Skip to content

Population in Guyana compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 842,249 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 408 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.16% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 842K (11% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Guyana vs United States: population by year and forecast

Guyana
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guyana United States
2100 893,427 415,429,771
2099 897,075 414,829,167
2098 900,730 414,231,720
2097 903,879 413,576,381
2096 907,239 412,927,393
2095 910,449 412,225,379
2094 913,720 411,498,749
2093 916,747 410,785,729
2092 919,782 410,051,921
2091 922,593 409,320,183
2090 925,382 408,613,732
2089 928,365 407,885,645
2088 931,149 407,129,733
2087 933,725 406,421,298
2086 936,488 405,715,343
2085 939,122 405,059,379
2084 941,484 404,343,130
2083 943,485 403,612,785
2082 945,768 402,871,293
2081 947,613 402,054,554
2080 949,747 401,319,194
2079 951,550 400,554,914
2078 953,310 399,737,968
2077 954,825 398,906,565
2076 956,285 398,035,750
2075 957,487 397,109,170
2074 958,532 396,226,412
2073 959,731 395,307,725
2072 960,840 394,393,561
2071 961,696 393,415,363
2070 962,231 392,469,727
2069 962,932 391,479,981
2068 963,050 390,517,695
2067 963,082 389,543,856
2066 962,949 388,597,719
2065 962,820 387,685,327
2064 962,570 386,805,026
2063 962,105 385,911,917
2062 961,231 385,032,627
2061 960,288 384,170,837
2060 959,030 383,361,269
2059 957,500 382,542,030
2058 956,227 381,704,804
2057 954,861 380,907,023
2056 953,884 380,159,777
2055 952,501 379,430,756
2054 950,779 378,682,851
2053 948,578 377,878,421
2052 946,446 377,073,303
2051 944,628 376,229,840
2050 942,160 375,373,155
2049 939,529 374,493,150
2048 936,679 373,590,762
2047 933,818 372,626,259
2046 930,648 371,644,809
2045 927,546 370,602,914
2044 924,165 369,518,897
2043 920,452 368,375,680
2042 916,600 367,158,772
2041 912,255 365,937,822
2040 908,134 364,671,837
2039 903,859 363,367,337
2038 899,504 361,997,023
2037 895,108 360,606,236
2036 890,826 359,193,245
2035 886,294 357,750,686
2034 881,375 356,266,726
2033 876,510 354,775,032
2032 871,122 353,259,037
2031 866,170 351,721,511
2030 861,006 350,155,042
2029 856,154 348,564,667
2028 851,204 346,906,294
2027 845,847 345,257,605
2026 840,915 343,565,426
2025 836,010 341,784,857
2024 831,087 340,110,988
2023 826,353 334,914,895
2022 821,637 333,271,411
2021 815,482 331,893,745
2020 807,481 331,526,933
2019 807,665 328,329,953
2018 791,556 326,838,199
2017 768,479 325,122,128
2016 763,548 323,071,755
2015 758,781 320,738,994
2014 754,229 318,386,329
2013 750,021 316,059,947
2012 746,288 313,877,662
2011 746,153 311,583,481
2010 749,256 309,327,143
2009 752,094 306,771,529
2008 754,606 304,093,966
2007 756,861 301,231,207
2006 758,966 298,379,912
2005 760,914 295,516,599
2004 762,418 292,805,298
2003 763,101 290,107,933
2002 763,652 287,625,193
2001 764,477 284,968,955
2000 764,832 282,162,411
1999 764,483 279,294,713
1998 763,586 276,115,288
1997 762,245 272,911,760
1996 760,526 269,667,391
1995 758,388 266,557,091
1994 755,822 263,435,673
1993 752,965 260,255,352
1992 749,911 256,894,189
1991 747,861 253,492,503
1990 749,894 250,131,894
1989 754,865 246,819,222
1988 759,663 244,499,004
1987 764,120 242,288,936
1986 768,098 240,132,831
1985 771,477 237,923,734
1984 774,111 235,824,908
1983 775,891 233,792,014
1982 776,712 231,664,432
1981 776,453 229,465,744
1980 774,367 226,542,250
1979 770,062 225,055,487
1978 764,586 222,584,545
1977 758,654 220,239,425
1976 752,253 218,035,164
1975 745,393 215,973,199
1974 738,057 213,853,928
1973 730,138 211,908,788
1972 721,617 209,896,021
1971 712,662 207,660,677
1970 702,705 205,052,174
1969 690,223 202,676,946
1968 676,160 200,706,052
1967 662,311 198,712,056
1966 648,646 196,560,338
1965 635,128 194,302,963
1964 621,764 191,888,791
