The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 121,354 people in the Seychelles in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 840,939 people compared to 125,600 in the Seychelles.
Population statistics:
- Guyana's population is 6.7 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
- Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while the Seychelles is the 181st.
- The countries together account for 0.01% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.002% for the Seychelles.
- For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.9% in the Seychelles.
- Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 841K (10.8% growth), while the Seychelles has grown from 84.6K to 126K (48.5% growth).
- Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 960K people compared to the peak of 133K people in 2042 for the Seychelles.
Guyana vs Seychelles: live population counter
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| Current population |
840939
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125600
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| Population rank | 162/197 | 181/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
1.85 hours
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5.54 hours
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| One birth every |
31.4 minutes
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5.63 hours
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| One death every |
1.45 hours
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10 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.62 hours
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5.01 hours
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| Annual migration change | -5,407 | +1,747 |
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,734 | +1,581 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.57% | +1.32% |
| Population growth rate rank | 129/197 | 81/197 |
Guyana and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 569,143 | 41,700 | - | - |
| 1961 | 582,568 | 42,889 | 2.36% | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 595,461 | 44,042 | 2.21% | 2.69% |
| 1963 | 608,537 | 45,176 | 2.2% | 2.57% |
| 1964 | 621,764 | 46,322 | 2.17% | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 635,128 | 47,500 | 2.15% | 2.54% |
| 1966 | 648,646 | 48,699 | 2.13% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 662,311 | 49,911 | 2.11% | 2.49% |
| 1968 | 676,160 | 51,134 | 2.09% | 2.45% |
| 1969 | 690,223 | 52,365 | 2.08% | 2.41% |
| 1970 | 702,705 | 53,600 | 1.81% | 2.36% |
| 1971 | 712,662 | 54,695 | 1.42% | 2.04% |
| 1972 | 721,617 | 56,029 | 1.26% | 2.44% |
| 1973 | 730,138 | 56,892 | 1.18% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 738,057 | 57,937 | 1.08% | 1.84% |
| 1975 | 745,393 | 59,292 | 0.99% | 2.34% |
| 1976 | 752,253 | 60,504 | 0.92% | 2.04% |
| 1977 | 758,654 | 61,786 | 0.85% | 2.12% |
| 1978 | 764,586 | 62,150 | 0.78% | 0.59% |
| 1979 | 770,062 | 62,686 | 0.72% | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 774,367 | 63,261 | 0.56% | 0.92% |
| 1981 | 776,453 | 64,035 | 0.27% | 1.22% |
| 1982 | 776,712 | 64,413 | 0.03% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 775,891 | 64,335 | -0.11% | -0.12% |
| 1984 | 774,111 | 64,717 | -0.23% | 0.59% |
| 1985 | 771,477 | 65,244 | -0.34% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 768,098 | 65,652 | -0.44% | 0.63% |
| 1987 | 764,120 | 68,499 | -0.52% | 4.34% |
| 1988 | 759,663 | 68,755 | -0.58% | 0.37% |
| 1989 | 754,865 | 69,167 | -0.63% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 749,894 | 69,507 | -0.66% | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 747,861 | 70,439 | -0.27% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 749,911 | 70,763 | 0.27% | 0.46% |
| 1993 | 752,965 | 72,253 | 0.41% | 2.11% |
| 1994 | 755,822 | 74,205 | 0.38% | 2.7% |
| 1995 | 758,388 | 75,304 | 0.34% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 760,526 | 76,417 | 0.28% | 1.48% |
| 1997 | 762,245 | 77,319 | 0.23% | 1.18% |
