The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 840,939 people compared to 342,645 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- Guyana's population is 2.45 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.01% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2006, the population of Guyana has increased from 759K people to 841K (10.8% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 343K (58.7% growth).
- Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 960K people compared to the peak of 875K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.
Guyana vs Vanuatu: live population counter
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| Current population |
840939
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342645
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| Population rank | 162/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
1.85 hours
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1.19 hours
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| One birth every |
31.4 minutes
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58.5 minutes
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| One death every |
1.45 hours
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5.38 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.62 hours
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1.21 weeks
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| Annual migration change | -5,407 | -43 |
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,734 | +7,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.57% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 129/197 | 38/197 |
Guyana and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 569,143 | 64,431 | - | - |
| 1961 | 582,568 | 66,264 | 2.36% | 2.84% |
| 1962 | 595,461 | 68,174 | 2.21% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 608,537 | 70,159 | 2.2% | 2.91% |
| 1964 | 621,764 | 72,219 | 2.17% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 635,128 | 74,358 | 2.15% | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 648,646 | 76,590 | 2.13% | 3% |
| 1967 | 662,311 | 78,921 | 2.11% | 3.04% |
| 1968 | 676,160 | 81,314 | 2.09% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 690,223 | 83,755 | 2.08% | 3% |
| 1970 | 702,705 | 86,266 | 1.81% | 3% |
| 1971 | 712,662 | 88,862 | 1.42% | 3.01% |
| 1972 | 721,617 | 91,562 | 1.26% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 730,138 | 94,362 | 1.18% | 3.06% |
| 1974 | 738,057 | 97,260 | 1.08% | 3.07% |
| 1975 | 745,393 | 100,269 | 0.99% | 3.09% |
| 1976 | 752,253 | 103,388 | 0.92% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 758,654 | 106,618 | 0.85% | 3.12% |
| 1978 | 764,586 | 109,963 | 0.78% | 3.14% |
| 1979 | 770,062 | 113,040 | 0.72% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 774,367 | 115,660 | 0.56% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 776,453 | 118,249 | 0.27% | 2.24% |
| 1982 | 776,712 | 121,035 | 0.03% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 775,891 | 123,998 | -0.11% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 774,111 | 127,109 | -0.23% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 771,477 | 130,356 | -0.34% | 2.55% |
| 1986 | 768,098 | 133,720 | -0.44% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 764,120 | 137,187 | -0.52% | 2.59% |
| 1988 | 759,663 | 140,756 | -0.58% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 754,865 | 144,393 | -0.63% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 749,894 | 148,063 | -0.66% | 2.54% |
| 1991 | 747,861 | 151,793 | -0.27% | 2.52% |
| 1992 | 749,911 | 155,608 | 0.27% | 2.51% |
| 1993 | 752,965 | 159,463 | 0.41% | 2.48% |
| 1994 | 755,822 | 163,314 | 0.38% | 2.41% |
| 1995 | 758,388 | 167,137 | 0.34% | 2.34% |
| 1996 | 760,526 | 170,911 | 0.28% | 2.26% |
| 1997 | 762,245 | 174,626 | 0.23% | 2.17% |
| 1998 | 763,586 | 178,313 | 0.18% | 2.11% |
| 1999 | 764,483 | 182,048 | 0.12% | 2.09% |
| 2000 | 764,832 | 186,281 | 0.05% | 2.33% |
| 2001 | 764,477 | 191,031 | -0.05% | 2.55% |
| 2002 | 763,652 | 195,863 | -0.11% | 2.53% |
| 2003 | 763,101 | 200,746 | -0.07% | 2.49% |
| 2004 | 762,418 | 205,711 | -0.09% | 2.47% |
| 2005 | 760,914 | 210,760 | -0.2% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 758,966 | 215,923 | -0.26% | 2.45% |
| 2007 | 756,861 | 221,276 | -0.28% | 2.48% |
| 2008 | 754,606 | 226,896 | -0.3% | 2.54% |
| 2009 | 752,094 | 232,731 | -0.33% | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 749,256 | 238,248 | -0.38% | 2.37% |
| 2011 | 746,153 | 243,474 | -0.41% | 2.19% |
| 2012 | 746,288 | 248,883 | 0.02% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 750,021 | 254,482 | 0.5% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 754,229 | 260,240 | 0.56% | 2.26% |
| 2015 | 758,781 | 266,101 | 0.6% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 763,548 | 272,087 | 0.63% | 2.25% |
| 2017 | 768,479 | 278,507 | 0.65% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | 791,556 | 285,259 | 3% | 2.42% |
| 2019 | 807,665 | 291,985 | 2.04% | 2.36% |
| 2020 | 807,481 | 298,858 | -0.02% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | 815,482 | 305,868 | 0.99% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | 821,637 | 313,046 | 0.75% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 826,353 | 320,409 | 0.57% | 2.35% |
| 2024 | 831,087 | 327,777 | 0.57% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 835,986 | 335,169 | 0.59% | 2.26% |
| 2026 | 840,883 | 342,565 | 0.59% | 2.21% |
| 2027 | 846,019 | 349,970 | 0.61% | 2.16% |
| 2028 | 851,161 | 357,397 | 0.61% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 856,040 | 364,883 | 0.57% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 861,037 | 372,429 | 0.58% | 2.07% |
| 2031 | 866,080 | 380,015 | 0.59% | 2.04% |
| 2032 | 871,237 | 387,657 | 0.6% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 876,346 | 395,366 | 0.59% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 881,223 | 403,188 | 0.56% | 1.98% |
| 2035 | 885,935 | 411,061 | 0.53% | 1.95% |
| 2036 | 890,320 | 419,006 | 0.49% | 1.93% |
| 2037 | 894,649 | 427,031 | 0.49% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 899,021 | 435,150 | 0.49% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 903,316 | 443,311 | 0.48% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 907,506 | 451,509 | 0.46% | 1.85% |
| 2041 | 911,723 | 459,733 | 0.46% | 1.82% |
| 2042 | 915,811 | 468,003 | 0.45% | 1.8% |
| 2043 | 919,575 | 476,308 | 0.41% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 923,121 | 484,636 | 0.39% | 1.75% |
| 2045 | 926,355 | 492,989 | 0.35% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 929,478 | 501,316 | 0.34% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 932,483 | 509,621 | 0.32% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 935,329 | 517,889 | 0.31% | 1.62% |
| 2049 | 938,062 | 526,138 | 0.29% | 1.59% |
| 2050 | 940,601 | 534,374 | 0.27% | 1.57% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guyana increased by 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guyana gained 77,391 (a 10.1% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 70,558 (a 25.9% growth).
Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2006 and is 162nd in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Guyana's population will grow by 11.9% to 940,601 people and will still be ranked 162nd. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 56% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
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 |
| Port Vila | 49K |
| Luganville | 17.7K |
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Population differences between Guyana and Vanuatu
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| Life expectancy | 70.6 years | 72 years |
| Average age | 30.2 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 26.9 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.41 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.2 ppl/mi² | 69.6 ppl/mi² |
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