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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 842,249 people compared to 18,839,108 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Romania's population is 22.4 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 842K (11% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).

Guyana vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guyana Romania
2100 893,427 10,801,385
2099 897,075 10,885,505
2098 900,730 10,969,050
2097 903,879 11,052,086
2096 907,239 11,134,776
2095 910,449 11,217,462
2094 913,720 11,299,298
2093 916,747 11,382,352
2092 919,782 11,464,817
2091 922,593 11,546,872
2090 925,382 11,630,335
2089 928,365 11,713,468
2088 931,149 11,796,733
2087 933,725 11,880,373
2086 936,488 11,966,550
2085 939,122 12,052,744
2084 941,484 12,140,454
2083 943,485 12,229,714
2082 945,768 12,319,480
2081 947,613 12,412,385
2080 949,747 12,507,333
2079 951,550 12,603,302
2078 953,310 12,700,870
2077 954,825 12,799,985
2076 956,285 12,900,610
2075 957,487 13,002,848
2074 958,532 13,107,513
2073 959,731 13,213,407
2072 960,840 13,323,211
2071 961,696 13,435,661
2070 962,231 13,550,449
2069 962,932 13,667,892
2068 963,050 13,786,771
2067 963,082 13,909,141
2066 962,949 14,034,214
2065 962,820 14,163,381
2064 962,570 14,293,294
2063 962,105 14,424,068
2062 961,231 14,557,025
2061 960,288 14,689,897
2060 959,030 14,821,441
2059 957,500 14,952,855
2058 956,227 15,082,857
2057 954,861 15,211,914
2056 953,884 15,340,213
2055 952,501 15,467,019
2054 950,779 15,590,545
2053 948,578 15,712,155
2052 946,446 15,834,374
2051 944,628 15,954,507
2050 942,160 16,073,070
2049 939,529 16,192,498
2048 936,679 16,311,535
2047 933,818 16,430,565
2046 930,648 16,547,661
2045 927,546 16,665,026
2044 924,165 16,783,383
2043 920,452 16,900,955
2042 916,600 17,018,000
2041 912,255 17,136,818
2040 908,134 17,253,674
2039 903,859 17,370,310
2038 899,504 17,488,193
2037 895,108 17,604,853
2036 890,826 17,721,511
2035 886,294 17,837,396
2034 881,375 17,950,976
2033 876,510 18,064,449
2032 871,122 18,176,399
2031 866,170 18,288,437
2030 861,006 18,399,699
2029 856,154 18,511,331
2028 851,204 18,621,197
2027 845,847 18,730,482
2026 840,915 18,839,108
2025 836,010 18,946,392
2024 831,087 19,051,804
2023 826,353 19,061,062
2022 821,637 19,048,502
2021 815,482 19,122,059
2020 807,481 19,265,250
2019 807,665 19,371,648
2018 791,556 19,473,970
2017 768,479 19,588,715
2016 763,548 19,702,267
2015 758,781 19,815,616
2014 754,229 19,908,979
2013 750,021 19,983,693
2012 746,288 20,058,035
2011 746,153 20,147,528
2010 749,256 20,246,871
2009 752,094 20,367,487
2008 754,606 20,537,875
2007 756,861 20,882,982
2006 758,966 21,193,760
2005 760,914 21,319,685
2004 762,418 21,451,748
2003 763,101 21,574,326
2002 763,652 21,730,496
2001 764,477 22,131,970
2000 764,832 22,442,971
1999 764,483 22,472,040
1998 763,586 22,507,344
1997 762,245 22,553,978
1996 760,526 22,619,004
1995 758,388 22,684,270
1994 755,822 22,730,211
1993 752,965 22,763,280
1992 749,911 22,794,284
1991 747,861 23,001,155
1990 749,894 23,201,835
1989 754,865 23,161,458
1988 759,663 23,057,662
1987 764,120 22,949,430
1986 768,098 22,836,841
1985 771,477 22,732,999
1984 774,111 22,640,547
1983 775,891 22,560,478
1982 776,712 22,475,741
1981 776,453 22,353,070
1980 774,367 22,207,282
1979 770,062 22,090,488
1978 764,586 21,951,464
1977 758,654 21,756,096
1976 752,253 21,551,634
1975 745,393 21,293,583
1974 738,057 21,029,429
1973 730,138 20,835,681
1972 721,617 20,657,957
1971 712,662 20,461,567
1970 702,705 20,250,398
1969 690,223 20,009,141
1968 676,160 19,799,831
1967 662,311 19,534,242
1966 648,646 19,215,450
1965 635,128 19,031,576
1964 621,764 18,919,126
1963 608,537 18,797,850
1962 595,461 18,676,550
1961 582,568 18,555,250
1960 569,143 18,406,905

