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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 842,249 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 69.5 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 842K (11% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Guyana vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guyana Italy
2100 893,427 35,208,261
2099 897,075 35,444,989
2098 900,730 35,676,340
2097 903,879 35,914,345
2096 907,239 36,150,501
2095 910,449 36,386,787
2094 913,720 36,619,396
2093 916,747 36,850,181
2092 919,782 37,089,746
2091 922,593 37,323,400
2090 925,382 37,560,976
2089 928,365 37,802,157
2088 931,149 38,040,056
2087 933,725 38,280,439
2086 936,488 38,517,279
2085 939,122 38,761,126
2084 941,484 39,008,873
2083 943,485 39,255,273
2082 945,768 39,509,964
2081 947,613 39,767,732
2080 949,747 40,030,977
2079 951,550 40,302,924
2078 953,310 40,579,648
2077 954,825 40,860,952
2076 956,285 41,151,772
2075 957,487 41,455,646
2074 958,532 41,779,503
2073 959,731 42,111,664
2072 960,840 42,459,257
2071 961,696 42,814,908
2070 962,231 43,187,953
2069 962,932 43,571,469
2068 963,050 43,964,515
2067 963,082 44,361,273
2066 962,949 44,771,926
2065 962,820 45,197,177
2064 962,570 45,628,630
2063 962,105 46,066,216
2062 961,231 46,517,561
2061 960,288 46,971,598
2060 959,030 47,424,830
2059 957,500 47,879,711
2058 956,227 48,332,818
2057 954,861 48,778,066
2056 953,884 49,222,515
2055 952,501 49,653,326
2054 950,779 50,073,600
2053 948,578 50,488,203
2052 946,446 50,886,354
2051 944,628 51,276,616
2050 942,160 51,663,176
2049 939,529 52,034,983
2048 936,679 52,392,012
2047 933,818 52,745,310
2046 930,648 53,080,828
2045 927,546 53,408,660
2044 924,165 53,723,325
2043 920,452 54,042,322
2042 916,600 54,342,628
2041 912,255 54,629,496
2040 908,134 54,916,374
2039 903,859 55,205,078
2038 899,504 55,481,637
2037 895,108 55,757,394
2036 890,826 56,025,224
2035 886,294 56,295,613
2034 881,375 56,562,648
2033 876,510 56,822,364
2032 871,122 57,078,534
2031 866,170 57,345,322
2030 861,006 57,606,120
2029 856,154 57,851,091
2028 851,204 58,091,760
2027 845,847 58,333,039
2026 840,915 58,562,681
2025 836,010 58,769,653
2024 831,087 58,952,704
2023 826,353 58,984,216
2022 821,637 59,013,667
2021 815,482 59,133,173
2020 807,481 59,438,851
2019 807,665 59,729,081
2018 791,556 60,148,658
2017 768,479 60,002,252
2016 763,548 60,115,223
2015 758,781 60,229,605
2014 754,229 60,320,707
2013 750,021 60,311,613
2012 746,288 60,191,247
2011 746,153 60,026,841
2010 749,256 59,819,407
2009 752,094 59,555,454
2008 754,606 59,211,181
2007 756,861 58,756,247
2006 758,966 58,399,861
2005 760,914 58,166,682
2004 762,418 57,828,179
2003 763,101 57,399,184
2002 763,652 57,089,824
2001 764,477 56,976,981
2000 764,832 56,942,108
1999 764,483 56,916,317
1998 763,586 56,906,744
1997 762,245 56,890,372
1996 760,526 56,860,281
1995 758,388 56,844,303
1994 755,822 56,843,400
1993 752,965 56,831,821
1992 749,911 56,797,087
1991 747,861 56,758,521
1990 749,894 56,719,240
1989 754,865 56,671,781
1988 759,663 56,629,288
1987 764,120 56,601,931
1986 768,098 56,596,155
1985 771,477 56,593,071
1984 774,111 56,576,718
1983 775,891 56,564,074
1982 776,712 56,543,548
1981 776,453 56,501,675
1980 774,367 56,433,883
1979 770,062 56,317,749
1978 764,586 56,155,143
1977 758,654 55,955,411
1976 752,253 55,718,260
1975 745,393 55,441,001
1974 738,057 55,110,868
1973 730,138 54,751,406
1972 721,617 54,381,345
1971 712,662 54,073,490
1970 702,705 53,821,850
1969 690,223 53,537,950
1968 676,160 53,235,750
1967 662,311 52,900,500
1966 648,646 52,519,000
1965 635,128 52,112,350
1964 621,764 51,675,350
1963 608,537 51,252,000
1962 595,461 50,879,450
1961 582,568 50,536,350
1960 569,143 50,199,700

