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
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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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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.