Guyana Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Guyana, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Guyana was 16.7 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 26.9 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 174th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Guyana ranks 122nd currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Guyana is expected to increase to 44.3 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Guyana

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Guyana
	Male	Female
80+	0.37%	0.64%
75-79	0.47%	0.66%
70-74	0.76%	1.04%
65-69	1.24%	1.54%
60-64	1.75%	2.03%
55-59	2.11%	2.41%
50-54	2.37%	2.68%
45-49	2.53%	2.87%
40-44	2.53%	2.88%
35-39	2.74%	3.12%
30-34	3.68%	4%
25-29	4.52%	4.57%
20-24	4.38%	4.25%
15-19	4.41%	4.26%
10-14	4.79%	4.65%
5-9	4.99%	4.85%
0-4	5.01%	4.86%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Guyana has average demographic potential with 63.2% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 76/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Guyana

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Factual

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Year	Working age share
	Guyana	World
2100	60.1%	59.6%
2099	60.2%	59.6%
2098	60.4%	59.7%
2097	60.5%	59.7%
2096	60.6%	59.7%
2095	60.7%	59.7%
2094	60.8%	59.7%
2093	61%	59.8%
2092	61.1%	59.8%
2091	61.2%	59.8%
2090	61.4%	59.8%
2089	61.6%	59.8%
2088	61.7%	59.8%
2087	61.9%	59.8%
2086	62.1%	59.8%
2085	62.3%	59.9%
2084	62.6%	59.9%
2083	62.8%	60%
2082	63%	60.1%
2081	63.2%	60.3%
2080	63.4%	60.4%
2079	63.7%	60.6%
2078	63.9%	60.7%
2077	64.1%	60.9%
2076	64.2%	61%
2075	64.4%	61.1%
2074	64.6%	61.3%
2073	64.7%	61.4%
2072	64.8%	61.5%
2071	64.9%	61.6%
2070	64.9%	61.7%
2069	64.9%	61.8%
2068	65%	61.9%
2067	65%	62%
2066	65.1%	62%
2065	65.3%	62.1%
2064	65.5%	62.1%
2063	65.7%	62.1%
2062	65.9%	62.2%
2061	66.1%	62.2%
2060	66.3%	62.3%
2059	66.5%	62.3%
2058	66.6%	62.4%
2057	66.8%	62.4%
2056	66.9%	62.5%
2055	66.9%	62.7%
2054	66.9%	62.8%
2053	66.8%	62.9%
2052	66.7%	63.1%
2051	66.6%	63.2%
2050	66.5%	63.4%
2049	66.4%	63.5%
2048	66.3%	63.6%
2047	66.2%	63.8%
2046	66.2%	63.9%
2045	66.1%	64%
2044	66%	64.1%
2043	65.9%	64.2%
2042	65.9%	64.3%
2041	65.8%	64.4%
2040	65.7%	64.5%
2039	65.6%	64.7%
2038	65.5%	64.8%
2037	65.4%	64.9%
2036	65.2%	65.1%
2035	65.1%	65.2%
2034	64.9%	65.3%
2033	64.8%	65.4%
2032	64.6%	65.4%
2031	64.5%	65.4%
2030	64.3%	65.4%
2029	64.2%	65.4%
2028	64.1%	65.4%
2027	64.1%	65.4%
2026	64.1%	65.2%
2025	64.1%	65.1%
2024	64.1%	65.1%
2023	64.2%	65%
2022	64.4%	64.9%
2021	64.5%	64.9%
2020	64.5%	64.8%
2019	64.9%	64.9%
2018	64.8%	64.9%
2017	64.3%	65%
2016	64.4%	65.1%
2015	64.4%	65.1%
2014	64.4%	65.2%
2013	64.2%	65.2%
2012	64%	65.2%
2011	63.7%	65.2%
2010	63.2%	65.1%
2009	62.7%	65%
2008	62.1%	64.9%
2007	61.6%	64.7%
2006	61.1%	64.5%
2005	60.6%	64.3%
2004	60.2%	64%
2003	59.9%	63.7%
2002	59.7%	63.4%
2001	59.6%	63.1%
2000	59.6%	62.8%
1999	59.6%	62.5%
1998	59.6%	62.2%
