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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 842,249 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 57.9 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 842K (11% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Guyana vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guyana Spain
2100 893,427 33,862,981
2099 897,075 34,039,965
2098 900,730 34,215,187
2097 903,879 34,387,116
2096 907,239 34,552,002
2095 910,449 34,719,411
2094 913,720 34,882,039
2093 916,747 35,044,043
2092 919,782 35,204,657
2091 922,593 35,366,895
2090 925,382 35,535,838
2089 928,365 35,707,942
2088 931,149 35,877,681
2087 933,725 36,043,209
2086 936,488 36,210,710
2085 939,122 36,386,207
2084 941,484 36,564,622
2083 943,485 36,749,680
2082 945,768 36,936,644
2081 947,613 37,133,976
2080 949,747 37,337,517
2079 951,550 37,551,557
2078 953,310 37,771,135
2077 954,825 38,002,963
2076 956,285 38,249,247
2075 957,487 38,506,040
2074 958,532 38,777,715
2073 959,731 39,056,249
2072 960,840 39,348,447
2071 961,696 39,642,346
2070 962,231 39,949,413
2069 962,932 40,256,590
2068 963,050 40,575,543
2067 963,082 40,893,798
2066 962,949 41,218,263
2065 962,820 41,543,254
2064 962,570 41,878,338
2063 962,105 42,208,320
2062 961,231 42,542,893
2061 960,288 42,874,096
2060 959,030 43,191,452
2059 957,500 43,506,737
2058 956,227 43,809,907
2057 954,861 44,112,668
2056 953,884 44,415,689
2055 952,501 44,691,749
2054 950,779 44,958,971
2053 948,578 45,223,225
2052 946,446 45,470,541
2051 944,628 45,695,307
2050 942,160 45,911,520
2049 939,529 46,127,777
2048 936,679 46,322,244
2047 933,818 46,510,152
2046 930,648 46,687,914
2045 927,546 46,858,778
2044 924,165 47,016,278
2043 920,452 47,158,325
2042 916,600 47,301,091
2041 912,255 47,434,593
2040 908,134 47,563,236
2039 903,859 47,685,343
2038 899,504 47,798,797
2037 895,108 47,910,899
2036 890,826 48,020,350
2035 886,294 48,124,430
2034 881,375 48,220,051
2033 876,510 48,311,842
2032 871,122 48,402,470
2031 866,170 48,495,278
2030 861,006 48,579,920
2029 856,154 48,648,699
2028 851,204 48,707,969
2027 845,847 48,758,200
2026 840,915 48,806,901
2025 836,010 48,838,057
2024 831,087 48,848,840
2023 826,353 48,352,528
2022 821,637 47,786,102
2021 815,482 47,443,821
2020 807,481 47,359,424
2019 807,665 47,118,501
2018 791,556 46,782,011
2017 768,479 46,571,232
2016 763,548 46,458,139
2015 758,781 46,422,303
2014 754,229 46,460,733
2013 750,021 46,604,197
2012 746,288 46,773,055
2011 746,153 46,742,697
2010 749,256 46,576,897
2009 752,094 46,362,946
2008 754,606 45,954,106
2007 756,861 45,226,803
2006 758,966 44,397,319
2005 760,914 43,653,155
2004 762,418 42,921,895
2003 763,101 42,187,645
2002 763,652 41,431,558
2001 764,477 40,850,412
2000 764,832 40,567,864
1999 764,483 40,386,875
1998 763,586 40,223,509
1997 762,245 40,057,389
1996 760,526 39,889,852
1995 758,388 39,724,050
1994 755,822 39,549,108
1993 752,965 39,361,262
1992 749,911 39,157,685
1991 747,861 38,966,376
1990 749,894 38,867,322
1989 754,865 38,827,764
1988 759,663 38,766,939
1987 764,120 38,684,815
1986 768,098 38,584,624
1985 771,477 38,469,512
1984 774,111 38,330,364
1983 775,891 38,171,525
1982 776,712 37,986,012
1981 776,453 37,758,631
1980 774,367 37,491,165
1979 770,062 37,191,330
1978 764,586 36,864,898
