Ecuador vs Guatemala: Population, total

Ecuador

18.29 million

in 2025

Guatemala

18.69 million

in 2025

Ecuador rank

70th

Guatemala rank

69th

Population, total over time

Ecuador
Guatemala

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 18.69 million against 18.29 million in Ecuador, a difference of 398,000.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Globally, Ecuador ranks 70th and Guatemala ranks 69th of 215 countries.

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Population, total in Ecuador
Population, total in Guatemala
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About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.