Guatemala vs Kazakhstan: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Guatemala
3.23 million
in 2025
Kazakhstan
3.39 million
in 2025
Guatemala rank
67th
Kazakhstan rank
66th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Guatemala
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 3.39 million against 3.23 million in Guatemala, a difference of 164,860.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Guatemala ranks 67th and Kazakhstan ranks 66th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Kazakhstan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1960s 748,527 758,884 10,356 Kazakhstan
1970s 1.04 million 1.06 million 19,113 Kazakhstan
1980s 1.28 million 1.28 million 2,546 Kazakhstan
1990s 1.65 million 1.41 million 233,298 Guatemala
2000s 2.27 million 1.78 million 489,160 Guatemala
2010s 2.72 million 2.52 million 199,687 Guatemala
2020s 3.07 million 3.24 million 164,443 Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Guatemala or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 3.39 million against 3.23 million in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Guatemala and Kazakhstan?
164,860, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Kazakhstan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Kazakhstan rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Guatemala ranks 67th and Kazakhstan ranks 66th 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.