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/romania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guyana Romania
2100 -0.41% -0.77%
2099 -0.41% -0.76%
2098 -0.35% -0.75%
2097 -0.37% -0.74%
2096 -0.35% -0.74%
2095 -0.36% -0.72%
2094 -0.33% -0.73%
2093 -0.33% -0.72%
2092 -0.3% -0.71%
2091 -0.3% -0.72%
2090 -0.32% -0.71%
2089 -0.3% -0.71%
2088 -0.28% -0.7%
2087 -0.3% -0.72%
2086 -0.28% -0.72%
2085 -0.25% -0.72%
2084 -0.21% -0.73%
2083 -0.24% -0.73%
2082 -0.19% -0.75%
2081 -0.22% -0.76%
2080 -0.19% -0.76%
2079 -0.18% -0.77%
2078 -0.16% -0.77%
2077 -0.15% -0.78%
2076 -0.13% -0.79%
2075 -0.11% -0.8%
2074 -0.12% -0.8%
2073 -0.12% -0.82%
2072 -0.09% -0.84%
2071 -0.06% -0.85%
2070 -0.07% -0.86%
2069 -0.01% -0.86%
2068 -0.003% -0.88%
2067 0.01% -0.89%
2066 0.01% -0.91%
2065 0.03% -0.91%
2064 0.05% -0.91%
2063 0.09% -0.91%
2062 0.1% -0.9%
2061 0.13% -0.89%
2060 0.16% -0.88%
2059 0.13% -0.86%
2058 0.14% -0.85%
2057 0.1% -0.84%
2056 0.15% -0.82%
2055 0.18% -0.79%
2054 0.23% -0.77%
2053 0.23% -0.77%
2052 0.19% -0.75%
2051 0.26% -0.74%
2050 0.28% -0.74%
2049 0.3% -0.73%
2048 0.31% -0.72%
2047 0.34% -0.71%
2046 0.33% -0.7%
2045 0.37% -0.71%
2044 0.4% -0.7%
2043 0.42% -0.69%
2042 0.48% -0.69%
2041 0.45% -0.68%
2040 0.47% -0.67%
2039 0.48% -0.67%
2038 0.49% -0.66%
2037 0.48% -0.66%
2036 0.51% -0.65%
2035 0.56% -0.63%
2034 0.56% -0.63%
2033 0.62% -0.62%
2032 0.57% -0.61%
2031 0.6% -0.6%
2030 0.57% -0.6%
2029 0.58% -0.59%
2028 0.63% -0.58%
2027 0.59% -0.58%
2026 0.59% -0.57%
2025 0.59% -0.55%
2024 0.57% -0.05%
2023 0.57% 0.07%
2022 0.75% -0.38%
2021 0.99% -0.74%
2020 -0.02% -0.55%
2019 2.04% -0.53%
2018 3% -0.59%
2017 0.65% -0.58%
2016 0.63% -0.57%
2015 0.6% -0.47%
2014 0.56% -0.37%
2013 0.5% -0.37%
2012 0.02% -0.44%
2011 -0.41% -0.49%
2010 -0.38% -0.59%
2009 -0.33% -0.83%
2008 -0.3% -1.65%
2007 -0.28% -1.47%
2006 -0.26% -0.59%
2005 -0.2% -0.62%
2004 -0.09% -0.57%
2003 -0.07% -0.72%
2002 -0.11% -1.81%
2001 -0.05% -1.39%
2000 0.05% -0.13%
1999 0.12% -0.16%
1998 0.18% -0.21%
1997 0.23% -0.29%
1996 0.28% -0.29%
1995 0.34% -0.2%
1994 0.38% -0.15%
1993 0.41% -0.14%
1992 0.27% -0.9%
1991 -0.27% -0.86%
1990 -0.66% 0.17%
1989 -0.63% 0.45%
1988 -0.58% 0.47%
1987 -0.52% 0.49%
1986 -0.44% 0.46%
1985 -0.34% 0.41%
1984 -0.23% 0.35%
1983 -0.11% 0.38%
1982 0.03% 0.55%
1981 0.27% 0.66%
1980 0.56% 0.53%
1979 0.72% 0.63%
1978 0.78% 0.9%
1977 0.85% 0.95%
1976 0.92% 1.21%
1975 0.99% 1.26%
1974 1.08% 0.93%
1973 1.18% 0.86%
1972 1.26% 0.96%
1971 1.42% 1.04%
1970 1.81% 1.21%
1969 2.08% 1.06%
1968 2.09% 1.36%
1967 2.11% 1.66%
1966 2.13% 0.97%
1965 2.15% 0.59%
1964 2.17% 0.65%
1963 2.2% 0.65%
1962 2.21% 0.65%
1961 2.36% 0.81%

