Guyana Population (LIVE)

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Guyana Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Guyana is 832,813 as of Thursday, November 7, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Guyana 2024 population is estimated at 831,087 people at mid year.
  • Guyana population is equivalent to 0.01% of the total world population.
  • Guyana ranks number 164 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Guyana is 4 per Km2 (11 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 196,850 Km2 (76,004 sq. miles).
  • 26.5 % of the population is urban (220,416 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Guyana is 25.9 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Guyana (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationGuyana
Global Rank
2024 831,087 0.57 % 4,734 -5,407 25.9 2.40 4 26.5 % 220,416 0.01 % 8,161,972,572 164
2023 826,353 0.57 % 4,716 -6,161 25.6 2.41 4 26.4 % 218,143 0.01 % 8,091,734,930 164
2022 821,637 0.75 % 6,155 -6,161 25.3 2.44 4 26.3 % 215,949 0.01 % 8,021,407,192 164
2020 807,481 -0.02 % -184 -1,743 24.8 2.49 4 26.2 % 211,821 0.01 % 7,887,001,292 163
2015 758,781 0.25 % 1,905 -6,527 23.7 2.67 4 26.8 % 203,204 0.01 % 7,470,491,872 163
2010 749,256 -0.31 % -2,332 -13,655 23.2 2.68 4 26.5 % 198,836 0.01 % 7,021,732,148 163
2005 760,914 -0.10 % -784 -12,290 22.1 2.65 4 27.5 % 208,931 0.01 % 6,586,970,132 163
2000 764,832 0.17 % 1,289-14,090 21.2 3.06 4 28.3 % 216,152 0.01 % 6,171,702,993 157
1995 758,388 0.23 % 1,699 -13,614 20.6 3.24 4 29.2 % 221,814 0.01 % 5,758,878,982 158
1990 749,894 -0.57 % -4,317 -20,930 19.9 3.18 4 29.3 % 219,893 0.01 % 5,327,803,110 158
1985 771,477 -0.07 % -578 -20,337 18.6 3.47 4 30.0 % 231,388 0.02 % 4,868,943,465 154
1980 774,367 0.77 % 5,795 -13,952 17.1 3.77 4 30.7 % 237,849 0.02 % 4,447,606,236 152
1975 745,393 1.19 % 8,538 -11,231 16.1 4.45 4 30.0 % 223,507 0.02 % 4,070,735,277 149
1970 702,705 2.04 % 13,515 -8,439 15.3 5.41 4 29.5 % 207,428 0.02 % 3,694,683,794 148
1965 635,128 2.22 % 13,197 -5,347 15.0 6.14 3 30.0 % 190,403 0.02 % 3,334,533,703 151
1960 569,143 3.28 % 16,956 -3,837 15.6 6.33 3 29.1 % 165,880 0.02 % 3,015,470,894 149
1955 484,363 2.99 % 13,265 1,267 16.9 6.22 2 28.4 % 137,627 0.02 % 2,740,213,792 151
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Guyana Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationGuyana
Global Rank
2025 835,986 0.70 % 5,701 -5,092 26.2 2.37 4 26.6 % 222,762 0.01 % 8,231,613,070 165
2030 861,038 0.59 % 5,010 -3,482 27.6 2.26 4 27.4 % 235,547 0.01 % 8,569,124,911 165
2035 885,936 0.57 % 4,980 -3,116 28.6 2.17 5 28.2 % 250,134 0.01 % 8,885,210,181 165
2040 907,506 0.48 % 4,314 -2,833 29.6 2.10 5 29.3 % 266,152 0.01 % 9,177,190,203 165
2045 926,353 0.41 % 3,769 -2,991 30.9 2.03 5 30.4 % 281,556 0.01 % 9,439,639,668 165
2050 940,607 0.31 % 2,851   32.3 1.98 5 31.4 % 295,494 0.01 % 9,664,378,587 165
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Guyana Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Guyana
Life Expectancy
70.32 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
18.3
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
22.2
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Guyana

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Georgetown 235,017
2 Linden 44,690
3 New Amsterdam 35,039

See also

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Notes

The Guyana Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Guyana delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Guyana (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Guyana in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.