Guyana Population (LIVE)

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Guyana Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Guyana is 834,700 as of Friday, March 28, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Guyana 2025 population is estimated at 835,986 people at mid-year.
  • Guyana population is equivalent to 0.010% of the total world population.
  • Guyana ranks number 165 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Guyana is 4 per Km² (11 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 196,850 Km² (76,004 sq. miles).
  • 26.65% of the population is urban (222,762 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Guyana is 26.2 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Guyana (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Guyana
Global
Rank
2025 835,986 0.59% 4,899 −5,092 26.2 2.37 4 26.6% 222,762 0.010% 8,231,613,070 165
2024 831,087 0.57% 4,734 −5,407 25.9 2.4 4 26.5% 220,416 0.010% 8,161,972,572 164
2023 826,353 0.57% 4,716 −6,161 25.6 2.41 4 26.4% 218,143 0.010% 8,091,734,930 164
2022 821,637 0.87% 7,078 −6,161 25.3 2.44 4 26.3% 215,949 0.010% 8,021,407,192 164
2020 807,481 1.25% 9,740 −1,743 24.8 2.49 4 26.2% 211,821 0.010% 7,887,001,292 163
2015 758,781 0.25% 1,905 −6,527 23.7 2.67 4 26.8% 203,204 0.010% 7,470,491,872 163
2010 749,256 −0.31% −2,332 −13,655 23.2 2.68 4 26.5% 198,836 0.011% 7,021,732,148 163
2005 760,914 −0.1% −784 −12,290 22.1 2.65 4 27.5% 208,931 0.012% 6,586,970,132 163
2000 764,832 0.17% 1,289 −14,090 21.2 3.06 4 28.3% 216,152 0.012% 6,171,702,993 157
1995 758,388 0.23% 1,699 −13,614 20.6 3.24 4 29.2% 221,814 0.013% 5,758,878,982 158
1990 749,894 −0.57% −4,317 −20,930 19.9 3.18 4 29.3% 219,893 0.014% 5,327,803,110 158
1985 771,477 −0.07% −578 −20,337 18.6 3.47 4 30% 231,388 0.016% 4,868,943,465 154
1980 774,367 0.77% 5,795 −13,952 17.1 3.77 4 30.7% 237,849 0.017% 4,447,606,236 152
1975 745,393 1.19% 8,538 −11,231 16.1 4.45 4 30% 223,507 0.018% 4,070,735,277 149
1970 702,705 2.04% 13,515 −8,439 15.3 5.41 4 29.5% 207,428 0.019% 3,694,683,794 148
1965 635,128 2.22% 13,197 −5,347 15 6.13 3 30% 190,403 0.019% 3,334,533,703 147
1960 569,143 3.28% 16,956 −3,837 15.6 6.33 3 29.1% 165,880 0.019% 3,015,470,894 149
1955 484,363 2.99% 13,265 1,267 16.9 6.22 2 28.4% 137,627 0.018% 2,740,213,792 151

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Guyana Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Guyana
Global
Rank
2030 861,038 0.59% 5,010 −3,482 27.6 2.25 4 27.4% 235,547 0.010% 8,569,124,911 165
2035 885,936 0.57% 4,980 −3,116 28.6 2.17 5 28.2% 250,134 0.0100% 8,885,210,181 165
2040 907,506 0.48% 4,314 −2,833 29.6 2.1 5 29.3% 266,152 0.0099% 9,177,190,203 165
2045 926,353 0.41% 3,769 −2,991 30.9 2.03 5 30.4% 281,556 0.0098% 9,439,639,668 165
2050 940,607 0.31% 2,851 −2,634 32.3 1.98 5 31.4% 295,494 0.0097% 9,664,378,587 165

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Guyana Demographics

Life Expectancy
70.4 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
17.9

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
21.8

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Guyana Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Guyana delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Guyana (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.