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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 1,450,935,791 people in India in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 842,249 people compared to 1,480,351,380 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 1,758 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.03% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 842K (11% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.2% growth).

Guyana vs India: population by year and forecast

Guyana
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guyana India
2100 893,427 1,515,897,176
2099 897,075 1,523,583,618
2098 900,730 1,531,281,096
2097 903,879 1,538,914,978
2096 907,239 1,546,515,506
2095 910,449 1,554,100,337
2094 913,720 1,561,632,624
2093 916,747 1,569,112,481
2092 919,782 1,576,470,228
2091 922,593 1,583,793,450
2090 925,382 1,591,038,578
2089 928,365 1,598,165,996
2088 931,149 1,605,169,643
2087 933,725 1,612,023,916
2086 936,488 1,618,795,931
2085 939,122 1,625,424,591
2084 941,484 1,631,854,605
2083 943,485 1,638,132,423
2082 945,768 1,644,206,476
2081 947,613 1,650,106,942
2080 949,747 1,655,799,569
2079 951,550 1,661,261,962
2078 953,310 1,666,477,951
2077 954,825 1,671,444,317
2076 956,285 1,676,151,275
2075 957,487 1,680,606,119
2074 958,532 1,684,743,082
2073 959,731 1,688,579,113
2072 960,840 1,692,138,648
2071 961,696 1,695,351,098
2070 962,231 1,698,255,829
2069 962,932 1,700,813,392
2068 963,050 1,703,025,450
2067 963,082 1,704,872,725
2066 962,949 1,706,347,017
2065 962,820 1,707,540,131
2064 962,570 1,708,362,011
2063 962,105 1,708,845,280
2062 961,231 1,709,011,618
2061 960,288 1,708,866,368
2060 959,030 1,708,344,645
2059 957,500 1,707,488,768
2058 956,227 1,706,314,224
2057 954,861 1,704,805,210
2056 953,884 1,703,013,988
2055 952,501 1,700,890,479
2054 950,779 1,698,473,703
2053 948,578 1,695,661,388
2052 946,446 1,692,531,993
2051 944,628 1,689,057,795
2050 942,160 1,685,236,057
2049 939,529 1,681,083,344
2048 936,679 1,676,576,931
2047 933,818 1,671,678,054
2046 930,648 1,666,371,707
2045 927,546 1,660,667,112
2044 924,165 1,654,556,840
2043 920,452 1,648,067,988
2042 916,600 1,641,136,901
2041 912,255 1,633,771,970
2040 908,134 1,625,990,392
2039 903,859 1,617,818,911
2038 899,504 1,609,238,166
2037 895,108 1,600,212,760
2036 890,826 1,590,731,970
2035 886,294 1,580,864,963
2034 881,375 1,570,629,033
2033 876,510 1,560,043,145
2032 871,122 1,549,098,676
2031 866,170 1,537,810,507
2030 861,006 1,526,192,552
2029 856,154 1,514,274,850
2028 851,204 1,502,102,657
2027 845,847 1,489,628,314
2026 840,915 1,476,911,618
2025 836,010 1,463,993,377
2024 831,087 1,450,935,791
2023 826,353 1,438,069,596
2022 821,637 1,425,423,212
2021 815,482 1,414,203,896
2020 807,481 1,402,617,695
2019 807,665 1,389,030,312
2018 791,556 1,374,659,064
2017 768,479 1,359,657,400
2016 763,548 1,343,944,296
2015 758,781 1,328,024,498
2014 754,229 1,312,277,191
2013 750,021 1,295,829,511
2012 746,288 1,278,674,502
2011 746,153 1,261,224,954
2010 749,256 1,243,481,564
2009 752,094 1,225,524,753
2008 754,606 1,207,930,964
2007 756,861 1,190,676,021
2006 758,966 1,172,878,890
2005 760,914 1,154,676,322
2004 762,418 1,135,991,513
2003 763,101 1,116,803,006
2002 763,652 1,097,600,380
2001 764,477 1,077,898,575
2000 764,832 1,057,922,733
1999 764,483 1,038,225,823
1998 763,586 1,018,665,080
1997 762,245 999,133,762
1996 760,526 979,678,458
1995 758,388 960,301,044
1994 755,822 941,163,767
1993 752,965 922,118,387
1992 749,911 902,957,070
1991 747,861 883,927,600
1990 749,894 864,972,221
1989 754,865 846,039,529
1988 759,663 827,342,990
1987 764,120 808,931,270
1986 768,098 790,689,978
1985 771,477 772,647,793
1984 774,111 754,875,449
1983 775,891 737,372,681
1982 776,712 720,313,473
1981 776,453 703,696,250
1980 774,367 687,354,025
1979 770,062 671,155,747
1978 764,586 655,728,229
1977 758,654 640,801,103
1976 752,253 625,861,883
1975 745,393 611,309,535
1974 738,057 597,041,391
1973 730,138 583,465,598
1972 721,617 570,482,142
1971 712,662 558,096,387
1970 702,705 545,864,268
1969 690,223 533,880,544
1968 676,160 522,716,889
1967 662,311 511,606,372
1966 648,646 500,740,247
1965 635,128 490,140,146
1964 621,764 479,229,598
1963 608,537 468,138,575
1962 595,461 457,283,090
1961 582,568 446,564,729
1960 569,143 435,990,338

