Share of population living in urbanized areas in Guyana
Guyana: Share of population living in urbanized areas was 34.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
34.2%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
179th
of 202 countries
All-time high
34.2%
in 2025
All-time low
0.0%
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Share of population living in urbanized areas in Guyana, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 34.2% for share of population living in urbanized areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urbanized areas in Guyana peaked at 34.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
That places Guyana 179th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population living in urbanized areas in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0% | — |
| 1100 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.1% | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.2% | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 0.5% | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 0.7% | +44.2% |
| 1720 | 0.8% | +16.7% |
| 1730 | 1.0% | +16.7% |
| 1740 | 1.1% | +16.7% |
| 1750 | 1.3% | +16.7% |
| 1760 | 1.6% | +16.7% |
| 1770 | 1.8% | +16.7% |
| 1780 | 2.1% | +16.7% |
| 1790 | 2.5% | +16.7% |
| 1800 | 2.9% | +16.7% |
| 1810 | 3.4% | +16.7% |
| 1820 | 3.9% | +16.7% |
| 1830 | 4.6% | +16.7% |
| 1840 | 5.3% | +16.7% |
| 1850 | 6.2% | +16.7% |
| 1860 | 7.3% | +16.7% |
| 1870 | 8.5% | +16.7% |
| 1880 | 9.9% | +16.7% |
| 1890 | 11.6% | +16.7% |
| 1900 | 13.5% | +16.7% |
| 1910 | 15.7% | +16.7% |
| 1920 | 18.4% | +16.7% |
| 1930 | 21.4% | +16.7% |
| 1940 | 25.0% | +16.7% |
| 1950 | 29.1% | +16.7% |
| 1951 | 29.1% | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 29.0% | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 28.9% | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 28.8% | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 28.7% | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 28.7% | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 28.8% | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 28.8% | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 28.8% | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 28.8% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 28.8% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 28.8% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 28.8% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 28.9% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 29.0% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 29.2% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 29.4% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 29.5% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 29.6% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 29.6% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 29.6% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 29.5% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 29.4% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 29.4% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 29.8% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 30.1% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 30.4% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 30.5% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 30.7% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 30.8% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 30.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 30.8% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 30.8% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 30.7% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 30.6% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 30.5% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 30.5% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 30.5% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 30.4% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 30.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 30.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 30.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 29.8% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 29.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 33.7% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 34.2% | +1.7% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 34.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.9%, 43% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 34.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.5%, 48% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living in urbanized areas in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 1810s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 1820s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 1830s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 1840s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
| 1850s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 1860s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 1870s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 1880s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
| 1890s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 1900s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
| 1910s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 1920s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 1 |
| 1930s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
| 1940s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 28.9% | 28.7% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.0% | 28.8% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.7% | 29.4% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 30.5% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 29.6% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 29.5% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 29.5% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 31.3% | 34.2% | 6 |
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More population data for Guyana
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4087 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2155 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4087 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 878.75 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4789 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8214 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Population density 4.52 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 45,520 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urbanized areas in Guyana?
- Share of population living in urbanized areas in Guyana was 34.2% in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urbanized areas recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urbanized areas recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Guyana rank for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Guyana ranks 179th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urbanized areas rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.