1997	59.7%	61.9%
1996	59.7%	61.7%
1995	59.7%	61.5%
1994	59.7%	61.3%
1993	59.6%	61.2%
1992	59.5%	61.1%
1991	59.3%	61%
1990	59.2%	60.9%
1989	58.9%	60.8%
1988	58.6%	60.7%
1987	58.1%	60.5%
1986	57.6%	60.4%
1985	57%	60.1%
1984	56.3%	59.9%
1983	55.6%	59.6%
1982	54.9%	59.3%
1981	54.3%	59%
1980	53.7%	58.7%
1979	53.3%	58.4%
1978	52.8%	58%
1977	52.4%	57.7%
1976	51.9%	57.5%
1975	51.5%	57.4%
1974	51.1%	57.3%
1973	50.7%	57.3%
1972	50.4%	57.2%
1971	50.1%	57.1%
1970	49.8%	57%
1969	49.5%	56.9%
1968	49.1%	56.9%
1967	48.9%	56.9%
1966	48.7%	56.8%
1965	48.7%	56.9%
1964	48.7%	57%
1963	48.9%	57.2%
1962	49.1%	57.4%
1961	49.4%	57.5%
1960	49.8%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Guyana changed from 60.2% to 64.1% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Guyana decreased from 66.1% to 56% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Guyana	World
2100	15.8%	16.5%
2099	15.9%	16.6%
2098	16%	16.6%
2097	16%	16.7%
2096	16.1%	16.8%
2095	16.2%	16.8%
2094	16.3%	16.9%
2093	16.3%	17%
2092	16.4%	17%
2091	16.5%	17.1%
2090	16.6%	17.2%
2089	16.7%	17.2%
2088	16.8%	17.3%
2087	16.9%	17.4%
2086	17%	17.4%
2085	17.1%	17.5%
2084	17.2%	17.5%
2083	17.3%	17.6%
2082	17.3%	17.7%
2081	17.4%	17.7%
2080	17.5%	17.8%
2079	17.6%	17.8%
2078	17.8%	17.9%
2077	17.9%	17.9%
2076	18%	18%
2075	18.1%	18%
2074	18.2%	18.1%
2073	18.3%	18.2%
2072	18.4%	18.2%
2071	18.6%	18.3%
2070	18.7%	18.3%
2069	18.9%	18.4%
2068	19%	18.5%
2067	19.2%	18.6%
2066	19.3%	18.6%
2065	19.5%	18.7%
2064	19.7%	18.8%
2063	19.9%	18.9%
2062	20.1%	19.1%
2061	20.2%	19.2%
2060	20.4%	19.3%
2059	20.6%	19.4%
2058	20.8%	19.5%
2057	21%	19.6%
2056	21.2%	19.8%
2055	21.4%	19.9%
2054	21.6%	20%
2053	21.8%	20.1%
2052	22%	20.2%
2051	22.1%	20.3%
2050	22.3%	20.4%
2049	22.5%	20.5%
2048	22.6%	20.6%
2047	22.8%	20.7%
2046	23%	20.8%
2045	23.2%	20.9%
2044	23.3%	20.9%
2043	23.5%	21%
2042	23.8%	21.1%
2041	24%	21.2%
2040	24.2%	21.2%
2039	24.5%	21.3%
2038	24.8%	21.4%
2037	25.1%	21.5%
2036	25.4%	21.6%
2035	25.8%	21.8%
2034	26.2%	22%
2033	26.5%	22.2%
2032	26.9%	22.4%
2031	27.2%	22.7%
2030	27.6%	23%
2029	27.9%	23.3%
2028	28.3%	23.6%
2027	28.6%	23.9%
2026	28.8%	24.2%
2025	29.1%	24.6%
2024	29.2%	24.7%
2023	29.3%	25%
2022	29.4%	25.3%
2021	29.4%	25.6%
2020	29.5%	25.8%
2019	29.3%	26%
2018	29.5%	26.2%
2017	30%	26.4%
2016	30.1%	26.5%
2015	30.3%	26.6%
2014	30.5%	26.8%
2013	30.8%	26.9%
2012	31.1%	27%
2011	31.6%	27.1%
2010	32.2%	27.3%
2009	32.9%	27.5%
2008	33.5%	27.6%
2007	34.1%	27.9%
2006	34.7%	28.1%
2005	35.3%	28.5%
2004	35.8%	28.8%
2003	36.1%	29.2%
2002	36.4%	29.6%
2001	36.5%	30%
2000	36.6%	30.4%
1999	36.6%	30.8%
1998	36.6%	31.1%
1997	36.5%	31.5%
1996	36.4%	31.8%
1995	36.4%	32.1%
1994	36.4%	32.3%
1993	36.4%	32.5%
1992	36.5%	32.7%
1991	36.7%	32.9%
1990	36.9%	33%
1989	37.2%	33.2%
1988	37.5%	33.4%
1987	38%	33.6%
1986	38.6%	33.8%
1985	39.2%	34%
1984	39.9%	34.3%
1983	40.5%	34.6%
1982	41.2%	34.9%
1981	41.9%	35.2%
1980	42.5%	35.5%
1979	42.9%	35.9%
1978	43.4%	36.3%
1977	43.9%	36.7%
1976	44.4%	36.9%
