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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 842,249 people compared to 7,120,169 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Paraguay's population is 8.45 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 842K (11% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.12M (29.3% growth).

Guyana vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guyana Paraguay
2100 893,427 9,114,469
2099 897,075 9,134,868
2098 900,730 9,153,773
2097 903,879 9,171,880
2096 907,239 9,188,931
2095 910,449 9,204,812
2094 913,720 9,219,996
2093 916,747 9,234,274
2092 919,782 9,247,659
2091 922,593 9,260,551
2090 925,382 9,272,453
2089 928,365 9,283,984
2088 931,149 9,293,775
2087 933,725 9,302,722
2086 936,488 9,311,508
2085 939,122 9,319,285
2084 941,484 9,325,447
2083 943,485 9,331,054
2082 945,768 9,335,846
2081 947,613 9,340,017
2080 949,747 9,342,618
2079 951,550 9,344,195
2078 953,310 9,344,403
2077 954,825 9,343,525
2076 956,285 9,341,603
2075 957,487 9,337,944
2074 958,532 9,332,883
2073 959,731 9,326,126
2072 960,840 9,317,685
2071 961,696 9,307,917
2070 962,231 9,296,216
2069 962,932 9,282,854
2068 963,050 9,268,086
2067 963,082 9,251,858
2066 962,949 9,233,146
2065 962,820 9,212,933
2064 962,570 9,190,368
2063 962,105 9,165,372
2062 961,231 9,138,205
2061 960,288 9,109,701
2060 959,030 9,079,572
2059 957,500 9,047,300
2058 956,227 9,011,957
2057 954,861 8,975,110
2056 953,884 8,936,412
2055 952,501 8,896,115
2054 950,779 8,853,974
2053 948,578 8,810,350
2052 946,446 8,764,844
2051 944,628 8,717,773
2050 942,160 8,669,516
2049 939,529 8,619,672
2048 936,679 8,568,157
2047 933,818 8,515,265
2046 930,648 8,460,084
2045 927,546 8,404,136
2044 924,165 8,346,996
2043 920,452 8,288,781
2042 916,600 8,228,904
2041 912,255 8,168,202
2040 908,134 8,106,496
2039 903,859 8,043,273
2038 899,504 7,978,464
2037 895,108 7,912,690
2036 890,826 7,845,468
2035 886,294 7,777,137
2034 881,375 7,707,832
2033 876,510 7,636,950
2032 871,122 7,564,485
2031 866,170 7,490,891
2030 861,006 7,415,529
2029 856,154 7,338,535
2028 851,204 7,259,813
2027 845,847 7,179,864
2026 840,915 7,098,035
2025 836,010 7,014,448
2024 831,087 6,929,153
2023 826,353 6,844,146
2022 821,637 6,760,464
2021 815,482 6,684,182
2020 807,481 6,603,739
2019 807,665 6,515,058
2018 791,556 6,427,382
2017 768,479 6,338,660
2016 763,548 6,249,126
2015 758,781 6,159,103
2014 754,229 6,069,811
2013 750,021 5,982,445
2012 746,288 5,897,008
2011 746,153 5,814,626
2010 749,256 5,737,971
2009 752,094 5,671,236
2008 754,606 5,613,574
2007 756,861 5,559,386
2006 758,966 5,505,148
2005 760,914 5,448,097
2004 762,418 5,388,175
2003 763,101 5,326,436
2002 763,652 5,261,328
2001 764,477 5,187,689
2000 764,832 5,100,868
1999 764,483 5,003,135
1998 763,586 4,900,025
1997 762,245 4,794,412
1996 760,526 4,687,543
1995 758,388 4,579,806
1994 755,822 4,471,417
1993 752,965 4,362,696
1992 749,911 4,253,600
1991 747,861 4,144,364
1990 749,894 4,035,747
1989 754,865 3,927,802
1988 759,663 3,820,546
1987 764,120 3,714,889
1986 768,098 3,611,474
1985 771,477 3,510,671
1984 774,111 3,412,936
1983 775,891 3,318,068
1982 776,712 3,226,189
1981 776,453 3,137,604
1980 774,367 3,053,235
1979 770,062 2,973,968
1978 764,586 2,899,269
1977 758,654 2,827,874
1976 752,253 2,758,836
1975 745,393 2,691,648
1974 738,057 2,625,621
1973 730,138 2,561,102
1972 721,617 2,499,881
1971 712,662 2,442,537
1970 702,705 2,388,028
1969 690,223 2,334,992
1968 676,160 2,282,391
1967 662,311 2,229,994
1966 648,646 2,177,584
1965 635,128 2,125,177
1964 621,764 2,073,119
1963 608,537 2,021,909
1962 595,461 1,973,130
1961 582,568 1,927,394
1960 569,143 1,883,514

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/guyana/paraguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 871,043 people (a 13.9% growth).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Guyana's population will grow by 11.9% to 942,160 people and will still be ranked 162nd. The population of Paraguay will increase by 21.8% to 8,669,516 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K people compared to the peak of 9.34M people in 2078 for Paraguay.

