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
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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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.