The latest officially reported population of Guyana was 831,087 in 2024 vs 1,000 people in the Vatican in 2019. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guyana's population is 839,919 people compared to 949 in the Vatican.
Population statistics:
- Guyana's population is 885 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- Guyana is ranked the 162nd most populous country in the world, while the Vatican is the 197th.
- The countries together account for 0.01% of the world: 0.01% for Guyana vs 0.00001% for the Vatican.
- For the last 10 years, Guyana has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.9% in the Vatican.
- Since 2005, the population of Guyana has increased from 761K people to 840K (10.4% growth), while the Vatican has grown from 921 to 949 (3.04% growth).
- Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 960K people compared to the peak of 2.51K people in 2100 for the Vatican.
Guyana vs Vatican: live population counter
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| Current population |
839919
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949
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| Population rank | 162/197 | 197/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.00001% |
| One net population change |
1.85 hours
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1 month
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| One birth every |
31.4 minutes
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n/a |
| One death every |
1.45 hours
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n/a |
| One migration net change every |
1.62 hours
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n/a |
| Annual migration change | -5,407 | n/a |
| Daily growth/decline | +13 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +4,734 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.57% | +0% |
| Population growth rate rank | 129/197 | 165/197 |
Guyana and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 569,143 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 582,568 | - | 2.36% | - |
| 1962 | 595,461 | - | 2.21% | - |
| 1963 | 608,537 | - | 2.2% | - |
| 1964 | 621,764 | - | 2.17% | - |
| 1965 | 635,128 | - | 2.15% | - |
| 1966 | 648,646 | - | 2.13% | - |
| 1967 | 662,311 | - | 2.11% | - |
| 1968 | 676,160 | - | 2.09% | - |
| 1969 | 690,223 | - | 2.08% | - |
| 1970 | 702,705 | - | 1.81% | - |
| 1971 | 712,662 | - | 1.42% | - |
| 1972 | 721,617 | - | 1.26% | - |
| 1973 | 730,138 | - | 1.18% | - |
| 1974 | 738,057 | - | 1.08% | - |
| 1975 | 745,393 | - | 0.99% | - |
| 1976 | 752,253 | - | 0.92% | - |
| 1977 | 758,654 | - | 0.85% | - |
| 1978 | 764,586 | - | 0.78% | - |
| 1979 | 770,062 | - | 0.72% | - |
| 1980 | 774,367 | - | 0.56% | - |
| 1981 | 776,453 | - | 0.27% | - |
| 1982 | 776,712 | - | 0.03% | - |
| 1983 | 775,891 | - | -0.11% | - |
| 1984 | 774,111 | - | -0.23% | - |
| 1985 | 771,477 | - | -0.34% | - |
| 1986 | 768,098 | - | -0.44% | - |
| 1987 | 764,120 | - | -0.52% | - |
| 1988 | 759,663 | - | -0.58% | - |
| 1989 | 754,865 | - | -0.63% | - |
| 1990 | 749,894 | - | -0.66% | - |
| 1991 | 747,861 | - | -0.27% | - |
| 1992 | 749,911 | - | 0.27% | - |
| 1993 | 752,965 | - | 0.41% | - |
| 1994 | 755,822 | - | 0.38% | - |
| 1995 | 758,388 | - | 0.34% | - |
| 1996 | 760,526 | - | 0.28% | - |
| 1997 | 762,245 | - | 0.23% | - |
| 1998 | 763,586 | - | 0.18% | - |
| 1999 | 764,483 | - | 0.12% | - |
| 2000 | 764,832 | 880 | 0.05% | - |
| 2001 | 764,477 | 890 | -0.05% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 763,652 | 900 | -0.11% | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 763,101 | 911 | -0.07% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 762,418 | 921 | -0.09% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 760,914 | 921 | -0.2% | 0% |
| 2006 | 758,966 | 932 | -0.26% | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 756,861 | 821 | -0.28% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 754,606 | 824 | -0.3% | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 752,094 | 826 | -0.33% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 749,256 | 829 | -0.38% | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 746,153 | 832 | -0.41% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 746,288 | 836 | 0.02% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 750,021 | 839 | 0.5% | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 754,229 | 842 | 0.56% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 758,781 | 1,000 | 0.6% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 763,548 | - | 0.63% | 0% |
| 2017 | 768,479 | 1,000 | 0.65% | 0% |
| 2018 | 791,556 | - | 3% | 0% |
| 2019 | 807,665 | 1,000 | 2.04% | 0% |
| 2020 | 807,481 | 987 | -0.02% | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 815,482 | 970 | 0.99% | -1.68% |
| 2022 | 821,637 | 944 | 0.75% | -2.66% |
| 2023 | 826,353 | 922 | 0.57% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 831,087 | 933 | 0.57% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 835,986 | 939 | 0.59% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 840,883 | 952 | 0.59% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 846,019 | 974 | 0.61% | 2.32% |
| 2028 | 851,161 | 985 | 0.61% | 1.13% |
| 2029 | 856,040 | 983 | 0.57% | -0.19% |
| 2030 | 861,037 | 976 | 0.58% | -0.75% |
| 2031 | 866,080 | 968 | 0.59% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 871,237 | 968 | 0.6% | 0% |
| 2033 | 876,346 | 988 | 0.59% | 2.09% |
| 2034 | 881,223 | 992 | 0.56% | 0.37% |
| 2035 | 885,935 | 1,000 | 0.53% | 0.74% |
| 2036 | 890,320 | 998 | 0.49% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 894,649 | 1,003 | 0.49% | 0.55% |
| 2038 | 899,021 | 1,022 | 0.49% | 1.83% |
| 2039 | 903,316 | 1,060 | 0.48% | 3.78% |
| 2040 | 907,506 | 1,095 | 0.46% | 3.3% |
| 2041 | 911,723 | 1,127 | 0.46% | 2.86% |
| 2042 | 915,811 | 1,149 | 0.45% | 1.96% |
| 2043 | 919,575 | 1,169 | 0.41% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 923,121 | 1,186 | 0.39% | 1.42% |
| 2045 | 926,355 | 1,209 | 0.35% | 2.02% |
| 2046 | 929,478 | 1,224 | 0.34% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 932,483 | 1,248 | 0.32% | 1.95% |
| 2048 | 935,329 | 1,272 | 0.31% | 1.92% |
| 2049 | 938,062 | 1,296 | 0.29% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 940,601 | 1,325 | 0.27% | 2.27% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guyana decreased by 2,133 people (a 0.28% decline), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guyana gained 81,138 (a 10.7% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).
Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2005 and is 162nd in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th 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 Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.
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 |
| Vatican City | 882 |
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Population differences between Guyana and the Vatican
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| Life expectancy | 70.4 years | 83.3 years |
| Average age | 30.2 years | n/a |
| Median age | 26.9 years | n/a |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | n/a |
| Fertility rate | 2.41 births per woman | n/a |
| Population density | 10.2 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
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