Population density in Guyana

Guyana: Population density was 4.52 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
4.52 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
230th
of 235 countries
All-time high
4.88 people per km²
in 2067
All-time low
0.254 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Guyana, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Guyana recorded 4.52 people per km² for population density in 2100.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Guyana peaked at 4.88 people per km² in 2067 and was at its lowest, 0.254 people per km², in 1000.

Guyana ranks 230th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Guyana, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.254 people per km²
1100 0.2794 people per km² +10.0%
1200 0.3048 people per km² +9.1%
1300 0.3556 people per km² +16.7%
1400 0.4064 people per km² +14.3%
1500 0.4572 people per km² +12.5%
1600 0.4572 people per km² +0.0%
1700 0.5068 people per km² +10.8%
1710 0.5309 people per km² +4.8%
1720 0.5562 people per km² +4.8%
1730 0.5827 people per km² +4.8%
1740 0.6104 people per km² +4.8%
1750 0.6395 people per km² +4.8%
1760 0.6699 people per km² +4.8%
1770 0.7018 people per km² +4.8%
1780 0.7353 people per km² +4.8%
1790 0.7703 people per km² +4.8%
1800 0.8435 people per km² +9.5%
1801 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1802 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1803 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1804 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1805 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1806 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1807 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1808 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1809 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1810 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1811 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1812 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1813 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1814 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1815 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1816 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1817 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1818 0.8435 people per km² +0.0%
1819 0.8391 people per km² -0.5%
1820 0.8304 people per km² -1.0%
1821 0.8176 people per km² -1.5%
1822 0.8007 people per km² -2.1%
1823 0.7799 people per km² -2.6%
1824 0.7596 people per km² -2.6%
1825 0.7398 people per km² -2.6%
1826 0.7206 people per km² -2.6%
1827 0.7018 people per km² -2.6%
1828 0.6836 people per km² -2.6%
1829 0.6658 people per km² -2.6%
1830 0.6485 people per km² -2.6%
1831 0.6316 people per km² -2.6%
1832 0.6151 people per km² -2.6%
1833 0.5991 people per km² -2.6%
1834 0.5836 people per km² -2.6%
1835 0.5684 people per km² -2.6%
1836 0.5536 people per km² -2.6%
1837 0.5392 people per km² -2.6%
1838 0.5252 people per km² -2.6%
1839 0.5168 people per km² -1.6%
1840 0.514 people per km² -0.5%
1841 0.517 people per km² +0.6%
1842 0.5255 people per km² +1.7%
1843 0.5398 people per km² +2.7%
1844 0.5544 people per km² +2.7%
1845 0.5694 people per km² +2.7%
1846 0.5848 people per km² +2.7%
1847 0.6006 people per km² +2.7%
1848 0.6169 people per km² +2.7%
1849 0.6319 people per km² +2.4%
1850 0.6458 people per km² +2.2%
1851 0.658 people per km² +1.9%
1852 0.669 people per km² +1.7%
1853 0.6784 people per km² +1.4%
1854 0.6881 people per km² +1.4%
1855 0.6978 people per km² +1.4%
1856 0.7077 people per km² +1.4%
1857 0.7178 people per km² +1.4%
