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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 842,249 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Tajikistan's population is 13.1 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 842K (11% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

Guyana vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guyana Tajikistan
2100 893,427 20,390,053
2099 897,075 20,381,074
2098 900,730 20,367,161
2097 903,879 20,348,897
2096 907,239 20,324,869
2095 910,449 20,297,885
2094 913,720 20,265,966
2093 916,747 20,234,160
2092 919,782 20,192,937
2091 922,593 20,148,873
2090 925,382 20,103,798
2089 928,365 20,056,079
2088 931,149 20,005,521
2087 933,725 19,950,317
2086 936,488 19,895,606
2085 939,122 19,836,988
2084 941,484 19,773,272
2083 943,485 19,706,082
2082 945,768 19,639,516
2081 947,613 19,572,596
2080 949,747 19,499,390
2079 951,550 19,425,502
2078 953,310 19,347,261
2077 954,825 19,265,447
2076 956,285 19,175,355
2075 957,487 19,083,859
2074 958,532 18,988,290
2073 959,731 18,889,470
2072 960,840 18,785,103
2071 961,696 18,674,697
2070 962,231 18,559,138
2069 962,932 18,437,873
2068 963,050 18,315,011
2067 963,082 18,187,508
2066 962,949 18,054,404
2065 962,820 17,921,674
2064 962,570 17,783,801
2063 962,105 17,641,066
2062 961,231 17,498,306
2061 960,288 17,356,130
2060 959,030 17,206,922
2059 957,500 17,056,085
2058 956,227 16,903,532
2057 954,861 16,749,284
2056 953,884 16,595,691
2055 952,501 16,441,650
2054 950,779 16,285,520
2053 948,578 16,130,235
2052 946,446 15,967,770
2051 944,628 15,805,253
2050 942,160 15,638,613
2049 939,529 15,468,883
2048 936,679 15,292,499
2047 933,818 15,112,083
2046 930,648 14,928,123
2045 927,546 14,739,540
2044 924,165 14,544,544
2043 920,452 14,349,357
2042 916,600 14,147,892
2041 912,255 13,945,694
2040 908,134 13,741,587
2039 903,859 13,536,704
2038 899,504 13,331,490
2037 895,108 13,125,051
2036 890,826 12,917,110
2035 886,294 12,714,184
2034 881,375 12,515,962
2033 876,510 12,321,294
2032 871,122 12,128,060
2031 866,170 11,938,351
2030 861,006 11,749,706
2029 856,154 11,559,235
2028 851,204 11,369,414
2027 845,847 11,178,605
2026 840,915 10,986,242
2025 836,010 10,791,246
2024 831,087 10,590,927
2023 826,353 10,389,799
2022 821,637 10,182,222
2021 815,482 9,966,908
2020 807,481 9,749,310
2019 807,665 9,529,966
2018 791,556 9,307,333
2017 768,479 9,085,946
2016 763,548 8,865,631
2015 758,781 8,643,840
2014 754,229 8,425,552
2013 750,021 8,216,724
2012 746,288 8,014,084
2011 746,153 7,824,785
2010 749,256 7,652,141
2009 752,094 7,490,230
2008 754,606 7,338,403
2007 756,861 7,194,477
2006 758,966 7,057,566
2005 760,914 6,924,720
2004 762,418 6,790,547
2003 763,101 6,658,575
2002 763,652 6,531,669
2001 764,477 6,407,377
2000 764,832 6,284,735
1999 764,483 6,208,370
1998 763,586 6,176,397
1997 762,245 6,139,829
1996 760,526 6,066,523
1995 758,388 5,948,584
1994 755,822 5,825,368
1993 752,965 5,724,993
1992 749,911 5,649,400
1991 747,861 5,541,205
1990 749,894 5,398,768
1989 754,865 5,267,249
1988 759,663 5,114,989
1987 764,120 4,939,059
1986 768,098 4,772,139
1985 771,477 4,619,003
1984 774,111 4,480,026
1983 775,891 4,350,874
1982 776,712 4,227,171
1981 776,453 4,109,022
1980 774,367 3,995,256
1979 770,062 3,882,691
1978 764,586 3,768,508
1977 758,654 3,653,265
1976 752,253 3,540,076
1975 745,393 3,430,425
1974 738,057 3,324,499
1973 730,138 3,222,290
1972 721,617 3,123,691
1971 712,662 3,028,837
1970 702,705 2,936,779
1969 690,223 2,845,273
1968 676,160 2,753,848
1967 662,311 2,664,130
1966 648,646 2,577,184
1965 635,128 2,492,998
1964 621,764 2,411,260
1963 608,537 2,331,736
1962 595,461 2,255,026
1961 582,568 2,181,805
1960 569,143 2,112,131