1977 758,654 36,511,638
1976 752,253 36,137,812
1975 745,393 35,757,900
1974 738,057 35,373,335
1973 730,138 34,988,947
1972 721,617 34,604,469
1971 712,662 34,224,490
1970 702,705 33,814,531
1969 690,223 33,441,054
1968 676,160 33,113,134
1967 662,311 32,682,947
1966 648,646 32,283,194
1965 635,128 31,954,292
1964 621,764 31,609,195
1963 608,537 31,296,651
1962 595,461 31,023,366
1961 582,568 30,739,250
1960 569,143 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guyana Spain
2100 -0.41% -0.52%
2099 -0.41% -0.51%
2098 -0.35% -0.5%
2097 -0.37% -0.48%
2096 -0.35% -0.48%
2095 -0.36% -0.47%
2094 -0.33% -0.46%
2093 -0.33% -0.46%
2092 -0.3% -0.46%
2091 -0.3% -0.48%
2090 -0.32% -0.48%
2089 -0.3% -0.47%
2088 -0.28% -0.46%
2087 -0.3% -0.46%
2086 -0.28% -0.48%
2085 -0.25% -0.49%
2084 -0.21% -0.5%
2083 -0.24% -0.51%
2082 -0.19% -0.53%
2081 -0.22% -0.55%
2080 -0.19% -0.57%
2079 -0.18% -0.58%
2078 -0.16% -0.61%
2077 -0.15% -0.64%
2076 -0.13% -0.67%
2075 -0.11% -0.7%
2074 -0.12% -0.71%
2073 -0.12% -0.74%
2072 -0.09% -0.74%
2071 -0.06% -0.77%
2070 -0.07% -0.76%
2069 -0.01% -0.79%
2068 -0.003% -0.78%
2067 0.01% -0.79%
2066 0.01% -0.78%
2065 0.03% -0.8%
2064 0.05% -0.78%
2063 0.09% -0.79%
2062 0.1% -0.77%
2061 0.13% -0.73%
2060 0.16% -0.72%
2059 0.13% -0.69%
2058 0.14% -0.69%
2057 0.1% -0.68%
2056 0.15% -0.62%
2055 0.18% -0.59%
2054 0.23% -0.58%
2053 0.23% -0.54%
2052 0.19% -0.49%
2051 0.26% -0.47%
2050 0.28% -0.47%
2049 0.3% -0.42%
2048 0.31% -0.4%
2047 0.34% -0.38%
2046 0.33% -0.36%
2045 0.37% -0.33%
2044 0.4% -0.3%
2043 0.42% -0.3%
2042 0.48% -0.28%
2041 0.45% -0.27%
2040 0.47% -0.26%
2039 0.48% -0.24%
2038 0.49% -0.23%
2037 0.48% -0.23%
2036 0.51% -0.22%
2035 0.56% -0.2%
2034 0.56% -0.19%
2033 0.62% -0.19%
2032 0.57% -0.19%
2031 0.6% -0.17%
2030 0.57% -0.14%
2029 0.58% -0.12%
2028 0.63% -0.1%
2027 0.59% -0.1%
2026 0.59% -0.06%
2025 0.59% -0.02%
2024 0.57% 1.03%
2023 0.57% 1.19%
2022 0.75% 0.72%
2021 0.99% 0.18%
2020 -0.02% 0.51%
2019 2.04% 0.72%
2018 3% 0.45%
2017 0.65% 0.24%
2016 0.63% 0.08%
2015 0.6% -0.08%
2014 0.56% -0.31%
2013 0.5% -0.36%
2012 0.02% 0.06%
2011 -0.41% 0.36%
2010 -0.38% 0.46%
2009 -0.33% 0.89%
2008 -0.3% 1.61%
2007 -0.28% 1.87%
2006 -0.26% 1.7%
2005 -0.2% 1.7%
2004 -0.09% 1.74%
2003 -0.07% 1.82%
2002 -0.11% 1.42%
2001 -0.05% 0.7%
2000 0.05% 0.45%
1999 0.12% 0.41%
1998 0.18% 0.41%
1997 0.23% 0.42%
1996 0.28% 0.42%
1995 0.34% 0.44%
1994 0.38% 0.48%
1993 0.41% 0.52%
1992 0.27% 0.49%
1991 -0.27% 0.25%
1990 -0.66% 0.1%
1989 -0.63% 0.16%
1988 -0.58% 0.21%
1987 -0.52% 0.26%
1986 -0.44% 0.3%
1985 -0.34% 0.36%
1984 -0.23% 0.42%
1983 -0.11% 0.49%
1982 0.03% 0.6%
1981 0.27% 0.71%
1980 0.56% 0.81%
1979 0.72% 0.89%
1978 0.78% 0.97%
1977 0.85% 1.03%
1976 0.92% 1.06%
1975 0.99% 1.09%
1974 1.08% 1.1%
1973 1.18% 1.11%
1972 1.26% 1.11%
1971 1.42% 1.21%
1970 1.81% 1.12%
1969 2.08% 0.99%
1968 2.09% 1.32%
1967 2.11% 1.24%
1966 2.13% 1.03%
1965 2.15% 1.09%
1964 2.17% 1%
1963 2.2% 0.88%
1962 2.21% 0.92%
1961 2.36% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guyana grew by 0.57%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Guyana Spain
Current population
842249
48806901
Population rank 162/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.59%
One net population change
1.85 hours
1.06 minutes
One birth every
31.4 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
