Belgium vs Guatemala: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Belgium
3.21 million
in 2025
Guatemala
3.23 million
in 2025
Belgium rank
70th
Guatemala rank
67th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Belgium
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 3.23 million against 3.21 million in Belgium, a difference of 23,360.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 70th and Guatemala ranks 67th of 121 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.35 million | 748,527 | 1.61 million | Belgium |
| 1970s | 2.47 million | 1.04 million | 1.44 million | Belgium |
| 1980s | 2.57 million | 1.28 million | 1.29 million | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2.64 million | 1.65 million | 997,942 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.81 million | 2.27 million | 545,661 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.01 million | 2.72 million | 287,899 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.17 million | 3.07 million | 94,798 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Belgium or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 3.23 million against 3.21 million in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Belgium and Guatemala?
- 23,360, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Guatemala?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Guatemala rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Belgium ranks 70th and Guatemala ranks 67th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.