The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 9,034,102 people in Switzerland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 839,919 people compared to 9,112,950 in Switzerland.
Population statistics:
- Switzerland's population is 10.8 times bigger than Guyana's.
- Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 100th.
- The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
- For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.01% in Switzerland.
- Since 2005, the population of Guyana has increased from 761K people to 840K (10.4% growth), while Switzerland has grown from 7.44M to 9.11M (22.5% growth).
- Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 960K people compared to the peak of 9.46M people in 2052 for Switzerland.
Guyana vs Switzerland: live population counter
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| Current population |
839919
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9112950
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| Population rank | 162/197 | 100/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
1.85 hours
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3.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
31.4 minutes
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6.57 minutes
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| One death every |
1.45 hours
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7.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.62 hours
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13.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -5,407 | +40,099 |
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | +400 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,734 | +146,009 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.57% | +1.64% |
| Population growth rate rank | 129/197 | 70/197 |
Guyana and Switzerland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 569,143 | 5,327,827 | - | - |
| 1961 | 582,568 | 5,434,294 | 2.36% | 2% |
| 1962 | 595,461 | 5,573,815 | 2.21% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 608,537 | 5,694,247 | 2.2% | 2.16% |
| 1964 | 621,764 | 5,789,228 | 2.17% | 1.67% |
| 1965 | 635,128 | 5,856,472 | 2.15% | 1.16% |
| 1966 | 648,646 | 5,918,002 | 2.13% | 1.05% |
| 1967 | 662,311 | 5,991,785 | 2.11% | 1.25% |
| 1968 | 676,160 | 6,067,714 | 2.09% | 1.27% |
| 1969 | 690,223 | 6,136,387 | 2.08% | 1.13% |
| 1970 | 702,705 | 6,180,877 | 1.81% | 0.73% |
| 1971 | 712,662 | 6,213,399 | 1.42% | 0.53% |
| 1972 | 721,617 | 6,260,956 | 1.26% | 0.77% |
| 1973 | 730,138 | 6,307,347 | 1.18% | 0.74% |
| 1974 | 738,057 | 6,341,405 | 1.08% | 0.54% |
| 1975 | 745,393 | 6,338,632 | 0.99% | -0.04% |
| 1976 | 752,253 | 6,302,504 | 0.92% | -0.57% |
| 1977 | 758,654 | 6,281,174 | 0.85% | -0.34% |
| 1978 | 764,586 | 6,281,738 | 0.78% | 0.009% |
| 1979 | 770,062 | 6,294,365 | 0.72% | 0.2% |
| 1980 | 774,367 | 6,319,408 | 0.56% | 0.4% |
| 1981 | 776,453 | 6,354,074 | 0.27% | 0.55% |
| 1982 | 776,712 | 6,391,309 | 0.03% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 775,891 | 6,418,773 | -0.11% | 0.43% |
| 1984 | 774,111 | 6,441,865 | -0.23% | 0.36% |
| 1985 | 771,477 | 6,470,365 | -0.34% | 0.44% |
| 1986 | 768,098 | 6,504,124 | -0.44% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 764,120 | 6,545,106 | -0.52% | 0.63% |
| 1988 | 759,663 | 6,593,386 | -0.58% | 0.74% |
| 1989 | 754,865 | 6,646,912 | -0.63% | 0.81% |
| 1990 | 749,894 | 6,715,519 | -0.66% | 1.03% |
| 1991 | 747,861 | 6,799,978 | -0.27% | 1.26% |
| 1992 | 749,911 | 6,875,364 | 0.27% | 1.11% |
| 1993 | 752,965 | 6,938,265 | 0.41% | 0.91% |
| 1994 | 755,822 | 6,993,795 | 0.38% | 0.8% |
| 1995 | 758,388 | 7,040,687 | 0.34% | 0.67% |
| 1996 | 760,526 | 7,071,850 | 0.28% | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 762,245 | 7,088,906 | 0.23% | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 763,586 | 7,110,001 | 0.18% | 0.3% |