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/tajikistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guyana Tajikistan
2100 -0.41% 0.04%
2099 -0.41% 0.07%
2098 -0.35% 0.09%
2097 -0.37% 0.12%
2096 -0.35% 0.13%
2095 -0.36% 0.16%
2094 -0.33% 0.16%
2093 -0.33% 0.2%
2092 -0.3% 0.22%
2091 -0.3% 0.22%
2090 -0.32% 0.24%
2089 -0.3% 0.25%
2088 -0.28% 0.28%
2087 -0.3% 0.27%
2086 -0.28% 0.3%
2085 -0.25% 0.32%
2084 -0.21% 0.34%
2083 -0.24% 0.34%
2082 -0.19% 0.34%
2081 -0.22% 0.38%
2080 -0.19% 0.38%
2079 -0.18% 0.4%
2078 -0.16% 0.42%
2077 -0.15% 0.47%
2076 -0.13% 0.48%
2075 -0.11% 0.5%
2074 -0.12% 0.52%
2073 -0.12% 0.56%
2072 -0.09% 0.59%
2071 -0.06% 0.62%
2070 -0.07% 0.66%
2069 -0.01% 0.67%
2068 -0.003% 0.7%
2067 0.01% 0.74%
2066 0.01% 0.74%
2065 0.03% 0.78%
2064 0.05% 0.81%
2063 0.09% 0.82%
2062 0.1% 0.82%
2061 0.13% 0.87%
2060 0.16% 0.88%
2059 0.13% 0.9%
2058 0.14% 0.92%
2057 0.1% 0.93%
2056 0.15% 0.94%
2055 0.18% 0.96%
2054 0.23% 0.96%
2053 0.23% 1.02%
2052 0.19% 1.03%
2051 0.26% 1.07%
2050 0.28% 1.1%
2049 0.3% 1.15%
2048 0.31% 1.19%
2047 0.34% 1.23%
2046 0.33% 1.28%
2045 0.37% 1.34%
2044 0.4% 1.36%
2043 0.42% 1.42%
2042 0.48% 1.45%
2041 0.45% 1.49%
2040 0.47% 1.51%
2039 0.48% 1.54%
2038 0.49% 1.57%
2037 0.48% 1.61%
2036 0.51% 1.6%
2035 0.56% 1.58%
2034 0.56% 1.58%
2033 0.62% 1.59%
2032 0.57% 1.59%
2031 0.6% 1.61%
2030 0.57% 1.65%
2029 0.58% 1.67%
2028 0.63% 1.71%
2027 0.59% 1.75%
2026 0.59% 1.81%
2025 0.59% 1.89%
2024 0.57% 1.94%
2023 0.57% 2.04%
2022 0.75% 2.16%
2021 0.99% 2.23%
2020 -0.02% 2.3%
2019 2.04% 2.39%
2018 3% 2.44%
2017 0.65% 2.49%
2016 0.63% 2.57%
2015 0.6% 2.59%
2014 0.56% 2.54%
2013 0.5% 2.53%
2012 0.02% 2.42%
2011 -0.41% 2.26%
2010 -0.38% 2.16%
2009 -0.33% 2.07%
2008 -0.3% 2%
2007 -0.28% 1.94%
2006 -0.26% 1.92%
2005 -0.2% 1.98%
2004 -0.09% 1.98%
2003 -0.07% 1.94%
2002 -0.11% 1.94%
2001 -0.05% 1.95%
2000 0.05% 1.23%
1999 0.12% 0.52%
1998 0.18% 0.6%
1997 0.23% 1.21%
1996 0.28% 1.98%
1995 0.34% 2.12%
1994 0.38% 1.75%
1993 0.41% 1.34%
1992 0.27% 1.95%
1991 -0.27% 2.64%
1990 -0.66% 2.5%
1989 -0.63% 2.98%
1988 -0.58% 3.56%
1987 -0.52% 3.5%
1986 -0.44% 3.32%
1985 -0.34% 3.1%
1984 -0.23% 2.97%
1983 -0.11% 2.93%
1982 0.03% 2.88%
1981 0.27% 2.85%
1980 0.56% 2.9%
1979 0.72% 3.03%
1978 0.78% 3.15%
1977 0.85% 3.2%
1976 0.92% 3.2%
1975 0.99% 3.19%
1974 1.08% 3.17%
1973 1.18% 3.16%
1972 1.26% 3.13%
1971 1.42% 3.13%
1970 1.81% 3.22%
1969 2.08% 3.32%
1968 2.09% 3.37%
1967 2.11% 3.37%
1966 2.13% 3.38%
1965 2.15% 3.39%
1964 2.17% 3.41%
1963 2.2% 3.4%
1962 2.21% 3.36%
1961 2.36% 3.3%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Guyana grew by 0.57%, while Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Guyana Tajikistan
Current population
842249
11038274
Population rank 162/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.13%
One net population change
1.85 hours
2.61 minutes
One birth every
31.4 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
1.45 hours
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13 +551
Annual growth/decline +4,734 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate +0.57% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 128/197 55/197
One migration net change every