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth), while India's population increased by 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Guyana's population will grow by 11.9% to 942,160 people and will still be ranked 162nd. The population of India will increase by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st.

Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K people compared to the peak of 1.71B people in 2062 for India.

Population growth rate by year

Guyana
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guyana India
2100 -0.41% -0.5%
2099 -0.41% -0.5%
2098 -0.35% -0.5%
2097 -0.37% -0.49%
2096 -0.35% -0.49%
2095 -0.36% -0.48%
2094 -0.33% -0.48%
2093 -0.33% -0.47%
2092 -0.3% -0.46%
2091 -0.3% -0.46%
2090 -0.32% -0.45%
2089 -0.3% -0.44%
2088 -0.28% -0.43%
2087 -0.3% -0.42%
2086 -0.28% -0.41%
2085 -0.25% -0.39%
2084 -0.21% -0.38%
2083 -0.24% -0.37%
2082 -0.19% -0.36%
2081 -0.22% -0.34%
2080 -0.19% -0.33%
2079 -0.18% -0.31%
2078 -0.16% -0.3%
2077 -0.15% -0.28%
2076 -0.13% -0.27%
2075 -0.11% -0.25%
2074 -0.12% -0.23%
2073 -0.12% -0.21%
2072 -0.09% -0.19%
2071 -0.06% -0.17%
2070 -0.07% -0.15%
2069 -0.01% -0.13%
2068 -0.003% -0.11%
2067 0.01% -0.09%
2066 0.01% -0.07%
2065 0.03% -0.05%
2064 0.05% -0.03%
2063 0.09% -0.01%
2062 0.1% 0.008%
2061 0.13% 0.03%
2060 0.16% 0.05%
2059 0.13% 0.07%
2058 0.14% 0.09%
2057 0.1% 0.11%
2056 0.15% 0.12%
2055 0.18% 0.14%
2054 0.23% 0.17%
2053 0.23% 0.18%
2052 0.19% 0.21%
2051 0.26% 0.23%
2050 0.28% 0.25%
2049 0.3% 0.27%
2048 0.31% 0.29%
2047 0.34% 0.32%
2046 0.33% 0.34%
2045 0.37% 0.37%
2044 0.4% 0.39%
2043 0.42% 0.42%
2042 0.48% 0.45%
2041 0.45% 0.48%
2040 0.47% 0.51%
2039 0.48% 0.53%
2038 0.49% 0.56%
2037 0.48% 0.6%
2036 0.51% 0.62%
2035 0.56% 0.65%
2034 0.56% 0.68%
2033 0.62% 0.71%
2032 0.57% 0.73%
2031 0.6% 0.76%
2030 0.57% 0.79%
2029 0.58% 0.81%
2028 0.63% 0.84%
2027 0.59% 0.86%
2026 0.59% 0.88%
2025 0.59% 0.9%
2024 0.57% 0.89%
2023 0.57% 0.89%
2022 0.75% 0.79%
2021 0.99% 0.83%
2020 -0.02% 0.98%
2019 2.04% 1.05%
2018 3% 1.1%
2017 0.65% 1.17%
2016 0.63% 1.2%
2015 0.6% 1.2%
2014 0.56% 1.27%
2013 0.5% 1.34%
2012 0.02% 1.38%
2011 -0.41% 1.43%
2010 -0.38% 1.47%
2009 -0.33% 1.46%
2008 -0.3% 1.45%
2007 -0.28% 1.52%
2006 -0.26% 1.58%
2005 -0.2% 1.64%
2004 -0.09% 1.72%
2003 -0.07% 1.75%
2002 -0.11% 1.83%
2001 -0.05% 1.89%
2000 0.05% 1.9%
1999 0.12% 1.92%
1998 0.18% 1.95%
1997 0.23% 1.99%
1996 0.28% 2.02%
1995 0.34% 2.03%
1994 0.38% 2.07%
1993 0.41% 2.12%
1992 0.27% 2.15%
1991 -0.27% 2.19%
1990 -0.66% 2.24%
1989 -0.63% 2.26%
1988 -0.58% 2.28%
1987 -0.52% 2.31%
1986 -0.44% 2.34%
1985 -0.34% 2.35%
1984 -0.23% 2.37%
1983 -0.11% 2.37%
1982 0.03% 2.36%
1981 0.27% 2.38%
1980 0.56% 2.41%
1979 0.72% 2.35%
1978 0.78% 2.33%
1977 0.85% 2.39%
1976 0.92% 2.38%
1975 0.99% 2.39%
1974 1.08% 2.33%
1973 1.18% 2.28%
1972 1.26% 2.22%
1971 1.42% 2.24%
1970 1.81% 2.24%
1969 2.08% 2.14%
1968 2.09% 2.17%
1967 2.11% 2.17%
1966 2.13% 2.16%
1965 2.15% 2.28%
1964 2.17% 2.37%
1963 2.2% 2.37%
1962 2.21% 2.4%
1961 2.36% 2.43%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Guyana grew by 0.57%, while India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

