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Population in Guyana compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 842,249 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 140.1 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.43% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 842K (11% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Guyana vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guyana Philippines
2100 893,427 115,065,514
2099 897,075 115,822,085
2098 900,730 116,579,642
2097 903,879 117,339,735
2096 907,239 118,106,310
2095 910,449 118,872,671
2094 913,720 119,632,784
2093 916,747 120,394,127
2092 919,782 121,153,505
2091 922,593 121,910,997
2090 925,382 122,658,317
2089 928,365 123,398,001
2088 931,149 124,128,536
2087 933,725 124,849,376
2086 936,488 125,558,475
2085 939,122 126,253,074
2084 941,484 126,925,232
2083 943,485 127,573,007
2082 945,768 128,202,586
2081 947,613 128,806,308
2080 949,747 129,391,229
2079 951,550 129,944,270
2078 953,310 130,476,671
2077 954,825 130,988,299
2076 956,285 131,462,248
2075 957,487 131,906,358
2074 958,532 132,328,468
2073 959,731 132,719,174
2072 960,840 133,084,836
2071 961,696 133,419,916
2070 962,231 133,733,411
2069 962,932 134,020,647
2068 963,050 134,283,663
2067 963,082 134,528,603
2066 962,949 134,744,843
2065 962,820 134,949,800
2064 962,570 135,128,431
2063 962,105 135,285,603
2062 961,231 135,425,056
2061 960,288 135,539,763
2060 959,030 135,631,085
2059 957,500 135,698,075
2058 956,227 135,730,163
2057 954,861 135,736,069
2056 953,884 135,720,219
2055 952,501 135,665,249
2054 950,779 135,570,794
2053 948,578 135,440,724
2052 946,446 135,273,857
2051 944,628 135,054,258
2050 942,160 134,793,554
2049 939,529 134,483,048
2048 936,679 134,131,716
2047 933,818 133,731,695
2046 930,648 133,281,676
2045 927,546 132,787,906
2044 924,165 132,252,742
2043 920,452 131,678,840
2042 916,600 131,067,112
2041 912,255 130,419,312
2040 908,134 129,735,394
2039 903,859 129,020,366
2038 899,504 128,266,374
2037 895,108 127,482,230
2036 890,826 126,671,125
2035 886,294 125,841,025
2034 881,375 124,990,553
2033 876,510 124,123,848
2032 871,122 123,246,040
2031 866,170 122,359,182
2030 861,006 121,453,322
2029 856,154 120,538,221
2028 851,204 119,609,503
2027 845,847 118,675,486
2026 840,915 117,737,984
2025 836,010 116,792,787
2024 831,087 115,843,670
2023 826,353 114,891,199
2022 821,637 113,964,338
2021 815,482 113,100,950
2020 807,481 112,081,264
2019 807,665 110,804,683
2018 791,556 109,465,287
2017 768,479 108,119,693
2016 763,548 106,735,719
2015 758,781 105,312,992
2014 754,229 103,767,130
2013 750,021 102,076,336
2012 746,288 100,175,512
2011 746,153 98,248,614
2010 749,256 96,337,125
2009 752,094 94,384,250
2008 754,606 92,699,095
2007 756,861 91,075,184
2006 758,966 89,508,986
2005 760,914 88,015,962
2004 762,418 86,394,504
2003 763,101 84,731,835
2002 763,652 83,068,889
2001 764,477 81,401,488
2000 764,832 79,625,397
1999 764,483 77,753,257
1998 763,586 75,791,024
1997 762,245 73,908,810
1996 760,526 72,190,242
1995 758,388 70,546,246
1994 755,822 69,019,291
1993 752,965 67,530,621
1992 749,911 65,926,125
1991 747,861 64,382,249
1990 749,894 62,854,666
1989 754,865 61,265,260
1988 759,663 59,739,052
1987 764,120 58,157,496
1986 768,098 56,645,077
1985 771,477 55,213,006
1984 774,111 53,726,181
1983 775,891 52,194,620
1982 776,712 50,695,707
1981 776,453 49,311,727
1980 774,367 48,043,740
1979 770,062 46,807,103
1978 764,586 45,575,281
1977 758,654 44,367,962
1976 752,253 43,201,488
1975 745,393 42,120,826
1974 738,057 41,174,341
1973 730,138 40,294,130
1972 721,617 39,408,560
1971 712,662 38,518,659
1970 702,705 37,622,204
1969 690,223 36,660,799
1968 676,160 35,638,342
1967 662,311 34,621,320
1966 648,646 33,617,170
1965 635,128 32,625,316
1964 621,764 31,643,032
1963 608,537 30,674,731
1962 595,461 29,723,536
1961 582,568 28,792,621
1960 569,143 27,891,897