Population growth rate by year

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guyana Paraguay
2100 -0.41% -0.22%
2099 -0.41% -0.21%
2098 -0.35% -0.2%
2097 -0.37% -0.19%
2096 -0.35% -0.17%
2095 -0.36% -0.16%
2094 -0.33% -0.15%
2093 -0.33% -0.14%
2092 -0.3% -0.14%
2091 -0.3% -0.13%
2090 -0.32% -0.12%
2089 -0.3% -0.11%
2088 -0.28% -0.1%
2087 -0.3% -0.09%
2086 -0.28% -0.08%
2085 -0.25% -0.07%
2084 -0.21% -0.06%
2083 -0.24% -0.05%
2082 -0.19% -0.04%
2081 -0.22% -0.03%
2080 -0.19% -0.02%
2079 -0.18% -0.002%
2078 -0.16% 0.009%
2077 -0.15% 0.02%
2076 -0.13% 0.04%
2075 -0.11% 0.05%
2074 -0.12% 0.07%
2073 -0.12% 0.09%
2072 -0.09% 0.1%
2071 -0.06% 0.13%
2070 -0.07% 0.14%
2069 -0.01% 0.16%
2068 -0.003% 0.18%
2067 0.01% 0.2%
2066 0.01% 0.22%
2065 0.03% 0.25%
2064 0.05% 0.27%
2063 0.09% 0.3%
2062 0.1% 0.31%
2061 0.13% 0.33%
2060 0.16% 0.36%
2059 0.13% 0.39%
2058 0.14% 0.41%
2057 0.1% 0.43%
2056 0.15% 0.45%
2055 0.18% 0.48%
2054 0.23% 0.5%
2053 0.23% 0.52%
2052 0.19% 0.54%
2051 0.26% 0.56%
2050 0.28% 0.58%
2049 0.3% 0.6%
2048 0.31% 0.62%
2047 0.34% 0.65%
2046 0.33% 0.67%
2045 0.37% 0.68%
2044 0.4% 0.7%
2043 0.42% 0.73%
2042 0.48% 0.74%
2041 0.45% 0.76%
2040 0.47% 0.79%
2039 0.48% 0.81%
2038 0.49% 0.83%
2037 0.48% 0.86%
2036 0.51% 0.88%
2035 0.56% 0.9%
2034 0.56% 0.93%
2033 0.62% 0.96%
2032 0.57% 0.98%
2031 0.6% 1.02%
2030 0.57% 1.05%
2029 0.58% 1.08%
2028 0.63% 1.11%
2027 0.59% 1.15%
2026 0.59% 1.19%
2025 0.59% 1.23%
2024 0.57% 1.24%
2023 0.57% 1.24%
2022 0.75% 1.14%
2021 0.99% 1.22%
2020 -0.02% 1.36%
2019 2.04% 1.36%
2018 3% 1.4%
2017 0.65% 1.43%
2016 0.63% 1.46%
2015 0.6% 1.47%
2014 0.56% 1.46%
2013 0.5% 1.45%
2012 0.02% 1.42%
2011 -0.41% 1.34%
2010 -0.38% 1.18%
2009 -0.33% 1.03%
2008 -0.3% 0.97%
2007 -0.28% 0.99%
2006 -0.26% 1.05%
2005 -0.2% 1.11%
2004 -0.09% 1.16%
2003 -0.07% 1.24%
2002 -0.11% 1.42%
2001 -0.05% 1.7%
2000 0.05% 1.95%
1999 0.12% 2.1%
1998 0.18% 2.2%
1997 0.23% 2.28%
1996 0.28% 2.35%
1995 0.34% 2.42%
1994 0.38% 2.49%
1993 0.41% 2.56%
1992 0.27% 2.64%
1991 -0.27% 2.69%
1990 -0.66% 2.75%
1989 -0.63% 2.81%
1988 -0.58% 2.84%
1987 -0.52% 2.86%
1986 -0.44% 2.87%
1985 -0.34% 2.86%
1984 -0.23% 2.86%
1983 -0.11% 2.85%
1982 0.03% 2.82%
1981 0.27% 2.76%
1980 0.56% 2.67%
1979 0.72% 2.58%
1978 0.78% 2.52%
1977 0.85% 2.5%
1976 0.92% 2.5%
1975 0.99% 2.51%
1974 1.08% 2.52%
1973 1.18% 2.45%
1972 1.26% 2.35%
1971 1.42% 2.28%
1970 1.81% 2.27%
1969 2.08% 2.3%
1968 2.09% 2.35%
1967 2.11% 2.41%
1966 2.13% 2.47%
1965 2.15% 2.51%
1964 2.17% 2.53%
1963 2.2% 2.47%
1962 2.21% 2.37%
1961 2.36% 2.33%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/guyana/paraguay | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guyana grew by 0.57%, while Paraguay's population grew by 1.24%.

