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

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The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 835,986 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 843,423 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 70.2 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 843K (11.1% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

Guyana vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guyana Kenya
2100 893,400 105,223,316
2099 897,049 105,242,590
2098 900,704 105,242,641
2097 903,852 105,236,101
2096 907,213 105,205,242
2095 910,422 105,160,786
2094 913,693 105,103,544
2093 916,720 105,032,088
2092 919,754 104,940,218
2091 922,566 104,832,015
2090 925,355 104,703,358
2089 928,338 104,558,519
2088 931,122 104,399,468
2087 933,697 104,228,800
2086 936,460 104,041,464
2085 939,094 103,840,241
2084 941,456 103,625,624
2083 943,457 103,392,537
2082 945,740 103,144,028
2081 947,585 102,874,777
2080 949,719 102,580,506
2079 951,522 102,272,538
2078 953,282 101,946,897
2077 954,797 101,598,847
2076 956,257 101,225,562
2075 957,459 100,835,197
2074 958,504 100,422,464
2073 959,702 99,987,171
2072 960,812 99,519,193
2071 961,668 99,028,293
2070 962,203 98,515,267
2069 962,904 97,978,409
2068 963,022 97,414,394
2067 963,054 96,829,083
2066 962,921 96,216,770
2065 962,791 95,585,451
2064 962,542 94,929,481
2063 962,076 94,252,826
2062 961,203 93,548,321
2061 960,260 92,824,672
2060 959,002 92,085,725
2059 957,472 91,330,716
2058 956,199 90,557,051
2057 954,833 89,770,421
2056 953,856 88,981,572
2055 952,473 88,179,741
2054 950,751 87,367,666
2053 948,550 86,540,071
2052 946,418 85,698,312
2051 944,600 84,838,589
2050 942,132 83,964,839
2049 939,501 83,078,796
2048 936,652 82,179,525
2047 933,791 81,263,371
2046 930,620 80,329,258
2045 927,519 79,378,234
2044 924,138 78,403,097
2043 920,425 77,407,646
2042 916,573 76,389,004
2041 912,228 75,353,221
2040 908,107 74,297,998
2039 903,833 73,230,696
2038 899,477 72,143,698
2037 895,081 71,048,729
2036 890,800 69,939,553
2035 886,268 68,821,441
2034 881,349 67,695,500
2033 876,484 66,560,141
2032 871,096 65,422,172
2031 866,145 64,280,471
2030 860,981 63,144,611
2029 856,128 62,012,629
2028 851,179 60,885,488
2027 845,822 59,761,684
2026 840,890 58,645,347
2025 835,986 57,532,493
2024 831,087 56,432,944
2023 826,353 55,339,003
2022 821,637 54,252,461
2021 815,482 53,219,166
2020 807,481 52,217,334
2019 807,665 51,202,827
2018 791,556 50,207,107
2017 768,479 49,197,766
2016 763,548 48,139,687
2015 758,781 47,088,526
2014 754,229 46,051,440
2013 750,021 44,986,791
2012 746,288 43,888,303
2011 746,153 42,758,461
2010 749,256 41,598,567
2009 752,094 40,408,891
2008 754,606 39,206,351
2007 756,861 38,036,349
2006 758,966 36,904,008
2005 760,914 35,796,484
2004 762,418 34,713,455
2003 763,101 33,652,223
2002 763,652 32,629,808
2001 764,477 31,619,170
2000 764,832 30,642,890
1999 764,483 29,733,408
1998 763,586 28,888,057
1997 762,245 28,101,768
1996 760,526 27,344,211
1995 758,388 26,601,751
1994 755,822 25,857,130
1993 752,965 25,117,188
1992 749,911 24,382,460
1991 747,861 23,646,514
1990 749,894 22,892,651
1989 754,865 22,118,434
1988 759,663 21,356,219
1987 764,120 20,616,096
1986 768,098 19,901,646
1985 771,477 19,201,768
1984 774,111 18,514,906
1983 775,891 17,846,374
1982 776,712 17,206,175
1981 776,453 16,601,507
1980 774,367 16,018,459
1979 770,062 15,460,666
1978 764,586 14,934,126
1977 758,654 14,428,819
1976 752,253 13,957,623
1975 745,393 13,511,671
1974 738,057 13,070,078
1973 730,138 12,634,835
1972 721,617 12,206,060
1971 712,662 11,788,904
1970 702,705 11,368,791
1969 690,223 10,939,695
1968 676,160 10,518,823
1967 662,311 10,111,057
1966 648,646 9,717,816
1965 635,128 9,338,078
1964 621,764 8,973,535
1963 608,537 8,627,971
1962 595,461 8,299,308
1961 582,568 7,987,770
1960 569,143 7,695,307

