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

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The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 835,986 in 2025 vs 71,619,863 people in Thailand in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 843,423 people compared to 71,565,981 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 84.9 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.18% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 843K (11.1% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.51% growth).

Guyana vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guyana Thailand
2100 893,400 45,708,431
2099 897,049 46,053,146
2098 900,704 46,403,189
2097 903,852 46,757,918
2096 907,213 47,118,652
2095 910,422 47,484,043
2094 913,693 47,853,561
2093 916,720 48,226,682
2092 919,754 48,605,235
2091 922,566 48,984,504
2090 925,355 49,368,049
2089 928,338 49,756,629
2088 931,122 50,142,276
2087 933,697 50,532,164
2086 936,460 50,925,294
2085 939,094 51,321,960
2084 941,456 51,724,454
2083 943,457 52,127,592
2082 945,740 52,533,368
2081 947,585 52,938,345
2080 949,719 53,347,733
2079 951,522 53,762,492
2078 953,282 54,177,529
2077 954,797 54,595,112
2076 956,257 55,015,291
2075 957,459 55,438,108
2074 958,504 55,867,914
2073 959,702 56,300,358
2072 960,812 56,735,274
2071 961,668 57,172,515
2070 962,203 57,616,731
2069 962,904 58,061,962
2068 963,022 58,512,248
2067 963,054 58,962,990
2066 962,921 59,413,893
2065 962,791 59,873,261
2064 962,542 60,331,851
2063 962,076 60,792,306
2062 961,203 61,257,068
2061 960,260 61,720,030
2060 959,002 62,187,380
2059 957,472 62,651,158
2058 956,199 63,113,332
2057 954,833 63,572,746
2056 953,856 64,027,520
2055 952,473 64,473,146
2054 950,751 64,912,210
2053 948,550 65,338,122
2052 946,418 65,758,061
2051 944,600 66,162,612
2050 942,132 66,552,915
2049 939,501 66,931,487
2048 936,652 67,291,479
2047 933,791 67,636,461
2046 930,620 67,967,131
2045 927,519 68,281,902
2044 924,138 68,579,656
2043 920,425 68,864,788
2042 916,573 69,133,982
2041 912,228 69,390,832
2040 908,107 69,626,857
2039 903,833 69,848,522
2038 899,477 70,056,903
2037 895,081 70,250,371
2036 890,800 70,429,677
2035 886,268 70,599,021
2034 881,349 70,751,094
2033 876,484 70,891,510
2032 871,096 71,019,665
2031 866,145 71,134,882
2030 860,981 71,241,584
2029 856,128 71,337,147
2028 851,179 71,423,119
2027 845,822 71,499,411
2026 840,890 71,565,981
2025 835,986 71,619,863
2024 831,087 71,668,011
2023 826,353 71,702,435
2022 821,637 71,735,329
2021 815,482 71,727,332
2020 807,481 71,641,484
2019 807,665 71,522,271
2018 791,556 71,376,079
2017 768,479 71,160,187
2016 763,548 70,859,841
2015 758,781 70,540,795
2014 754,229 70,216,367
2013 750,021 69,845,114
2012 746,288 69,436,098
2011 746,153 69,007,208
2010 749,256 68,579,447
2009 752,094 68,121,080
2008 754,606 67,619,830
2007 756,861 67,102,394
2006 758,966 66,567,687
2005 760,914 66,017,420
2004 762,418 65,452,047
2003 763,101 64,868,166
2002 763,652 64,266,437
2001 764,477 63,651,141
2000 764,832 63,007,815
1999 764,483 62,299,043
1998 763,586 61,522,630
1997 762,245 60,724,584
1996 760,526 59,920,064
1995 758,388 59,098,232
1994 755,822 58,260,854
1993 752,965 57,408,198
1992 749,911 56,528,834
1991 747,861 55,637,434
1990 749,894 54,738,329
1989 754,865 53,848,956
1988 759,663 52,969,595
1987 764,120 52,074,105
1986 768,098 51,177,834
1985 771,477 50,270,753
1984 774,111 49,351,708
1983 775,891 48,423,309
1982 776,712 47,494,577
1981 776,453 46,575,855
1980 774,367 45,650,022
1979 770,062 44,718,434
1978 764,586 43,788,976
1977 758,654 42,843,974
1976 752,253 41,896,504
1975 745,393 40,940,005
1974 738,057 39,952,891
1973 730,138 38,947,787
1972 721,617 37,933,929
1971 712,662 36,937,387
1970 702,705 35,954,408
1969 690,223 34,973,782
1968 676,160 34,002,560
1967 662,311 33,037,801
1966 648,646 32,086,071
1965 635,128 31,149,337
1964 621,764 30,232,141
1963 608,537 29,342,322
1962 595,461 28,481,040
1961 582,568 27,650,334
1960 569,143 26,851,747

