The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 10,876,981 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 839,919 people compared to 11,372,700 in the United Arab Emirates.
Population statistics:
- The United Arab Emirates' population is 13.5 times bigger than Guyana's.
- Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 86th.
- The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
- For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +3.22% in the United Arab Emirates.
- Since 2005, the population of Guyana has increased from 761K people to 840K (10.4% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 4.66M to 11.4M (143.8% growth).
- Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 960K people compared to the peak of 25.8M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.
Guyana vs United Arab Emirates: live population counter
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| Current population |
839919
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11372700
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| Population rank | 162/197 | 86/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.14% |
| One net population change |
1.85 hours
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1.34 minutes
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| One birth every |
31.4 minutes
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5.13 minutes
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| One death every |
1.45 hours
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53.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.62 hours
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1.89 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -5,407 | +278,439 |
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | +1,077 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,734 | +393,230 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.57% | +3.75% |
| Population growth rate rank | 129/197 | 8/197 |
Guyana and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 569,143 | 131,334 | - | - |
| 1961 | 582,568 | 137,989 | 2.36% | 5.07% |
| 1962 | 595,461 | 144,946 | 2.21% | 5.04% |
| 1963 | 608,537 | 152,211 | 2.2% | 5.01% |
| 1964 | 621,764 | 159,692 | 2.17% | 4.91% |
| 1965 | 635,128 | 167,103 | 2.15% | 4.64% |
| 1966 | 648,646 | 173,976 | 2.13% | 4.11% |
| 1967 | 662,311 | 179,700 | 2.11% | 3.29% |
| 1968 | 676,160 | 199,416 | 2.09% | 11% |
| 1969 | 690,223 | 239,660 | 2.08% | 20.2% |
| 1970 | 702,705 | 286,536 | 1.81% | 19.6% |
| 1971 | 712,662 | 335,027 | 1.42% | 16.9% |
| 1972 | 721,617 | 385,014 | 1.26% | 14.9% |
| 1973 | 730,138 | 436,399 | 1.18% | 13.3% |
| 1974 | 738,057 | 489,087 | 1.08% | 12.1% |
| 1975 | 745,393 | 542,856 | 0.99% | 11% |
| 1976 | 752,253 | 615,866 | 0.92% | 13.4% |
| 1977 | 758,654 | 710,209 | 0.85% | 15.3% |
| 1978 | 764,586 | 809,274 | 0.78% | 13.9% |
| 1979 | 770,062 | 912,010 | 0.72% | 12.7% |
| 1980 | 774,367 | 1,015,700 | 0.56% | 11.4% |
| 1981 | 776,453 | 1,099,855 | 0.27% | 8.29% |
| 1982 | 776,712 | 1,166,370 | 0.03% | 6.05% |
| 1983 | 775,891 | 1,235,305 | -0.11% | 5.91% |
| 1984 | 774,111 | 1,305,996 | -0.23% | 5.72% |
| 1985 | 771,477 | 1,377,911 | -0.34% | 5.51% |
| 1986 | 768,098 | 1,467,383 | -0.44% | 6.49% |
| 1987 | 764,120 | 1,574,244 | -0.52% | 7.28% |
| 1988 | 759,663 | 1,681,788 | -0.58% | 6.83% |
| 1989 | 754,865 | 1,789,851 | -0.63% | 6.43% |
| 1990 | 749,894 | 1,898,220 | -0.66% | 6.05% |
| 1991 | 747,861 | 2,006,626 | -0.27% | 5.71% |
| 1992 | 749,911 | 2,114,730 | 0.27% | 5.39% |
| 1993 | 752,965 | 2,222,093 | 0.41% | 5.08% |
| 1994 | 755,822 | 2,328,188 | 0.38% | 4.77% |
| 1995 | 758,388 | 2,434,662 | 0.34% | 4.57% |
| 1996 | 760,526 | 2,597,564 | 0.28% | 6.69% |
| 1997 | 762,245 | 2,817,410 | 0.23% | 8.46% |
| 1998 | 763,586 | 3,040,421 | 0.18% | 7.92% |
| 1999 | 764,483 | 3,266,009 | 0.12% | 7.42% |
| 2000 | 764,832 | 3,493,575 | 0.05% | 6.97% |
