Guyana Population

Population now

800,411

World: 159th
South America: 11th

Male:	403,608	(50.44 %)
Female:	396,804	(49.56 %)

Births in 2024:	11,840
Deaths in 2024:	5,189

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	67.38 years
Female:	73.73 years
Total:	70.44 years
Median Age:	27.02 years

Birth Rate:	18.39
Death Rate:	8.06
Growth Rate:	1.28 %
Fertility Rate:	2.34

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Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Guyana Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	572k	286k	285k	1	3.27%	43.02	10.07	6.37	60.26	57.75	62.94	15.87	29.01%	2.66
1961	589k	296k	294k	1.01	3.26%	42.12	9.88	6.31	60.44	57.95	63.10	15.61	29.05%	2.74
1962	606k	305k	302k	1.01	3.25%	41.20	9.70	6.23	60.62	58.15	63.27	15.40	29.09%	2.82
1963	623k	313k	309k	1.01	3.23%	40.31	9.53	6.14	60.81	58.35	63.44	15.25	29.13%	2.90
1964	638k	321k	317k	1.01	3.21%	39.47	9.38	6.05	60.98	58.54	63.60	15.16	29.17%	2.97
1965	652k	328k	324k	1.01	3.19%	38.72	9.24	5.96	61.16	58.73	63.76	15.13	29.21%	3.03
1966	665k	335k	330k	1.01	3.18%	38.08	9.12	5.86	61.32	58.91	63.91	15.14	29.25%	3.09
1967	676k	340k	336k	1.01	3.16%	37.51	9.02	5.76	61.46	59.06	64.05	15.15	29.29%	3.14
1968	686k	345k	341k	1.01	3.14%	37.00	8.93	5.64	61.59	59.20	64.17	15.17	29.33%	3.19
1969	696k	349k	346k	1.01	3.13%	36.53	8.85	5.52	61.70	59.30	64.27	15.21	29.37%	3.24
1970	705k	354k	351k	1.01	3.11%	36.05	8.77	5.38	61.79	59.39	64.37	15.27	29.43%	3.28
1971	714k	358k	355k	1.01	3.08%	35.53	8.71	5.23	61.87	59.45	64.47	15.52	29.53%	3.32
1972	722k	363k	359k	1.01	3.04%	34.94	8.64	5.06	61.94	59.50	64.56	15.76	29.64%	3.36
1973	730k	367k	363k	1.01	2.99%	34.27	8.58	4.88	62.01	59.53	64.67	15.98	29.75%	3.40
1974	738k	371k	367k	1.01	2.94%	33.54	8.52	4.69	62.07	59.56	64.78	16.16	29.86%	3.43
1975	746k	375k	371k	1.01	2.88%	32.82	8.46	4.50	62.14	59.58	64.90	16.32	29.97%	3.47
1976	754k	379k	375k	1.01	2.82%	32.17	8.42	4.33	62.21	59.60	65.03	16.51	30.08%	3.51
1977	762k	384k	379k	1.01	2.77%	31.65	8.40	4.17	62.28	59.62	65.16	16.68	30.19%	3.55
1978	770k	388k	382k	1.01	2.73%	31.30	8.39	4.03	62.36	59.65	65.30	16.86	30.30%	3.58
1979	776k	391k	386k	1.01	2.70%	31.10	8.40	3.92	62.43	59.67	65.43	17.05	30.41%	3.61
1980	780k	393k	387k	1.01	2.68%	31.00	8.42	3.82	62.50	59.69	65.57	17.24	30.49%	3.63
1981	782k	394k	388k	1.01	2.66%	30.93	8.44	3.73	62.57	59.70	65.70	17.43	30.40%	3.64
1982	781k	393k	388k	1.01	2.64%	30.79	8.47	3.64	62.63	59.70	65.84	17.59	30.31%	3.63
1983	779k	392k	387k	1.01	2.60%	30.55	8.49	3.55	62.68	59.70	65.98	17.75	30.22%	3.62
1984	775k	390k	385k	1.01	2.55%	30.19	8.50	3.45	62.74	59.69	66.12	17.95	30.12%	3.61
1985	770k	387k	384k	1.01	2.50%	29.75	8.50	3.35	62.80	59.69	66.26	18.20	30.03%	3.58
1986	764k	383k	382k	1	2.45%	29.28	8.48	3.26	62.87	59.70	66.40	18.54	29.94%	3.56
1987	757k	378k	380k	1	2.42%	28.86	8.44	3.19	62.95	59.73	66.54	18.92	29.85%	3.52
1988	751k	373k	378k	0.99	2.40%	28.54	8.40	3.13	63.05	59.79	66.66	19.37	29.76%	3.49
