Guatemala vs Somalia: Population, total

Guatemala

18.69 million

in 2025

Somalia

19.65 million

in 2025

Guatemala rank

69th

Somalia rank

66th

Population, total over time

Guatemala
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 19.65 million against 18.69 million in Guatemala, a difference of 966,800.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

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

Globally, Guatemala ranks 69th and Somalia ranks 66th of 215 countries.

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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.