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Guyana Population
Guyana had a population of 835,986 in 2025, ranking #164 of 216 countries and territories (0.01% of the world). The population grew by 10.2% over the past ten years.
Population of Guyana, 1960–2025
Values in people · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 835,986 | +0.59% |
| 2024 | 831,087 | +0.57% |
| 2023 | 826,353 | +0.57% |
| 2022 | 821,637 | +0.75% |
| 2021 | 815,482 | +0.99% |
| 2020 | 807,481 | -0.02% |
| 2019 | 807,665 | +2.04% |
| 2018 | 791,556 | +3.00% |
| 2017 | 768,479 | +0.65% |
| 2016 | 763,548 | +0.63% |
| 2015 | 758,781 | +0.60% |
| 2014 | 754,229 | +0.56% |
| 2013 | 750,021 | +0.50% |
| 2012 | 746,288 | +0.02% |
| 2011 | 746,153 | -0.41% |
| 2010 | 749,256 | -0.38% |
| 2009 | 752,094 | -0.33% |
| 2008 | 754,606 | -0.30% |
| 2007 | 756,861 | -0.28% |
| 2006 | 758,966 | -0.26% |
| 2005 | 760,914 | -0.20% |
| 2004 | 762,418 | -0.09% |
| 2003 | 763,101 | -0.07% |
| 2002 | 763,652 | -0.11% |
| 2001 | 764,477 | -0.05% |
| 2000 | 764,832 | +0.05% |
| 1999 | 764,483 | +0.12% |
| 1998 | 763,586 | +0.18% |
| 1997 | 762,245 | +0.23% |
| 1996 | 760,526 | +0.28% |
| 1995 | 758,388 | +0.34% |
| 1994 | 755,822 | +0.38% |
| 1993 | 752,965 | +0.41% |
| 1992 | 749,911 | +0.27% |
| 1991 | 747,861 | -0.27% |
| 1990 | 749,894 | -0.66% |
| 1989 | 754,865 | -0.63% |
| 1988 | 759,663 | -0.58% |
| 1987 | 764,120 | -0.52% |
| 1986 | 768,098 | -0.44% |
| 1985 | 771,477 | -0.34% |
| 1984 | 774,111 | -0.23% |
| 1983 | 775,891 | -0.11% |
| 1982 | 776,712 | +0.03% |
| 1981 | 776,453 | +0.27% |
| 1980 | 774,367 | +0.56% |
| 1979 | 770,062 | +0.72% |
| 1978 | 764,586 | +0.78% |
| 1977 | 758,654 | +0.85% |
| 1976 | 752,253 | +0.92% |
| 1975 | 745,393 | +0.99% |
| 1974 | 738,057 | +1.08% |
| 1973 | 730,138 | +1.18% |
| 1972 | 721,617 | +1.26% |
| 1971 | 712,662 | +1.42% |
| 1970 | 702,705 | +1.81% |
| 1969 | 690,223 | +2.08% |
| 1968 | 676,160 | +2.09% |
| 1967 | 662,311 | +2.11% |
| 1966 | 648,646 | +2.13% |
| 1965 | 635,128 | +2.15% |
| 1964 | 621,764 | +2.17% |
| 1963 | 608,537 | +2.20% |
| 1962 | 595,461 | +2.21% |
| 1961 | 582,568 | +2.36% |
| 1960 | 569,143 | — |
Demographics of Guyana
Ethnic groups
East Indian 39.8%, African descent 29.3%, mixed 19.9%, Indigenous 10.5%, other 0.5% (includes Portuguese, Chinese, White) (2012 est.)
Languages
English (official), Guyanese Creole, Amerindian languages (including Caribbean and Arawak languages), Indian languages (including Caribbean Hindustani, a dialect of Hindi), Chinese (2014 est.)
Religions
Protestant 34.8% (Pentecostal 22.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 5.2%, Methodist 1.4%), Hindu 24.8%, other Christian 20.8%, Roman Catholic 7.1%, Muslim 6.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, Rastafarian 0.5%, other 0.9%, none 3.1% (2012 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 27.2% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).