1963 608,537 189,241,798
1962 595,461 186,537,737
1961 582,568 183,691,481
1960 569,143 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/guyana/united-states | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Guyana
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guyana United States
2100 -0.41% 0.14%
2099 -0.41% 0.14%
2098 -0.35% 0.16%
2097 -0.37% 0.16%
2096 -0.35% 0.17%
2095 -0.36% 0.18%
2094 -0.33% 0.17%
2093 -0.33% 0.18%
2092 -0.3% 0.18%
2091 -0.3% 0.17%
2090 -0.32% 0.18%
2089 -0.3% 0.19%
2088 -0.28% 0.17%
2087 -0.3% 0.17%
2086 -0.28% 0.16%
2085 -0.25% 0.18%
2084 -0.21% 0.18%
2083 -0.24% 0.18%
2082 -0.19% 0.2%
2081 -0.22% 0.18%
2080 -0.19% 0.19%
2079 -0.18% 0.2%
2078 -0.16% 0.21%
2077 -0.15% 0.22%
2076 -0.13% 0.23%
2075 -0.11% 0.22%
2074 -0.12% 0.23%
2073 -0.12% 0.23%
2072 -0.09% 0.25%
2071 -0.06% 0.24%
2070 -0.07% 0.25%
2069 -0.01% 0.25%
2068 -0.003% 0.25%
2067 0.01% 0.24%
2066 0.01% 0.24%
2065 0.03% 0.23%
2064 0.05% 0.23%
2063 0.09% 0.23%
2062 0.1% 0.22%
2061 0.13% 0.21%
2060 0.16% 0.21%
2059 0.13% 0.22%
2058 0.14% 0.21%
2057 0.1% 0.2%
2056 0.15% 0.19%
2055 0.18% 0.2%
2054 0.23% 0.21%
2053 0.23% 0.21%
2052 0.19% 0.22%
2051 0.26% 0.23%
2050 0.28% 0.23%
2049 0.3% 0.24%
2048 0.31% 0.26%
2047 0.34% 0.26%
2046 0.33% 0.28%
2045 0.37% 0.29%
2044 0.4% 0.31%
2043 0.42% 0.33%
2042 0.48% 0.33%
2041 0.45% 0.35%
2040 0.47% 0.36%
2039 0.48% 0.38%
2038 0.49% 0.39%
2037 0.48% 0.39%
2036 0.51% 0.4%
2035 0.56% 0.42%
2034 0.56% 0.42%
2033 0.62% 0.43%
2032 0.57% 0.44%
2031 0.6% 0.45%
2030 0.57% 0.46%
2029 0.58% 0.48%
2028 0.63% 0.48%
2027 0.59% 0.49%
2026 0.59% 0.52%
2025 0.59% 0.49%
2024 0.57% 1.55%
2023 0.57% 0.49%
2022 0.75% 0.42%
2021 0.99% 0.11%
2020 -0.02% 0.97%
2019 2.04% 0.46%
2018 3% 0.53%
2017 0.65% 0.63%
2016 0.63% 0.73%
2015 0.6% 0.74%
2014 0.56% 0.74%
2013 0.5% 0.7%
2012 0.02% 0.74%
2011 -0.41% 0.73%
2010 -0.38% 0.83%
2009 -0.33% 0.88%
2008 -0.3% 0.95%
2007 -0.28% 0.96%
2006 -0.26% 0.97%
2005 -0.2% 0.93%
2004 -0.09% 0.93%
2003 -0.07% 0.86%
2002 -0.11% 0.93%
2001 -0.05% 0.99%
2000 0.05% 1.03%
1999 0.12% 1.15%
1998 0.18% 1.17%
1997 0.23% 1.2%
1996 0.28% 1.17%
1995 0.34% 1.18%
1994 0.38% 1.22%
1993 0.41% 1.31%
1992 0.27% 1.34%
1991 -0.27% 1.34%
1990 -0.66% 1.34%
1989 -0.63% 0.95%
1988 -0.58% 0.91%
1987 -0.52% 0.9%
1986 -0.44% 0.93%
1985 -0.34% 0.89%
1984 -0.23% 0.87%
1983 -0.11% 0.92%
1982 0.03% 0.96%
1981 0.27% 1.29%
1980 0.56% 0.66%
1979 0.72% 1.11%
1978 0.78% 1.06%
1977 0.85% 1.01%
1976 0.92% 0.95%
1975 0.99% 0.99%
1974 1.08% 0.92%
1973 1.18% 0.96%
1972 1.26% 1.08%
1971 1.42% 1.27%
1970 1.81% 1.17%
1969 2.08% 0.98%
1968 2.09% 1%
1967 2.11% 1.09%
1966 2.13% 1.16%
1965 2.15% 1.26%
1964 2.17% 1.4%
1963 2.2% 1.45%
1962 2.21% 1.55%
1961 2.36% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/guyana/united-states | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Guyana grew by 0.57%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Guyana United States
Current population
842249
344023146
Population rank 162/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 4.15%
One net population change
1.85 hours
18.9 seconds
One birth every
31.4 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
1.45 hours
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +13 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +4,734 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +0.57% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 128/197 134/197
One migration net change every
1.73 hours
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -5,092 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 116/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 54,175 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 147/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.5% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 82/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guyana