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/guyana/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 79,875 people (a 10.5% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 706,140 people (a 1% growth).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Guyana's population will grow by 11.7% to 942,132 people and will still be ranked 162nd. The population of Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,552,915 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Guyana
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guyana Thailand
2100 -0.41% -0.75%
2099 -0.41% -0.75%
2098 -0.35% -0.76%
2097 -0.37% -0.77%
2096 -0.35% -0.77%
2095 -0.36% -0.77%
2094 -0.33% -0.77%
2093 -0.33% -0.78%
2092 -0.3% -0.77%
2091 -0.3% -0.78%
2090 -0.32% -0.78%
2089 -0.3% -0.77%
2088 -0.28% -0.77%
2087 -0.3% -0.77%
2086 -0.28% -0.77%
2085 -0.25% -0.78%
2084 -0.21% -0.77%
2083 -0.24% -0.77%
2082 -0.19% -0.76%
2081 -0.22% -0.77%
2080 -0.19% -0.77%
2079 -0.18% -0.77%
2078 -0.16% -0.76%
2077 -0.15% -0.76%
2076 -0.13% -0.76%
2075 -0.11% -0.77%
2074 -0.12% -0.77%
2073 -0.12% -0.77%
2072 -0.09% -0.76%
2071 -0.06% -0.77%
2070 -0.07% -0.77%
2069 -0.01% -0.77%
2068 -0.003% -0.76%
2067 0.01% -0.76%
2066 0.01% -0.77%
2065 0.03% -0.76%
2064 0.05% -0.76%
2063 0.09% -0.76%
2062 0.1% -0.75%
2061 0.13% -0.75%
2060 0.16% -0.74%
2059 0.13% -0.73%
2058 0.14% -0.72%
2057 0.1% -0.71%
2056 0.15% -0.69%
2055 0.18% -0.68%
2054 0.23% -0.65%
2053 0.23% -0.64%
2052 0.19% -0.61%
2051 0.26% -0.59%
2050 0.28% -0.57%
2049 0.3% -0.53%
2048 0.31% -0.51%
2047 0.34% -0.49%
2046 0.33% -0.46%
2045 0.37% -0.43%
2044 0.4% -0.41%
2043 0.42% -0.39%
2042 0.48% -0.37%
2041 0.45% -0.34%
2040 0.47% -0.32%
2039 0.48% -0.3%
2038 0.49% -0.28%
2037 0.48% -0.25%
2036 0.51% -0.24%
2035 0.56% -0.21%
2034 0.56% -0.2%
2033 0.62% -0.18%
2032 0.57% -0.16%
2031 0.6% -0.15%
2030 0.57% -0.13%
2029 0.58% -0.12%
2028 0.63% -0.11%
2027 0.59% -0.09%
2026 0.59% -0.08%
2025 0.59% -0.07%
2024 0.57% -0.05%
2023 0.57% -0.05%
2022 0.75% 0.01%
2021 0.99% 0.12%
2020 -0.02% 0.17%
2019 2.04% 0.2%
2018 3% 0.3%
2017 0.65% 0.42%
2016 0.63% 0.45%
2015 0.6% 0.46%
2014 0.56% 0.53%
2013 0.5% 0.59%
2012 0.02% 0.62%
2011 -0.41% 0.62%
2010 -0.38% 0.67%
2009 -0.33% 0.74%
2008 -0.3% 0.77%
2007 -0.28% 0.8%
2006 -0.26% 0.83%
2005 -0.2% 0.86%
2004 -0.09% 0.9%
2003 -0.07% 0.94%
2002 -0.11% 0.97%
2001 -0.05% 1.02%
2000 0.05% 1.14%
1999 0.12% 1.26%
1998 0.18% 1.31%
1997 0.23% 1.34%
1996 0.28% 1.39%
1995 0.34% 1.44%
1994 0.38% 1.49%
1993 0.41% 1.56%
1992 0.27% 1.6%
1991 -0.27% 1.64%
1990 -0.66% 1.65%
1989 -0.63% 1.66%
1988 -0.58% 1.72%
1987 -0.52% 1.75%
1986 -0.44% 1.8%
1985 -0.34% 1.86%
1984 -0.23% 1.92%
1983 -0.11% 1.96%
1982 0.03% 1.97%
1981 0.27% 2.03%
1980 0.56% 2.08%
1979 0.72% 2.12%
1978 0.78% 2.21%
1977 0.85% 2.26%
1976 0.92% 2.34%
1975 0.99% 2.47%
1974 1.08% 2.58%
1973 1.18% 2.67%
1972 1.26% 2.7%
1971 1.42% 2.73%
1970 1.81% 2.8%
1969 2.08% 2.86%
1968 2.09% 2.92%
1967 2.11% 2.97%
1966 2.13% 3.01%
1965 2.15% 3.03%
1964 2.17% 3.03%
1963 2.2% 3.02%
1962 2.21% 3%
1961 2.36% 2.97%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Guyana grew by 0.59%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Guyana Thailand
Current population
843423
71565981
Population rank 162/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.86%
One net population change
1.79 hours
10.9 minutes
One birth every
31.8 minutes
54.2 seconds
One death every
1.41 hours
48.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +13 -132
