The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 835,986 in 2025 vs 5,494,691 people in Oman in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 843,423 people compared to 5,775,345 in Oman.
Population statistics:
- Oman's population is 6.85 times bigger than Guyana's.
- Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Oman is the 118th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.07% for Oman.
- For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.96% in Oman.
- Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 843K (11.1% growth), while Oman has grown from 2.51M to 5.78M (129.7% growth).
Guyana vs Oman: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Guyana
|
Oman
|
|
| 2100 | 893,400 | 12,271,138 |
| 2099 | 897,049 | 12,189,126 |
| 2098 | 900,704 | 12,106,527 |
| 2097 | 903,852 | 12,023,414 |
| 2096 | 907,213 | 11,939,950 |
| 2095 | 910,422 | 11,856,068 |
| 2094 | 913,693 | 11,771,790 |
| 2093 | 916,720 | 11,687,164 |
| 2092 | 919,754 | 11,602,253 |
| 2091 | 922,566 | 11,517,204 |
| 2090 | 925,355 | 11,432,016 |
| 2089 | 928,338 | 11,346,729 |
| 2088 | 931,122 | 11,261,515 |
| 2087 | 933,697 | 11,176,614 |
| 2086 | 936,460 | 11,091,765 |
| 2085 | 939,094 | 11,007,142 |
| 2084 | 941,456 | 10,922,731 |
| 2083 | 943,457 | 10,838,447 |
| 2082 | 945,740 | 10,754,297 |
| 2081 | 947,585 | 10,670,483 |
| 2080 | 949,719 | 10,586,785 |
| 2079 | 951,522 | 10,503,234 |
| 2078 | 953,282 | 10,419,787 |
| 2077 | 954,797 | 10,336,364 |
| 2076 | 956,257 | 10,252,916 |
| 2075 | 957,459 | 10,169,444 |
| 2074 | 958,504 | 10,085,876 |
| 2073 | 959,702 | 10,002,028 |
| 2072 | 960,812 | 9,917,703 |
| 2071 | 961,668 | 9,832,854 |
| 2070 | 962,203 | 9,747,714 |
| 2069 | 962,904 | 9,662,064 |
| 2068 | 963,022 | 9,575,805 |
| 2067 | 963,054 | 9,488,969 |
| 2066 | 962,921 | 9,401,396 |
| 2065 | 962,791 | 9,313,366 |
| 2064 | 962,542 | 9,224,699 |
| 2063 | 962,076 | 9,135,431 |
| 2062 | 961,203 | 9,045,431 |
| 2061 | 960,260 | 8,954,738 |
| 2060 | 959,002 | 8,863,401 |
| 2059 | 957,472 | 8,771,240 |
| 2058 | 956,199 | 8,678,241 |
| 2057 | 954,833 | 8,584,641 |
| 2056 | 953,856 | 8,490,445 |
| 2055 | 952,473 | 8,395,691 |
| 2054 | 950,751 | 8,300,516 |
| 2053 | 948,550 | 8,205,120 |
| 2052 | 946,418 | 8,109,685 |
| 2051 | 944,600 | 8,014,625 |
| 2050 | 942,132 | 7,919,979 |
| 2049 | 939,501 | 7,825,999 |
| 2048 | 936,652 | 7,732,641 |
| 2047 | 933,791 | 7,640,024 |
| 2046 | 930,620 | 7,547,980 |
| 2045 | 927,519 | 7,456,696 |
| 2044 | 924,138 | 7,366,027 |
| 2043 | 920,425 | 7,276,260 |
| 2042 | 916,573 | 7,187,395 |
| 2041 | 912,228 | 7,099,567 |
| 2040 | 908,107 | 7,012,893 |
| 2039 | 903,833 | 6,927,343 |
| 2038 | 899,477 | 6,842,697 |
| 2037 | 895,081 | 6,758,909 |
| 2036 | 890,800 | 6,675,887 |
