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

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The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 835,986 in 2025 vs 1,847,785 people in Latvia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 843,423 people compared to 1,826,986 in Latvia.

Population statistics:

  • Latvia's population is 2.17 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.02% for Latvia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.69% in Latvia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 843K (11.1% growth), while Latvia has declined from 2.22M to 1.83M (17.6% decline).

Guyana vs Latvia: population by year and forecast

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guyana Latvia
2100 893,400 922,007
2099 897,049 931,466
2098 900,704 940,927
2097 903,852 950,258
2096 907,213 959,655
2095 910,422 968,997
2094 913,693 978,324
2093 916,720 987,606
2092 919,754 996,982
2091 922,566 1,006,431
2090 925,355 1,015,921
2089 928,338 1,025,435
2088 931,122 1,035,083
2087 933,697 1,044,938
2086 936,460 1,054,879
2085 939,094 1,064,880
2084 941,456 1,075,183
2083 943,457 1,085,772
2082 945,740 1,096,487
2081 947,585 1,107,392
2080 949,719 1,118,511
2079 951,522 1,129,885
2078 953,282 1,141,268
2077 954,797 1,152,706
2076 956,257 1,164,352
2075 957,459 1,176,176
2074 958,504 1,188,082
2073 959,702 1,199,974
2072 960,812 1,211,961
2071 961,668 1,224,298
2070 962,203 1,236,755
2069 962,904 1,249,300
2068 963,022 1,262,278
2067 963,054 1,275,443
2066 962,921 1,288,533
2065 962,791 1,302,103
2064 962,542 1,315,729
2063 962,076 1,329,295
2062 961,203 1,342,898
2061 960,260 1,356,597
2060 959,002 1,370,646
2059 957,472 1,384,579
2058 956,199 1,398,610
2057 954,833 1,412,764
2056 953,856 1,426,866
2055 952,473 1,440,673
2054 950,751 1,454,475
2053 948,550 1,468,103
2052 946,418 1,481,591
2051 944,600 1,494,244
2050 942,132 1,506,958
2049 939,501 1,519,679
2048 936,652 1,532,326
2047 933,791 1,544,855
2046 930,620 1,557,274
2045 927,519 1,570,010
2044 924,138 1,582,416
2043 920,425 1,594,893
2042 916,573 1,607,225
2041 912,228 1,620,006
2040 908,107 1,632,650
2039 903,833 1,645,713
2038 899,477 1,658,653
2037 895,081 1,671,596
2036 890,800 1,684,899
2035 886,268 1,698,177
2034 881,349 1,711,808
2033 876,484 1,725,938
2032 871,096 1,740,330
2031 866,145 1,754,642
2030 860,981 1,769,574
2029 856,128 1,784,112
2028 851,179 1,798,494
2027 845,822 1,812,843
2026 840,890 1,826,986
2025 835,986 1,847,785
2024 831,087 1,866,124
2023 826,353 1,883,710
2022 821,637 1,879,383
2021 815,482 1,884,490
2020 807,481 1,900,449
2019 807,665 1,913,822
2018 791,556 1,927,174
2017 768,479 1,942,248
2016 763,548 1,959,537
2015 758,781 1,977,527
2014 754,229 1,993,782
2013 750,021 2,012,647
2012 746,288 2,034,319
2011 746,153 2,059,709
2010 749,256 2,097,555
2009 752,094 2,141,669
2008 754,606 2,177,322
2007 756,861 2,200,325
2006 758,966 2,218,357
2005 760,914 2,238,799
2004 762,418 2,263,122
2003 763,101 2,287,955
2002 763,652 2,310,173
2001 764,477 2,337,170
2000 764,832 2,367,550
1999 764,483 2,390,482
1998 763,586 2,410,019
1997 762,245 2,432,851
1996 760,526 2,457,222
1995 758,388 2,485,056
1994 755,822 2,520,742
1993 752,965 2,563,290
1992 749,911 2,614,338
1991 747,861 2,650,581
1990 749,894 2,663,151
1989 754,865 2,666,955
1988 759,663 2,653,434
1987 764,120 2,626,583
1986 768,098 2,599,892
1985 771,477 2,578,873
1984 774,111 2,562,047
1983 775,891 2,546,011
1982 776,712 2,531,080
1981 776,453 2,519,421
1980 774,367 2,511,701
1979 770,062 2,505,953
1978 764,586 2,497,921
1977 758,654 2,485,073
1976 752,253 2,470,989
1975 745,393 2,456,130
1974 738,057 2,437,186
1973 730,138 2,415,819
1972 721,617 2,395,674
1971 712,662 2,376,389
1970 702,705 2,359,164
1969 690,223 2,343,173
1968 676,160 2,323,619
1967 662,311 2,301,220
1966 648,646 2,283,217
1965 635,128 2,265,919
1964 621,764 2,240,623
1963 608,537 2,210,919
1962 595,461 2,181,586
1961 582,568 2,152,681
1960 569,143 2,120,979

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/latvia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while Latvia lost 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 79,875 people (a 10.5% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by 132,551 people (a 6.76% decline).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. Latvia was ranked 140th in 2006 and ranked 149th 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 Latvia will decrease by 17.5% to 1,506,958 people and rank change from 149th to 155th.

Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 922K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guyana Latvia
2100 -0.41% -1.02%
2099 -0.41% -1.01%
2098 -0.35% -0.98%
2097 -0.37% -0.98%
2096 -0.35% -0.96%
2095 -0.36% -0.95%
2094 -0.33% -0.94%
2093 -0.33% -0.94%
2092 -0.3% -0.94%
2091 -0.3% -0.93%
2090 -0.32% -0.93%
2089 -0.3% -0.93%
2088 -0.28% -0.94%
2087 -0.3% -0.94%
2086 -0.28% -0.94%
2085 -0.25% -0.96%
2084 -0.21% -0.98%
2083 -0.24% -0.98%
2082 -0.19% -0.98%
2081 -0.22% -0.99%
2080 -0.19% -1.01%
2079 -0.18% -1%
2078 -0.16% -0.99%
2077 -0.15% -1%
2076 -0.13% -1.01%
2075 -0.11% -1%
2074 -0.12% -0.99%
2073 -0.12% -0.99%
2072 -0.09% -1.01%
2071 -0.06% -1.01%
2070 -0.07% -1%
2069 -0.01% -1.03%
2068 -0.003% -1.03%
2067 0.01% -1.02%
2066 0.01% -1.04%
2065 0.03% -1.04%
2064 0.05% -1.02%
2063 0.09% -1.01%
2062 0.1% -1.01%
2061 0.13% -1.03%
2060 0.16% -1.01%
2059 0.13% -1%
2058 0.14% -1%
2057 0.1% -0.99%
2056 0.15% -0.96%
2055 0.18% -0.95%
2054 0.23% -0.93%
2053 0.23% -0.91%
2052 0.19% -0.85%
2051 0.26% -0.84%
2050 0.28% -0.84%
2049 0.3% -0.83%
2048 0.31% -0.81%
2047 0.34% -0.8%
2046 0.33% -0.81%
2045 0.37% -0.78%
2044 0.4% -0.78%
2043 0.42% -0.77%
2042 0.48% -0.79%
2041 0.45% -0.77%
2040 0.47% -0.79%
2039 0.48% -0.78%
2038 0.49% -0.77%
2037 0.48% -0.79%
2036 0.51% -0.78%
2035 0.56% -0.8%
2034 0.56% -0.82%
2033 0.62% -0.83%
2032 0.57% -0.82%
2031 0.6% -0.84%
2030 0.57% -0.81%
2029 0.58% -0.8%
2028 0.63% -0.79%
2027 0.59% -0.77%
2026 0.59% -1.13%
2025 0.59% -0.98%
2024 0.57% -0.93%
2023 0.57% 0.23%
2022 0.75% -0.27%
2021 0.99% -0.84%
2020 -0.02% -0.7%
2019 2.04% -0.69%
2018 3% -0.78%
2017 0.65% -0.88%
2016 0.63% -0.91%
2015 0.6% -0.82%
2014 0.56% -0.94%
2013 0.5% -1.07%
2012 0.02% -1.23%
2011 -0.41% -1.8%
2010 -0.38% -2.06%
2009 -0.33% -1.64%
2008 -0.3% -1.05%
2007 -0.28% -0.81%
2006 -0.26% -0.91%
2005 -0.2% -1.07%
2004 -0.09% -1.09%
2003 -0.07% -0.96%
2002 -0.11% -1.16%
2001 -0.05% -1.28%
2000 0.05% -0.96%
1999 0.12% -0.81%
1998 0.18% -0.94%
1997 0.23% -0.99%
1996 0.28% -1.12%
1995 0.34% -1.42%
1994 0.38% -1.66%
1993 0.41% -1.95%
1992 0.27% -1.37%
1991 -0.27% -0.47%
1990 -0.66% -0.14%
1989 -0.63% 0.51%
1988 -0.58% 1.02%
1987 -0.52% 1.03%
1986 -0.44% 0.82%
1985 -0.34% 0.66%
1984 -0.23% 0.63%
1983 -0.11% 0.59%
1982 0.03% 0.46%
1981 0.27% 0.31%
1980 0.56% 0.23%
1979 0.72% 0.32%
1978 0.78% 0.52%
1977 0.85% 0.57%
1976 0.92% 0.6%
1975 0.99% 0.78%
1974 1.08% 0.88%
1973 1.18% 0.84%
1972 1.26% 0.81%
1971 1.42% 0.73%
1970 1.81% 0.68%
1969 2.08% 0.84%
1968 2.09% 0.97%
1967 2.11% 0.79%
1966 2.13% 0.76%
1965 2.15% 1.13%
1964 2.17% 1.34%
1963 2.2% 1.34%
1962 2.21% 1.34%
1961 2.36% 1.49%

