Population and Demographics of Guyana
Population changed +0.57% in 2024 · median age 26 years
Guyana has 831.1 thousand residents in the 2024 estimate, and the 65-plus group accounts for 6.74% of residents. The 22.42-point difference between the under-15 and 65-plus shares shows how strongly the age balance leans younger. The medium projection reaches 940.6 thousand in 2050, placing the mid-century total 13.2% above 2024.
Population Over Time in Guyana
A longer view puts Guyana at 0.765M in 2000 and 0.831M in 2024. That works out to a 8.7% gain. The central 2050 projection is 0.941M, implying a +13.2% change from 2024 if that path is realized. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
Guyana's demographic structure is young when the 2024 population is divided into the three broad age groups. Children under 15 make up 29.16% of the population, compared with 6.74% aged 65 or older, and 64.10% are 15 to 64. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
Guyana's 2024 population is 51.3% female and 48.7% male in the World Bank series. Females exceed males by 2.6 percentage points.
Female and male population share
Females made up 51.3% of the population in the World Bank's 2024 series, compared with 48.7% males.
What Is Shaping Population Change
Guyana's +0.57% annual change in 2024 sits beside fertility of 2.4 children per woman, while the age balance leans younger, based on 29.16% under 15 versus 6.74% at 65-plus.
From 2000 to 2024, Guyana's population moved +8.7%, with a further +13.2% indicated under the 2050 medium scenario; births, deaths and migration are not apportioned here without a dedicated component series.
2024 estimate for Guyana. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Guyana vs. World
Guyana's demographic position looks different depending on the measure: annual change is lower than the world rate, fertility is above it, and its population is younger than the global median-age profile.
| Indicator | Guyana | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +0.57% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.4 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 26 | 30.6 | 2024 |
The table deliberately uses one 2024 source context for Guyana and the world. This avoids combining national figures from one year with global figures from another.
Key Takeaways
The 2024 total is 831,087 people. Annual change in the same harmonized table is +0.57%.
The 2024 age structure is 29.16% under 15, 64.10% aged 15 to 64 and 6.74% aged 65 or older.
The World Bank 2024 sex-share series is 51.3% female and 48.7% male.
By 2050, the medium projection is 0.941M, differing from 2024 by roughly 0.11 million people.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Guyana?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for Guyana is 831,087 people.
Is the population of Guyana growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Guyana's population is growing, with annual change of +0.57%.
What percentage of the population of Guyana is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 6.74% of Guyana's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of Guyana in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Guyana's 2050 population at 940,607.
What is the fertility rate in Guyana?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for Guyana is 2.4 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
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Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized broad age shares based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized reference for the 2000 population point.
Harmonized 2050 country projection based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.