The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 840,939 people compared to 7,098,301 in Nicaragua.
Population statistics:
- Nicaragua's population is 8.44 times bigger than Guyana's.
- Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
- The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
- For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
- Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 841K (10.8% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.1M (31% growth).
- Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 960K people compared to the peak of 9.24M people in 2071 for Nicaragua.
Guyana vs Nicaragua: live population counter
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| Current population |
840939
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7098301
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| Population rank | 162/197 | 107/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
1.85 hours
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5.68 minutes
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| One birth every |
31.4 minutes
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3.98 minutes
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| One death every |
1.45 hours
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16.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.62 hours
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1.07 hours
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| Annual migration change | -5,407 | -8,189 |
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | +253 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,734 | +92,527 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.57% | +1.36% |
| Population growth rate rank | 129/197 | 79/197 |
Guyana and Nicaragua: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 569,143 | 1,782,370 | - | - |
| 1961 | 582,568 | 1,836,451 | 2.36% | 3.03% |
| 1962 | 595,461 | 1,892,320 | 2.21% | 3.04% |
| 1963 | 608,537 | 1,950,159 | 2.2% | 3.06% |
| 1964 | 621,764 | 2,010,176 | 2.17% | 3.08% |
| 1965 | 635,128 | 2,072,681 | 2.15% | 3.11% |
| 1966 | 648,646 | 2,137,820 | 2.13% | 3.14% |
| 1967 | 662,311 | 2,205,567 | 2.11% | 3.17% |
| 1968 | 676,160 | 2,275,836 | 2.09% | 3.19% |
| 1969 | 690,223 | 2,348,398 | 2.08% | 3.19% |
| 1970 | 702,705 | 2,423,065 | 1.81% | 3.18% |
| 1971 | 712,662 | 2,499,825 | 1.42% | 3.17% |
| 1972 | 721,617 | 2,573,578 | 1.26% | 2.95% |
| 1973 | 730,138 | 2,649,278 | 1.18% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 738,057 | 2,732,075 | 1.08% | 3.13% |
| 1975 | 745,393 | 2,816,943 | 0.99% | 3.11% |
| 1976 | 752,253 | 2,903,851 | 0.92% | 3.09% |
| 1977 | 758,654 | 2,992,534 | 0.85% | 3.05% |
| 1978 | 764,586 | 3,080,314 | 0.78% | 2.93% |
| 1979 | 770,062 | 3,164,525 | 0.72% | 2.73% |
| 1980 | 774,367 | 3,252,403 | 0.56% | 2.78% |
| 1981 | 776,453 | 3,345,674 | 0.27% | 2.87% |
| 1982 | 776,712 | 3,438,745 | 0.03% | 2.78% |
| 1983 | 775,891 | 3,530,282 | -0.11% | 2.66% |
| 1984 | 774,111 | 3,619,104 | -0.23% | 2.52% |
| 1985 | 771,477 | 3,706,479 | -0.34% | 2.41% |
| 1986 | 768,098 | 3,794,157 | -0.44% | 2.37% |
| 1987 | 764,120 | 3,882,164 | -0.52% | 2.32% |
| 1988 | 759,663 | 3,972,320 | -0.58% | 2.32% |
| 1989 | 754,865 | 4,066,476 | -0.63% | 2.37% |
| 1990 | 749,894 | 4,162,559 | -0.66% | 2.36% |
| 1991 | 747,861 | 4,259,637 | -0.27% | 2.33% |
| 1992 | 749,911 | 4,357,026 | 0.27% | 2.29% |
| 1993 | 752,965 | 4,453,732 | 0.41% | 2.22% |
| 1994 | 755,822 | 4,549,316 | 0.38% | 2.15% |
| 1995 | 758,388 | 4,642,931 | 0.34% | 2.06% |
| 1996 | 760,526 | 4,729,974 | 0.28% | 1.87% |
| 1997 | 762,245 | 4,809,573 | 0.23% | 1.68% |