1.45 hours
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +4,734 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +0.57% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 128/197 100/197
One migration net change every
1.73 hours
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -5,092 +96,630
Net migration rank 116/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 54,175 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 147/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 82/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guyana
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guyana Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,092 - 96,630
2024 - -5,407 - 111,674
2023 10,716 -6,161 -111,211 119,099
2022 11,042 -6,161 -133,801 299,779
2021 8,125 -689 -113,865 144,385
2020 10,307 -1,743 -151,551 236,854
2019 11,665 -20,603 -56,542 464,783
2018 10,946 30,213 -56,139 337,467
2017 11,108 -6,107 -32,600 201,135
2016 11,168 -6,309 0 106,474
2015 11,199 -6,527 -4,642 -1,979
2014 11,143 -6,710 32,522 -97,870
2013 10,887 -6,907 37,284 -250,741
2012 10,633 -7,152 51,450 -153,486
2011 10,713 -13,920 84,137 60,761
2010 10,652 -13,655 102,469 69,406
2009 10,758 -13,425 106,635 129,557
2008 10,792 -13,143 133,267 434,135
2007 10,741 -12,906 108,545 772,317
2006 10,525 -12,575 110,994 659,720
2005 10,455 -12,290 78,576 629,803
2004 10,767 -11,938 85,844 661,158
2003 11,344 -11,551 54,844 658,428
2002 12,218 -13,116 53,861 737,880
2001 13,307 -14,050 44,936 181,307
2000 14,128 -14,090 36,512 176,269
1999 14,763 -14,115 8,077 178,559
1998 15,292 -14,155 4,022 182,926
1997 15,568 -14,019 20,028 165,345
1996 15,768 -13,871 11,967 162,704
1995 15,991 -13,614 15,889 162,434
1994 16,185 -13,426 31,639 160,407
1993 16,099 -13,137 47,234 160,907
1992 15,990 -12,844 62,652 177,544
1991 15,896 -14,949 58,450 122,841
1990 15,917 -20,930 66,075 -30,684
1989 15,947 -20,870 81,538 -25,892
1988 16,189 -20,860 100,794 -17,663
1987 16,600 -20,848 116,054 -12,681
1986 16,940 -20,647 131,188 -13,540
1985 17,292 -20,337 146,184 -589
1984 17,466 -19,702 172,487 2,754
1983 17,753 -19,075 183,223 1,241
1982 17,644 -17,959 231,714 -7,384
1981 17,471 -16,648 237,879 2,563
1980 17,298 -13,952 281,184 20,166
1979 17,402 -12,138 312,407 -5,929
1978 17,539 -11,841 339,157 -2,504
1977 17,805 -11,636 361,465 -1,332
1976 18,083 -11,445 375,834 2,804
1975 18,317 -11,231 371,882 -218
1974 18,589 -11,012 396,182 105,838
1973 18,991 -10,731 374,381 8,624
1972 19,219 -10,448 391,030 7,935
1971 19,273 -10,142 369,625 7,363
1970 19,233 -8,439 378,723 -60,580
1969 19,133 -4,969 367,851 -49,956
1968 19,035 -5,071 387,423 -46,088
1967 18,933 -5,192 402,001 -42,344
1966 18,862 -5,277 397,084 -41,467
1965 18,791 -5,347 405,819 -42,476
1964 18,729 -5,437 429,885 -41,461
1963 18,606 -5,434 394,338 -44,446
1962 18,344 -5,379 384,690 -45,211
1961 18,092 -5,267 396,537 -46,517
1960 17,867 -3,837 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/guyana/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 54,175 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in Guyana, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

Biggest cities by population

Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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