Guatemala Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Guatemala rural population for 2021 was 8,170,759, a 0.63% increase from 2020.
  • Guatemala rural population for 2020 was 8,119,648, a 0.7% increase from 2019.
  • Guatemala rural population for 2019 was 8,063,081, a 0.77% increase from 2018.
  • Guatemala rural population for 2018 was 8,001,178, a 0.84% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Turkey 19,863,725
South Africa 19,096,392
Iraq 12,572,937
Algeria 11,370,967
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Guatemala Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 8,170,759 47.76 0.63%
2020 8,119,648 48.16 0.70%
2019 8,063,081 48.56 0.77%
2018 8,001,178 48.95 0.84%
2017 7,934,315 49.32 0.90%
2016 7,863,355 49.68 0.96%
2015 7,788,224 50.03 1.02%
2014 7,709,179 50.37 1.09%
2013 7,625,644 50.69 1.15%
2012 7,538,790 51.00 1.19%
2011 7,449,392 51.30 1.24%
2010 7,357,571 51.60 1.26%
2009 7,265,539 51.90 1.31%
2008 7,170,952 52.19 1.36%
2007 7,074,356 52.49 1.41%
2006 6,975,317 52.79 1.47%
2005 6,873,860 53.09 1.52%
2004 6,770,217 53.38 1.57%
2003 6,664,800 53.68 1.60%
2002 6,559,052 54.00 1.68%
2001 6,450,059 54.33 1.79%
2000 6,335,891 54.67 1.82%
1999 6,221,658 55.01 1.76%
1998 6,113,086 55.34 1.76%
1997 6,006,636 55.68 1.76%
1996 5,901,847 56.01 1.81%
1995 5,796,192 56.35 1.86%
1994 5,689,267 56.68 1.90%
1993 5,581,926 57.01 1.97%
1992 5,473,038 57.35 2.05%
1991 5,362,123 57.68 2.12%
1990 5,249,791 58.01 2.17%
1989 5,137,329 58.34 2.20%
1988 5,025,695 58.67 2.21%
1987 4,915,976 59.00 2.21%
1986 4,808,325 59.33 2.21%
1985 4,703,063 59.65 2.21%
1984 4,600,307 59.98 2.20%
1983 4,500,312 60.31 2.18%
1982 4,403,350 60.63 2.14%
1981 4,310,100 60.95 2.06%
1980 4,222,128 61.28 1.97%
1979 4,139,744 61.60 1.87%
1978 4,063,075 61.92 1.79%
1977 3,991,116 62.24 1.74%
1976 3,922,313 62.56 1.73%
1975 3,854,961 62.88 1.76%
1974 3,787,858 63.19 1.79%
1973 3,720,477 63.51 1.83%
1972 3,653,075 63.82 1.88%
1971 3,585,090 64.14 1.94%
1970 3,516,147 64.46 2.02%
1969 3,445,722 64.77 2.11%
1968 3,373,861 65.08 2.19%
1967 3,300,619 65.39 2.27%
1966 3,226,487 65.70 2.34%
1965 3,152,015 66.01 2.39%
1964 3,077,682 66.32 2.00%
1963 3,016,780 66.91 1.94%
1962 2,958,885 67.58 1.97%
1961 2,901,164 68.23 1.99%
1960 2,843,931 68.88 %