Urban population, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Urban population, per capita was 0.2649 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population, per capita in Guyana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Guyana is 0.2649 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.3012 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.264 units per person, in 2011.
That places Guyana 203rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2902 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2914 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2928 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2943 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2957 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2972 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2985 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2996 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.301 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3012 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3009 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3004 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2997 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2988 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2979 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.297 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2962 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2956 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2951 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.295 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.295 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2951 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2951 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2952 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2953 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2954 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2955 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2956 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2956 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2957 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2957 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2955 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2951 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2945 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2937 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2927 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2916 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2903 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.289 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2876 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2862 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2848 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2831 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2807 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2778 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2746 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2715 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2686 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2662 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2646 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.264 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.264 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.264 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.264 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.264 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2641 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2641 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2642 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2643 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2643 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2644 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2645 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2647 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2648 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2649 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2961 units per person | 0.2902 units per person | 0.301 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2983 units per person | 0.2951 units per person | 0.3012 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2953 units per person | 0.295 units per person | 0.2956 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2934 units per person | 0.289 units per person | 0.2957 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2781 units per person | 0.2662 units per person | 0.2876 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2641 units per person | 0.264 units per person | 0.2646 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2646 units per person | 0.2643 units per person | 0.2649 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 200 Timor-Leste 0.2879 units per person compare
- 201 Chad 0.2757 units per person compare
- 202 Eswatini 0.2672 units per person compare
- 204 Tajikistan 0.2616 units per person compare
- 205 Afghanistan 0.2594 units per person compare
- 206 Burundi 0.2569 units per person 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 urban population, per capita in Guyana?
- Urban population, per capita in Guyana was 0.2649 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3012 units per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.264 units per person in 2011.
- How does Guyana rank for urban population, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 203rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.