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Population in Guyana compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 842,249 people compared to 36,734,925 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Saudi Arabia's population is 43.6 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 842K (11% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 36.7M (71.2% growth).

Guyana vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guyana Saudi Arabia
2100 893,427 74,230,118
2099 897,075 73,760,045
2098 900,730 73,287,526
2097 903,879 72,813,125
2096 907,239 72,336,039
2095 910,449 71,858,206
2094 913,720 71,379,928
2093 916,747 70,900,460
2092 919,782 70,420,464
2091 922,593 69,940,749
2090 925,382 69,462,214
2089 928,365 68,985,976
2088 931,149 68,510,277
2087 933,725 68,035,545
2086 936,488 67,562,521
2085 939,122 67,091,615
2084 941,484 66,621,667
2083 943,485 66,152,653
2082 945,768 65,684,321
2081 947,613 65,216,102
2080 949,747 64,749,128
2079 951,550 64,282,393
2078 953,310 63,815,918
2077 954,825 63,348,712
2076 956,285 62,880,120
2075 957,487 62,409,793
2074 958,532 61,937,628
2073 959,731 61,462,662
2072 960,840 60,984,202
2071 961,696 60,502,791
2070 962,231 60,018,216
2069 962,932 59,529,456
2068 963,050 59,036,086
2067 963,082 58,539,487
2066 962,949 58,039,687
2065 962,820 57,537,106
2064 962,570 57,032,172
2063 962,105 56,524,331
2062 961,231 56,014,549
2061 960,288 55,501,467
2060 959,030 54,986,901
2059 957,500 54,469,809
2058 956,227 53,950,469
2057 954,861 53,430,639
2056 953,884 52,909,061
2055 952,501 52,386,571
2054 950,779 51,862,312
2053 948,578 51,336,335
2052 946,446 50,809,100
2051 944,628 50,280,719
2050 942,160 49,751,739
2049 939,529 49,221,828
2048 936,679 48,690,143
2047 933,818 48,157,605
2046 930,648 47,623,246
2045 927,546 47,087,215
2044 924,165 46,550,306
2043 920,452 46,013,232
2042 916,600 45,475,200
2041 912,255 44,936,131
2040 908,134 44,396,093
2039 903,859 43,856,006
2038 899,504 43,314,707
2037 895,108 42,773,375
2036 890,826 42,231,639
2035 886,294 41,690,245
2034 881,375 41,150,029
2033 876,510 40,611,021
2032 871,122 40,073,144
2031 866,170 39,535,357
2030 861,006 38,998,581
2029 856,154 38,417,447
2028 851,204 37,810,902
2027 845,847 37,189,969
2026 840,915 36,566,201
2025 836,010 35,932,673
2024 831,087 35,300,280
2023 826,353 33,702,731
2022 821,637 32,175,224
2021 815,482 30,784,383
2020 807,481 31,552,510
2019 807,665 30,063,799
2018 791,556 30,196,281
2017 768,479 30,977,355
2016 763,548 30,954,198
2015 758,781 29,816,382
2014 754,229 28,309,273
2013 750,021 27,624,004
2012 746,288 26,168,861
2011 746,153 25,091,867
2010 749,256 23,978,487
2009 752,094 24,217,654
2008 754,606 23,287,877
2007 756,861 22,368,313
2006 758,966 21,459,144
2005 760,914 20,559,890
2004 762,418 19,669,480
2003 763,101 18,786,767
2002 763,652 17,910,910
2001 764,477 17,041,397
2000 764,832 16,177,722
1999 764,483 15,472,075
1998 763,586 14,922,185
1997 762,245 14,374,943
1996 760,526 13,831,009
1995 758,388 13,289,245
1994 755,822 12,750,040
1993 752,965 12,215,862
1992 749,911 11,686,676
1991 747,861 11,160,744
1990 749,894 10,640,691
1989 754,865 10,128,394
1988 759,663 9,629,165
1987 764,120 9,130,194
1986 768,098 8,628,639
1985 771,477 8,151,779
1984 774,111 7,697,307
1983 775,891 7,252,941
1982 776,712 6,824,486
1981 776,453 6,420,551
1980 774,367 6,047,997
1979 770,062 5,703,698
1978 764,586 5,381,902
1977 758,654 5,083,048
1976 752,253 4,807,933
1975 745,393 4,556,287
1974 738,057 4,323,632
1973 730,138 4,106,344
1972 721,617 3,905,722
1971 712,662 3,724,031
1970 702,705 3,562,470
1969 690,223 3,417,114
1968 676,160 3,282,711
1967 662,311 3,157,242
1966 648,646 3,039,887
1965 635,128 2,928,771
1964 621,764 2,821,968
1963 608,537 2,719,341
1962 595,461 2,620,910
1961 582,568 2,526,347
1960 569,143 2,435,403

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/saudi-arabia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,780,727 people (a 18.7% growth).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.4% to 49,751,739 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.

Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K people compared to the peak of 74.2M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.

Population growth rate by year

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guyana Saudi Arabia
2100 -0.41% 0.64%
2099 -0.41% 0.64%
2098 -0.35% 0.65%
2097 -0.37% 0.66%
2096 -0.35% 0.66%
2095 -0.36% 0.67%
2094 -0.33% 0.68%
2093 -0.33% 0.68%
2092 -0.3% 0.69%
2091 -0.3% 0.69%
2090 -0.32% 0.69%
2089 -0.3% 0.69%
2088 -0.28% 0.7%
2087 -0.3% 0.7%
2086 -0.28% 0.7%
2085 -0.25% 0.71%
2084 -0.21% 0.71%
2083 -0.24% 0.71%
2082 -0.19% 0.72%
2081 -0.22% 0.72%
2080 -0.19% 0.73%
2079 -0.18% 0.73%
2078 -0.16% 0.74%
2077 -0.15% 0.75%
2076 -0.13% 0.75%
2075 -0.11% 0.76%
2074 -0.12% 0.77%
2073 -0.12% 0.78%
2072 -0.09% 0.8%
2071 -0.06% 0.81%
2070 -0.07% 0.82%
2069 -0.01% 0.84%
2068 -0.003% 0.85%
2067 0.01% 0.86%
2066 0.01% 0.87%
2065 0.03% 0.89%
2064 0.05% 0.9%
2063 0.09% 0.91%
2062 0.1% 0.92%
2061 0.13% 0.94%
2060 0.16% 0.95%
2059 0.13% 0.96%
2058 0.14% 0.97%
2057 0.1% 0.99%
2056 0.15% 1%
2055 0.18% 1.01%
2054 0.23% 1.02%
2053 0.23% 1.04%
2052 0.19% 1.05%
2051 0.26% 1.06%
2050 0.28% 1.08%
2049 0.3% 1.09%
2048 0.31% 1.11%
2047 0.34% 1.12%
2046 0.33% 1.14%
2045 0.37% 1.15%
2044 0.4% 1.17%
2043 0.42% 1.18%
2042 0.48% 1.2%
2041 0.45% 1.22%
2040 0.47% 1.23%
2039 0.48% 1.25%
2038 0.49% 1.27%
2037 0.48% 1.28%
2036 0.51% 1.3%
2035 0.56% 1.31%
2034 0.56% 1.33%
2033 0.62% 1.34%
2032 0.57% 1.36%
2031 0.6% 1.38%
2030 0.57% 1.51%
2029 0.58% 1.6%
2028 0.63% 1.67%
2027 0.59% 1.71%
2026 0.59% 1.76%
2025 0.59% 1.79%
2024 0.57% 4.74%
2023 0.57% 4.75%
2022 0.75% 4.52%
2021 0.99% -2.43%
2020 -0.02% 4.95%
2019 2.04% -0.44%
2018 3% -2.52%
2017 0.65% 0.07%
2016 0.63% 3.82%
2015 0.6% 5.32%
2014 0.56% 2.48%
2013 0.5% 5.56%
2012 0.02% 4.29%
2011 -0.41% 4.64%
2010 -0.38% -0.99%
2009 -0.33% 3.99%
2008 -0.3% 4.11%
2007 -0.28% 4.24%
2006 -0.26% 4.37%
2005 -0.2% 4.53%
2004 -0.09% 4.7%
2003 -0.07% 4.89%
2002 -0.11% 5.1%
2001 -0.05% 5.34%
2000 0.05% 4.56%
1999 0.12% 3.69%
1998 0.18% 3.81%
1997 0.23% 3.93%
1996 0.28% 4.08%
1995 0.34% 4.23%
1994 0.38% 4.37%
1993 0.41% 4.53%
1992 0.27% 4.71%
1991 -0.27% 4.89%
1990 -0.66% 5.06%
1989 -0.63% 5.18%
1988 -0.58% 5.47%
1987 -0.52% 5.81%
1986 -0.44% 5.85%
1985 -0.34% 5.9%
1984 -0.23% 6.13%
1983 -0.11% 6.28%
1982 0.03% 6.29%
1981 0.27% 6.16%
1980 0.56% 6.04%
1979 0.72% 5.98%
1978 0.78% 5.88%
1977 0.85% 5.72%
1976 0.92% 5.52%
1975 0.99% 5.38%
1974 1.08% 5.29%
1973 1.18% 5.14%
1972 1.26% 4.88%
1971 1.42% 4.54%
1970 1.81% 4.25%
1969 2.08% 4.09%
1968 2.09% 3.97%
1967 2.11% 3.86%
1966 2.13% 3.79%
1965 2.15% 3.78%
1964 2.17% 3.77%
1963 2.2% 3.76%
1962 2.21% 3.74%
1961 2.36% 3.73%