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 79,875 people (a 10.5% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Guyana's population will grow by 11.7% to 942,132 people and will still be ranked 162nd. The population of Kenya will increase by 41.8% to 83,964,839 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guyana Kenya
2100 -0.41% -0.02%
2099 -0.41% -0%
2098 -0.35% 0.006%
2097 -0.37% 0.03%
2096 -0.35% 0.04%
2095 -0.36% 0.05%
2094 -0.33% 0.07%
2093 -0.33% 0.09%
2092 -0.3% 0.1%
2091 -0.3% 0.12%
2090 -0.32% 0.14%
2089 -0.3% 0.15%
2088 -0.28% 0.16%
2087 -0.3% 0.18%
2086 -0.28% 0.19%
2085 -0.25% 0.21%
2084 -0.21% 0.23%
2083 -0.24% 0.24%
2082 -0.19% 0.26%
2081 -0.22% 0.29%
2080 -0.19% 0.3%
2079 -0.18% 0.32%
2078 -0.16% 0.34%
2077 -0.15% 0.37%
2076 -0.13% 0.39%
2075 -0.11% 0.41%
2074 -0.12% 0.44%
2073 -0.12% 0.47%
2072 -0.09% 0.5%
2071 -0.06% 0.52%
2070 -0.07% 0.55%
2069 -0.01% 0.58%
2068 -0.003% 0.6%
2067 0.01% 0.64%
2066 0.01% 0.66%
2065 0.03% 0.69%
2064 0.05% 0.72%
2063 0.09% 0.75%
2062 0.1% 0.78%
2061 0.13% 0.8%
2060 0.16% 0.83%
2059 0.13% 0.85%
2058 0.14% 0.88%
2057 0.1% 0.89%
2056 0.15% 0.91%
2055 0.18% 0.93%
2054 0.23% 0.96%
2053 0.23% 0.98%
2052 0.19% 1.01%
2051 0.26% 1.04%
2050 0.28% 1.07%
2049 0.3% 1.09%
2048 0.31% 1.13%
2047 0.34% 1.16%
2046 0.33% 1.2%
2045 0.37% 1.24%
2044 0.4% 1.29%
2043 0.42% 1.33%
2042 0.48% 1.37%
2041 0.45% 1.42%
2040 0.47% 1.46%
2039 0.48% 1.51%
2038 0.49% 1.54%
2037 0.48% 1.59%
2036 0.51% 1.62%
2035 0.56% 1.66%
2034 0.56% 1.71%
2033 0.62% 1.74%
2032 0.57% 1.78%
2031 0.6% 1.8%
2030 0.57% 1.83%
2029 0.58% 1.85%
2028 0.63% 1.88%
2027 0.59% 1.9%
2026 0.59% 1.93%
2025 0.59% 1.95%
2024 0.57% 1.98%
2023 0.57% 2%
2022 0.75% 1.94%
2021 0.99% 1.92%
2020 -0.02% 1.98%
2019 2.04% 1.98%
2018 3% 2.05%
2017 0.65% 2.2%
2016 0.63% 2.23%
2015 0.6% 2.25%
2014 0.56% 2.37%
2013 0.5% 2.5%
2012 0.02% 2.64%
2011 -0.41% 2.79%
2010 -0.38% 2.94%
2009 -0.33% 3.07%
2008 -0.3% 3.08%
2007 -0.28% 3.07%
2006 -0.26% 3.09%
2005 -0.2% 3.12%
2004 -0.09% 3.15%
2003 -0.07% 3.13%
2002 -0.11% 3.2%
2001 -0.05% 3.19%
2000 0.05% 3.06%
1999 0.12% 2.93%
1998 0.18% 2.8%
1997 0.23% 2.77%
1996 0.28% 2.79%
1995 0.34% 2.88%
1994 0.38% 2.95%
1993 0.41% 3.01%
1992 0.27% 3.11%
1991 -0.27% 3.29%
1990 -0.66% 3.5%
1989 -0.63% 3.57%
1988 -0.58% 3.59%
1987 -0.52% 3.59%
1986 -0.44% 3.64%
1985 -0.34% 3.71%
1984 -0.23% 3.75%
1983 -0.11% 3.72%
1982 0.03% 3.64%
1981 0.27% 3.64%
1980 0.56% 3.61%
1979 0.72% 3.53%
1978 0.78% 3.5%
1977 0.85% 3.38%
1976 0.92% 3.3%
1975 0.99% 3.38%
1974 1.08% 3.44%
1973 1.18% 3.51%
1972 1.26% 3.54%
1971 1.42% 3.7%
1970 1.81% 3.92%
1969 2.08% 4%
1968 2.09% 4.03%
1967 2.11% 4.05%
1966 2.13% 4.07%
1965 2.15% 4.06%
1964 2.17% 4.01%
1963 2.2% 3.96%
1962 2.21% 3.9%
1961 2.36% 3.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Guyana grew by 0.59%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