Live population counters

Guyana Paraguay
Current population
842249
7120169
Population rank 162/197 108/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.09%
One net population change
1.85 hours
6.18 minutes
One birth every
31.4 minutes
3.84 minutes
One death every
1.45 hours
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13 +233
Annual growth/decline +4,734 +85,007
Annual growth/decline rate +0.57% +1.24%
Population growth rate rank 128/197 87/197
One migration net change every
1.73 hours
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change -5,092 -12,423
Net migration rank 116/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 54,175 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 147/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 82/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guyana
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guyana Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,092 - -12,423
2024 - -5,407 - -12,451
2023 10,716 -6,161 97,748 -12,500
2022 11,042 -6,161 94,627 -12,500
2021 8,125 -689 78,667 -8,226
2020 10,307 -1,743 98,667 -8,226
2019 11,665 -20,603 103,179 -16,263
2018 10,946 30,213 104,908 -16,472
2017 11,108 -6,107 105,634 -16,630
2016 11,168 -6,309 106,804 -16,737
2015 11,199 -6,527 106,817 -16,834
2014 11,143 -6,710 105,585 -16,989
2013 10,887 -6,907 103,383 -17,232
2012 10,633 -7,152 102,508 -17,763
2011 10,713 -13,920 100,442 -20,427
2010 10,652 -13,655 99,456 -26,169
2009 10,758 -13,425 100,296 -40,112
2008 10,792 -13,143 99,821 -44,679
2007 10,741 -12,906 99,141 -45,914
2006 10,525 -12,575 99,808 -44,568
2005 10,455 -12,290 101,035 -42,173
2004 10,767 -11,938 101,896 -40,907
2003 11,344 -11,551 102,427 -39,941
2002 12,218 -13,116 104,658 -36,918
2001 13,307 -14,050 107,225 -27,676
2000 14,128 -14,090 109,979 -15,884
1999 14,763 -14,115 112,726 -11,362
1998 15,292 -14,155 114,122 -9,276
1997 15,568 -14,019 115,095 -8,704
1996 15,768 -13,871 115,623 -8,273
1995 15,991 -13,614 115,777 -7,653
1994 16,185 -13,426 115,662 -6,999
1993 16,099 -13,137 115,211 -6,431
1992 15,990 -12,844 115,442 -6,035
1991 15,896 -14,949 114,472 -5,420
1990 15,917 -20,930 112,864 -4,685
1989 15,947 -20,870 111,727 -4,009
1988 16,189 -20,860 110,348 -3,557
1987 16,600 -20,848 107,962 -3,445
1986 16,940 -20,647 105,776 -3,460
1985 17,292 -20,337 102,859 -3,562
1984 17,466 -19,702 99,937 -3,769
1983 17,753 -19,075 96,406 -2,845
1982 17,644 -17,959 92,917 -2,725
1981 17,471 -16,648 89,456 -2,477
1980 17,298 -13,952 84,568 -2,808
1979 17,402 -12,138 80,345 -3,570
1978 17,539 -11,841 76,691 -4,066
1977 17,805 -11,636 74,359 -4,201
1976 18,083 -11,445 71,973 -4,066
1975 18,317 -11,231 70,285 -3,807
1974 18,589 -11,012 69,059 -3,478
1973 18,991 -10,731 67,803 -4,346
1972 19,219 -10,448 66,625 -7,642
1971 19,273 -10,142 66,142 -10,446
1970 19,233 -8,439 65,905 -12,579
1969 19,133 -4,969 65,616 -12,859
1968 19,035 -5,071 65,575 -13,132
1967 18,933 -5,192 65,695 -13,346
1966 18,862 -5,277 66,002 -13,538
1965 18,791 -5,347 66,063 -13,715
1964 18,729 -5,437 65,681 -13,915
1963 18,606 -5,434 64,741 -14,086
1962 18,344 -5,379 63,079 -16,175
1961 18,092 -5,267 61,536 -16,972
1960 17,867 -3,837 60,009 -16,811

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/guyana/paraguay | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 77.7% of the population change in Guyana is from natural causes (a gain of 107,419 people) and 22.3% is from migration (a loss of 30,797 people). In Paraguay 87.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,002,636 people) and 12.4% is from migration (a loss of 141,377 people).

As of 2024, 54,175 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in Guyana, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

Biggest cities by population

Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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