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

Guyana and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Guyana	Suriname	Guyana	Suriname
1960	569,143	263,918	-	-
1961	582,568	272,791	2.36%	3.36%
1962	595,461	283,912	2.21%	4.08%
1963	608,537	297,034	2.2%	4.62%
1964	621,764	309,041	2.17%	4.04%
1965	635,128	320,000	2.15%	3.55%
1966	648,646	331,135	2.13%	3.48%
1967	662,311	342,679	2.11%	3.49%
1968	676,160	354,616	2.09%	3.48%
1969	690,223	366,906	2.08%	3.47%
1970	702,705	379,442	1.81%	3.42%
1971	712,662	391,932	1.42%	3.29%
1972	721,617	397,413	1.26%	1.4%
1973	730,138	395,772	1.18%	-0.41%
1974	738,057	393,676	1.08%	-0.53%
1975	745,393	391,170	0.99%	-0.64%
1976	752,253	388,289	0.92%	-0.74%
1977	758,654	385,067	0.85%	-0.83%
1978	764,586	381,502	0.78%	-0.93%
1979	770,062	377,602	0.72%	-1.02%
1980	774,367	375,377	0.56%	-0.59%
1981	776,453	375,459	0.27%	0.02%
1982	776,712	376,555	0.03%	0.29%
1983	775,891	378,746	-0.11%	0.58%
1984	774,111	382,193	-0.23%	0.91%
1985	771,477	386,972	-0.34%	1.25%
1986	768,098	392,330	-0.44%	1.38%
1987	764,120	396,911	-0.52%	1.17%
1988	759,663	402,227	-0.58%	1.34%
1989	754,865	408,409	-0.63%	1.54%
1990	749,894	412,493	-0.66%	1%
1991	747,861	415,013	-0.27%	0.61%
1992	749,911	417,589	0.27%	0.62%
1993	752,965	419,352	0.41%	0.42%
1994	755,822	422,375	0.38%	0.72%
1995	758,388	429,606	0.34%	1.71%
1996	760,526	438,830	0.28%	2.15%
1997	762,245	448,067	0.23%	2.1%
1998	763,586	457,406	0.18%	2.08%
1999	764,483	466,916	0.12%	2.08%
2000	764,832	476,643	0.05%	2.08%
2001	764,477	486,560	-0.05%	2.08%
2002	763,652	496,551	-0.11%	2.05%
2003	763,101	506,414	-0.07%	1.99%
2004	762,418	513,923	-0.09%	1.48%
2005	760,914	519,313	-0.2%	1.05%
2006	758,966	524,997	-0.26%	1.09%
2007	756,861	531,016	-0.28%	1.15%
2008	754,606	537,245	-0.3%	1.17%
2009	752,094	543,568	-0.33%	1.18%
2010	749,256	549,923	-0.38%	1.17%
2011	746,153	556,269	-0.41%	1.15%
2012	746,288	562,633	0.02%	1.14%
2013	750,021	569,020	0.5%	1.14%
2014	754,229	575,373	0.56%	1.12%
2015	758,781	581,627	0.6%	1.09%
2016	763,548	587,757	0.63%	1.05%
2017	768,479	593,713	0.65%	1.01%
2018	791,556	599,513	3%	0.98%
2019	807,665	605,768	2.04%	1.04%
2020	807,481	612,317	-0.02%	1.08%
2021	815,482	617,896	0.99%	0.91%
2022	821,637	623,164	0.75%	0.85%
2023	826,353	628,886	0.57%	0.92%
2024	831,087	634,431	0.57%	0.88%
2025	835,986	639,852	0.59%	0.85%
2026	840,883	645,257	0.59%	0.84%
2027	846,019	650,564	0.61%	0.82%
2028	851,161	655,783	0.61%	0.8%
2029	856,040	660,793	0.57%	0.76%
2030	861,037	665,650	0.58%	0.74%
2031	866,080	670,421	0.59%	0.72%
2032	871,237	675,070	0.6%	0.69%
2033	876,346	679,573	0.59%	0.67%
2034	881,223	683,911	0.56%	0.64%
2035	885,935	688,189	0.53%	0.63%
2036	890,320	692,343	0.49%	0.6%
2037	894,649	696,213	0.49%	0.56%
2038	899,021	699,908	0.49%	0.53%
2039	903,316	703,569	0.48%	0.52%
2040	907,506	707,156	0.46%	0.51%
2041	911,723	710,619	0.46%	0.49%
2042	915,811	713,900	0.45%	0.46%
2043	919,575	716,999	0.41%	0.43%
2044	923,121	719,920	0.39%	0.41%
2045	926,355	722,759	0.35%	0.39%
2046	929,478	725,322	0.34%	0.35%
2047	932,483	727,726	0.32%	0.33%
2048	935,329	730,038	0.31%	0.32%
2049	938,062	732,021	0.29%	0.27%
2050	940,601	733,898	0.27%	0.26%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guyana decreased by 2,133 people (a 0.28% decline), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guyana gained 81,138 (a 10.7% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2005 and is 162nd in 2025. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2005 and ranked 165th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Guyana's population will grow by 12% to 940,601 people and will still be ranked 162nd. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.