| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 25 Feb 2025 |
The current population of Guyana is 835,072 as of April 25, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Guyana is projected at 835,986, or 836k, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Guyana is projected at 831,087, or 831k people, for the year 2024.
Guyana ranks 166th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Guyana is ranked 11th among 14 countries and territories in South America.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 828,632 | 831,087 | 4,909 | 0.591 | 0.0102 |
| 2025 | 833,541 | 835,986 | 4,890 | 0.585 | 0.0102 |
| 2026 | 838,431 | 840,890 | 4,918 | 0.585 | 0.0101 |
| 2027 | 843,349 | 846,019 | 5,341 | 0.631 | 0.0101 |
| 2028 | 848,690 | 851,158 | 4,935 | 0.580 | 0.0101 |
| 2029 | 853,625 | 856,044 | 4,838 | 0.565 | 0.0101 |
| 2030 | 858,463 | 861,038 | 5,149 | 0.598 | 0.0100 |
| 2031 | 863,612 | 866,081 | 4,937 | 0.570 | 0.0100 |
| 2032 | 868,549 | 871,235 | 5,372 | 0.617 | 0.0100 |
| 2033 | 873,921 | 876,346 | 4,851 | 0.554 | 0.0100 |
| 2034 | 878,772 | 881,224 | 4,904 | 0.557 | 0.0100 |
| 2035 | 883,676 | 885,936 | 4,519 | 0.510 | 0.0100 |
| 2036 | 888,195 | 890,330 | 4,269 | 0.479 | 0.0100 |
| 2037 | 892,464 | 894,655 | 4,383 | 0.490 | 0.0099 |
| 2038 | 896,847 | 899,019 | 4,343 | 0.483 | 0.0099 |
| 2039 | 901,190 | 903,321 | 4,262 | 0.472 | 0.0099 |
| 2040 | 905,452 | 907,506 | 4,109 | 0.453 | 0.0099 |
| 2041 | 909,561 | 911,727 | 4,332 | 0.475 | 0.0099 |
| 2042 | 913,893 | 915,813 | 3,841 | 0.419 | 0.0099 |
| 2043 | 917,734 | 919,585 | 3,702 | 0.403 | 0.0098 |
| 2044 | 921,436 | 923,121 | 3,371 | 0.365 | 0.0098 |
| 2045 | 924,807 | 926,353 | 3,092 | 0.334 | 0.0098 |
| 2046 | 927,899 | 929,480 | 3,161 | 0.340 | 0.0098 |
| 2047 | 931,060 | 932,486 | 2,853 | 0.306 | 0.0098 |
| 2048 | 933,913 | 935,333 | 2,841 | 0.304 | 0.0098 |
| 2049 | 936,754 | 938,066 | 2,623 | 0.280 | 0.0097 |
| 2050 | 939,377 | 940,607 | 2,461 | 0.262 | 0.0097 |
| 2051 | 941,838 | 942,745 | 1,813 | 0.192 | 0.0097 |
| 2052 | 943,651 | 944,713 | 2,125 | 0.225 | 0.0097 |
| 2053 | 945,776 | 946,874 | 2,195 | 0.232 | 0.0097 |
| 2054 | 947,971 | 948,830 | 1,717 | 0.181 | 0.0097 |
| 2055 | 949,688 | 950,378 | 1,379 | 0.145 | 0.0097 |
| 2056 | 951,067 | 951,554 | 974 | 0.102 | 0.0096 |
| 2057 | 952,041 | 952,722 | 1,362 | 0.143 | 0.0096 |
| 2058 | 953,403 | 954,038 | 1,269 | 0.133 | 0.0096 |
| 2059 | 954,672 | 955,435 | 1,526 | 0.160 | 0.0096 |
| 2060 | 956,198 | 956,825 | 1,254 | 0.131 | 0.0096 |
| 2061 | 957,452 | 957,922 | 940 | 0.098 | 0.0096 |
| 2062 | 958,392 | 958,827 | 871 | 0.091 | 0.0096 |
| 2063 | 959,263 | 959,495 | 464 | 0.048 | 0.0095 |
| 2064 | 959,727 | 959,851 | 249 | 0.026 | 0.0095 |
| 2065 | 959,976 | 960,040 | 129 | 0.013 | 0.0095 |
| 2066 | 960,105 | 960,172 | 133 | 0.014 | 0.0095 |
| 2067 | 960,238 | 960,222 | -32 | -0.003 | 0.0095 |
| 2068 | 960,206 | 960,147 | -118 | -0.012 | 0.0095 |