1989	746k	369k	377k	0.98	2.39%	28.34	8.35	3.09	63.16	59.88	66.78	19.79	29.67%	3.47
1990	743k	367k	377k	0.97	2.41%	28.24	8.29	3.07	63.29	60.01	66.89	20.11	29.58%	3.46
1991	744k	367k	378k	0.97	2.43%	28.21	8.23	3.06	63.43	60.16	66.99	20.36	29.49%	3.46
1992	749k	368k	380k	0.97	2.45%	28.20	8.18	3.07	63.58	60.34	67.07	20.52	29.40%	3.48
1993	754k	371k	383k	0.97	2.46%	28.16	8.13	3.07	63.73	60.53	67.15	20.59	29.32%	3.51
1994	759k	373k	386k	0.97	2.47%	28.06	8.09	3.07	63.89	60.74	67.23	20.62	29.23%	3.53
1995	761k	375k	387k	0.97	2.47%	27.87	8.04	3.07	64.06	60.96	67.34	20.65	29.14%	3.54
1996	761k	375k	386k	0.97	2.45%	27.58	7.99	3.07	64.26	61.20	67.47	20.84	29.05%	3.54
1997	758k	375k	383k	0.98	2.44%	27.21	7.92	3.06	64.47	61.45	67.65	21.08	28.96%	3.53
1998	754k	374k	380k	0.98	2.41%	26.77	7.84	3.05	64.71	61.71	67.87	21.34	28.87%	3.51
1999	750k	373k	377k	0.99	2.39%	26.26	7.74	3.04	64.96	61.99	68.14	21.56	28.78%	3.49
2000	747k	372k	375k	0.99	2.36%	25.70	7.64	3.02	65.24	62.27	68.44	21.72	28.69%	3.47
2001	745k	372k	373k	1	2.33%	25.10	7.54	2.99	65.53	62.55	68.78	21.93	28.61%	3.47
2002	745k	373k	372k	1	2.28%	24.47	7.45	2.96	65.83	62.82	69.12	22.06	28.52%	3.46
2003	745k	373k	372k	1	2.23%	23.84	7.37	2.92	66.12	63.09	69.46	22.12	28.31%	3.47
2004	746k	374k	372k	1	2.17%	23.22	7.32	2.88	66.41	63.35	69.79	22.13	28.06%	3.47
2005	746k	374k	372k	1	2.11%	22.66	7.28	2.84	66.69	63.60	70.10	22.09	27.82%	3.47
2006	746k	373k	373k	1	2.06%	22.19	7.25	2.80	66.97	63.84	70.40	22.31	27.58%	3.47
2007	746k	373k	374k	1	2.02%	21.80	7.23	2.76	67.25	64.08	70.69	22.55	27.34%	3.47
2008	747k	372k	375k	0.99	1.99%	21.51	7.20	2.72	67.52	64.32	70.98	22.84	27.11%	3.47
2009	748k	372k	376k	0.99	1.97%	21.31	7.17	2.68	67.79	64.57	71.27	23.17	26.87%	3.48
2010	749k	372k	377k	0.99	1.97%	21.18	7.14	2.66	68.06	64.82	71.54	23.49	26.63%	3.49
2011	752k	373k	379k	0.99	1.96%	21.09	7.12	2.63	68.32	65.08	71.79	23.68	26.40%	3.50
2012	755k	375k	380k	0.99	1.95%	21.01	7.12	2.61	68.58	65.35	72.02	23.77	26.40%	3.51
2013	759k	378k	381k	0.99	1.93%	20.92	7.13	2.58	68.82	65.62	72.23	23.80	26.40%	3.53
2014	763k	381k	382k	1	1.90%	20.79	7.16	2.56	69.05	65.89	72.41	23.86	26.41%	3.55
2015	767k	384k	384k	1	1.86%	20.63	7.21	2.53	69.26	66.16	72.57	23.98	26.44%	3.57
2016	771k	386k	385k	1	1.81%	20.43	7.28	2.51	69.45	66.39	72.72	24.27	26.48%	3.59
2017	775k	389k	387k	1.01	1.74%	20.20	7.37	2.49	69.62	66.61	72.85	24.65	26.54%	3.61
2018	779k	391k	388k	1.01	1.68%	19.97	7.46	2.46	69.77	66.78	72.97	25.04	26.61%	3.62
2019	783k	393k	390k	1.01	1.61%	19.72	7.55	2.44	69.91	66.93	73.10	25.39	26.69%	3.64
2020	787k	396k	391k	1.01	1.55%	19.47	7.65	2.42	70.02	67.04	73.22	25.69	26.79%	3.66
2021	790k	398k	393k	1.01	1.55%	19.47	7.65	2.42	70.02	67.04	73.22	26.04	26.90%	3.68
2022	794k	400k	394k	1.02	1.55%	19.47	7.65	2.42	70.02	67.04	73.22	26.43	27.02%	3.69
2023	798k	402k	396k	1.02	1.34%	18.66	7.96	2.36	70.33	67.29	73.60	26.67	27.16%	3.71
2024	801k	404k	397k	1.02	1.28%	18.39	8.06	2.34	70.44	67.38	73.73	27.02	27.32%	3.73

