Guyana vs Reunion: Population
Guyana
826,357 people
in 2023
Reunion
874,883 people
in 2023
Guyana rank
165th
Reunion rank
163rd
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 5 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1500 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 165th and Reunion ranks 163rd of 239 countries.
Across the 35 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 30 and Reunion in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 90,000 people | 373 people | 89,627 people | Guyana |
| 1600s | 90,000 people | 467 people | 89,533 people | Guyana |
| 1700s | 99,759 people | 584 people | 99,175 people | Guyana |
| 1710s | 104,510 people | 986 people | 103,524 people | Guyana |
| 1720s | 109,486 people | 1,667 people | 107,819 people | Guyana |
| 1730s | 114,700 people | 2,817 people | 111,883 people | Guyana |
| 1740s | 120,162 people | 4,760 people | 115,402 people | Guyana |
| 1750s | 125,884 people | 8,043 people | 117,841 people | Guyana |
| 1760s | 131,878 people | 13,590 people | 118,288 people | Guyana |
| 1770s | 138,158 people | 22,963 people | 115,195 people | Guyana |
| 1780s | 144,737 people | 38,800 people | 105,937 people | Guyana |
| 1790s | 151,630 people | 49,800 people | 101,830 people | Guyana |
| 1800s | 166,034 people | 60,800 people | 105,234 people | Guyana |
| 1810s | 166,034 people | 71,200 people | 94,834 people | Guyana |
| 1820s | 163,465 people | 81,200 people | 82,265 people | Guyana |
| 1830s | 127,648 people | 89,000 people | 38,648 people | Guyana |
| 1840s | 101,190 people | 103,922 people | 2,732 people | Reunion |
| 1850s | 127,122 people | 109,100 people | 18,022 people | Guyana |
| 1860s | 148,488 people | 163,950 people | 15,462 people | Reunion |
| 1870s | 191,470 people | 182,700 people | 8,770 people | Guyana |
| 1880s | 246,293 people | 180,800 people | 65,493 people | Guyana |
| 1890s | 273,149 people | 167,070 people | 106,079 people | Guyana |
| 1900s | 297,513 people | 172,600 people | 124,913 people | Guyana |
| 1910s | 296,177 people | 173,740 people | 122,437 people | Guyana |
| 1920s | 295,538 people | 173,260 people | 122,278 people | Guyana |
| 1930s | 303,521 people | 195,430 people | 108,091 people | Guyana |
| 1940s | 339,001 people | 218,690 people | 120,311 people | Guyana |
| 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?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Reunion rank globally for population?
- Guyana ranks 165th and Reunion ranks 163rd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing 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
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.