| 1999 | 764,483 | 7,143,991 | 0.12% | 0.48% |
| 2000 | 764,832 | 7,184,250 | 0.05% | 0.56% |
| 2001 | 764,477 | 7,229,854 | -0.05% | 0.63% |
| 2002 | 763,652 | 7,284,753 | -0.11% | 0.76% |
| 2003 | 763,101 | 7,339,001 | -0.07% | 0.74% |
| 2004 | 762,418 | 7,389,625 | -0.09% | 0.69% |
| 2005 | 760,914 | 7,437,115 | -0.2% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 758,966 | 7,483,934 | -0.26% | 0.63% |
| 2007 | 756,861 | 7,551,117 | -0.28% | 0.9% |
| 2008 | 754,606 | 7,647,675 | -0.3% | 1.28% |
| 2009 | 752,094 | 7,743,831 | -0.33% | 1.26% |
| 2010 | 749,256 | 7,824,909 | -0.38% | 1.05% |
| 2011 | 746,153 | 7,912,398 | -0.41% | 1.12% |
| 2012 | 746,288 | 7,996,861 | 0.02% | 1.07% |
| 2013 | 750,021 | 8,089,346 | 0.5% | 1.16% |
| 2014 | 754,229 | 8,188,649 | 0.56% | 1.23% |
| 2015 | 758,781 | 8,282,396 | 0.6% | 1.14% |
| 2016 | 763,548 | 8,373,338 | 0.63% | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 768,479 | 8,451,840 | 0.65% | 0.94% |
| 2018 | 791,556 | 8,514,329 | 3% | 0.74% |
| 2019 | 807,665 | 8,575,280 | 2.04% | 0.72% |
| 2020 | 807,481 | 8,638,167 | -0.02% | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 815,482 | 8,704,546 | 0.99% | 0.77% |
| 2022 | 821,637 | 8,777,088 | 0.75% | 0.83% |
| 2023 | 826,353 | 8,888,093 | 0.57% | 1.26% |
| 2024 | 831,087 | 9,034,102 | 0.57% | 1.64% |
| 2025 | 835,986 | 9,080,106 | 0.59% | 0.51% |
| 2026 | 840,883 | 9,120,994 | 0.59% | 0.45% |
| 2027 | 846,019 | 9,157,559 | 0.61% | 0.4% |
| 2028 | 851,161 | 9,190,572 | 0.61% | 0.36% |
| 2029 | 856,040 | 9,219,373 | 0.57% | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 861,037 | 9,245,030 | 0.58% | 0.28% |
| 2031 | 866,080 | 9,269,063 | 0.59% | 0.26% |
| 2032 | 871,237 | 9,289,991 | 0.6% | 0.23% |
| 2033 | 876,346 | 9,307,909 | 0.59% | 0.19% |
| 2034 | 881,223 | 9,324,938 | 0.56% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 885,935 | 9,340,145 | 0.53% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 890,320 | 9,352,822 | 0.49% | 0.14% |
| 2037 | 894,649 | 9,364,126 | 0.49% | 0.12% |
| 2038 | 899,021 | 9,373,988 | 0.49% | 0.11% |
| 2039 | 903,316 | 9,382,808 | 0.48% | 0.09% |
| 2040 | 907,506 | 9,392,748 | 0.46% | 0.11% |
| 2041 | 911,723 | 9,401,829 | 0.46% | 0.1% |
| 2042 | 915,811 | 9,410,286 | 0.45% | 0.09% |
| 2043 | 919,575 | 9,418,963 | 0.41% | 0.09% |
| 2044 | 923,121 | 9,426,166 | 0.39% | 0.08% |
| 2045 | 926,355 | 9,432,561 | 0.35% | 0.07% |
| 2046 | 929,478 | 9,438,518 | 0.34% | 0.06% |
| 2047 | 932,483 | 9,445,091 | 0.32% | 0.07% |
| 2048 | 935,329 | 9,452,109 | 0.31% | 0.07% |
| 2049 | 938,062 | 9,457,335 | 0.29% | 0.06% |
| 2050 | 940,601 | 9,459,997 | 0.27% | 0.03% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guyana decreased by 2,133 people (a 0.28% decline), while Switzerland gained 845,281 people (a 11.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guyana gained 81,138 (a 10.7% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 830,554 (a 10% growth).
Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2005 and is 162nd in 2025. Switzerland was ranked 97th in 2005 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,459,997 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.
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 |
| Zurich | 449K |
| Geneva | 207K |
| Basel | 176K |
| Bern | 146K |
| Lausanne | 144K |
| Winterthur | 119K |
| Biel/Bienne | 55.9K |
| Thun | 43.9K |
| Bellinzona | 43.8K |
| Koniz | 43K |
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Population differences between Guyana and Switzerland
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| Life expectancy | 70.4 years | 84.2 years |
| Average age | 30.2 years | 43.2 years |
| Median age | 26.9 years | 43.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.41 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.2 ppl/mi² | 592 ppl/mi² |
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