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/romania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guyana grew by 0.57%, while Romania's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Guyana Romania
Current population
842249
18839108
Population rank 162/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.23%
One net population change
1.85 hours
56.8 minutes
One birth every
31.4 minutes
3.45 minutes
One death every
1.45 hours
2.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13 -25
Annual growth/decline +4,734 -9,258
Annual growth/decline rate +0.57% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 128/197 169/197
One migration net change every
1.73 hours
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change -5,092 -29,041
Net migration rank 116/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 54,175 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 147/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 82/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guyana
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guyana Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,092 - -29,041
2024 - -5,407 - -28,466
2023 10,716 -6,161 -89,587 -27,780
2022 11,042 -6,161 -93,338 89,076
2021 8,125 -689 -141,504 -17,731
2020 10,307 -1,743 -100,179 -13,202
2019 11,665 -20,603 -60,053 -27,909
2018 10,946 30,213 -62,316 -33,018
2017 11,108 -6,107 -50,930 -33,081
2016 11,168 -6,309 -53,196 -33,073
2015 11,199 -6,527 -59,447 -35,751
2014 11,143 -6,710 -55,745 -35,448
2013 10,887 -6,907 -59,951 -34,910
2012 10,633 -7,152 -54,157 -37,589
2011 10,713 -13,920 -56,413 -102,769
2010 10,652 -13,655 -46,567 -122,364
2009 10,758 -13,425 -34,625 -137,953
2008 10,792 -13,143 -30,806 -144,368
2007 10,741 -12,906 -37,590 -133,089
2006 10,525 -12,575 -38,148 -132,777
2005 10,455 -12,290 -40,508 -131,176
2004 10,767 -11,938 -42,904 -117,432
2003 11,344 -11,551 -56,093 -107,139
2002 12,218 -13,116 -58,673 -106,585
2001 13,307 -14,050 -37,625 -91,154
2000 14,128 -14,090 -22,443 -92,451
1999 14,763 -14,115 -31,461 -82,590
1998 15,292 -14,155 -33,761 -81,366
1997 15,568 -14,019 -42,853 -88,734
1996 15,768 -13,871 -56,548 -70,799
1995 15,991 -13,614 -36,295 -73,779
1994 16,185 -13,426 -18,184 -76,246
1993 16,099 -13,137 -13,658 -73,475
1992 15,990 -12,844 -4,559 -63,200
1991 15,896 -14,949 25,301 -36,824
1990 15,917 -20,930 69,605 -38,157
1989 15,947 -20,870 122,756 -33,866
1988 16,189 -20,860 126,817 -48,911
1987 16,600 -20,848 128,517 -42,868
1986 16,940 -20,647 134,737 -50,450
1985 17,292 -20,337 111,392 -28,108
1984 17,466 -19,702 117,731 -24,629
1983 17,753 -19,075 87,986 3,093
1982 17,644 -17,959 119,121 -4,725
1981 17,471 -16,648 156,472 -20,870
1980 17,298 -13,952 168,776 -16,668
1979 17,402 -12,138 194,397 -29,600
1978 17,539 -11,841 204,148 -31,427
1977 17,805 -11,636 215,385 -28,135
1976 18,083 -11,445 213,361 18,748
1975 18,317 -11,231 219,324 9,125
1974 18,589 -11,012 235,530 6,725
1973 18,991 -10,731 175,020 58,651
1972 19,219 -10,448 198,316 61,920
1971 19,273 -10,142 206,662 74,473
1970 19,233 -8,439 234,905 71,919
1969 19,133 -4,969 264,120 74,851
1968 19,035 -5,071 338,577 33,601
1967 18,933 -5,192 347,709 37,282
1966 18,862 -5,277 115,293 -25,458
1965 18,791 -5,347 114,190 -60,430
1964 18,729 -5,437 134,326 -59,500
1963 18,606 -5,434 139,104 -58,076
1962 18,344 -5,379 130,736 -56,152
1961 18,092 -5,267 163,286 -54,642
1960 17,867 -3,837 191,431 -55,397

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

GeoRank.org/population/guyana/romania | 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 Romania 82% is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people).

As of 2024, 54,175 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in Guyana, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

Biggest cities by population

Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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