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

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The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 835,986 in 2025 vs 54,850,648 people in Myanmar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 843,423 people compared to 55,361,818 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 65.6 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.72% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 843K (11.1% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.4M (15.9% growth).

Guyana vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guyana Myanmar
2100 893,400 49,940,111
2099 897,049 50,189,329
2098 900,704 50,438,094
2097 903,852 50,686,307
2096 907,213 50,935,768
2095 910,422 51,187,086
2094 913,693 51,437,370
2093 916,720 51,684,263
2092 919,754 51,929,856
2091 922,566 52,177,533
2090 925,355 52,421,308
2089 928,338 52,660,538
2088 931,122 52,897,777
2087 933,697 53,134,297
2086 936,460 53,369,096
2085 939,094 53,601,340
2084 941,456 53,828,989
2083 943,457 54,053,017
2082 945,740 54,275,644
2081 947,585 54,495,268
2080 949,719 54,712,302
2079 951,522 54,927,789
2078 953,282 55,140,889
2077 954,797 55,347,343
2076 956,257 55,552,868
2075 957,459 55,755,739
2074 958,504 55,954,725
2073 959,702 56,150,331
2072 960,812 56,339,615
2071 961,668 56,523,628
2070 962,203 56,703,747
2069 962,904 56,877,191
2068 963,022 57,045,573
2067 963,054 57,207,013
2066 962,921 57,363,486
2065 962,791 57,515,336
2064 962,542 57,661,327
2063 962,076 57,798,588
2062 961,203 57,928,360
2061 960,260 58,056,757
2060 959,002 58,176,117
2059 957,472 58,284,778
2058 956,199 58,381,839
2057 954,833 58,471,358
2056 953,856 58,555,436
2055 952,473 58,625,894
2054 950,751 58,687,073
2053 948,550 58,734,842
2052 946,418 58,772,617
2051 944,600 58,799,283
2050 942,132 58,813,731
2049 939,501 58,819,125
2048 936,652 58,812,936
2047 933,791 58,795,137
2046 930,620 58,764,783
2045 927,519 58,717,705
2044 924,138 58,660,923
2043 920,425 58,591,067
2042 916,573 58,505,720
2041 912,228 58,407,189
2040 908,107 58,296,243
2039 903,833 58,171,090
2038 899,477 58,030,790
2037 895,081 57,878,267
2036 890,800 57,714,284
2035 886,268 57,533,824
2034 881,349 57,338,544
2033 876,484 57,127,286
2032 871,096 56,900,181
2031 866,145 56,656,985
2030 860,981 56,397,420
2029 856,128 56,123,541
2028 851,179 55,830,923
2027 845,822 55,521,079
2026 840,890 55,193,610
2025 835,986 54,850,648
2024 831,087 54,500,091
2023 826,353 54,133,798
2022 821,637 53,756,787
2021 815,482 53,387,102
2020 807,481 53,016,522
2019 807,665 52,640,713
2018 791,556 52,272,247
2017 768,479 51,894,938
2016 763,548 51,495,696
2015 758,781 51,089,056
2014 754,229 50,681,634
2013 750,021 50,262,658
2012 746,288 49,837,446
2011 746,153 49,419,820
2010 749,256 49,024,382
2009 752,094 48,660,459
2008 754,606 48,390,793
2007 756,861 48,125,043
2006 758,966 47,785,135
2005 760,914 47,438,365
2004 762,418 47,068,772
2003 763,101 46,667,192
2002 763,652 46,232,653
2001 764,477 45,771,139
2000 764,832 45,290,841
1999 764,483 44,787,724
1998 763,586 44,257,793
1997 762,245 43,708,798
1996 760,526 43,154,860
1995 758,388 42,605,338
1994 755,822 42,055,143
1993 752,965 41,502,429
1992 749,911 40,950,342
1991 747,861 40,394,154
1990 749,894 39,817,251
1989 754,865 39,214,618
1988 759,663 38,600,927
1987 764,120 37,971,594
1986 768,098 37,314,878
1985 771,477 36,622,827
1984 774,111 35,899,313
1983 775,891 35,162,715
1982 776,712 34,482,965
1981 776,453 33,858,783
1980 774,367 33,227,204
1979 770,062 32,596,550
1978 764,586 31,972,976
1977 758,654 31,355,966
1976 752,253 30,758,811
1975 745,393 30,176,565
1974 738,057 29,598,167
1973 730,138 29,026,388
1972 721,617 28,428,324
1971 712,662 27,807,219
1970 702,705 27,193,016
1969 690,223 26,585,112
1968 676,160 25,989,662
1967 662,311 25,406,429
1966 648,646 24,836,496
1965 635,128 24,279,431
1964 621,764 23,737,315
1963 608,537 23,213,408
1962 595,461 22,704,719
1961 582,568 22,210,581
1960 569,143 21,730,250

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/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 79,875 people (a 10.5% growth), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,866,122 people (a 7.51% growth).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.24% to 58,813,731 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K people compared to the peak of 58.8M people in 2049 for Myanmar.