| 2001 | 764,477 | 3,723,590 | -0.05% | 6.58% |
| 2002 | 763,652 | 3,956,826 | -0.11% | 6.26% |
| 2003 | 763,101 | 4,192,457 | -0.07% | 5.96% |
| 2004 | 762,418 | 4,428,967 | -0.09% | 5.64% |
| 2005 | 760,914 | 4,664,790 | -0.2% | 5.32% |
| 2006 | 758,966 | 5,009,100 | -0.26% | 7.38% |
| 2007 | 756,861 | 5,624,635 | -0.28% | 12.3% |
| 2008 | 754,606 | 6,302,664 | -0.3% | 12.1% |
| 2009 | 752,094 | 6,707,058 | -0.33% | 6.42% |
| 2010 | 749,256 | 6,869,838 | -0.38% | 2.43% |
| 2011 | 746,153 | 7,104,538 | -0.41% | 3.42% |
| 2012 | 746,288 | 7,391,448 | 0.02% | 4.04% |
| 2013 | 750,021 | 7,693,031 | 0.5% | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 754,229 | 8,059,440 | 0.56% | 4.76% |
| 2015 | 758,781 | 8,505,237 | 0.6% | 5.53% |
| 2016 | 763,548 | 8,935,095 | 0.63% | 5.05% |
| 2017 | 768,479 | 9,223,225 | 0.65% | 3.22% |
| 2018 | 791,556 | 9,346,701 | 3% | 1.34% |
| 2019 | 807,665 | 9,445,785 | 2.04% | 1.06% |
| 2020 | 807,481 | 9,401,038 | -0.02% | -0.47% |
| 2021 | 815,482 | 9,575,152 | 0.99% | 1.85% |
| 2022 | 821,637 | 10,074,977 | 0.75% | 5.22% |
| 2023 | 826,353 | 10,483,751 | 0.57% | 4.06% |
| 2024 | 831,087 | 10,876,981 | 0.57% | 3.75% |
| 2025 | 835,986 | 11,191,510 | 0.59% | 2.89% |
| 2026 | 840,883 | 11,417,074 | 0.59% | 2.02% |
| 2027 | 846,019 | 11,595,528 | 0.61% | 1.56% |
| 2028 | 851,161 | 11,750,055 | 0.61% | 1.33% |
| 2029 | 856,040 | 11,890,496 | 0.57% | 1.2% |
| 2030 | 861,037 | 12,024,613 | 0.58% | 1.13% |
| 2031 | 866,080 | 12,159,255 | 0.59% | 1.12% |
| 2032 | 871,237 | 12,298,043 | 0.6% | 1.14% |
| 2033 | 876,346 | 12,440,531 | 0.59% | 1.16% |
| 2034 | 881,223 | 12,586,327 | 0.56% | 1.17% |
| 2035 | 885,935 | 12,734,906 | 0.53% | 1.18% |
| 2036 | 890,320 | 12,885,831 | 0.49% | 1.19% |
| 2037 | 894,649 | 13,038,803 | 0.49% | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 899,021 | 13,193,613 | 0.49% | 1.19% |
| 2039 | 903,316 | 13,349,897 | 0.48% | 1.18% |
| 2040 | 907,506 | 13,507,317 | 0.46% | 1.18% |
| 2041 | 911,723 | 13,665,875 | 0.46% | 1.17% |
| 2042 | 915,811 | 13,825,473 | 0.45% | 1.17% |
| 2043 | 919,575 | 13,986,029 | 0.41% | 1.16% |
| 2044 | 923,121 | 14,147,509 | 0.39% | 1.15% |
| 2045 | 926,355 | 14,309,823 | 0.35% | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 929,478 | 14,473,950 | 0.34% | 1.15% |
| 2047 | 932,483 | 14,641,700 | 0.32% | 1.16% |
| 2048 | 935,329 | 14,812,411 | 0.31% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 938,062 | 14,984,754 | 0.29% | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 940,601 | 15,158,142 | 0.27% | 1.16% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guyana decreased by 2,133 people (a 0.28% decline), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,840,447 people (a 82.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guyana gained 81,138 (a 10.7% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,867,463 (a 33.7% growth).
Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2005 and is 162nd in 2025. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 115th in 2005 and ranked 86th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 33.3% to 15,158,142 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.
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 |
| Dubai | 3.94M |
| Abu Dhabi | 1.57M |
| Sharjah | 1.25M |
| Al Ain | 767K |
| Ajman | 490K |
| Fujairah | 119K |
| Ras al-Khaimah | 116K |
| Umm al-Quwain | 44.4K |
| Madinat Zayed | 29.1K |
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Population differences between Guyana and the United Arab Emirates
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| Life expectancy | 70.4 years | 83.2 years |
| Average age | 30.2 years | 32.1 years |
| Median age | 26.9 years | 32.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 63.9:36.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.41 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.2 ppl/mi² | 397 ppl/mi² |
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