The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 839,919 people compared to 10,654,722 in Sweden.
Population statistics:
- Sweden's population is 12.7 times bigger than Guyana's.
- Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.13% for Sweden.
- For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
- Since 2005, the population of Guyana has increased from 761K people to 840K (10.4% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.03M to 10.7M (18% growth).
- Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 960K people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2079 for Sweden.
Guyana vs Sweden: live population counter
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| Current population |
839919
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10654722
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| Population rank | 162/197 | 93/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
1.85 hours
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15.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
31.4 minutes
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5.25 minutes
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| One death every |
1.45 hours
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5.54 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.62 hours
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10.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -5,407 | +50,115 |
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | +91 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,734 | +33,077 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.57% | +0.31% |
| Population growth rate rank | 129/197 | 148/197 |
Guyana and Sweden: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 569,143 | 7,484,656 | - | - |
| 1961 | 582,568 | 7,519,998 | 2.36% | 0.47% |
| 1962 | 595,461 | 7,561,588 | 2.21% | 0.55% |
| 1963 | 608,537 | 7,604,328 | 2.2% | 0.57% |
| 1964 | 621,764 | 7,661,354 | 2.17% | 0.75% |
| 1965 | 635,128 | 7,733,853 | 2.15% | 0.95% |
| 1966 | 648,646 | 7,807,797 | 2.13% | 0.96% |
| 1967 | 662,311 | 7,867,931 | 2.11% | 0.77% |
| 1968 | 676,160 | 7,912,273 | 2.09% | 0.56% |
| 1969 | 690,223 | 7,968,072 | 2.08% | 0.71% |
| 1970 | 702,705 | 8,042,801 | 1.81% | 0.94% |
| 1971 | 712,662 | 8,098,334 | 1.42% | 0.69% |
| 1972 | 721,617 | 8,122,300 | 1.26% | 0.3% |
| 1973 | 730,138 | 8,136,312 | 1.18% | 0.17% |
| 1974 | 738,057 | 8,159,955 | 1.08% | 0.29% |
| 1975 | 745,393 | 8,192,437 | 0.99% | 0.4% |
| 1976 | 752,253 | 8,222,286 | 0.92% | 0.36% |
| 1977 | 758,654 | 8,251,540 | 0.85% | 0.36% |
| 1978 | 764,586 | 8,275,599 | 0.78% | 0.29% |
| 1979 | 770,062 | 8,293,678 | 0.72% | 0.22% |
| 1980 | 774,367 | 8,310,531 | 0.56% | 0.2% |
| 1981 | 776,453 | 8,320,503 | 0.27% | 0.12% |
| 1982 | 776,712 | 8,325,263 | 0.03% | 0.06% |
| 1983 | 775,891 | 8,329,033 | -0.11% | 0.05% |
| 1984 | 774,111 | 8,336,605 | -0.23% | 0.09% |
| 1985 | 771,477 | 8,350,386 | -0.34% | 0.17% |
| 1986 | 768,098 | 8,369,829 | -0.44% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 764,120 | 8,397,804 | -0.52% | 0.33% |
| 1988 | 759,663 | 8,436,489 | -0.58% | 0.46% |
| 1989 | 754,865 | 8,492,964 | -0.63% | 0.67% |
| 1990 | 749,894 | 8,558,835 | -0.66% | 0.78% |
| 1991 | 747,861 | 8,617,375 | -0.27% | 0.68% |
| 1992 | 749,911 | 8,668,067 | 0.27% | 0.59% |
| 1993 | 752,965 | 8,718,561 | 0.41% | 0.58% |
| 1994 | 755,822 | 8,780,745 | 0.38% | 0.71% |
| 1995 | 758,388 | 8,826,939 | 0.34% | 0.53% |
| 1996 | 760,526 | 8,840,998 | 0.28% | 0.16% |
| 1997 | 762,245 | 8,846,062 | 0.23% | 0.06% |
| 1998 | 763,586 | 8,850,974 | 0.18% | 0.06% |
| 1999 | 764,483 | 8,857,874 | 0.12% | 0.08% |
| 2000 | 764,832 | 8,872,109 | 0.05% | 0.16% |
| 2001 | 764,477 | 8,895,960 | -0.05% | 0.27% |
