The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 574,346 people in Malta in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 839,919 people compared to 583,596 in Malta.
Population statistics:
- Guyana's population is 1.44 times bigger than Malta's.
- Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Malta is the 167th.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.007% for Malta.
- For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.78% in Malta.
- Since 2005, the population of Guyana has increased from 761K people to 840K (10.4% growth), while Malta has grown from 404K to 584K (44.5% growth).
- Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 960K people compared to the peak of 593K people in 2033 for Malta.
Guyana vs Malta: live population counter
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Current population |
839919
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583596
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Population rank | 162/197 | 167/197 |
Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.007% |
One net population change |
1.85 hours
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24.3 minutes
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One birth every |
31.4 minutes
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1.96 hours
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One death every |
1.45 hours
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2.17 hours
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One migration net change every |
1.62 hours
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1.39 hours
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Annual migration change | -5,407 | +6,323 |
Daily growth/decline | +13 | +59 |
Annual growth/decline | +4,734 | +21,599 |
Annual growth/decline rate | +0.57% | +3.91% |
Population growth rate rank | 129/197 | 7/197 |
Guyana and Malta: population history and growth rate by year chart
Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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1960 | 569,143 | 326,550 | - | - |
1961 | 582,568 | 325,250 | 2.36% | -0.4% |
1962 | 595,461 | 323,900 | 2.21% | -0.42% |
1963 | 608,537 | 322,550 | 2.2% | -0.42% |
1964 | 621,764 | 321,250 | 2.17% | -0.4% |
1965 | 635,128 | 318,800 | 2.15% | -0.76% |
1966 | 648,646 | 315,200 | 2.13% | -1.13% |
1967 | 662,311 | 311,550 | 2.11% | -1.16% |
1968 | 676,160 | 307,900 | 2.09% | -1.17% |
1969 | 690,223 | 304,300 | 2.08% | -1.17% |
1970 | 702,705 | 302,650 | 1.81% | -0.54% |
1971 | 712,662 | 302,700 | 1.42% | 0.02% |
1972 | 721,617 | 302,450 | 1.26% | -0.08% |
1973 | 730,138 | 302,200 | 1.18% | -0.08% |
1974 | 738,057 | 301,996 | 1.08% | -0.07% |
1975 | 745,393 | 304,222 | 0.99% | 0.74% |
1976 | 752,253 | 305,774 | 0.92% | 0.51% |
1977 | 758,654 | 306,970 | 0.85% | 0.39% |
1978 | 764,586 | 310,182 | 0.78% | 1.05% |
1979 | 770,062 | 313,342 | 0.72% | 1.02% |
1980 | 774,367 | 316,645 | 0.56% | 1.05% |
1981 | 776,453 | 318,982 | 0.27% | 0.74% |
1982 | 776,712 | 325,898 | 0.03% | 2.17% |
1983 | 775,891 | 330,524 | -0.11% | 1.42% |
1984 | 774,111 | 330,593 | -0.23% | 0.02% |
1985 | 771,477 | 336,452 | -0.34% | 1.77% |
1986 | 768,098 | 342,121 | -0.44% | 1.68% |
1987 | 764,120 | 344,485 | -0.52% | 0.69% |
1988 | 759,663 | 347,325 | -0.58% | 0.82% |
1989 | 754,865 | 350,722 | -0.63% | 0.98% |
1990 | 749,894 | 354,170 | -0.66% | 0.98% |
1991 | 747,861 | 363,845 | -0.27% | 2.73% |
1992 | 749,911 | 367,618 | 0.27% | 1.04% |
1993 | 752,965 | 371,308 | 0.41% | 1% |
1994 | 755,822 | 374,797 | 0.38% | 0.94% |
1995 | 758,388 | 377,419 | 0.34% | 0.7% |
1996 | 760,526 | 379,905 | 0.28% | 0.66% |
1997 | 762,245 | 382,791 | 0.23% | 0.76% |
1998 | 763,586 | 385,287 | 0.18% | 0.65% |
1999 | 764,483 | 387,578 | 0.12% | 0.59% |
