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 16.5% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 16.4% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 16.2% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 16.1% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 16.0% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 16.0% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 15.9% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 16.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 16.2% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 16.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.1% | 14.9% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.1% | 16.8% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 16.1% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 15.9% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 16.9% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.9% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.9% | 17.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 76 Côte d'Ivoire 18.5% compare
- 77 El Salvador 17.8% compare
- 78 Nigeria 17.6% compare
- 80 Bangladesh 17.3% compare
- 81 India 17.0% compare
- 82 Sweden 16.4% compare
More climate change data for Guatemala
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 248.53 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,617 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 307.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,636 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.91 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Guatemala?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Guatemala was 17.3% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1960.
- How does Guatemala rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Guatemala ranks 79th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.