| 2069 | 960,088 | 959,739 | -699 | -0.073 | 0.0094 |
| 2070 | 959,389 | 959,122 | -533 | -0.056 | 0.0094 |
| 2071 | 958,856 | 958,429 | -854 | -0.089 | 0.0094 |
| 2072 | 958,002 | 957,449 | -1,106 | -0.116 | 0.0094 |
| 2073 | 956,896 | 956,298 | -1,195 | -0.125 | 0.0093 |
| 2074 | 955,701 | 955,180 | -1,042 | -0.109 | 0.0093 |
| 2075 | 954,659 | 954,060 | -1,198 | -0.126 | 0.0093 |
| 2076 | 953,461 | 952,733 | -1,456 | -0.153 | 0.0093 |
| 2077 | 952,005 | 951,250 | -1,511 | -0.159 | 0.0093 |
| 2078 | 950,494 | 949,617 | -1,754 | -0.185 | 0.0092 |
| 2079 | 948,740 | 947,841 | -1,798 | -0.190 | 0.0092 |
| 2080 | 946,942 | 945,878 | -2,128 | -0.225 | 0.0092 |
| 2081 | 944,814 | 943,894 | -1,839 | -0.195 | 0.0092 |
| 2082 | 942,975 | 941,837 | -2,277 | -0.242 | 0.0092 |
| 2083 | 940,698 | 939,701 | -1,995 | -0.212 | 0.0091 |
| 2084 | 938,703 | 937,525 | -2,355 | -0.251 | 0.0091 |
| 2085 | 936,348 | 935,035 | -2,626 | -0.281 | 0.0091 |
| 2086 | 933,722 | 932,345 | -2,755 | -0.295 | 0.0091 |
| 2087 | 930,967 | 929,683 | -2,568 | -0.276 | 0.0090 |
| 2088 | 928,399 | 927,011 | -2,776 | -0.299 | 0.0090 |
| 2089 | 925,623 | 924,136 | -2,974 | -0.322 | 0.0090 |
| 2090 | 922,649 | 921,259 | -2,781 | -0.302 | 0.0090 |
| 2091 | 919,868 | 918,466 | -2,803 | -0.305 | 0.0089 |
| 2092 | 917,065 | 915,552 | -3,026 | -0.331 | 0.0089 |
| 2093 | 914,039 | 912,530 | -3,018 | -0.331 | 0.0089 |
| 2094 | 911,021 | 909,390 | -3,261 | -0.359 | 0.0089 |
| 2095 | 907,760 | 906,160 | -3,200 | -0.353 | 0.0089 |
| 2096 | 904,560 | 902,885 | -3,351 | -0.371 | 0.0088 |
| 2097 | 901,209 | 899,639 | -3,139 | -0.349 | 0.0088 |
| 2098 | 898,070 | 896,248 | -3,644 | -0.407 | 0.0088 |
| 2099 | 894,426 | 892,607 | -3,638 | -0.408 | 0.0088 |
| 2100 | 890,788 | 888,952 | -3,671 | -0.413 | 0.0087 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 412,752 | 418,038 | 10,572 | 2.529 | 0.0168 |
| 1951 | 423,324 | 429,101 | 11,553 | 2.693 | 0.0169 |
| 1952 | 434,877 | 441,245 | 12,736 | 2.887 | 0.0171 |
| 1953 | 447,613 | 454,555 | 13,883 | 3.054 | 0.0173 |
| 1954 | 461,496 | 468,971 | 14,949 | 3.188 | 0.0175 |
| 1955 | 476,445 | 484,363 | 15,837 | 3.270 | 0.0177 |
| 1956 | 492,282 | 500,575 | 16,586 | 3.314 | 0.0179 |
| 1957 | 508,868 | 517,501 | 17,266 | 3.337 | 0.0181 |
| 1958 | 526,134 | 535,071 | 17,874 | 3.341 | 0.0184 |
| 1959 | 544,008 | 553,067 | 18,117 | 3.276 | 0.0186 |
| 1960 | 562,125 | 569,143 | 14,036 | 2.466 | 0.0189 |
| 1961 | 576,161 | 582,568 | 12,814 | 2.200 | 0.0190 |
| 1962 | 588,975 | 595,461 | 12,971 | 2.178 | 0.0191 |
| 1963 | 601,946 | 608,537 | 13,182 | 2.166 | 0.0191 |
| 1964 | 615,128 | 621,764 | 13,273 | 2.135 | 0.0190 |
| 1965 | 628,401 | 635,128 | 13,454 | 2.118 | 0.0190 |
| 1966 | 641,855 | 648,646 | 13,583 | 2.094 | 0.0191 |
| 1967 | 655,438 | 662,311 | 13,746 | 2.076 | 0.0191 |
| 1968 | 669,184 | 676,160 | 13,953 | 2.064 | 0.0191 |
| 1969 | 683,137 | 690,223 | 14,173 | 2.053 | 0.0191 |