1975	44.9%	37.1%
1974	45.3%	37.2%
1973	45.7%	37.3%
1972	46%	37.5%
1971	46.3%	37.6%
1970	46.6%	37.7%
1969	46.9%	37.8%
1968	47.3%	37.9%
1967	47.5%	38%
1966	47.7%	38%
1965	47.8%	38%
1964	47.7%	38%
1963	47.6%	37.8%
1962	47.4%	37.6%
1961	47%	37.5%
1960	46.8%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Guyana decreased from 35.8% to 29.2% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Guyana	World
2100	24%	23.9%
2099	23.9%	23.8%
2098	23.7%	23.7%
2097	23.5%	23.6%
2096	23.3%	23.5%
2095	23.1%	23.4%
2094	22.9%	23.4%
2093	22.7%	23.3%
2092	22.5%	23.2%
2091	22.2%	23.1%
2090	22%	23.1%
2089	21.8%	23%
2088	21.5%	22.9%
2087	21.2%	22.8%
2086	20.9%	22.7%
2085	20.6%	22.6%
2084	20.3%	22.5%
2083	20%	22.4%
2082	19.7%	22.2%
2081	19.3%	22%
2080	19%	21.8%
2079	18.7%	21.6%
2078	18.4%	21.4%
2077	18.1%	21.2%
2076	17.8%	21%
2075	17.5%	20.8%
2074	17.3%	20.6%
2073	17%	20.4%
2072	16.8%	20.3%
2071	16.6%	20.1%
2070	16.4%	19.9%
2069	16.2%	19.8%
2068	16%	19.6%
2067	15.8%	19.5%
2066	15.5%	19.3%
2065	15.2%	19.2%
2064	14.9%	19.1%
2063	14.5%	18.9%
2062	14%	18.8%
2061	13.6%	18.6%
2060	13.2%	18.5%
2059	12.9%	18.3%
2058	12.5%	18.1%
2057	12.2%	17.9%
2056	11.9%	17.7%
2055	11.7%	17.5%
2054	11.5%	17.2%
2053	11.4%	17%
2052	11.3%	16.7%
2051	11.2%	16.4%
2050	11.1%	16.2%
2049	11.1%	16%
2048	11%	15.8%
2047	10.9%	15.5%
2046	10.9%	15.3%
2045	10.8%	15.1%
2044	10.6%	14.9%
2043	10.5%	14.8%
2042	10.4%	14.6%
2041	10.2%	14.4%
2040	10.1%	14.2%
2039	9.9%	14%
2038	9.72%	13.8%
2037	9.54%	13.5%
2036	9.35%	13.3%
2035	9.15%	13%
2034	8.94%	12.7%
2033	8.73%	12.4%
2032	8.51%	12.2%
2031	8.29%	11.9%
2030	8.06%	11.6%
2029	7.82%	11.3%
2028	7.59%	11%
2027	7.35%	10.7%
2026	7.1%	10.5%
2025	6.86%	10.3%
2024	6.73%	10.2%
2023	6.48%	9.98%
2022	6.22%	9.74%
2021	6.08%	9.53%
2020	6%	9.33%
2019	5.8%	9.1%
2018	5.68%	8.88%
2017	5.62%	8.65%
2016	5.46%	8.45%
2015	5.31%	8.26%
2014	5.17%	8.08%
2013	5.03%	7.92%
2012	4.91%	7.78%
2011	4.77%	7.66%
2010	4.61%	7.58%
2009	4.48%	7.52%
2008	4.36%	7.47%
2007	4.26%	7.41%
2006	4.17%	7.34%
2005	4.1%	7.26%
2004	4.02%	7.18%
2003	3.96%	7.1%
2002	3.91%	7.01%
2001	3.87%	6.92%
2000	3.84%	6.84%
1999	3.82%	6.76%
1998	3.81%	6.68%
1997	3.82%	6.61%
1996	3.84%	6.53%
1995	3.87%	6.45%
1994	3.91%	6.37%
1993	3.93%	6.29%
1992	3.95%	6.21%
1991	3.96%	6.14%
1990	3.95%	6.07%
1989	3.94%	6.01%
1988	3.91%	5.95%
1987	3.87%	5.91%
1986	3.84%	5.86%
1985	3.82%	5.82%
1984	3.82%	5.8%
1983	3.82%	5.79%
1982	3.82%	5.8%
1981	3.82%	5.81%
1980	3.81%	5.81%
1979	3.78%	5.77%
1978	3.75%	5.71%
1977	3.72%	5.65%
1976	3.68%	5.59%
1975	3.66%	5.53%
1974	3.64%	5.47%
1973	3.63%	5.42%
1972	3.63%	5.37%
1971	3.63%	5.32%
1970	3.62%	5.28%
1969	3.6%	5.24%
1968	3.59%	5.2%
1967	3.58%	5.16%
1966	3.56%	5.12%
1965	3.54%	5.08%
1964	3.53%	5.04%
1963	3.53%	5.02%
1962	3.53%	5.01%
1961	3.53%	4.99%
1960	3.43%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Guyana increased from 4.02% to 6.73% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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