Guyana Population
Guyana had an estimated population of 835,986 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 164th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.01% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +0.59% a year.
Guyana at a glance
How Guyana's population is changing
Guyana's population is growing: +0.59% a year, which works out to about +4,913 people per year, or +13 a day. Births (19.9 per 1,000) and deaths (7.5 per 1,000) alone would give +1.24% a year; net migration removes about 5,092 people a year (−0.61%). Roughly one in every 9,827 people on Earth lives in Guyana.
Population of Guyana since 1960
In 1960, Guyana had 569,143 people. By 2025 that was 835,986 — 1.5× larger. The fastest growth came between 1960 and 1970, when the population rose by 23%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 569,143 | — |
| 1970 | 702,705 | +23.5% |
| 1980 | 774,367 | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 749,894 | −3.2% |
| 2000 | 764,832 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 749,256 | −2.0% |
| 2020 | 807,481 | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 835,986 | +3.5% |
Guyana from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Guyana at about 166,034 people in 1800; the UN estimates 835,991 in 2025 (5× 1800) and projects 888,954 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2067 at 960,225 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 166,034 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 127,122 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 297,513 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 418,045 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 764,836 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 835,991 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 940,608 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 954,061 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 888,954 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Guyana
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 835,986. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgetown | 134,567 | UN urban centre | 16.10% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Linden | 44,690 | GeoNames settlement | 5.35% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 3 | New Amsterdam | 35,039 | GeoNames settlement | 4.19% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 4 | Anna Regina | 12,448 | GeoNames settlement | 1.49% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 5 | Corriverton | 11,488 | GeoNames settlement | 1.37% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 6 | Bartica | 11,486 | GeoNames settlement | 1.37% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 7 | Tuschen | 8,286 | GeoNames settlement | 0.99% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 8 | Rose Hall | 8,000 | GeoNames settlement | 0.96% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 9 | Mabaruma | 6,366 | GeoNames settlement | 0.76% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 10 | Skeldon | 5,859 | GeoNames settlement | 0.70% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Guyana compares
Guyana has almost the same population as Solomon Islands (838,645).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Guyana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #162 |  Comoros | 882,847 | +6% | compare → |
| #163 |  Solomon Islands | 838,645 | +0% | compare → |
| #165 |  Bhutan | 796,682 | −5% | compare → |
| #166 |  Luxembourg | 686,970 | −18% | compare → |
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Same region (Latin America & Caribbean): Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela.
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Land neighbours (3)
Brazil 212,812,405 · 254.6× the population · compare
Venezuela 28,516,896 · 34.1× the population · compare
Suriname 639,850 · 1.3× smaller · compare
Guyana's 3 neighbours together hold 241,969,151 people — 289.4× Guyana's population. The most populous is Brazil (212,812,405).
In its region
Guyana is the 24th most populous of the 42 economies in Latin America & Caribbean, holding 0.1% of the region's 666,592,570 people.
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Cities
Georgetown, Linden, New Amsterdam, Anna Regina, Corriverton, Bartica, Tuschen, Rose Hall — all Guyana's cities on the map.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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