| 1998 | 763,586 | 78,846 | 0.18% | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 764,483 | 80,410 | 0.12% | 1.98% |
| 2000 | 764,832 | 81,131 | 0.05% | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 764,477 | 81,202 | -0.05% | 0.09% |
| 2002 | 763,652 | 83,723 | -0.11% | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 763,101 | 82,781 | -0.07% | -1.13% |
| 2004 | 762,418 | 82,475 | -0.09% | -0.37% |
| 2005 | 760,914 | 82,858 | -0.2% | 0.46% |
| 2006 | 758,966 | 84,600 | -0.26% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 756,861 | 85,033 | -0.28% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 754,606 | 86,956 | -0.3% | 2.26% |
| 2009 | 752,094 | 87,298 | -0.33% | 0.39% |
| 2010 | 749,256 | 89,770 | -0.38% | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 746,153 | 87,441 | -0.41% | -2.59% |
| 2012 | 746,288 | 88,303 | 0.02% | 0.99% |
| 2013 | 750,021 | 89,949 | 0.5% | 1.86% |
| 2014 | 754,229 | 91,359 | 0.56% | 1.57% |
| 2015 | 758,781 | 93,419 | 0.6% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 763,548 | 94,677 | 0.63% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 768,479 | 95,843 | 0.65% | 1.23% |
| 2018 | 791,556 | 96,762 | 3% | 0.96% |
| 2019 | 807,665 | 97,625 | 2.04% | 0.89% |
| 2020 | 807,481 | 98,462 | -0.02% | 0.86% |
| 2021 | 815,482 | 99,258 | 0.99% | 0.81% |
| 2022 | 821,637 | 119,878 | 0.75% | 20.8% |
| 2023 | 826,353 | 119,773 | 0.57% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 831,087 | 121,354 | 0.57% | 1.32% |
| 2025 | 835,986 | 123,549 | 0.59% | 1.81% |
| 2026 | 840,883 | 125,581 | 0.59% | 1.64% |
| 2027 | 846,019 | 127,380 | 0.61% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 851,161 | 128,883 | 0.61% | 1.18% |
| 2029 | 856,040 | 130,011 | 0.57% | 0.87% |
| 2030 | 861,037 | 130,635 | 0.58% | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 866,080 | 130,989 | 0.59% | 0.27% |
| 2032 | 871,237 | 131,305 | 0.6% | 0.24% |
| 2033 | 876,346 | 131,578 | 0.59% | 0.21% |
| 2034 | 881,223 | 131,816 | 0.56% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 885,935 | 132,027 | 0.53% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 890,320 | 132,202 | 0.49% | 0.13% |
| 2037 | 894,649 | 132,348 | 0.49% | 0.11% |
| 2038 | 899,021 | 132,467 | 0.49% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 903,316 | 132,552 | 0.48% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 907,506 | 132,631 | 0.46% | 0.06% |
| 2041 | 911,723 | 132,681 | 0.46% | 0.04% |
| 2042 | 915,811 | 132,700 | 0.45% | 0.01% |
| 2043 | 919,575 | 132,698 | 0.41% | -0.001% |
| 2044 | 923,121 | 132,665 | 0.39% | -0.03% |
| 2045 | 926,355 | 132,613 | 0.35% | -0.04% |
| 2046 | 929,478 | 132,531 | 0.34% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 932,483 | 132,415 | 0.32% | -0.09% |
| 2048 | 935,329 | 132,264 | 0.31% | -0.11% |
| 2049 | 938,062 | 132,085 | 0.29% | -0.14% |
| 2050 | 940,601 | 131,885 | 0.27% | -0.15% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,077 people (a 11.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 77,391 (a 10.1% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 30,923 (a 32.7% growth).
Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2006 and ranked 181st 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 the Seychelles will increase by 5% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Georgetown | 235K |
| Linden | 28.7K |
| New Amsterdam | 17.3K |
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| City | Population |
| Victoria | 24.7K |
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Population differences between Guyana and the Seychelles
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| Life expectancy | 70.6 years | 73.3 years |
| Average age | 30.2 years | 35.4 years |
| Median age | 26.9 years | 35 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 55.2:44.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.41 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.2 ppl/mi² | 683 ppl/mi² |
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