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

GeoRank.org/population/guyana/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guyana Italy
2100 -0.41% -0.67%
2099 -0.41% -0.65%
2098 -0.35% -0.66%
2097 -0.37% -0.65%
2096 -0.35% -0.65%
2095 -0.36% -0.64%
2094 -0.33% -0.63%
2093 -0.33% -0.65%
2092 -0.3% -0.63%
2091 -0.3% -0.63%
2090 -0.32% -0.64%
2089 -0.3% -0.63%
2088 -0.28% -0.63%
2087 -0.3% -0.61%
2086 -0.28% -0.63%
2085 -0.25% -0.64%
2084 -0.21% -0.63%
2083 -0.24% -0.64%
2082 -0.19% -0.65%
2081 -0.22% -0.66%
2080 -0.19% -0.67%
2079 -0.18% -0.68%
2078 -0.16% -0.69%
2077 -0.15% -0.71%
2076 -0.13% -0.73%
2075 -0.11% -0.78%
2074 -0.12% -0.79%
2073 -0.12% -0.82%
2072 -0.09% -0.83%
2071 -0.06% -0.86%
2070 -0.07% -0.88%
2069 -0.01% -0.89%
2068 -0.003% -0.89%
2067 0.01% -0.92%
2066 0.01% -0.94%
2065 0.03% -0.95%
2064 0.05% -0.95%
2063 0.09% -0.97%
2062 0.1% -0.97%
2061 0.13% -0.96%
2060 0.16% -0.95%
2059 0.13% -0.94%
2058 0.14% -0.91%
2057 0.1% -0.9%
2056 0.15% -0.87%
2055 0.18% -0.84%
2054 0.23% -0.82%
2053 0.23% -0.78%
2052 0.19% -0.76%
2051 0.26% -0.75%
2050 0.28% -0.71%
2049 0.3% -0.68%
2048 0.31% -0.67%
2047 0.34% -0.63%
2046 0.33% -0.61%
2045 0.37% -0.59%
2044 0.4% -0.59%
2043 0.42% -0.55%
2042 0.48% -0.53%
2041 0.45% -0.52%
2040 0.47% -0.52%
2039 0.48% -0.5%
2038 0.49% -0.49%
2037 0.48% -0.48%
2036 0.51% -0.48%
2035 0.56% -0.47%
2034 0.56% -0.46%
2033 0.62% -0.45%
2032 0.57% -0.47%
2031 0.6% -0.45%
2030 0.57% -0.42%
2029 0.58% -0.41%
2028 0.63% -0.41%
2027 0.59% -0.39%
2026 0.59% -0.35%
2025 0.59% -0.31%
2024 0.57% -0.05%
2023 0.57% -0.05%
2022 0.75% -0.2%
2021 0.99% -0.51%
2020 -0.02% -0.49%
2019 2.04% -0.7%
2018 3% 0.24%
2017 0.65% -0.19%
2016 0.63% -0.19%
2015 0.6% -0.15%
2014 0.56% 0.02%
2013 0.5% 0.2%
2012 0.02% 0.27%
2011 -0.41% 0.35%
2010 -0.38% 0.44%
2009 -0.33% 0.58%
2008 -0.3% 0.77%
2007 -0.28% 0.61%
2006 -0.26% 0.4%
2005 -0.2% 0.59%
2004 -0.09% 0.75%
2003 -0.07% 0.54%
2002 -0.11% 0.2%
2001 -0.05% 0.06%
2000 0.05% 0.05%
1999 0.12% 0.02%
1998 0.18% 0.03%
1997 0.23% 0.05%
1996 0.28% 0.03%
1995 0.34% 0.002%
1994 0.38% 0.02%
1993 0.41% 0.06%
1992 0.27% 0.07%
1991 -0.27% 0.07%
1990 -0.66% 0.08%
1989 -0.63% 0.08%
1988 -0.58% 0.05%
1987 -0.52% 0.01%
1986 -0.44% 0.005%
1985 -0.34% 0.03%
1984 -0.23% 0.02%
1983 -0.11% 0.04%
1982 0.03% 0.07%
1981 0.27% 0.12%
1980 0.56% 0.21%
1979 0.72% 0.29%
1978 0.78% 0.36%
1977 0.85% 0.43%
1976 0.92% 0.5%
1975 0.99% 0.6%
1974 1.08% 0.66%
1973 1.18% 0.68%
1972 1.26% 0.57%
1971 1.42% 0.47%
1970 1.81% 0.53%
1969 2.08% 0.57%
1968 2.09% 0.63%
1967 2.11% 0.73%
1966 2.13% 0.78%
1965 2.15% 0.85%
1964 2.17% 0.83%
1963 2.2% 0.73%
1962 2.21% 0.68%
1961 2.36% 0.67%

