The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 840,939 people compared to 220,543 in Samoa.
Population statistics:
- Guyana's population is 3.81 times bigger than Samoa's.
- Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
- The countries together account for 0.01% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.003% for Samoa.
- For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
- Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 841K (10.8% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.5% growth).
- Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 960K people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.
Guyana vs Samoa: live population counter
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| Current population |
840939
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220543
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| Population rank | 162/197 | 177/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
1.85 hours
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6.46 hours
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| One birth every |
31.4 minutes
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1.59 hours
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| One death every |
1.45 hours
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6.57 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.62 hours
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3.18 hours
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| Annual migration change | -5,407 | -2,754 |
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,734 | +1,356 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.57% | +0.63% |
| Population growth rate rank | 129/197 | 126/197 |
Guyana and Samoa: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 569,143 | 112,490 | - | - |
| 1961 | 582,568 | 115,496 | 2.36% | 2.67% |
| 1962 | 595,461 | 118,597 | 2.21% | 2.68% |
| 1963 | 608,537 | 121,764 | 2.2% | 2.67% |
| 1964 | 621,764 | 124,894 | 2.17% | 2.57% |
| 1965 | 635,128 | 127,978 | 2.15% | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 648,646 | 131,073 | 2.13% | 2.42% |
| 1967 | 662,311 | 133,764 | 2.11% | 2.05% |
| 1968 | 676,160 | 136,020 | 2.09% | 1.69% |
| 1969 | 690,223 | 138,233 | 2.08% | 1.63% |
| 1970 | 702,705 | 140,400 | 1.81% | 1.57% |
| 1971 | 712,662 | 142,503 | 1.42% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 721,617 | 144,538 | 1.26% | 1.43% |
| 1973 | 730,138 | 146,516 | 1.18% | 1.37% |
| 1974 | 738,057 | 149,431 | 1.08% | 1.99% |
| 1975 | 745,393 | 153,344 | 0.99% | 2.62% |
| 1976 | 752,253 | 157,113 | 0.92% | 2.46% |
| 1977 | 758,654 | 159,753 | 0.85% | 1.68% |
| 1978 | 764,586 | 161,375 | 0.78% | 1.02% |
| 1979 | 770,062 | 162,882 | 0.72% | 0.93% |
| 1980 | 774,367 | 164,322 | 0.56% | 0.88% |
| 1981 | 776,453 | 165,678 | 0.27% | 0.83% |
| 1982 | 776,712 | 166,484 | 0.03% | 0.49% |
| 1983 | 775,891 | 166,714 | -0.11% | 0.14% |
| 1984 | 774,111 | 166,796 | -0.23% | 0.05% |
| 1985 | 771,477 | 166,849 | -0.34% | 0.03% |
| 1986 | 768,098 | 167,061 | -0.44% | 0.13% |
| 1987 | 764,120 | 167,661 | -0.52% | 0.36% |
| 1988 | 759,663 | 168,346 | -0.58% | 0.41% |
| 1989 | 754,865 | 168,768 | -0.63% | 0.25% |
| 1990 | 749,894 | 169,042 | -0.66% | 0.16% |
| 1991 | 747,861 | 169,368 | -0.27% | 0.19% |
| 1992 | 749,911 | 170,331 | 0.27% | 0.57% |
