Population growth in Guyana
Guyana: Population growth was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Guyana, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Guyana is 0.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Guyana peaked at 3.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 1990.
Guyana ranks 131st of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Guyana, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.3% | — |
| 1962 | 2.2% | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 2.2% | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | -12.9% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -21.5% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -21.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -51.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -87.6% |
| 1983 | -0.1% | -417.1% |
| 1984 | -0.2% | +117.2% |
| 1985 | -0.3% | +48.4% |
| 1986 | -0.4% | +28.8% |
| 1987 | -0.5% | +18.3% |
| 1988 | -0.6% | +12.7% |
| 1989 | -0.6% | +8.3% |
| 1990 | -0.7% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | -0.3% | -58.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -200.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +48.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -16.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -19.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -22.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -33.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -61.1% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -201.7% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | +132.6% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | -33.2% |
| 2004 | -0.1% | +24.1% |
| 2005 | -0.2% | +120.5% |
| 2006 | -0.3% | +29.8% |
| 2007 | -0.3% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | -0.3% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | -0.3% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | -0.4% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | -0.4% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -104.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +2658.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +359.6% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -31.9% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | -101.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -4427.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -23.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +4427.5% | -0.0% | 1.0% |
| 2013 | +2658.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| 1983 | -417.1% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | +359.6% | 0.6% | 3.0% |
| 1992 | +200.8% | -0.3% | 0.3% |
| 2001 | -201.7% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2% | -0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.7% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.3% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -0.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -0.0% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More climate change data for Guyana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.90 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 466.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 308.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,013 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 121.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 891.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4587 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Guyana?
- Population growth in Guyana was 0.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for population growth?
- Guyana ranks 131st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.