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/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guyana Philippines
2100 -0.41% -0.65%
2099 -0.41% -0.65%
2098 -0.35% -0.65%
2097 -0.37% -0.65%
2096 -0.35% -0.64%
2095 -0.36% -0.64%
2094 -0.33% -0.63%
2093 -0.33% -0.63%
2092 -0.3% -0.62%
2091 -0.3% -0.61%
2090 -0.32% -0.6%
2089 -0.3% -0.59%
2088 -0.28% -0.58%
2087 -0.3% -0.56%
2086 -0.28% -0.55%
2085 -0.25% -0.53%
2084 -0.21% -0.51%
2083 -0.24% -0.49%
2082 -0.19% -0.47%
2081 -0.22% -0.45%
2080 -0.19% -0.43%
2079 -0.18% -0.41%
2078 -0.16% -0.39%
2077 -0.15% -0.36%
2076 -0.13% -0.34%
2075 -0.11% -0.32%
2074 -0.12% -0.29%
2073 -0.12% -0.27%
2072 -0.09% -0.25%
2071 -0.06% -0.23%
2070 -0.07% -0.21%
2069 -0.01% -0.2%
2068 -0.003% -0.18%
2067 0.01% -0.16%
2066 0.01% -0.15%
2065 0.03% -0.13%
2064 0.05% -0.12%
2063 0.09% -0.1%
2062 0.1% -0.08%
2061 0.13% -0.07%
2060 0.16% -0.05%
2059 0.13% -0.02%
2058 0.14% -0.004%
2057 0.1% 0.01%
2056 0.15% 0.04%
2055 0.18% 0.07%
2054 0.23% 0.1%
2053 0.23% 0.12%
2052 0.19% 0.16%
2051 0.26% 0.19%
2050 0.28% 0.23%
2049 0.3% 0.26%
2048 0.31% 0.3%
2047 0.34% 0.34%
2046 0.33% 0.37%
2045 0.37% 0.4%
2044 0.4% 0.44%
2043 0.42% 0.47%
2042 0.48% 0.5%
2041 0.45% 0.53%
2040 0.47% 0.55%
2039 0.48% 0.59%
2038 0.49% 0.62%
2037 0.48% 0.64%
2036 0.51% 0.66%
2035 0.56% 0.68%
2034 0.56% 0.7%
2033 0.62% 0.71%
2032 0.57% 0.72%
2031 0.6% 0.75%
2030 0.57% 0.76%
2029 0.58% 0.78%
2028 0.63% 0.79%
2027 0.59% 0.8%
2026 0.59% 0.81%
2025 0.59% 0.82%
2024 0.57% 0.83%
2023 0.57% 0.81%
2022 0.75% 0.76%
2021 0.99% 0.91%
2020 -0.02% 1.15%
2019 2.04% 1.22%
2018 3% 1.24%
2017 0.65% 1.3%
2016 0.63% 1.35%
2015 0.6% 1.49%
2014 0.56% 1.66%
2013 0.5% 1.9%
2012 0.02% 1.96%
2011 -0.41% 1.98%
2010 -0.38% 2.07%
2009 -0.33% 1.82%
2008 -0.3% 1.78%
2007 -0.28% 1.75%
2006 -0.26% 1.7%
2005 -0.2% 1.88%
2004 -0.09% 1.96%
2003 -0.07% 2%
2002 -0.11% 2.05%
2001 -0.05% 2.23%
2000 0.05% 2.41%
1999 0.12% 2.59%
1998 0.18% 2.55%
1997 0.23% 2.38%
1996 0.28% 2.33%
1995 0.34% 2.21%
1994 0.38% 2.2%
1993 0.41% 2.43%
1992 0.27% 2.4%
1991 -0.27% 2.43%
1990 -0.66% 2.59%
1989 -0.63% 2.55%
1988 -0.58% 2.72%
1987 -0.52% 2.67%
1986 -0.44% 2.59%
1985 -0.34% 2.77%
1984 -0.23% 2.93%
1983 -0.11% 2.96%
1982 0.03% 2.81%
1981 0.27% 2.64%
1980 0.56% 2.64%
1979 0.72% 2.7%
1978 0.78% 2.72%
1977 0.85% 2.7%
1976 0.92% 2.57%
1975 0.99% 2.3%
1974 1.08% 2.18%
1973 1.18% 2.25%
1972 1.26% 2.31%
1971 1.42% 2.38%
1970 1.81% 2.62%
1969 2.08% 2.87%
1968 2.09% 2.94%
1967 2.11% 2.99%
1966 2.13% 3.04%
1965 2.15% 3.1%
1964 2.17% 3.16%
1963 2.2% 3.2%
1962 2.21% 3.23%
1961 2.36% 3.23%

