Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.2649 people per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guyana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guyana is 0.2649 people per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.3012 people per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.264 people per person, in 2011.
That places Guyana 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2902 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2914 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2928 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2943 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2957 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2972 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2985 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2996 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3005 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.301 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3012 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3009 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3004 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2997 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2988 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2979 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.297 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2962 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2956 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2951 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.295 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.295 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2951 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2951 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2952 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2953 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2954 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2955 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2956 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2956 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2957 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2957 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2955 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2951 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2945 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2937 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2927 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2916 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2903 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.289 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2876 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2862 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2848 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2831 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2807 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2778 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2746 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2715 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2686 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2662 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2646 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.264 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.264 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.264 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.264 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.264 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2641 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2641 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2642 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2643 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2643 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2644 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2645 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2647 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2648 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2649 people per person | +0.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.2649 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 33% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.2649 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 37% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2961 people per person | 0.2902 people per person | 0.301 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2983 people per person | 0.2951 people per person | 0.3012 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2953 people per person | 0.295 people per person | 0.2956 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2934 people per person | 0.289 people per person | 0.2957 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2781 people per person | 0.2662 people per person | 0.2876 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2641 people per person | 0.264 people per person | 0.2646 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2646 people per person | 0.2643 people per person | 0.2649 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 197 Timor-Leste 0.2879 people per person compare
- 198 Chad 0.2757 people per person compare
- 199 Eswatini 0.2672 people per person compare
- 201 Tajikistan 0.2616 people per person compare
- 202 Afghanistan 0.2594 people per person compare
- 203 Burundi 0.2569 people per person compare
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 number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guyana?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Guyana was 0.2649 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3012 people per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.264 people per person in 2011.
- How does Guyana rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.