| 1993 | 752,965 | 171,774 | 0.41% | 0.85% |
| 1994 | 755,822 | 173,159 | 0.38% | 0.81% |
| 1995 | 758,388 | 174,571 | 0.34% | 0.82% |
| 1996 | 760,526 | 176,071 | 0.28% | 0.86% |
| 1997 | 762,245 | 177,547 | 0.23% | 0.84% |
| 1998 | 763,586 | 178,905 | 0.18% | 0.76% |
| 1999 | 764,483 | 180,275 | 0.12% | 0.77% |
| 2000 | 764,832 | 181,685 | 0.05% | 0.78% |
| 2001 | 764,477 | 183,166 | -0.05% | 0.82% |
| 2002 | 763,652 | 184,471 | -0.11% | 0.71% |
| 2003 | 763,101 | 185,430 | -0.07% | 0.52% |
| 2004 | 762,418 | 186,249 | -0.09% | 0.44% |
| 2005 | 760,914 | 186,978 | -0.2% | 0.39% |
| 2006 | 758,966 | 187,709 | -0.26% | 0.39% |
| 2007 | 756,861 | 188,753 | -0.28% | 0.56% |
| 2008 | 754,606 | 190,107 | -0.3% | 0.72% |
| 2009 | 752,094 | 191,513 | -0.33% | 0.74% |
| 2010 | 749,256 | 193,023 | -0.38% | 0.79% |
| 2011 | 746,153 | 194,713 | -0.41% | 0.88% |
| 2012 | 746,288 | 196,498 | 0.02% | 0.92% |
| 2013 | 750,021 | 198,268 | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 754,229 | 200,037 | 0.56% | 0.89% |
| 2015 | 758,781 | 201,782 | 0.6% | 0.87% |
| 2016 | 763,548 | 203,499 | 0.63% | 0.85% |
| 2017 | 768,479 | 205,415 | 0.65% | 0.94% |
| 2018 | 791,556 | 207,582 | 3% | 1.05% |
| 2019 | 807,665 | 209,780 | 2.04% | 1.06% |
| 2020 | 807,481 | 211,944 | -0.02% | 1.03% |
| 2021 | 815,482 | 213,779 | 0.99% | 0.87% |
| 2022 | 821,637 | 215,261 | 0.75% | 0.69% |
| 2023 | 826,353 | 216,663 | 0.57% | 0.65% |
| 2024 | 831,087 | 218,019 | 0.57% | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 835,986 | 219,302 | 0.59% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 840,883 | 220,530 | 0.59% | 0.56% |
| 2027 | 846,019 | 221,772 | 0.61% | 0.56% |
| 2028 | 851,161 | 223,104 | 0.61% | 0.6% |
| 2029 | 856,040 | 224,504 | 0.57% | 0.63% |
| 2030 | 861,037 | 225,968 | 0.58% | 0.65% |
| 2031 | 866,080 | 227,581 | 0.59% | 0.71% |
| 2032 | 871,237 | 229,298 | 0.6% | 0.75% |
| 2033 | 876,346 | 231,110 | 0.59% | 0.79% |
| 2034 | 881,223 | 233,061 | 0.56% | 0.84% |
| 2035 | 885,935 | 235,172 | 0.53% | 0.91% |
| 2036 | 890,320 | 237,415 | 0.49% | 0.95% |
| 2037 | 894,649 | 239,730 | 0.49% | 0.98% |
| 2038 | 899,021 | 242,155 | 0.49% | 1.01% |
| 2039 | 903,316 | 244,653 | 0.48% | 1.03% |
| 2040 | 907,506 | 247,196 | 0.46% | 1.04% |
| 2041 | 911,723 | 249,796 | 0.46% | 1.05% |
| 2042 | 915,811 | 252,427 | 0.45% | 1.05% |
| 2043 | 919,575 | 255,023 | 0.41% | 1.03% |
| 2044 | 923,121 | 257,609 | 0.39% | 1.01% |
| 2045 | 926,355 | 260,250 | 0.35% | 1.03% |
| 2046 | 929,478 | 262,849 | 0.34% | 1% |
| 2047 | 932,483 | 265,365 | 0.32% | 0.96% |
| 2048 | 935,329 | 267,836 | 0.31% | 0.93% |
| 2049 | 938,062 | 270,291 | 0.29% | 0.92% |
| 2050 | 940,601 | 272,711 | 0.27% | 0.9% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 77,391 (a 10.1% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,044 (a 8.38% growth).
Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.7% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.
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 Samoa
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| Life expectancy | 70.6 years | 72.1 years |
| Average age | 30.2 years | 26.9 years |
| Median age | 26.9 years | 20.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.41 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.2 ppl/mi² | 203.1 ppl/mi² |
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