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

Guyana and Nauru: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Guyana	Nauru	Guyana	Nauru
1960	569,143	4,607	-	-
1961	582,568	4,774	2.36%	3.62%
1962	595,461	4,979	2.21%	4.29%
1963	608,537	5,226	2.2%	4.96%
1964	621,764	5,515	2.17%	5.53%
1965	635,128	5,832	2.15%	5.75%
1966	648,646	6,043	2.13%	3.62%
1967	662,311	6,135	2.11%	1.52%
1968	676,160	6,328	2.09%	3.15%
1969	690,223	6,581	2.08%	4%
1970	702,705	6,710	1.81%	1.96%
1971	712,662	6,762	1.42%	0.77%
1972	721,617	6,812	1.26%	0.74%
1973	730,138	6,866	1.18%	0.79%
1974	738,057	6,923	1.08%	0.83%
1975	745,393	6,987	0.99%	0.92%
1976	752,253	7,064	0.92%	1.1%
1977	758,654	7,163	0.85%	1.4%
1978	764,586	7,298	0.78%	1.88%
1979	770,062	7,468	0.72%	2.33%
1980	774,367	7,649	0.56%	2.42%
1981	776,453	7,839	0.27%	2.48%
1982	776,712	8,040	0.03%	2.56%
1983	775,891	8,216	-0.11%	2.19%
1984	774,111	8,377	-0.23%	1.96%
1985	771,477	8,551	-0.34%	2.08%
1986	768,098	8,742	-0.44%	2.23%
1987	764,120	8,946	-0.52%	2.33%
1988	759,663	9,165	-0.58%	2.45%
1989	754,865	9,390	-0.63%	2.45%
1990	749,894	9,622	-0.66%	2.47%
1991	747,861	9,850	-0.27%	2.37%
1992	749,911	10,021	0.27%	1.74%
1993	752,965	10,102	0.41%	0.81%
1994	755,822	10,137	0.38%	0.35%
1995	758,388	10,165	0.34%	0.28%
1996	760,526	10,183	0.28%	0.18%
1997	762,245	10,197	0.23%	0.14%
1998	763,586	10,198	0.18%	0.01%
1999	764,483	10,187	0.12%	-0.11%
2000	764,832	10,168	0.05%	-0.19%
2001	764,477	10,130	-0.05%	-0.37%
2002	763,652	10,082	-0.11%	-0.47%
2003	763,101	10,059	-0.07%	-0.23%
2004	762,418	10,060	-0.09%	0.01%
2005	760,914	10,049	-0.2%	-0.11%
2006	758,966	10,034	-0.26%	-0.15%
2007	756,861	10,020	-0.28%	-0.14%
2008	754,606	10,009	-0.3%	-0.11%
2009	752,094	10,016	-0.33%	0.07%
2010	749,256	10,043	-0.38%	0.27%
2011	746,153	10,098	-0.41%	0.55%
2012	746,288	10,267	0.02%	1.67%
2013	750,021	10,517	0.5%	2.43%
2014	754,229	10,742	0.56%	2.14%
2015	758,781	10,954	0.6%	1.97%
2016	763,548	11,150	0.63%	1.79%
2017	768,479	11,324	0.65%	1.56%
2018	791,556	11,477	3%	1.35%
2019	807,665	11,587	2.04%	0.96%
2020	807,481	11,643	-0.02%	0.48%
2021	815,482	11,709	0.99%	0.57%
2022	821,637	11,801	0.75%	0.79%
2023	826,353	11,875	0.57%	0.63%
2024	831,087	11,947	0.57%	0.61%
2025	835,986	12,030	0.59%	0.7%
2026	840,883	12,103	0.59%	0.61%
2027	846,019	12,196	0.61%	0.77%
2028	851,161	12,296	0.61%	0.82%
2029	856,040	12,403	0.57%	0.87%
2030	861,037	12,519	0.58%	0.94%
2031	866,080	12,645	0.59%	1%
2032	871,237	12,785	0.6%	1.11%
2033	876,346	12,921	0.59%	1.06%
2034	881,223	13,071	0.56%	1.16%
2035	885,935	13,230	0.53%	1.22%
2036	890,320	13,391	0.49%	1.21%
2037	894,649	13,541	0.49%	1.12%
2038	899,021	13,697	0.49%	1.16%
2039	903,316	13,857	0.48%	1.17%
2040	907,506	14,041	0.46%	1.33%
2041	911,723	14,220	0.46%	1.27%
2042	915,811	14,402	0.45%	1.28%
2043	919,575	14,579	0.41%	1.23%
2044	923,121	14,754	0.39%	1.2%
2045	926,355	14,920	0.35%	1.13%
2046	929,478	15,098	0.34%	1.19%
2047	932,483	15,268	0.32%	1.12%
2048	935,329	15,431	0.31%	1.07%
2049	938,062	15,595	0.29%	1.06%
2050	940,601	15,751	0.27%	1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guyana decreased by 2,133 people (a 0.28% decline), while Nauru gained 905 people (a 9.01% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guyana gained 81,138 (a 10.7% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 1,134 (a 10.4% growth).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2005 and is 162nd in 2025. Nauru was ranked 195th in 2005 and still ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 30.3% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.