| 2035 | 886,268 | 6,593,385 |
| 2034 | 881,349 | 6,511,234 |
| 2033 | 876,484 | 6,429,140 |
| 2032 | 871,096 | 6,346,783 |
| 2031 | 866,145 | 6,264,019 |
| 2030 | 860,981 | 6,180,534 |
| 2029 | 856,128 | 6,087,861 |
| 2028 | 851,179 | 5,983,340 |
| 2027 | 845,822 | 5,854,563 |
| 2026 | 840,890 | 5,691,677 |
| 2025 | 835,986 | 5,494,691 |
| 2024 | 831,087 | 5,281,538 |
| 2023 | 826,353 | 5,049,269 |
| 2022 | 821,637 | 4,730,226 |
| 2021 | 815,482 | 4,500,424 |
| 2020 | 807,481 | 4,522,497 |
| 2019 | 807,665 | 4,591,241 |
| 2018 | 791,556 | 4,597,877 |
| 2017 | 768,479 | 4,537,396 |
| 2016 | 763,548 | 4,390,877 |
| 2015 | 758,781 | 4,184,895 |
| 2014 | 754,229 | 4,002,439 |
| 2013 | 750,021 | 3,833,913 |
| 2012 | 746,288 | 3,547,106 |
| 2011 | 746,153 | 3,076,763 |
| 2010 | 749,256 | 2,757,446 |
| 2009 | 752,094 | 2,684,659 |
| 2008 | 754,606 | 2,626,529 |
| 2007 | 756,861 | 2,570,174 |
| 2006 | 758,966 | 2,514,795 |
| 2005 | 760,914 | 2,459,802 |
| 2004 | 762,418 | 2,404,821 |
| 2003 | 763,101 | 2,363,796 |
| 2002 | 763,652 | 2,337,140 |
| 2001 | 764,477 | 2,310,217 |
| 2000 | 764,832 | 2,282,131 |
| 1999 | 764,483 | 2,252,909 |
| 1998 | 763,586 | 2,222,489 |
| 1997 | 762,245 | 2,190,720 |
| 1996 | 760,526 | 2,156,926 |
| 1995 | 758,388 | 2,120,528 |
| 1994 | 755,822 | 2,081,834 |
| 1993 | 752,965 | 2,021,675 |
| 1992 | 749,911 | 1,938,238 |
| 1991 | 747,861 | 1,851,473 |
| 1990 | 749,894 | 1,763,954 |
| 1989 | 754,865 | 1,676,228 |
| 1988 | 759,663 | 1,588,568 |
| 1987 | 764,120 | 1,500,996 |
| 1986 | 768,098 | 1,413,419 |
| 1985 | 771,477 | 1,325,480 |
| 1984 | 774,111 | 1,247,716 |
| 1983 | 775,891 | 1,181,459 |
| 1982 | 776,712 | 1,117,678 |
| 1981 | 776,453 | 1,057,320 |
| 1980 | 774,367 | 1,001,248 |
| 1979 | 770,062 | 949,116 |
| 1978 | 764,586 | 900,304 |
| 1977 | 758,654 | 855,314 |
| 1976 | 752,253 | 814,701 |
| 1975 | 745,393 | 778,864 |
| 1974 | 738,057 | 746,988 |
| 1973 | 730,138 | 721,179 |
| 1972 | 721,617 | 700,593 |
| 1971 | 712,662 | 681,119 |
| 1970 | 702,705 | 662,680 |
| 1969 | 690,223 | 645,255 |
| 1968 | 676,160 | 628,798 |
| 1967 | 662,311 | 613,318 |
| 1966 | 648,646 | 598,804 |
| 1965 | 635,128 | 585,236 |
| 1964 | 621,764 | 572,577 |
| 1963 | 608,537 | 560,827 |
| 1962 | 595,461 | 549,941 |
| 1961 | 582,568 | 539,854 |
| 1960 | 569,143 | 530,485 |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while Oman gained 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 79,875 people (a 10.5% growth), while Oman's population increased by 1,384,468 people (a 31.5% growth).
Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. Oman was ranked 138th in 2006 and ranked 118th 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 Oman will increase by 37.1% to 7,919,979 people and rank change from 118th to 113th.
Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K people compared to the peak of 12.3M people in 2100 for Oman.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Guyana
|
Oman
|
|
| 2100 | -0.41% | 0.67% |
| 2099 | -0.41% | 0.68% |
| 2098 | -0.35% | 0.69% |
| 2097 | -0.37% | 0.7% |
| 2096 | -0.35% | 0.71% |
| 2095 | -0.36% | 0.72% |
| 2094 | -0.33% | 0.72% |
| 2093 | -0.33% | 0.73% |
| 2092 | -0.3% | 0.74% |
| 2091 | -0.3% | 0.75% |
| 2090 | -0.32% | 0.75% |
| 2089 | -0.3% | 0.76% |
| 2088 | -0.28% | 0.76% |
| 2087 | -0.3% | 0.76% |
| 2086 | -0.28% | 0.77% |
| 2085 | -0.25% | 0.77% |
| 2084 | -0.21% | 0.78% |
| 2083 | -0.24% | 0.78% |
| 2082 | -0.19% | 0.79% |
| 2081 | -0.22% | 0.79% |
| 2080 | -0.19% | 0.8% |
| 2079 | -0.18% | 0.8% |
| 2078 | -0.16% | 0.81% |
| 2077 | -0.15% | 0.81% |
| 2076 | -0.13% | 0.82% |
| 2075 | -0.11% | 0.83% |
| 2074 | -0.12% | 0.84% |
| 2073 | -0.12% | 0.85% |
| 2072 | -0.09% | 0.86% |
| 2071 | -0.06% | 0.87% |
| 2070 | -0.07% | 0.89% |
| 2069 | -0.01% | 0.9% |
| 2068 | -0.003% | 0.92% |
| 2067 | 0.01% | 0.93% |
| 2066 | 0.01% | 0.95% |
| 2065 | 0.03% | 0.96% |
| 2064 | 0.05% | 0.98% |
| 2063 | 0.09% | 0.99% |
| 2062 | 0.1% | 1.01% |
| 2061 | 0.13% | 1.03% |
| 2060 | 0.16% | 1.05% |
| 2059 | 0.13% | 1.07% |
| 2058 | 0.14% | 1.09% |
| 2057 | 0.1% | 1.11% |
| 2056 | 0.15% | 1.13% |
| 2055 | 0.18% | 1.15% |
| 2054 | 0.23% | 1.16% |
| 2053 | 0.23% | 1.18% |
| 2052 | 0.19% | 1.19% |
| 2051 | 0.26% | 1.2% |
| 2050 | 0.28% | 1.2% |
| 2049 | 0.3% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 0.31% | 1.21% |
| 2047 | 0.34% | 1.22% |
| 2046 | 0.33% | 1.22% |
| 2045 | 0.37% | 1.23% |
| 2044 | 0.4% | 1.23% |
| 2043 | 0.42% | 1.24% |
| 2042 | 0.48% | 1.24% |
| 2041 | 0.45% | 1.24% |
| 2040 | 0.47% | 1.23% |
| 2039 | 0.48% | 1.24% |
| 2038 | 0.49% | 1.24% |
| 2037 | 0.48% | 1.24% |
| 2036 | 0.51% | 1.25% |
| 2035 | 0.56% | 1.26% |
| 2034 | 0.56% | 1.28% |
| 2033 | 0.62% | 1.3% |
| 2032 | 0.57% | 1.32% |
| 2031 | 0.6% | 1.35% |
| 2030 | 0.57% | 1.52% |
| 2029 | 0.58% | 1.75% |
| 2028 | 0.63% | 2.2% |
| 2027 | 0.59% | 2.86% |
| 2026 | 0.59% | 3.59% |
| 2025 | 0.59% | 4.04% |
| 2024 | 0.57% | 4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.57% | 6.74% |
| 2022 | 0.75% | 5.11% |
| 2021 | 0.99% | -0.49% |
| 2020 | -0.02% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.04% | -0.14% |
| 2018 | 3% | 1.33% |
| 2017 | 0.65% | 3.34% |
| 2016 | 0.63% | 4.92% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | 4.56% |
| 2014 | 0.56% | 4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | 8.09% |
| 2012 | 0.02% | 15.3% |
| 2011 | -0.41% | 11.6% |
| 2010 | -0.38% | 2.71% |
| 2009 | -0.33% | 2.21% |
| 2008 | -0.3% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | -0.28% | 2.2% |
| 2006 | -0.26% | 2.24% |
| 2005 | -0.2% | 2.29% |
| 2004 | -0.09% | 1.74% |
| 2003 | -0.07% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | -0.11% | 1.17% |
| 2001 | -0.05% | 1.23% |
| 2000 | 0.05% | 1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.12% | 1.37% |
| 1998 | 0.18% | 1.45% |
| 1997 | 0.23% | 1.57% |
| 1996 | 0.28% | 1.72% |
| 1995 | 0.34% | 1.86% |
| 1994 | 0.38% | 2.98% |
| 1993 | 0.41% | 4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.27% | 4.69% |
