How many people live in Guyana right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
842,511
| Today | In 2026 | |
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| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Net migration | · | · |
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2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 166 of 237
- Share of world population
- 0.01%
- Median age
- 26.5 years
- Children per woman
- 2.35
- Life expectancy
- 70.6 years
- People per km²
- 4
According to UN estimates, about 842,511 people live in Guyana right now. It ranks 166th out of 237 countries and territories by population, between the Solomon Islands and Bhutan, and it is home to 0.010% of the world's population.
Every day, about 40 people are born there and about 18 die. More people leave than arrive: net migration reduces the population by about 4,800 people a year. Overall, the population grows by about 13 people a day (0.59% a year).
In 1950, about 418,038 people lived there. Today there are 2.0 times as many. The UN expects it to peak around 2067, at about 960,222, and then begin to fall. By 2050 it is projected to have about 940,608 people (12% more than today), and by 2100 about 888,952.
Half of its people are younger than 27 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 2.35 children each, above the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 71 years (worldwide, 74). There are 4 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Guyana in 2026?
- Guyana has about 842,511 people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 840,890.
- How many people are born each day in Guyana?
- About 40 a day (16,100 a year). About 18 people die each day (6,400 a year).
- Is the population of Guyana growing?
- Yes: it grows by 0.59% a year, or about 4,900 people.
- What will the population of Guyana be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 940,608, with a peak around 2067 at about 960,222.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Comoros 904,097
- Réunion 887,534
- Solomon Islands 864,513
- Bhutan 803,810
- Macao 723,468
- Luxembourg 689,603
More countries in the Americas
- United States 349,570,643
- Brazil 213,783,551
- Mexico 133,319,808
- Colombia 54,089,656
- Argentina 46,051,054
- Canada 40,567,051
- Peru 35,027,418
- Venezuela 28,673,187
- Chile 19,971,243
- Guatemala 19,055,577
- Ecuador 18,493,702
- Bolivia 12,801,715
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.