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guyana United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,092 - 1,230,663
2024 - -5,407 - 1,286,132
2023 10,716 -6,161 502,372 1,322,668
2022 11,042 -6,161 399,926 1,319,009
2021 8,125 -689 199,137 674,787
2020 10,307 -1,743 208,862 329,769
2019 11,665 -20,603 887,476 1,774,500
2018 10,946 30,213 955,022 1,764,961
2017 11,108 -6,107 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 11,168 -6,309 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 11,199 -6,527 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 11,143 -6,710 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 10,887 -6,907 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 10,633 -7,152 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 10,713 -13,920 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 10,652 -13,655 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 10,758 -13,425 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 10,792 -13,143 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 10,741 -12,906 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 10,525 -12,575 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 10,455 -12,290 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 10,767 -11,938 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 11,344 -11,551 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 12,218 -13,116 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 13,307 -14,050 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 14,128 -14,090 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 14,763 -14,115 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 15,292 -14,155 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 15,568 -14,019 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 15,768 -13,871 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 15,991 -13,614 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 16,185 -13,426 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 16,099 -13,137 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 15,990 -12,844 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 15,896 -14,949 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 15,917 -20,930 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 15,947 -20,870 1,875,826 400,998
1988 16,189 -20,860 1,735,943 460,778
1987 16,600 -20,848 1,720,252 480,815
1986 16,940 -20,647 1,656,917 493,082
1985 17,292 -20,337 1,689,258 598,777
1984 17,466 -19,702 1,627,192 622,793
1983 17,753 -19,075 1,636,544 662,840
1982 17,644 -17,959 1,714,317 600,149
1981 17,471 -16,648 1,652,153 583,070
1980 17,298 -13,952 1,608,450 595,916
1979 17,402 -12,138 1,597,894 503,559
1978 17,539 -11,841 1,402,283 556,521
1977 17,805 -11,636 1,431,556 577,060
1976 18,083 -11,445 1,264,604 635,590
1975 18,317 -11,231 1,252,644 655,078
1974 18,589 -11,012 1,218,968 706,978
1973 18,991 -10,731 1,165,499 783,163
1972 19,219 -10,448 1,301,355 833,543
1971 19,273 -10,142 1,640,519 833,549
1970 19,233 -8,439 1,824,965 744,902
1969 19,133 -4,969 1,702,487 523,740
1968 19,035 -5,071 1,565,507 594,514
1967 18,933 -5,192 1,669,181 585,410
1966 18,862 -5,277 1,749,387 637,692
1965 18,791 -5,347 1,943,030 644,902
1964 18,729 -5,437 2,245,099 618,635
1963 18,606 -5,434 2,289,826 639,495
1962 18,344 -5,379 2,406,337 625,617
1961 18,092 -5,267 2,571,681 580,333
1960 17,867 -3,837 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

GeoRank.org/population/guyana/united-states | 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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 54,175 residents or 6.5% of the population were not native-born in Guyana, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

Biggest cities by population

Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

GeoRank.org/population/guyana/united-states | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.