| 2002 | 763,652 | 8,924,958 | -0.11% | 0.33% |
| 2003 | 763,101 | 8,958,229 | -0.07% | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 762,418 | 8,993,531 | -0.09% | 0.39% |
| 2005 | 760,914 | 9,029,572 | -0.2% | 0.4% |
| 2006 | 758,966 | 9,080,505 | -0.26% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 756,861 | 9,148,092 | -0.28% | 0.74% |
| 2008 | 754,606 | 9,219,637 | -0.3% | 0.78% |
| 2009 | 752,094 | 9,298,515 | -0.33% | 0.86% |
| 2010 | 749,256 | 9,378,126 | -0.38% | 0.86% |
| 2011 | 746,153 | 9,449,213 | -0.41% | 0.76% |
| 2012 | 746,288 | 9,519,374 | 0.02% | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 750,021 | 9,600,379 | 0.5% | 0.85% |
| 2014 | 754,229 | 9,696,110 | 0.56% | 1% |
| 2015 | 758,781 | 9,799,186 | 0.6% | 1.06% |
| 2016 | 763,548 | 9,923,085 | 0.63% | 1.26% |
| 2017 | 768,479 | 10,057,698 | 0.65% | 1.36% |
| 2018 | 791,556 | 10,175,214 | 3% | 1.17% |
| 2019 | 807,665 | 10,278,887 | 2.04% | 1.02% |
| 2020 | 807,481 | 10,353,442 | -0.02% | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 815,482 | 10,415,811 | 0.99% | 0.6% |
| 2022 | 821,637 | 10,486,941 | 0.75% | 0.68% |
| 2023 | 826,353 | 10,536,632 | 0.57% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 831,087 | 10,569,709 | 0.57% | 0.31% |
| 2025 | 835,986 | 10,619,177 | 0.59% | 0.47% |
| 2026 | 840,883 | 10,663,427 | 0.59% | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 846,019 | 10,703,497 | 0.61% | 0.38% |
| 2028 | 851,161 | 10,740,420 | 0.61% | 0.34% |
| 2029 | 856,040 | 10,773,692 | 0.57% | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 861,037 | 10,803,699 | 0.58% | 0.28% |
| 2031 | 866,080 | 10,830,583 | 0.59% | 0.25% |
| 2032 | 871,237 | 10,855,855 | 0.6% | 0.23% |
| 2033 | 876,346 | 10,880,544 | 0.59% | 0.23% |
| 2034 | 881,223 | 10,903,924 | 0.56% | 0.21% |
| 2035 | 885,935 | 10,926,433 | 0.53% | 0.21% |
| 2036 | 890,320 | 10,949,062 | 0.49% | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 894,649 | 10,971,259 | 0.49% | 0.2% |
| 2038 | 899,021 | 10,993,203 | 0.49% | 0.2% |
| 2039 | 903,316 | 11,015,926 | 0.48% | 0.21% |
| 2040 | 907,506 | 11,039,663 | 0.46% | 0.22% |
| 2041 | 911,723 | 11,063,604 | 0.46% | 0.22% |
| 2042 | 915,811 | 11,088,299 | 0.45% | 0.22% |
| 2043 | 919,575 | 11,113,927 | 0.41% | 0.23% |
| 2044 | 923,121 | 11,139,125 | 0.39% | 0.23% |
| 2045 | 926,355 | 11,163,492 | 0.35% | 0.22% |
| 2046 | 929,478 | 11,186,803 | 0.34% | 0.21% |
| 2047 | 932,483 | 11,209,183 | 0.32% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 935,329 | 11,230,526 | 0.31% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 938,062 | 11,250,663 | 0.29% | 0.18% |
| 2050 | 940,601 | 11,269,877 | 0.27% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guyana decreased by 2,133 people (a 0.28% decline), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guyana gained 81,138 (a 10.7% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).
Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2005 and is 162nd in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.
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 |
| Stockholm | 985K |
| Gothenburg | 675K |
| Malmo | 339K |
| Uppsala | 175K |
| Norrkoping | 98.2K |
| Umea | 94.2K |
| Solna | 85.8K |
| Sodertalje | 78.4K |
| Sollentuna | 77.7K |
| Halmstad | 73K |
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Population differences between Guyana and Sweden
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| Life expectancy | 70.4 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 30.2 years | 41.9 years |
| Median age | 26.9 years | 41.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.41 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.2 ppl/mi² | 67.2 ppl/mi² |
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