| 1970 | 697,310 | 702,705 | 10,789 | 1.535 | 0.0190 |
| 1971 | 708,099 | 712,662 | 9,126 | 1.281 | 0.0189 |
| 1972 | 717,225 | 721,617 | 8,785 | 1.217 | 0.0188 |
| 1973 | 726,010 | 730,138 | 8,255 | 1.131 | 0.0186 |
| 1974 | 734,265 | 738,057 | 7,583 | 1.027 | 0.0185 |
| 1975 | 741,848 | 745,393 | 7,090 | 0.951 | 0.0183 |
| 1976 | 748,938 | 752,253 | 6,630 | 0.881 | 0.0182 |
| 1977 | 755,568 | 758,654 | 6,172 | 0.814 | 0.0180 |
| 1978 | 761,740 | 764,586 | 5,691 | 0.744 | 0.0178 |
| 1979 | 767,431 | 770,062 | 5,262 | 0.683 | 0.0176 |
| 1980 | 772,693 | 774,367 | 3,348 | 0.432 | 0.0174 |
| 1981 | 776,041 | 776,453 | 825 | 0.106 | 0.0171 |
| 1982 | 776,866 | 776,712 | -309 | -0.040 | 0.0168 |
| 1983 | 776,557 | 775,891 | -1,332 | -0.172 | 0.0165 |
| 1984 | 775,225 | 774,111 | -2,228 | -0.288 | 0.0162 |
| 1985 | 772,997 | 771,477 | -3,040 | -0.394 | 0.0158 |
| 1986 | 769,957 | 768,098 | -3,718 | -0.484 | 0.0155 |
| 1987 | 766,239 | 764,120 | -4,237 | -0.554 | 0.0151 |
| 1988 | 762,002 | 759,663 | -4,677 | -0.616 | 0.0148 |
| 1989 | 757,325 | 754,865 | -4,920 | -0.652 | 0.0144 |
| 1990 | 752,405 | 749,894 | -5,023 | -0.670 | 0.0141 |
| 1991 | 747,382 | 747,861 | 958 | 0.128 | 0.0138 |
| 1992 | 748,340 | 749,911 | 3,142 | 0.419 | 0.0136 |
| 1993 | 751,482 | 752,965 | 2,965 | 0.394 | 0.0135 |
| 1994 | 754,447 | 755,822 | 2,749 | 0.364 | 0.0133 |
| 1995 | 757,196 | 758,388 | 2,383 | 0.314 | 0.0132 |
| 1996 | 759,579 | 760,526 | 1,894 | 0.249 | 0.0130 |
| 1997 | 761,473 | 762,245 | 1,543 | 0.202 | 0.0129 |
| 1998 | 763,016 | 763,586 | 1,139 | 0.149 | 0.0127 |
| 1999 | 764,155 | 764,483 | 656 | 0.086 | 0.0126 |
| 2000 | 764,811 | 764,832 | 42 | 0.005 | 0.0124 |
| 2001 | 764,853 | 764,477 | -751 | -0.098 | 0.0122 |
| 2002 | 764,102 | 763,652 | -900 | -0.118 | 0.0120 |
| 2003 | 763,202 | 763,101 | -201 | -0.026 | 0.0119 |
| 2004 | 763,001 | 762,418 | -1,166 | -0.153 | 0.0117 |
| 2005 | 761,835 | 760,914 | -1,842 | -0.242 | 0.0116 |
| 2006 | 759,993 | 758,966 | -2,053 | -0.270 | 0.0114 |
| 2007 | 757,940 | 756,861 | -2,159 | -0.285 | 0.0112 |
| 2008 | 755,781 | 754,606 | -2,349 | -0.311 | 0.0110 |
| 2009 | 753,432 | 752,094 | -2,676 | -0.356 | 0.0108 |
| 2010 | 750,756 | 749,256 | -2,999 | -0.400 | 0.0107 |
| 2011 | 747,757 | 746,153 | -3,208 | -0.430 | 0.0105 |
| 2012 | 744,549 | 746,288 | 3,479 | 0.466 | 0.0104 |
| 2013 | 748,028 | 750,021 | 3,987 | 0.532 | 0.0103 |
| 2014 | 752,015 | 754,229 | 4,428 | 0.587 | 0.0102 |
| 2015 | 756,443 | 758,781 | 4,676 | 0.616 | 0.0102 |
| 2016 | 761,119 | 763,548 | 4,858 | 0.636 | 0.0101 |
| 2017 | 765,977 | 768,479 | 5,003 | 0.651 | 0.0101 |
| 2018 | 770,980 | 791,556 | 41,151 | 5.200 | 0.0102 |
| 2019 | 812,131 | 807,665 | -8,932 | -1.106 | 0.0103 |
| 2020 | 803,199 | 807,481 | 8,565 | 1.061 | 0.0102 |
| 2021 | 811,764 | 815,482 | 7,436 | 0.912 | 0.0103 |
| 2022 | 819,200 | 821,637 | 4,874 | 0.593 | 0.0102 |
| 2023 | 824,074 | 826,353 | 4,558 | 0.552 | 0.0102 |