Guyana Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	805k	406k	399k	1.02	1.22%	18.12	8.16	2.32	70.54	67.46	73.86	27.37	27.48%	3.74
2026	809k	408k	400k	1.02	1.16%	17.86	8.27	2.30	70.65	67.55	73.99	27.77	27.67%	3.76
2027	812k	410k	402k	1.02	1.10%	17.59	8.38	2.28	70.75	67.65	74.11	28.13	27.87%	3.78
2028	815k	412k	404k	1.02	1.04%	17.33	8.49	2.27	70.86	67.74	74.24	28.45	28.08%	3.79
2029	819k	413k	405k	1.02	0.98%	17.06	8.60	2.25	70.96	67.84	74.36	28.81	28.31%	3.81
2030	822k	415k	407k	1.02	0.93%	16.80	8.71	2.23	71.07	67.93	74.49	29.29	28.55%	3.82
2031	824k	416k	408k	1.02	0.88%	16.57	8.83	2.21	71.18	68.03	74.61	29.45	28.81%	3.83
2032	827k	417k	409k	1.02	0.83%	16.34	8.95	2.20	71.29	68.13	74.74	29.81	29.09%	3.85
2033	829k	418k	410k	1.02	0.78%	16.10	9.06	2.18	71.40	68.22	74.86	30.21	29.38%	3.86
2034	830k	419k	411k	1.02	0.73%	15.87	9.18	2.17	71.51	68.32	74.99	30.45	29.69%	3.86
2035	832k	420k	412k	1.02	0.68%	15.64	9.30	2.15	71.62	68.42	75.11	30.80	30.01%	3.87
2036	833k	420k	413k	1.02	0.64%	15.44	9.42	2.13	71.73	68.52	75.23	30.99	30.35%	3.87
2037	834k	421k	413k	1.02	0.60%	15.25	9.54	2.12	71.84	68.62	75.35	31.33	30.71%	3.88
2038	835k	421k	414k	1.02	0.56%	15.05	9.66	2.10	71.96	68.73	75.48	31.54	31.08%	3.88
2039	835k	421k	414k	1.02	0.52%	14.86	9.78	2.09	72.07	68.83	75.60	31.81	31.48%	3.88
2040	835k	421k	414k	1.02	0.48%	14.66	9.90	2.07	72.18	68.93	75.72	32.05	31.87%	3.88
2041	835k	421k	414k	1.02	0.45%	14.51	10.02	2.06	72.29	69.04	75.84	32.32	32.27%	3.88
2042	835k	421k	414k	1.02	0.42%	14.37	10.14	2.05	72.40	69.14	75.96	32.68	32.67%	3.88
2043	834k	421k	414k	1.02	0.39%	14.22	10.26	2.03	72.52	69.25	76.08	32.77	33.07%	3.88
2044	834k	420k	414k	1.01	0.36%	14.08	10.38	2.02	72.63	69.35	76.20	33.04	33.47%	3.88
2045	833k	420k	413k	1.02	0.33%	13.93	10.50	2.01	72.74	69.46	76.32	33.34	33.88%	3.87
2046	832k	419k	413k	1.01	0.30%	13.80	10.61	2.00	72.85	69.57	76.44	33.41	34.29%	3.87
2047	830k	418k	412k	1.01	0.28%	13.67	10.72	1.99	72.97	69.69	76.55	33.75	34.70%	3.86
2048	829k	418k	411k	1.02	0.25%	13.54	10.82	1.98	73.08	69.80	76.67	34.14	35.12%	3.86
2049	827k	417k	410k	1.02	0.23%	13.41	10.93	1.97	73.20	69.92	76.78	34.41	35.53%	3.85
2050	825k	416k	409k	1.02	0.20%	13.28	11.04	1.96	73.31	70.03	76.90	34.59	35.95%	3.84

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