| 1998 | 763,586 | 4,883,655 | 0.18% | 1.54% |
| 1999 | 764,483 | 4,954,018 | 0.12% | 1.44% |
| 2000 | 764,832 | 5,022,633 | 0.05% | 1.39% |
| 2001 | 764,477 | 5,087,825 | -0.05% | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 763,652 | 5,149,909 | -0.11% | 1.22% |
| 2003 | 763,101 | 5,210,963 | -0.07% | 1.19% |
| 2004 | 762,418 | 5,272,912 | -0.09% | 1.19% |
| 2005 | 760,914 | 5,342,105 | -0.2% | 1.31% |
| 2006 | 758,966 | 5,418,855 | -0.26% | 1.44% |
| 2007 | 756,861 | 5,497,243 | -0.28% | 1.45% |
| 2008 | 754,606 | 5,576,593 | -0.3% | 1.44% |
| 2009 | 752,094 | 5,656,601 | -0.33% | 1.43% |
| 2010 | 749,256 | 5,737,450 | -0.38% | 1.43% |
| 2011 | 746,153 | 5,819,051 | -0.41% | 1.42% |
| 2012 | 746,288 | 5,901,287 | 0.02% | 1.41% |
| 2013 | 750,021 | 5,983,845 | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 754,229 | 6,066,492 | 0.56% | 1.38% |
| 2015 | 758,781 | 6,149,417 | 0.6% | 1.37% |
| 2016 | 763,548 | 6,232,666 | 0.63% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 768,479 | 6,316,231 | 0.65% | 1.34% |
| 2018 | 791,556 | 6,400,080 | 3% | 1.33% |
| 2019 | 807,665 | 6,483,657 | 2.04% | 1.31% |
| 2020 | 807,481 | 6,565,267 | -0.02% | 1.26% |
| 2021 | 815,482 | 6,644,741 | 0.99% | 1.21% |
| 2022 | 821,637 | 6,730,654 | 0.75% | 1.29% |
| 2023 | 826,353 | 6,823,613 | 0.57% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 831,087 | 6,916,140 | 0.57% | 1.36% |
| 2025 | 835,986 | 7,007,511 | 0.59% | 1.32% |
| 2026 | 840,883 | 7,097,335 | 0.59% | 1.28% |
| 2027 | 846,019 | 7,185,724 | 0.61% | 1.25% |
| 2028 | 851,161 | 7,272,691 | 0.61% | 1.21% |
| 2029 | 856,040 | 7,358,003 | 0.57% | 1.17% |
| 2030 | 861,037 | 7,441,612 | 0.58% | 1.14% |
| 2031 | 866,080 | 7,523,773 | 0.59% | 1.1% |
| 2032 | 871,237 | 7,604,398 | 0.6% | 1.07% |
| 2033 | 876,346 | 7,683,391 | 0.59% | 1.04% |
| 2034 | 881,223 | 7,760,901 | 0.56% | 1.01% |
| 2035 | 885,935 | 7,836,706 | 0.53% | 0.98% |
| 2036 | 890,320 | 7,910,787 | 0.49% | 0.95% |
| 2037 | 894,649 | 7,983,295 | 0.49% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 899,021 | 8,054,140 | 0.49% | 0.89% |
| 2039 | 903,316 | 8,122,959 | 0.48% | 0.85% |
| 2040 | 907,506 | 8,189,916 | 0.46% | 0.82% |
| 2041 | 911,723 | 8,255,163 | 0.46% | 0.8% |
| 2042 | 915,811 | 8,318,515 | 0.45% | 0.77% |
| 2043 | 919,575 | 8,380,014 | 0.41% | 0.74% |
| 2044 | 923,121 | 8,439,720 | 0.39% | 0.71% |
| 2045 | 926,355 | 8,497,618 | 0.35% | 0.69% |
| 2046 | 929,478 | 8,553,413 | 0.34% | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 932,483 | 8,607,283 | 0.32% | 0.63% |
| 2048 | 935,329 | 8,659,292 | 0.31% | 0.6% |
| 2049 | 938,062 | 8,708,929 | 0.29% | 0.57% |
| 2050 | 940,601 | 8,756,439 | 0.27% | 0.55% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 77,391 (a 10.1% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 865,635 (a 13.9% growth).
Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Guyana's population will grow by 11.9% to 940,601 people and will still be ranked 162nd. The population of Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,756,439 people and rank change from 107th to 109th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Georgetown | 235K |
| Linden | 28.7K |
| New Amsterdam | 17.3K |
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Population differences between Guyana and Nicaragua
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| Life expectancy | 70.6 years | 75.4 years |
| Average age | 30.2 years | 29.3 years |
| Median age | 26.9 years | 26.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.41 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.2 ppl/mi² | 148.9 ppl/mi² |
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