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

GeoRank.org/population/guyana/italy | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guyana grew by 0.57%, while Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Guyana Italy
Current population
842249
58562681
Population rank 162/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.71%
One net population change
1.85 hours
16.7 minutes
One birth every
31.4 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
1.45 hours
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +13 -86
Annual growth/decline +4,734 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate +0.57% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 128/197 170/197
One migration net change every
1.73 hours
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change -5,092 +75,448
Net migration rank 116/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 54,175 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 147/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 82/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guyana
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guyana Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,092 - 75,448
2024 - -5,407 - 95,246
2023 10,716 -6,161 -283,125 150,189
2022 11,042 -6,161 -318,674 231,228
2021 8,125 -689 -301,579 157,327
2020 10,307 -1,743 -338,801 85,281
2019 11,665 -20,603 -215,025 46,634
2018 10,946 30,213 -192,475 83,686
2017 11,108 -6,107 -192,007 95,147
2016 11,168 -6,309 -138,265 84,568
2015 11,199 -6,527 -162,620 39,389
2014 11,143 -6,710 -96,513 52,679
2013 10,887 -6,907 -90,468 158,090
2012 10,633 -7,152 -78,248 252,524
2011 10,713 -13,920 -48,021 198,544
2010 10,652 -13,655 -23,928 274,387
2009 10,758 -13,425 -17,866 283,676
2008 10,792 -13,143 -11,842 422,534
2007 10,741 -12,906 -5,876 495,092
2006 10,525 -12,575 0 215,995
2005 10,455 -12,290 -17,450 258,702
2004 10,767 -11,938 11,566 417,970
2003 11,344 -11,551 -40,179 478,578
2002 12,218 -13,116 -22,836 223,861
2001 13,307 -14,050 -11,396 48,903
2000 14,128 -14,090 -17,082 56,065
1999 14,763 -14,115 -22,766 54,405
1998 15,292 -14,155 -39,835 67,985
1997 15,568 -14,019 -22,756 50,539
1996 15,768 -13,871 -22,744 53,450
1995 15,991 -13,614 -34,107 -460,287
1994 16,185 -13,426 -17,053 502,750
1993 16,099 -13,137 0 24,321
1992 15,990 -12,844 22,718 51,747
1991 15,896 -14,949 11,352 19,721
1990 15,917 -20,930 22,688 35,317
1989 15,947 -20,870 28,336 19,540
1988 16,189 -20,860 33,977 18,553
1987 16,600 -20,848 16,980 7,825
1986 16,940 -20,647 11,319 -6,206
1985 17,292 -20,337 28,297 6,911
1984 17,466 -19,702 50,919 203
1983 17,753 -19,075 33,939 -3,733
1982 17,644 -17,959 79,161 -24,223
1981 17,471 -16,648 73,452 7,182
1980 17,298 -13,952 84,650 295,642
1979 17,402 -12,138 129,531 42,637
1978 17,539 -11,841 168,465 43,932
1977 17,805 -11,636 190,248 42,246
1976 18,083 -11,445 228,445 40,885
1975 18,317 -11,231 271,660 43,051
1974 18,589 -11,012 336,176 42,487
1973 18,991 -10,731 328,508 41,631
1972 19,219 -10,448 364,355 43,182
1971 19,273 -10,142 383,922 -58,627
1970 19,233 -8,439 376,753 -62,216
1969 19,133 -4,969 390,827 -45,346
1968 19,035 -5,071 399,268 -50,149
1967 18,933 -5,192 439,074 -37,992
1966 18,862 -5,277 488,427 -35,352
1965 18,791 -5,347 474,222 -36,267
1964 18,729 -5,437 527,089 -27,368
1963 18,606 -5,434 440,767 -28,198
1962 18,344 -5,379 427,387 -25,840
1961 18,092 -5,267 459,880 -129,761
1960 17,867 -3,837 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/guyana/italy | CC BY

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 Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 54,175 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in Guyana, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

Biggest cities by population

Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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