Guyana
Population 2026
840,888
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.59%
- Density
- 4 per km²
- Land area
- 211,140 km²
- Capital
- Georgetown
- Currency
- Dollar (GYD)
- Official languages
- EN-GY
- Urban population
- 26.5%
- Continent
- SA
Demographics
- Births
- 16,1202026
- Deaths
- 6,4232026
- Birth rate
- 19.9per 1,000
- Death rate
- 7.5per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.40
- Life expectancy
- 70.3At birth, years
- Median age
- 26.5
- Net migration
- -5,092
Age distribution
- 0–1428.9%
- 15–6464.1%
- 65+7.0%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $27.1B
- GDP per capita
- $32.4K
- GDP growth
- +19.3%
- Inflation
- 3.3%
- Unemployment
- 12.0%
- Exports
- $698M
- Imports
- $905M
- Tourism receipts
- 4.2%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture7.7%
- Industry75.1%
- Manufacturing1.9%
- Services14.8%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture12.2%
- Industry31.1%
- Services56.7%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GeorgetownDemerara-Mahaica | 235,0172021 |
| 2 | LindenUpper Demerara-Berbice | 44,6902025 |
| 3 | New AmsterdamEast Berbice-Corentyne | 35,0392026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 840,888 | 16.1K | 6.4K |
| 2020 | 807,486 | 17.2K | 6.9K |
| 2010 | 749,259 | 16.5K | 5.9K |
| 2000 | 764,836 | 20.1K | 5.9K |
| 1990 | 749,891 | 22.4K | 6.5K |
| 1980 | 774,372 | 24.3K | 7.0K |
| 1970 | 702,714 | 26.0K | 6.7K |
| 1960 | 569,156 | 24.3K | 6.4K |
| 1950 | 418,045 | 18.1K | 7.8K |