The current population of Guyana is 839,919 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 831,087 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2005, population has increased from 761K people to 840K (10.4% growth in 20 years).
- Guyana is ranked 162/197 by population and was ranked 160th in 2005.
- For the last 20 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of 0.52% per year.
- Guyana is projected to reach 960K people in 2067.
- Guyana accounts for 0.01% of the world's population.
Guyana population clock
Guyana
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
839919
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 162/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | N/A |
| One net population change |
1.85 hours
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
31.4 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
1.45 hours
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,734 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.57% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 129/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
1.62 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -5,407 | N/A |
Guyana population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 569,143 | - |
| 1961 | 582,568 | 2.36% |
| 1962 | 595,461 | 2.21% |
| 1963 | 608,537 | 2.2% |
| 1964 | 621,764 | 2.17% |
| 1965 | 635,128 | 2.15% |
| 1966 | 648,646 | 2.13% |
| 1967 | 662,311 | 2.11% |
| 1968 | 676,160 | 2.09% |
| 1969 | 690,223 | 2.08% |
| 1970 | 702,705 | 1.81% |
| 1971 | 712,662 | 1.42% |
| 1972 | 721,617 | 1.26% |
| 1973 | 730,138 | 1.18% |
| 1974 | 738,057 | 1.08% |
| 1975 | 745,393 | 0.99% |
| 1976 | 752,253 | 0.92% |
| 1977 | 758,654 | 0.85% |
| 1978 | 764,586 | 0.78% |
| 1979 | 770,062 | 0.72% |
| 1980 | 774,367 | 0.56% |
| 1981 | 776,453 | 0.27% |
| 1982 | 776,712 | 0.03% |
| 1983 | 775,891 | -0.11% |
| 1984 | 774,111 | -0.23% |
| 1985 | 771,477 | -0.34% |
| 1986 | 768,098 | -0.44% |
| 1987 | 764,120 | -0.52% |
| 1988 | 759,663 | -0.58% |
| 1989 | 754,865 | -0.63% |
| 1990 | 749,894 | -0.66% |
| 1991 | 747,861 | -0.27% |
| 1992 | 749,911 | 0.27% |
| 1993 | 752,965 | 0.41% |
| 1994 | 755,822 | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 758,388 | 0.34% |
| 1996 | 760,526 | 0.28% |
| 1997 | 762,245 | 0.23% |
| 1998 | 763,586 | 0.18% |
| 1999 | 764,483 | 0.12% |
| 2000 | 764,832 | 0.05% |
| 2001 | 764,477 | -0.05% |
| 2002 | 763,652 | -0.11% |
| 2003 | 763,101 | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 762,418 | -0.09% |
| 2005 | 760,914 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 758,966 | -0.26% |
| 2007 | 756,861 | -0.28% |
| 2008 | 754,606 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 752,094 | -0.33% |
| 2010 | 749,256 | -0.38% |
| 2011 | 746,153 | -0.41% |
| 2012 | 746,288 | 0.02% |
| 2013 | 750,021 | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 754,229 | 0.56% |
| 2015 | 758,781 | 0.6% |
| 2016 | 763,548 | 0.63% |
| 2017 | 768,479 | 0.65% |
| 2018 | 791,556 | 3% |
| 2019 | 807,665 | 2.04% |
| 2020 | 807,481 | -0.02% |
| 2021 | 815,482 | 0.99% |
| 2022 | 821,637 | 0.75% |
| 2023 | 826,353 | 0.57% |
| 2024 | 831,087 | 0.57% |
| 2025 | 835,986 | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 840,883 | 0.59% |
| 2027 | 846,019 | 0.61% |
| 2028 | 851,161 | 0.61% |
| 2029 | 856,040 | 0.57% |
| 2030 | 861,037 | 0.58% |
| 2031 | 866,080 | 0.59% |
| 2032 | 871,237 | 0.6% |
| 2033 | 876,346 | 0.59% |
| 2034 | 881,223 | 0.56% |
| 2035 | 885,935 | 0.53% |
| 2036 | 890,320 | 0.49% |
| 2037 | 894,649 | 0.49% |
| 2038 | 899,021 | 0.49% |
| 2039 | 903,316 | 0.48% |
| 2040 | 907,506 | 0.46% |
| 2041 | 911,723 | 0.46% |
| 2042 | 915,811 | 0.45% |
| 2043 | 919,575 | 0.41% |
| 2044 | 923,121 | 0.39% |
| 2045 | 926,355 | 0.35% |
| 2046 | 929,478 | 0.34% |
| 2047 | 932,483 | 0.32% |
| 2048 | 935,329 | 0.31% |
| 2049 | 938,062 | 0.29% |
| 2050 | 940,601 | 0.27% |
Guyana has a population of 840K as of 2025, compared to 759K in 2015, 761K in 2005, and 758K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.07% per year. Guyana is ranked 104th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Guyana will have 926,355 people (10.3% growth) and still will be ranked 162nd.
By the year 2100, Guyana's population is projected to grow by 5.84% to 889K people.
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Guyana population statistics
|
Guyana
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 70.4 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 30.2 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 26.9 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.41 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.2 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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