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/latvia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guyana grew by 0.59%, while Latvia's population declined by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Guyana Latvia
Current population
843423
1826986
Population rank 162/197 149/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.02%
One net population change
1.79 hours
28.7 minutes
One birth every
31.8 minutes
40.8 minutes
One death every
1.41 hours
19.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13 -50
Annual growth/decline +4,899 -18,339
Annual growth/decline rate +0.59% -0.98%
Population growth rate rank 124/197 193/197
One migration net change every
1.73 hours
1.2 hours
Annual migration change -5,092 -7,330
Net migration rank 116/196 125/196
Foreign-born residents 54,175 220,471
Foreign-born residents rank 147/195 108/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 11.8%
Foreign-born share rank 82/195 57/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guyana
Natural

Migration
Latvia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guyana Latvia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,092 - -7,330
2024 10,310 -5,407 -13,809 -2,225
2023 10,716 -6,161 -13,563 7,966
2022 11,042 -6,161 -14,847 22,027
2021 8,125 -689 -17,337 -280
2020 10,307 -1,743 -11,402 -3,147
2019 11,665 -20,603 -8,995 -3,416
2018 10,946 30,213 -9,636 -4,972
2017 11,108 -6,107 -7,963 -7,867
2016 11,168 -6,309 -6,663 -12,327
2015 11,199 -6,527 -6,526 -10,826
2014 11,143 -6,710 -6,779 -8,799
2013 10,887 -6,907 -8,252 -14,386
2012 10,633 -7,152 -9,154 -11,914
2011 10,713 -13,920 -9,886 -20,202
2010 10,652 -13,655 -10,278 -36,128
2009 10,758 -13,425 -7,924 -34,807
2008 10,792 -13,143 -6,531 -22,445
2007 10,741 -12,906 -9,021 -8,027
2006 10,525 -12,575 -10,204 -9,211
2005 10,455 -12,290 -10,746 -11,134
2004 10,767 -11,938 -11,542 -15,136
2003 11,344 -11,551 -11,439 -11,422
2002 12,218 -13,116 -12,475 -9,160
2001 13,307 -14,050 -13,322 -18,634
2000 14,128 -14,090 -11,838 -15,679
1999 14,763 -14,115 -13,387 -3,229
1998 15,292 -14,155 -15,906 -5,504
1997 15,568 -14,019 -14,841 -9,183
1996 15,768 -13,871 -14,498 -9,888
1995 15,991 -13,614 -17,396 -13,288
1994 16,185 -13,426 -17,645 -21,446
1993 16,099 -13,137 -12,560 -32,914
1992 15,990 -12,844 -3,660 -52,180
1991 15,896 -14,949 0 -12,020
1990 15,917 -20,930 2,929 -13,196
1989 15,947 -20,870 6,401 -4,960
1988 16,189 -20,860 9,022 15,784
1987 16,600 -20,848 9,981 19,249
1986 16,940 -20,647 10,660 13,972
1985 17,292 -20,337 5,673 12,037
1984 17,466 -19,702 7,430 8,847
1983 17,753 -19,075 8,147 8,115
1982 17,644 -17,959 6,327 8,116
1981 17,471 -16,648 3,779 6,536
1980 17,298 -13,952 3,265 3,099
1979 17,402 -12,138 2,506 3,661
1978 17,539 -11,841 2,997 7,399
1977 17,805 -11,636 3,480 11,992
1976 18,083 -11,445 4,200 8,870
1975 18,317 -11,231 4,913 12,166
1974 18,589 -11,012 6,824 14,420
1973 18,991 -10,731 6,040 15,997
1972 19,219 -10,448 7,666 11,077
1971 19,273 -10,142 8,793 10,846
1970 19,233 -8,439 7,785 12,494
1969 19,133 -4,969 6,561 13,718
1968 19,035 -5,071 7,668 13,465
1967 18,933 -5,192 7,825 14,177
1966 18,862 -5,277 8,677 13,465
1965 18,791 -5,347 8,384 13,218
1964 18,729 -5,437 12,100 13,010
1963 18,606 -5,434 11,055 12,308
1962 18,344 -5,379 11,562 12,344
1961 18,092 -5,267 14,207 12,364
1960 17,867 -3,837 14,211 11,420

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

GeoRank.org/population/guyana/latvia | 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 Latvia 88% is from natural causes (a loss of 110,741 people) and 12% is from migration (a loss of 15,067 people).

As of 2024, 54,175 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in Guyana, compared to 220,471 people or 11.8% in Latvia.

Biggest cities by population

Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K
Latvia
City Population
Riga 595K
Daugavpils 78.1K
Liepaja 67.4K
Jelgava 54.8K
Jurmala 52K
Ventspils 32.7K
Rezekne 26.4K
Valmiera 22.8K
Ogre 22.8K
Jekabpils 21K

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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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