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

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In 2024, the population of Guyana grew by 0.57%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Guyana Philippines
Current population
842249
117991570
Population rank 162/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.42%
One net population change
1.85 hours
33.1 seconds
One birth every
31.4 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
1.45 hours
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline +13 +2,610
Annual growth/decline +4,734 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate +0.57% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 128/197 113/197
One migration net change every
1.73 hours
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -5,092 -149,315
Net migration rank 116/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 54,175 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 147/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 82/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guyana
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guyana Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,092 - -149,315
2024 - -5,407 - -160,373
2023 10,716 -6,161 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 11,042 -6,161 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 8,125 -689 917,928 -85,185
2020 10,307 -1,743 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 11,665 -20,603 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 10,946 30,213 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 11,108 -6,107 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 11,168 -6,309 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 11,199 -6,527 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 11,143 -6,710 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 10,887 -6,907 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 10,633 -7,152 1,979,568 95,702
2011 10,713 -13,920 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 10,652 -13,655 2,030,979 13,556
2009 10,758 -13,425 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 10,792 -13,143 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 10,741 -12,906 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 10,525 -12,575 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 10,455 -12,290 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 10,767 -11,938 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 11,344 -11,551 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 12,218 -13,116 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 13,307 -14,050 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 14,128 -14,090 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 14,763 -14,115 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 15,292 -14,155 1,870,371 178,274
1997 15,568 -14,019 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 15,768 -13,871 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 15,991 -13,614 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 16,185 -13,426 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 16,099 -13,137 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 15,990 -12,844 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 15,896 -14,949 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 15,917 -20,930 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 15,947 -20,870 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 16,189 -20,860 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 16,600 -20,848 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 16,940 -20,647 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 17,292 -20,337 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 17,466 -19,702 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 17,753 -19,075 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 17,644 -17,959 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 17,471 -16,648 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 17,298 -13,952 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 17,402 -12,138 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 17,539 -11,841 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 17,805 -11,636 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 18,083 -11,445 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 18,317 -11,231 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 18,589 -11,012 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 18,991 -10,731 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 19,219 -10,448 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 19,273 -10,142 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 19,233 -8,439 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 19,133 -4,969 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 19,035 -5,071 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 18,933 -5,192 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 18,862 -5,277 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 18,791 -5,347 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 18,729 -5,437 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 18,606 -5,434 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 18,344 -5,379 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 18,092 -5,267 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 17,867 -3,837 1,036,017 -155,354

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

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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 the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 54,175 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in Guyana, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

Biggest cities by population

Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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