Guyana's population rose from 760,526 in 1996 to 835,986 in 2025.
Guyana · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
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Guyana's population growth rose from 0.3 % in 1996 to 0.6 % in 2025.
Guyana's population density rose from 3.8 in 1994 to 3.9 in 2023.
Guyana's population, female (% of total) rose from 50.3 % in 1996 to 51.3 % in 2025.
Guyana's urbanisation fell from 29.3 % in 1996 to 26.5 % in 2025.
Guyana's urban population fell from 222,589 in 1996 to 221,464 in 2025.
Guyana's rural population rose from 537,937 in 1996 to 614,522 in 2025.
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- Fertilitydown −0.7 %82nd of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −2.0 %75th of 217
- Death rate, crudeup +2.1 %102nd of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −2.1 %177th of 217
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- Median ageup +0.3 yrs141st of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.2 pts76th of 217
- Working age (15–64)down −0.0 pts117th of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.2 pts125th of 217
- Age dependency ratioup +0.0 pts101st of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.4 pts123rd of 217
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- Net migrationup +5.8 %136th of 217
- Migrant stockup +2.6 pts100th of 216
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- Refugees hostedunchanged +0.0 %147th of 178
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- Life expectancyup +0.1 yrs151st of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.1 yrs144th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.1 yrs161st of 217