Population growth rate by year

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guyana Myanmar
2100 -0.41% -0.5%
2099 -0.41% -0.49%
2098 -0.35% -0.49%
2097 -0.37% -0.49%
2096 -0.35% -0.49%
2095 -0.36% -0.49%
2094 -0.33% -0.48%
2093 -0.33% -0.47%
2092 -0.3% -0.47%
2091 -0.3% -0.47%
2090 -0.32% -0.45%
2089 -0.3% -0.45%
2088 -0.28% -0.45%
2087 -0.3% -0.44%
2086 -0.28% -0.43%
2085 -0.25% -0.42%
2084 -0.21% -0.41%
2083 -0.24% -0.41%
2082 -0.19% -0.4%
2081 -0.22% -0.4%
2080 -0.19% -0.39%
2079 -0.18% -0.39%
2078 -0.16% -0.37%
2077 -0.15% -0.37%
2076 -0.13% -0.36%
2075 -0.11% -0.36%
2074 -0.12% -0.35%
2073 -0.12% -0.34%
2072 -0.09% -0.33%
2071 -0.06% -0.32%
2070 -0.07% -0.3%
2069 -0.01% -0.3%
2068 -0.003% -0.28%
2067 0.01% -0.27%
2066 0.01% -0.26%
2065 0.03% -0.25%
2064 0.05% -0.24%
2063 0.09% -0.22%
2062 0.1% -0.22%
2061 0.13% -0.21%
2060 0.16% -0.19%
2059 0.13% -0.17%
2058 0.14% -0.15%
2057 0.1% -0.14%
2056 0.15% -0.12%
2055 0.18% -0.1%
2054 0.23% -0.08%
2053 0.23% -0.06%
2052 0.19% -0.05%
2051 0.26% -0.02%
2050 0.28% -0.009%
2049 0.3% 0.01%
2048 0.31% 0.03%
2047 0.34% 0.05%
2046 0.33% 0.08%
2045 0.37% 0.1%
2044 0.4% 0.12%
2043 0.42% 0.15%
2042 0.48% 0.17%
2041 0.45% 0.19%
2040 0.47% 0.22%
2039 0.48% 0.24%
2038 0.49% 0.26%
2037 0.48% 0.28%
2036 0.51% 0.31%
2035 0.56% 0.34%
2034 0.56% 0.37%
2033 0.62% 0.4%
2032 0.57% 0.43%
2031 0.6% 0.46%
2030 0.57% 0.49%
2029 0.58% 0.52%
2028 0.63% 0.56%
2027 0.59% 0.59%
2026 0.59% 0.63%
2025 0.59% 0.64%
2024 0.57% 0.68%
2023 0.57% 0.7%
2022 0.75% 0.69%
2021 0.99% 0.7%
2020 -0.02% 0.71%
2019 2.04% 0.7%
2018 3% 0.73%
2017 0.65% 0.78%
2016 0.63% 0.8%
2015 0.6% 0.8%
2014 0.56% 0.83%
2013 0.5% 0.85%
2012 0.02% 0.85%
2011 -0.41% 0.81%
2010 -0.38% 0.75%
2009 -0.33% 0.56%
2008 -0.3% 0.55%
2007 -0.28% 0.71%
2006 -0.26% 0.73%
2005 -0.2% 0.79%
2004 -0.09% 0.86%
2003 -0.07% 0.94%
2002 -0.11% 1.01%
2001 -0.05% 1.06%
2000 0.05% 1.12%
1999 0.12% 1.2%
1998 0.18% 1.26%
1997 0.23% 1.28%
1996 0.28% 1.29%
1995 0.34% 1.31%
1994 0.38% 1.33%
1993 0.41% 1.35%
1992 0.27% 1.38%
1991 -0.27% 1.45%
1990 -0.66% 1.54%
1989 -0.63% 1.59%
1988 -0.58% 1.66%
1987 -0.52% 1.76%
1986 -0.44% 1.89%
1985 -0.34% 2.02%
1984 -0.23% 2.09%
1983 -0.11% 1.97%
1982 0.03% 1.84%
1981 0.27% 1.9%
1980 0.56% 1.93%
1979 0.72% 1.95%
1978 0.78% 1.97%
1977 0.85% 1.94%
1976 0.92% 1.93%
1975 0.99% 1.95%
1974 1.08% 1.97%
1973 1.18% 2.1%
1972 1.26% 2.23%
1971 1.42% 2.26%
1970 1.81% 2.29%
1969 2.08% 2.29%
1968 2.09% 2.3%
1967 2.11% 2.29%
1966 2.13% 2.29%
1965 2.15% 2.28%
1964 2.17% 2.26%
1963 2.2% 2.24%
1962 2.21% 2.22%
1961 2.36% 2.21%

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/myanmar | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guyana grew by 0.59%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.64%.