| 1991 | -0.27% | 4.96% |
| 1990 | -0.66% | 5.23% |
| 1989 | -0.63% | 5.52% |
| 1988 | -0.58% | 5.83% |
| 1987 | -0.52% | 6.2% |
| 1986 | -0.44% | 6.63% |
| 1985 | -0.34% | 6.23% |
| 1984 | -0.23% | 5.61% |
| 1983 | -0.11% | 5.71% |
| 1982 | 0.03% | 5.71% |
| 1981 | 0.27% | 5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.56% | 5.49% |
| 1979 | 0.72% | 5.42% |
| 1978 | 0.78% | 5.26% |
| 1977 | 0.85% | 4.99% |
| 1976 | 0.92% | 4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.99% | 4.27% |
| 1974 | 1.08% | 3.58% |
| 1973 | 1.18% | 2.94% |
| 1972 | 1.26% | 2.86% |
| 1971 | 1.42% | 2.78% |
| 1970 | 1.81% | 2.7% |
| 1969 | 2.08% | 2.62% |
| 1968 | 2.09% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 2.11% | 2.42% |
| 1966 | 2.13% | 2.32% |
| 1965 | 2.15% | 2.21% |
| 1964 | 2.17% | 2.1% |
| 1963 | 2.2% | 1.98% |
| 1962 | 2.21% | 1.87% |
| 1961 | 2.36% | 1.77% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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In 2025, the population of Guyana grew by 0.59%, while Oman's population grew by 4.04%.
Live population counters
|
Guyana
|
Oman
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
843423
|
5775345
|
| Population rank | 162/197 | 118/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
1.79 hours
|
2.47 minutes
|
| One birth every |
31.8 minutes
|
5.93 minutes
|
| One death every |
1.41 hours
|
52.3 minutes
|
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | +584 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,899 | +213,153 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.59% | +4.04% |
| Population growth rate rank | 124/197 | 3/197 |
| One migration net change every |
1.73 hours
|
4.63 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -5,092 | +113,734 |
| Net migration rank | 116/196 | 15/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 54,175 | 2,283,366 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 147/195 | 33/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 6.5% | 43.2% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 82/195 | 11/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Guyana
|
Oman
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -5,092 | - | 113,734 |
| 2024 | 10,310 | -5,407 | 78,557 | 154,219 |
| 2023 | 10,716 | -6,161 | 75,467 | 156,285 |
| 2022 | 11,042 | -6,161 | 67,278 | 339,063 |
| 2021 | 8,125 | -689 | 69,991 | -16,726 |
| 2020 | 10,307 | -1,743 | 74,224 | -171,635 |
| 2019 | 11,665 | -20,603 | 77,394 | -117,480 |
| 2018 | 10,946 | 30,213 | 79,438 | -52,630 |
| 2017 | 11,108 | -6,107 | 82,408 | 11,751 |
| 2016 | 11,168 | -6,309 | 81,350 | 117,538 |
| 2015 | 11,199 | -6,527 | 79,241 | 133,842 |
| 2014 | 11,143 | -6,710 | 76,258 | 75,557 |
| 2013 | 10,887 | -6,907 | 71,905 | 113,335 |
| 2012 | 10,633 | -7,152 | 65,572 | 322,812 |
| 2011 | 10,713 | -13,920 | 59,689 | 492,609 |
| 2010 | 10,652 | -13,655 | 57,619 | 28,717 |
| 2009 | 10,758 | -13,425 | 52,007 | 7,226 |
| 2008 | 10,792 | -13,143 | 47,146 | 9,877 |
| 2007 | 10,741 | -12,906 | 44,207 | 11,478 |
| 2006 | 10,525 | -12,575 | 43,969 | 11,103 |
| 2005 | 10,455 | -12,290 | 44,688 | 10,231 |