Annual growth/decline +4,899 -48,148
Annual growth/decline rate +0.59% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 124/197 164/197
One migration net change every
1.73 hours
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -5,092 +27,509
Net migration rank 116/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 54,175 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 147/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 82/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guyana
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guyana Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,092 - 27,509
2024 10,310 -5,407 -65,720 23,321
2023 10,716 -6,161 -46,105 19,648
2022 11,042 -6,161 -61,046 21,683
2021 8,125 -689 57,382 -2,093
2020 10,307 -1,743 84,107 32,277
2019 11,665 -20,603 116,867 5,221
2018 10,946 30,213 159,383 10,984
2017 11,108 -6,107 194,695 66,805
2016 11,168 -6,309 226,255 112,978
2015 11,199 -6,527 266,362 32,500
2014 11,143 -6,710 294,628 55,358
2013 10,887 -6,907 325,059 67,452
2012 10,633 -7,152 351,485 74,033
2011 10,713 -13,920 365,670 66,607
2010 10,652 -13,655 370,466 52,791
2009 10,758 -13,425 382,636 110,883
2008 10,792 -13,143 401,730 107,333
2007 10,741 -12,906 425,362 100,486
2006 10,525 -12,575 441,211 102,362
2005 10,455 -12,290 456,378 100,542
2004 10,767 -11,938 466,542 107,199
2003 11,344 -11,551 488,003 105,917
2002 12,218 -13,116 504,299 105,215
2001 13,307 -14,050 524,230 96,817
2000 14,128 -14,090 543,884 121,640
1999 14,763 -14,115 578,073 173,924
1998 15,292 -14,155 617,318 183,471
1997 15,568 -14,019 644,834 150,411
1996 15,768 -13,871 661,397 152,397
1995 15,991 -13,614 682,703 147,226
1994 16,185 -13,426 712,589 132,271
1993 16,099 -13,137 737,696 122,746
1992 15,990 -12,844 754,999 143,318
1991 15,896 -14,949 760,508 124,034
1990 15,917 -20,930 760,808 152,916
1989 15,947 -20,870 774,563 90,497
1988 16,189 -20,860 765,252 128,469
1987 16,600 -20,848 774,498 122,791
1986 16,940 -20,647 783,430 111,820
1985 17,292 -20,337 776,935 141,963
1984 17,466 -19,702 779,856 139,345
1983 17,753 -19,075 794,239 143,393
1982 17,644 -17,959 817,951 101,885
1981 17,471 -16,648 839,297 78,337
1980 17,298 -13,952 845,575 88,478
1979 17,402 -12,138 843,434 85,693
1978 17,539 -11,841 847,799 82,011
1977 17,805 -11,636 871,232 88,937
1976 18,083 -11,445 894,072 40,656
1975 18,317 -11,231 911,980 66,306
1974 18,589 -11,012 923,151 72,801
1973 18,991 -10,731 933,540 80,704
1972 19,219 -10,448 940,420 73,082
1971 19,273 -10,142 936,215 43,400
1970 19,233 -8,439 937,116 49,221
1969 19,133 -4,969 948,314 26,551
1968 19,035 -5,071 953,806 13,718
1967 18,933 -5,192 944,980 17,005
1966 18,862 -5,277 929,469 12,016
1965 18,791 -5,347 909,000 22,995
1964 18,729 -5,437 885,137 17,249
1963 18,606 -5,434 860,728 16,494
1962 18,344 -5,379 828,741 16,605
1961 18,092 -5,267 801,140 14,968
1960 17,867 -3,837 774,190 6,886

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 78.3% of the population change in Guyana is from natural causes (a gain of 106,586 people) and 21.7% is from migration (a loss of 29,494 people). In Thailand 74.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 932,180 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a gain of 323,324 people).

As of 2024, 54,175 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in Guyana, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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