Guyana Kenya
Current population
843423
59218766
Population rank 162/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.71%
One net population change
1.79 hours
28.8 seconds
One birth every
31.8 minutes
20.7 seconds
One death every
1.41 hours
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13 +3,012
Annual growth/decline +4,899 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate +0.59% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 124/197 51/197
One migration net change every
1.73 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -5,092 -27,330
Net migration rank 116/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 54,175 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 147/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 82/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guyana
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guyana Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,092 - -27,330
2024 10,310 -5,407 1,116,695 -19,781
2023 10,716 -6,161 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 11,042 -6,161 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 8,125 -689 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 10,307 -1,743 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 11,665 -20,603 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 10,946 30,213 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 11,108 -6,107 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 11,168 -6,309 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 11,199 -6,527 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 11,143 -6,710 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 10,887 -6,907 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 10,633 -7,152 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 10,713 -13,920 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 10,652 -13,655 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 10,758 -13,425 1,193,598 7,096
2008 10,792 -13,143 1,174,818 29,612
2007 10,741 -12,906 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 10,525 -12,575 1,113,357 15,767
2005 10,455 -12,290 1,080,446 5,501
2004 10,767 -11,938 1,048,590 31,525
2003 11,344 -11,551 1,018,182 24,175
2002 12,218 -13,116 992,044 10,431
2001 13,307 -14,050 963,721 55,052
2000 14,128 -14,090 928,357 5,407
1999 14,763 -14,115 898,484 -13,257
1998 15,292 -14,155 875,511 -70,023
1997 15,568 -14,019 847,493 -80,443
1996 15,768 -13,871 827,326 -79,276
1995 15,991 -13,614 812,391 -75,506
1994 16,185 -13,426 792,702 -40,367
1993 16,099 -13,137 788,579 -61,054
1992 15,990 -12,844 785,018 -43,085
1991 15,896 -14,949 790,030 -60,087
1990 15,917 -20,930 789,087 -11,338
1989 15,947 -20,870 795,622 -24,949
1988 16,189 -20,860 785,652 -31,894
1987 16,600 -20,848 775,124 -48,633
1986 16,940 -20,647 755,606 -53,183
1985 17,292 -20,337 732,739 -35,400
1984 17,466 -19,702 709,639 -33,253
1983 17,753 -19,075 684,587 -23,905
1982 17,644 -17,959 663,109 -43,382
1981 17,471 -16,648 642,379 -52,761
1980 17,298 -13,952 616,390 -39,920
1979 17,402 -12,138 595,390 -56,280
1978 17,539 -11,841 574,695 -60,718
1977 17,805 -11,636 554,124 -57,493
1976 18,083 -11,445 536,740 -90,990
1975 18,317 -11,231 517,579 -71,421
1974 18,589 -11,012 500,008 -62,973
1973 18,991 -10,731 485,556 -52,102
1972 19,219 -10,448 472,557 -48,466
1971 19,273 -10,142 459,897 -49,671
1970 19,233 -8,439 443,065 -13,064
1969 19,133 -4,969 427,819 369
1968 19,035 -5,071 411,948 1,611
1967 18,933 -5,192 396,920 5,060
1966 18,862 -5,277 382,891 1,616
1965 18,791 -5,347 366,444 8,524
1964 18,729 -5,437 349,322 4,788
1963 18,606 -5,434 332,763 4,246
1962 18,344 -5,379 315,797 4,521
1961 18,092 -5,267 298,463 4,296
1960 17,867 -3,837 280,032 2,134

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 78.3% of the population change in Guyana is from natural causes (a gain of 106,586 people) and 21.7% is from migration (a loss of 29,494 people). In Kenya 95.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 people).

As of 2024, 54,175 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in Guyana, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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