Guyana India
Current population
842249
1480351380
Population rank 162/197 1/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 17.9%
One net population change
1.85 hours
2.45 seconds
One birth every
31.4 minutes
1.36 seconds
One death every
1.45 hours
3.32 seconds
Daily growth/decline +13 +35,250
Annual growth/decline +4,734 +12,866,195
Annual growth/decline rate +0.57% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 128/197 107/197
One migration net change every
1.73 hours
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change -5,092 -495,753
Net migration rank 116/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 54,175 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 147/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 82/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guyana
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guyana India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,092 - -495,753
2024 - -5,407 - -630,830
2023 10,716 -6,161 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 11,042 -6,161 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 8,125 -689 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 10,307 -1,743 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 11,665 -20,603 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 10,946 30,213 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 11,108 -6,107 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 11,168 -6,309 16,202,593 81,248
2015 11,199 -6,527 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 11,143 -6,710 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 10,887 -6,907 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 10,633 -7,152 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 10,713 -13,920 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 10,652 -13,655 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 10,758 -13,425 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 10,792 -13,143 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 10,741 -12,906 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 10,525 -12,575 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 10,455 -12,290 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 10,767 -11,938 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 11,344 -11,551 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 12,218 -13,116 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 13,307 -14,050 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 14,128 -14,090 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 14,763 -14,115 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 15,292 -14,155 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 15,568 -14,019 19,494,098 880
1996 15,768 -13,871 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 15,991 -13,614 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 16,185 -13,426 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 16,099 -13,137 19,152,399 2,364
1992 15,990 -12,844 19,132,757 35,155
1991 15,896 -14,949 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 15,917 -20,930 18,893,588 125,514
1989 15,947 -20,870 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 16,189 -20,860 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 16,600 -20,848 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 16,940 -20,647 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 17,292 -20,337 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 17,466 -19,702 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 17,753 -19,075 17,219,127 119,694
1982 17,644 -17,959 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 17,471 -16,648 16,422,159 33,243
1980 17,298 -13,952 16,018,786 210,914
1979 17,402 -12,138 15,392,957 774,094
1978 17,539 -11,841 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 17,805 -11,636 14,575,662 590,626
1976 18,083 -11,445 14,435,504 275,984
1975 18,317 -11,231 13,958,642 434,205
1974 18,589 -11,012 13,795,836 347,869
1973 18,991 -10,731 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 19,219 -10,448 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 19,273 -10,142 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 19,233 -8,439 12,417,866 233,782
1969 19,133 -4,969 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 19,035 -5,071 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 18,933 -5,192 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 18,862 -5,277 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 18,791 -5,347 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 18,729 -5,437 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 18,606 -5,434 11,016,705 21,640
1962 18,344 -5,379 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 18,092 -5,267 10,468,816 295,177
1960 17,867 -3,837 10,237,489 146,955

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 77.7% of the population change in Guyana is from natural causes (a gain of 107,419 people) and 22.3% is from migration (a loss of 30,797 people). In India 96.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people).

As of 2024, 54,175 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in Guyana, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

Biggest cities by population

Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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