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 Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Guyana Saudi Arabia
Current population
842249
36734925
Population rank 162/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.44%
One net population change
1.85 hours
19.7 seconds
One birth every
31.4 minutes
57 seconds
One death every
1.45 hours
6.66 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13 +4,377
Annual growth/decline +4,734 +1,597,549
Annual growth/decline rate +0.57% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 128/197 4/197
One migration net change every
1.73 hours
4.4 minutes
Annual migration change -5,092 +119,738
Net migration rank 116/196 13/196
Foreign-born residents 54,175 13,683,841
Foreign-born residents rank 147/195 3/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 40.3%
Foreign-born share rank 82/195 14/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guyana
Natural

Migration
Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guyana Saudi Arabia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,092 - 119,738
2024 - -5,407 - 122,170
2023 10,716 -6,161 474,366 325,691
2022 11,042 -6,161 406,920 977,072
2021 8,125 -689 409,032 -106,287
2020 10,307 -1,743 447,036 -74,725
2019 11,665 -20,603 474,407 191,582
2018 10,946 30,213 528,767 -988,751
2017 11,108 -6,107 546,751 -920,812
2016 11,168 -6,309 537,829 -26,997
2015 11,199 -6,527 511,023 465,292
2014 11,143 -6,710 493,431 469,144
2013 10,887 -6,907 475,299 485,794
2012 10,633 -7,152 465,649 479,206
2011 10,713 -13,920 443,675 491,253
2010 10,652 -13,655 418,641 504,955
2009 10,758 -13,425 438,557 496,229
2008 10,792 -13,143 433,457 491,337
2007 10,741 -12,906 425,199 489,136
2006 10,525 -12,575 399,333 504,661
2005 10,455 -12,290 375,938 518,565
2004 10,767 -11,938 362,843 523,472
2003 11,344 -11,551 364,520 514,606
2002 12,218 -13,116 372,099 500,508
2001 13,307 -14,050 382,153 484,252
2000 14,128 -14,090 392,407 468,515
1999 14,763 -14,115 390,112 160,263
1998 15,292 -14,155 389,499 159,898
1997 15,568 -14,019 385,033 160,066
1996 15,768 -13,871 382,248 160,532
1995 15,991 -13,614 380,231 160,512
1994 16,185 -13,426 377,351 160,306
1993 16,099 -13,137 372,621 158,074
1992 15,990 -12,844 366,763 160,908
1991 15,896 -14,949 361,329 162,857
1990 15,917 -20,930 355,495 160,416
1989 15,947 -20,870 349,399 159,273
1988 16,189 -20,860 342,865 146,918
1987 16,600 -20,848 333,088 175,075
1986 16,940 -20,647 322,340 172,606
1985 17,292 -20,337 310,558 148,208
1984 17,466 -19,702 296,615 153,562
1983 17,753 -19,075 280,616 157,930
1982 17,644 -17,959 264,831 153,528
1981 17,471 -16,648 249,156 140,355
1980 17,298 -13,952 234,372 121,220
1979 17,402 -12,138 220,186 112,826
1978 17,539 -11,841 205,331 105,263
1977 17,805 -11,636 191,103 96,015
1976 18,083 -11,445 178,024 85,083
1975 18,317 -11,231 166,223 73,960
1974 18,589 -11,012 155,478 69,653
1973 18,991 -10,731 145,450 63,995
1972 19,219 -10,448 136,360 55,439
1971 19,273 -10,142 127,600 43,989
1970 19,233 -8,439 120,440 31,097
1969 19,133 -4,969 113,859 25,312
1968 19,035 -5,071 108,281 21,366
1967 18,933 -5,192 103,343 17,947
1966 18,862 -5,277 98,361 15,054
1965 18,791 -5,347 93,820 15,000
1964 18,729 -5,437 89,776 15,000
1963 18,606 -5,434 85,480 15,000
1962 18,344 -5,379 81,393 15,000
1961 18,092 -5,267 77,743 15,000
1960 17,867 -3,837 74,143 15,000

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 Saudi Arabia 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,829,562 people) and 6.05% is from migration (a gain of 311,209 people).

As of 2024, 54,175 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in Guyana, compared to 13,683,841 people or 40.3% in Saudi Arabia.

Biggest cities by population

Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K
Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K

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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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