1.73 hours
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -5,092 -21,606
Net migration rank 116/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 54,175 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 147/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 82/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guyana
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guyana Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,092 - -21,606
2024 - -5,407 - -21,236
2023 10,716 -6,161 223,828 -19,999
2022 11,042 -6,161 228,336 -17,001
2021 8,125 -689 222,850 -3,564
2020 10,307 -1,743 219,467 -3,564
2019 11,665 -20,603 231,817 -9,041
2018 10,946 30,213 228,597 -6,111
2017 11,108 -6,107 224,396 -4,093
2016 11,168 -6,309 228,547 -8,210
2015 11,199 -6,527 230,903 -7,660
2014 11,143 -6,710 227,304 -13,962
2013 10,887 -6,907 220,693 -16,362
2012 10,633 -7,152 213,078 -12,132
2011 10,713 -13,920 208,429 -30,783
2010 10,652 -13,655 201,389 -33,733
2009 10,758 -13,425 192,851 -36,677
2008 10,792 -13,143 182,337 -34,855
2007 10,741 -12,906 173,200 -32,831
2006 10,525 -12,575 164,046 -30,591
2005 10,455 -12,290 160,189 -27,954
2004 10,767 -11,938 161,201 -25,082
2003 11,344 -11,551 150,391 -22,562
2002 12,218 -13,116 146,492 -20,526
2001 13,307 -14,050 142,276 -19,657
2000 14,128 -14,090 136,549 -13,871
1999 14,763 -14,115 147,622 -117,571
1998 15,292 -14,155 153,508 -119,621
1997 15,568 -14,019 149,825 -110,572
1996 15,768 -13,871 138,287 -30,922
1995 15,991 -13,614 168,934 -40,418
1994 16,185 -13,426 167,590 -49,668
1993 16,099 -13,137 157,975 -75,147
1992 15,990 -12,844 163,652 -95,280
1991 15,896 -14,949 177,585 -29,553
1990 15,917 -20,930 178,429 -41,596
1989 15,947 -20,870 179,212 -53,020
1988 16,189 -20,860 172,805 5,523
1987 16,600 -20,848 163,611 9,923
1986 16,940 -20,647 155,987 4,321
1985 17,292 -20,337 145,720 247
1984 17,466 -19,702 139,145 -7,152
1983 17,753 -19,075 133,280 -6,972
1982 17,644 -17,959 127,838 -6,730
1981 17,471 -16,648 121,418 -6,221
1980 17,298 -13,952 117,888 -5,557
1979 17,402 -12,138 114,496 -1,703
1978 17,539 -11,841 110,564 5,006
1977 17,805 -11,636 106,920 7,999
1976 18,083 -11,445 103,777 7,679
1975 18,317 -11,231 100,604 7,237
1974 18,589 -11,012 97,481 6,531
1973 18,991 -10,731 94,523 5,876
1972 19,219 -10,448 91,677 5,123
1971 19,273 -10,142 88,618 4,293
1970 19,233 -8,439 85,645 5,559
1969 19,133 -4,969 82,931 8,886
1968 19,035 -5,071 80,698 10,323
1967 18,933 -5,192 78,733 9,670
1966 18,862 -5,277 76,702 8,796
1965 18,791 -5,347 75,139 7,744
1964 18,729 -5,437 74,030 6,568
1963 18,606 -5,434 73,065 5,379
1962 18,344 -5,379 70,700 4,270
1961 18,092 -5,267 68,182 3,291
1960 17,867 -3,837 65,415 2,457

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

GeoRank.org/population/guyana/tajikistan | 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 Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

As of 2024, 54,175 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in Guyana, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

Biggest cities by population

Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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