| 2004 | 10,767 | -11,938 | 45,651 | 9,394 |
| 2003 | 11,344 | -11,551 | 46,273 | -19,265 |
| 2002 | 12,218 | -13,116 | 46,397 | -20,098 |
| 2001 | 13,307 | -14,050 | 46,651 | -19,103 |
| 2000 | 14,128 | -14,090 | 47,208 | -18,588 |
| 1999 | 14,763 | -14,115 | 48,053 | -18,235 |
| 1998 | 15,292 | -14,155 | 48,654 | -17,626 |
| 1997 | 15,568 | -14,019 | 49,510 | -16,998 |
| 1996 | 15,768 | -13,871 | 50,362 | -15,286 |
| 1995 | 15,991 | -13,614 | 51,139 | -13,418 |
| 1994 | 16,185 | -13,426 | 52,337 | -12,665 |
| 1993 | 16,099 | -13,137 | 53,439 | 27,204 |
| 1992 | 15,990 | -12,844 | 54,471 | 31,756 |
| 1991 | 15,896 | -14,949 | 55,382 | 31,927 |
| 1990 | 15,917 | -20,930 | 56,000 | 31,722 |
| 1989 | 15,947 | -20,870 | 56,202 | 31,528 |
| 1988 | 16,189 | -20,860 | 56,142 | 31,456 |
| 1987 | 16,600 | -20,848 | 55,933 | 31,608 |
| 1986 | 16,940 | -20,647 | 55,324 | 32,289 |
| 1985 | 17,292 | -20,337 | 54,609 | 33,666 |
| 1984 | 17,466 | -19,702 | 52,253 | 14,993 |
| 1983 | 17,753 | -19,075 | 49,646 | 15,617 |
| 1982 | 17,644 | -17,959 | 46,939 | 15,359 |
| 1981 | 17,471 | -16,648 | 44,176 | 14,239 |
| 1980 | 17,298 | -13,952 | 41,109 | 12,626 |
| 1979 | 17,402 | -12,138 | 38,022 | 12,511 |
| 1978 | 17,539 | -11,841 | 35,141 | 11,946 |
| 1977 | 17,805 | -11,636 | 32,342 | 10,554 |
| 1976 | 18,083 | -11,445 | 30,032 | 8,299 |
| 1975 | 18,317 | -11,231 | 27,699 | 5,632 |
| 1974 | 18,589 | -11,012 | 25,543 | 4,880 |
| 1973 | 18,991 | -10,731 | 24,195 | -2,996 |
| 1972 | 19,219 | -10,448 | 22,968 | -2,996 |
| 1971 | 19,273 | -10,142 | 21,973 | -2,996 |
| 1970 | 19,233 | -8,439 | 20,893 | -2,996 |
| 1969 | 19,133 | -4,969 | 19,949 | -2,996 |
| 1968 | 19,035 | -5,071 | 18,962 | -2,996 |
| 1967 | 18,933 | -5,192 | 17,990 | -2,996 |
| 1966 | 18,862 | -5,277 | 17,030 | -2,996 |
| 1965 | 18,791 | -5,347 | 16,103 | -2,996 |
| 1964 | 18,729 | -5,437 | 15,205 | -2,996 |
| 1963 | 18,606 | -5,434 | 14,283 | -2,996 |
| 1962 | 18,344 | -5,379 | 13,485 | -2,996 |
| 1961 | 18,092 | -5,267 | 12,690 | -2,996 |
| 1960 | 17,867 | -3,837 | 12,034 | -2,996 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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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 Oman 58% is from natural causes (a gain of 765,348 people) and 42% is from migration (a gain of 554,227 people).
As of 2024, 54,175 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in Guyana, compared to 2,283,366 people or 43.2% in Oman.
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Population differences between Guyana and Oman
|
Guyana
|
Oman
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 70.6 years | 80.7 years |
| Average age | 30.4 years | 29.8 years |
| Median age | 27.2 years | 30.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 62.4:37.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.4 births per woman | 2.51 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.3 ppl/mi² | 47.6 ppl/mi² |
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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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- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
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