2000 | 764,832 | 390,087 | 0.05% | 0.65% |
2001 | 764,477 | 393,028 | -0.05% | 0.75% |
2002 | 763,652 | 395,969 | -0.11% | 0.75% |
2003 | 763,101 | 398,582 | -0.07% | 0.66% |
2004 | 762,418 | 401,268 | -0.09% | 0.67% |
2005 | 760,914 | 403,834 | -0.2% | 0.64% |
2006 | 758,966 | 405,308 | -0.26% | 0.37% |
2007 | 756,861 | 406,724 | -0.28% | 0.35% |
2008 | 754,606 | 409,379 | -0.3% | 0.65% |
2009 | 752,094 | 412,477 | -0.33% | 0.76% |
2010 | 749,256 | 414,508 | -0.38% | 0.49% |
2011 | 746,153 | 416,268 | -0.41% | 0.42% |
2012 | 746,288 | 420,028 | 0.02% | 0.9% |
2013 | 750,021 | 424,810 | 0.5% | 1.14% |
2014 | 754,229 | 433,481 | 0.56% | 2.04% |
2015 | 758,781 | 444,220 | 0.6% | 2.48% |
2016 | 763,548 | 454,505 | 0.63% | 2.32% |
2017 | 768,479 | 467,106 | 0.65% | 2.77% |
2018 | 791,556 | 483,903 | 3% | 3.6% |
2019 | 807,665 | 503,912 | 2.04% | 4.13% |
2020 | 807,481 | 515,490 | -0.02% | 2.3% |
2021 | 815,482 | 518,150 | 0.99% | 0.52% |
2022 | 821,637 | 531,113 | 0.75% | 2.5% |
2023 | 826,353 | 552,747 | 0.57% | 4.07% |
2024 | 831,087 | 574,346 | 0.57% | 3.91% |
2025 | 835,986 | 580,514 | 0.59% | 1.07% |
2026 | 840,883 | 584,351 | 0.59% | 0.66% |
2027 | 846,019 | 586,444 | 0.61% | 0.36% |
2028 | 851,161 | 588,290 | 0.61% | 0.31% |
2029 | 856,040 | 589,776 | 0.57% | 0.25% |
2030 | 861,037 | 590,973 | 0.58% | 0.2% |
2031 | 866,080 | 591,921 | 0.59% | 0.16% |
2032 | 871,237 | 592,622 | 0.6% | 0.12% |
2033 | 876,346 | 592,974 | 0.59% | 0.06% |
2034 | 881,223 | 592,827 | 0.56% | -0.02% |
2035 | 885,935 | 592,332 | 0.53% | -0.08% |
2036 | 890,320 | 591,668 | 0.49% | -0.11% |
2037 | 894,649 | 590,830 | 0.49% | -0.14% |
2038 | 899,021 | 589,771 | 0.49% | -0.18% |
2039 | 903,316 | 588,528 | 0.48% | -0.21% |
2040 | 907,506 | 587,256 | 0.46% | -0.22% |
2041 | 911,723 | 585,895 | 0.46% | -0.23% |
2042 | 915,811 | 584,467 | 0.45% | -0.24% |
2043 | 919,575 | 582,966 | 0.41% | -0.26% |
2044 | 923,121 | 581,355 | 0.39% | -0.28% |
2045 | 926,355 | 579,693 | 0.35% | -0.29% |
2046 | 929,478 | 577,954 | 0.34% | -0.3% |
2047 | 932,483 | 576,050 | 0.32% | -0.33% |
2048 | 935,329 | 574,050 | 0.31% | -0.35% |
2049 | 938,062 | 572,187 | 0.29% | -0.32% |
2050 | 940,601 | 570,210 | 0.27% | -0.35% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guyana decreased by 2,133 people (a 0.28% decline), while Malta gained 40,386 people (a 10% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guyana gained 81,138 (a 10.7% growth), while Malta's population increased by 139,376 (a 31.4% growth).
Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2005 and is 162nd in 2025. Malta was ranked 168th in 2005 and ranked 167th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Guyana's population will grow by 12% to 940,601 people and will still be ranked 162nd. The population of Malta will decrease by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th.
Biggest cities by population
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City | Population |
Georgetown | 235K |
Linden | 28.7K |
New Amsterdam | 17.3K |
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City | Population |
St. Paul's Bay | 32K |
Birkirkara | 24.4K |
Mosta | 20.2K |
Sliema | 16.9K |
Marsaskala | 15.6K |
Zabbar | 15.4K |
Naxxar | 13.4K |
San Gwann | 12.5K |
Gzira | 8.03K |
Valletta | 6.44K |
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Population differences between Guyana and Malta
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Life expectancy | 70.4 years | 83.6 years |
Average age | 30.2 years | 43 years |
Median age | 26.9 years | 41.8 years |
Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 51.9:48.1 |
Fertility rate | 2.41 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman |
Population density | 10.2 ppl/mi² | 4,649 ppl/mi² |
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