Live population counters

Guyana Myanmar
Current population
843423
55361818
Population rank 162/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.67%
One net population change
1.79 hours
1.5 minutes
One birth every
31.8 minutes
35.1 seconds
One death every
1.41 hours
1.05 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13 +960
Annual growth/decline +4,899 +350,557
Annual growth/decline rate +0.59% +0.64%
Population growth rate rank 124/197 121/197
One migration net change every
1.73 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -5,092 -39,661
Net migration rank 116/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 54,175 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 147/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 82/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guyana
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guyana Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,092 - -39,661
2024 10,310 -5,407 397,197 -37,979
2023 10,716 -6,161 408,331 -34,989
2022 11,042 -6,161 415,647 -34,988
2021 8,125 -689 394,104 -35,370
2020 10,307 -1,743 448,626 -66,213
2019 11,665 -20,603 469,924 -100,783
2018 10,946 30,213 482,316 -114,598
2017 11,108 -6,107 492,276 -105,415
2016 11,168 -6,309 499,508 -87,907
2015 11,199 -6,527 495,769 -94,108
2014 11,143 -6,710 488,114 -74,901
2013 10,887 -6,907 487,648 -62,863
2012 10,633 -7,152 487,210 -61,536
2011 10,713 -13,920 492,271 -82,713
2010 10,652 -13,655 497,745 -116,481
2009 10,758 -13,425 505,144 -158,542
2008 10,792 -13,143 373,287 -180,533
2007 10,741 -12,906 523,745 -184,989
2006 10,525 -12,575 527,165 -186,098
2005 10,455 -12,290 537,429 -185,009
2004 10,767 -11,938 556,494 -169,736
2003 11,344 -11,551 582,173 -165,739
2002 12,218 -13,116 602,873 -150,232
2001 13,307 -14,050 601,524 -131,124
2000 14,128 -14,090 596,979 -106,772
1999 14,763 -14,115 597,916 -81,874
1998 15,292 -14,155 606,110 -62,281
1997 15,568 -14,019 613,103 -58,954
1996 15,768 -13,871 619,488 -65,766
1995 15,991 -13,614 620,376 -75,097
1994 16,185 -13,426 626,411 -71,359
1993 16,099 -13,137 633,576 -83,214
1992 15,990 -12,844 634,484 -80,661
1991 15,896 -14,949 637,622 -79,059
1990 15,917 -20,930 636,081 -40,859
1989 15,947 -20,870 636,610 -26,585
1988 16,189 -20,860 630,392 -13,046
1987 16,600 -20,848 652,960 -11,642
1986 16,940 -20,647 679,467 -7,351
1985 17,292 -20,337 705,905 6,074
1984 17,466 -19,702 723,623 11,433
1983 17,753 -19,075 719,710 18,427
1982 17,644 -17,959 701,212 -79,856
1981 17,471 -16,648 679,851 -52,839
1980 17,298 -13,952 673,815 -37,679
1979 17,402 -12,138 669,338 -44,174
1978 17,539 -11,841 658,068 -36,055
1977 17,805 -11,636 649,915 -37,879
1976 18,083 -11,445 642,829 -60,561
1975 18,317 -11,231 635,005 -52,763
1974 18,589 -11,012 628,458 -53,875
1973 18,991 -10,731 624,619 -55,659
1972 19,219 -10,448 616,411 10,735
1971 19,273 -10,142 608,784 6,306
1970 19,233 -8,439 595,337 17,997
1969 19,133 -4,969 584,979 17,491
1968 19,035 -5,071 571,123 17,293
1967 18,933 -5,192 559,577 18,470
1966 18,862 -5,277 546,378 15,453
1965 18,791 -5,347 533,443 18,847
1964 18,729 -5,437 516,334 15,600
1963 18,606 -5,434 501,548 14,350
1962 18,344 -5,379 487,925 13,546
1961 18,092 -5,267 474,818 11,972
1960 17,867 -3,837 465,049 8,807

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

GeoRank.org/population/guyana/myanmar | 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 Myanmar 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,503,698 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 712,350 people).

As of 2024, 54,175 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in Guyana, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

Biggest cities by population

Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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