Which has higher population, Guyana or Reunion?

Reunion, at 874,883 people against 826,357 people in Guyana as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Guyana and Reunion?

48,526 people, with Reunion ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Reunion?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guyana vs Reunion: Population

Guyana

826,357 people

in 2023

Reunion

874,883 people

in 2023

Guyana rank

164th

Reunion rank

162nd

Population over time

Guyana
Reunion

How they compare

Reunion currently reports 874,883 people against 826,357 people in Guyana, a difference of 48,526 people.

That makes Reunion's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 164th and Reunion ranks 162nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and Reunion in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Reunion	Difference	Ahead
1950s	480,257 people	296,081 people	184,176 people	Guyana
1960s	629,003 people	411,726 people	217,277 people	Guyana
1970s	739,621 people	507,233 people	232,389 people	Guyana
1980s	769,583 people	595,789 people	173,794 people	Guyana
1990s	756,574 people	704,376 people	52,197 people	Guyana
2000s	760,199 people	799,889 people	39,690 people	Reunion
2010s	763,602 people	854,352 people	90,750 people	Reunion
2020s	817,741 people	868,991 people	51,250 people	Reunion

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Guyana or Reunion?: Reunion, at 874,883 people against 826,357 people in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Guyana and Reunion?: 48,526 people, with Reunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Reunion?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Reunion rank globally for population?: Guyana ranks 164th and Reunion ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.