Population, total, annual growth rate in Guyana
Guyana: Population, total, annual growth rate was 0.5895 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in Guyana, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total, annual growth rate in Guyana is 0.5895 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Guyana peaked at 3 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.6585 % change on previous year, in 1990.
That places Guyana 131st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.36 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 1971 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -21.6% |
| 1972 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1973 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.994 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9203 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8509 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7819 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7162 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.559 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2694 % change on previous year | -51.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0334 % change on previous year | -87.6% |
| 1983 | -0.1057 % change on previous year | -416.9% |
| 1984 | -0.2294 % change on previous year | +117.0% |
| 1985 | -0.3403 % change on previous year | +48.3% |
| 1986 | -0.438 % change on previous year | +28.7% |
| 1987 | -0.5179 % change on previous year | +18.2% |
| 1988 | -0.5833 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 1989 | -0.6316 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 1990 | -0.6585 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1991 | -0.2711 % change on previous year | -58.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2741 % change on previous year | -201.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4072 % change on previous year | +48.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3794 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3395 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2819 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 1997 | 0.226 % change on previous year | -19.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1759 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1175 % change on previous year | -33.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0457 % change on previous year | -61.1% |
| 2001 | -0.0464 % change on previous year | -201.7% |
| 2002 | -0.1079 % change on previous year | +132.5% |
| 2003 | -0.0722 % change on previous year | -33.1% |
| 2004 | -0.0895 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 2005 | -0.1973 % change on previous year | +120.4% |
| 2006 | -0.256 % change on previous year | +29.8% |
| 2007 | -0.2774 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2008 | -0.2979 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2009 | -0.3329 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 2010 | -0.3773 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 2011 | -0.4141 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0181 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5002 % change on previous year | +2664.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5611 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6035 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6282 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6458 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3 % change on previous year | +365.0% |
| 2019 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 2020 | -0.0228 % change on previous year | -101.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9909 % change on previous year | -4449.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7548 % change on previous year | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 0.574 % change on previous year | -24.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5729 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5895 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate 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 | +4449.4% | -0.0228 % change on previous year | 0.9909 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +2664.7% | 0.0181 % change on previous year | 0.5002 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | -416.9% | 0.0334 % change on previous year | -0.1057 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +365.0% | 0.6458 % change on previous year | 3 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +201.1% | -0.2711 % change on previous year | 0.2741 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -201.7% | 0.0457 % change on previous year | -0.0464 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2.36 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 % change on previous year | 0.7162 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1984 % change on previous year | -0.6316 % change on previous year | 0.559 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1272 % change on previous year | -0.6585 % change on previous year | 0.4072 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1632 % change on previous year | -0.3329 % change on previous year | 0.0457 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7203 % change on previous year | -0.4141 % change on previous year | 3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5765 % change on previous year | -0.0228 % change on previous year | 0.9909 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 128 Myanmar 0.6431 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Viet Nam 0.605 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Samoa 0.5903 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Tunisia 0.5824 % change on previous year compare
- 133 Denmark 0.5384 % change on previous year compare
- 134 United States of America 0.5238 % change on previous year compare
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, total, annual growth rate in Guyana?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Guyana was 0.5895 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 3 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6585 % change on previous year in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Guyana ranks 131st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.