Population in Guyana compared to Iceland: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Guyana and Iceland: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Guyana	Iceland	Guyana	Iceland
1960	569,143	175,574	-	-
1961	582,568	179,029	2.36%	1.97%
1962	595,461	182,378	2.21%	1.87%
1963	608,537	185,653	2.2%	1.8%
1964	621,764	188,983	2.17%	1.79%
1965	635,128	192,286	2.15%	1.75%
1966	648,646	195,570	2.13%	1.71%
1967	662,311	198,751	2.11%	1.63%
1968	676,160	201,488	2.09%	1.38%
1969	690,223	203,369	2.08%	0.93%
1970	702,705	204,438	1.81%	0.53%
1971	712,662	206,098	1.42%	0.81%
1972	721,617	209,137	1.26%	1.47%
1973	730,138	212,317	1.18%	1.52%
1974	738,057	215,209	1.08%	1.36%
1975	745,393	217,979	0.99%	1.29%
1976	752,253	220,154	0.92%	1%
1977	758,654	221,799	0.85%	0.75%
1978	764,586	223,537	0.78%	0.78%
1979	770,062	225,735	0.72%	0.98%
1980	774,367	228,138	0.56%	1.06%
1981	776,453	230,755	0.27%	1.15%
1982	776,712	233,860	0.03%	1.35%
1983	775,891	236,977	-0.11%	1.33%
1984	774,111	239,511	-0.23%	1.07%
1985	771,477	241,405	-0.34%	0.79%
1986	768,098	243,180	-0.44%	0.74%
1987	764,120	245,859	-0.52%	1.1%
1988	759,663	249,740	-0.58%	1.58%
1989	754,865	252,852	-0.63%	1.25%
1990	749,894	254,826	-0.66%	0.78%
1991	747,861	257,797	-0.27%	1.17%
1992	749,911	261,057	0.27%	1.26%
1993	752,965	263,725	0.41%	1.02%
1994	755,822	266,021	0.38%	0.87%
1995	758,388	267,468	0.34%	0.54%
1996	760,526	268,916	0.28%	0.54%
1997	762,245	271,128	0.23%	0.82%
1998	763,586	274,047	0.18%	1.08%
1999	764,483	277,381	0.12%	1.22%
2000	764,832	281,205	0.05%	1.38%
2001	764,477	284,968	-0.05%	1.34%
2002	763,652	287,523	-0.11%	0.9%
2003	763,101	289,521	-0.07%	0.69%
2004	762,418	292,074	-0.09%	0.88%
2005	760,914	296,734	-0.2%	1.6%
2006	758,966	303,782	-0.26%	2.38%
2007	756,861	311,566	-0.28%	2.56%
2008	754,606	317,414	-0.3%	1.88%
2009	752,094	318,499	-0.33%	0.34%
2010	749,256	318,041	-0.38%	-0.14%
2011	746,153	319,014	-0.41%	0.31%
2012	746,288	320,716	0.02%	0.53%
2013	750,021	323,764	0.5%	0.95%
2014	754,229	327,386	0.56%	1.12%
2015	758,781	330,815	0.6%	1.05%
2016	763,548	335,439	0.63%	1.4%
2017	768,479	343,400	0.65%	2.37%
2018	791,556	352,721	3%	2.71%
2019	807,665	360,563	2.04%	2.22%
2020	807,481	366,463	-0.02%	1.64%
2021	815,482	372,520	0.99%	1.65%
2022	821,637	382,003	0.75%	2.55%
2023	826,353	385,663	0.57%	0.96%
2024	831,087	386,506	0.57%	0.22%
2025	835,986	391,286	0.59%	1.24%
2026	840,883	395,277	0.59%	1.02%
2027	846,019	398,729	0.61%	0.87%
2028	851,161	401,867	0.61%	0.79%
2029	856,040	404,639	0.57%	0.69%
2030	861,037	407,090	0.58%	0.61%
2031	866,080	409,307	0.59%	0.54%
2032	871,237	411,279	0.6%	0.48%
2033	876,346	413,059	0.59%	0.43%
2034	881,223	414,660	0.56%	0.39%
2035	885,935	416,153	0.53%	0.36%
2036	890,320	417,573	0.49%	0.34%
2037	894,649	418,847	0.49%	0.31%
2038	899,021	419,997	0.49%	0.27%
2039	903,316	421,032	0.48%	0.25%
2040	907,506	421,924	0.46%	0.21%
2041	911,723	422,688	0.46%	0.18%
2042	915,811	423,370	0.45%	0.16%
2043	919,575	424,023	0.41%	0.15%
2044	923,121	424,570	0.39%	0.13%
2045	926,355	424,909	0.35%	0.08%
2046	929,478	425,115	0.34%	0.05%
2047	932,483	425,264	0.32%	0.03%
2048	935,329	425,359	0.31%	0.02%
2049	938,062	425,409	0.29%	0.01%
2050	940,601	425,404	0.27%	-0.001%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 77,391 (a 10.1% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 59,875 (a 17.8% growth).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2006 and ranked 173rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Guyana's population will grow by 11.9% to 940,601 people and will still be ranked 162nd. The population of Iceland will increase by 7.61% to 425,404 people and will still be ranked 173rd.