1858 0.7279 people per km² +1.4%
1859 0.7401 people per km² +1.7%
1860 0.7543 people per km² +1.9%
1861 0.7707 people per km² +2.2%
1862 0.7893 people per km² +2.4%
1863 0.8101 people per km² +2.6%
1864 0.8316 people per km² +2.6%
1865 0.8536 people per km² +2.6%
1866 0.8761 people per km² +2.6%
1867 0.8993 people per km² +2.6%
1868 0.9231 people per km² +2.6%
1869 0.9476 people per km² +2.6%
1870 0.9727 people per km² +2.7%
1871 0.9985 people per km² +2.7%
1872 1.02 people per km² +2.7%
1873 1.05 people per km² +2.7%
1874 1.08 people per km² +2.7%
1875 1.11 people per km² +2.7%
1876 1.14 people per km² +2.7%
1877 1.17 people per km² +2.7%
1878 1.2 people per km² +2.7%
1879 1.23 people per km² +2.3%
1880 1.25 people per km² +1.9%
1881 1.27 people per km² +1.6%
1882 1.29 people per km² +1.3%
1883 1.3 people per km² +0.9%
1884 1.31 people per km² +0.9%
1885 1.32 people per km² +0.9%
1886 1.34 people per km² +0.9%
1887 1.35 people per km² +0.9%
1888 1.36 people per km² +0.9%
1889 1.37 people per km² +0.9%
1890 1.39 people per km² +0.9%
1891 1.4 people per km² +0.9%
1892 1.41 people per km² +0.9%
1893 1.43 people per km² +0.9%
1894 1.44 people per km² +0.9%
1895 1.45 people per km² +0.9%
1896 1.47 people per km² +0.9%
1897 1.48 people per km² +0.9%
1898 1.49 people per km² +0.9%
1899 1.5 people per km² +0.7%
1900 1.51 people per km² +0.5%
1901 1.52 people per km² +0.3%
1902 1.52 people per km² +0.1%
1903 1.52 people per km² -0.1%
1904 1.51 people per km² -0.1%
1905 1.51 people per km² -0.1%
1906 1.51 people per km² -0.1%
1907 1.51 people per km² -0.1%
1908 1.51 people per km² -0.1%
1909 1.51 people per km² -0.1%
1910 1.5 people per km² -0.1%
1911 1.5 people per km² -0.1%
1912 1.5 people per km² -0.1%
1913 1.5 people per km² -0.0%
1914 1.5 people per km² -0.0%
1915 1.5 people per km² -0.0%
1916 1.5 people per km² -0.0%
1917 1.5 people per km² -0.0%
1918 1.5 people per km² +0.0%
1919 1.5 people per km² +0.0%
1920 1.5 people per km² +0.1%
1921 1.5 people per km² +0.1%
1922 1.51 people per km² +0.2%
1923 1.51 people per km² +0.2%
1924 1.51 people per km² +0.2%
1925 1.52 people per km² +0.2%
1926 1.52 people per km² +0.2%
1927 1.52 people per km² +0.2%
1928 1.53 people per km² +0.2%
1929 1.53 people per km² +0.4%
1930 1.54 people per km² +0.6%
1931 1.55 people per km² +0.8%
1932 1.57 people per km² +0.9%
1933 1.59 people per km² +1.1%
1934 1.6 people per km² +1.1%
1935 1.62 people per km² +1.1%
1936 1.64 people per km² +1.1%
1937 1.66 people per km² +1.1%
1938 1.67 people per km² +1.1%
1939 1.7 people per km² +1.3%
1940 1.72 people per km² +1.5%
1941 1.75 people per km² +1.7%
1942 1.79 people per km² +1.9%
1943 1.82 people per km² +2.1%
1944 1.86 people per km² +2.1%
1945 1.9 people per km² +2.1%
1946 1.94 people per km² +2.1%
1947 1.98 people per km² +2.1%
1948 2.02 people per km² +2.1%
1949 2.07 people per km² +2.3%
1950 2.12 people per km² +2.5%
1951 2.18 people per km² +2.6%
1952 2.24 people per km² +2.8%
1953 2.31 people per km² +3.0%
1954 2.38 people per km² +3.2%
1955 2.46 people per km² +3.3%
1956 2.54 people per km² +3.3%
1957 2.63 people per km² +3.4%
1958 2.72 people per km² +3.4%
1959 2.81 people per km² +3.4%
1960 2.89 people per km² +2.9%
1961 2.96 people per km² +2.4%
1962 3.02 people per km² +2.2%
1963 3.09 people per km² +2.2%
1964 3.16 people per km² +2.2%
1965 3.23 people per km² +2.1%
1966 3.3 people per km² +2.1%
1967 3.36 people per km² +2.1%
1968 3.43 people per km² +2.1%
1969 3.51 people per km² +2.1%
1970 3.57 people per km² +1.8%
1971 3.62 people per km² +1.4%
1972 3.67 people per km² +1.3%
1973 3.71 people per km² +1.2%
1974 3.75 people per km² +1.1%
1975 3.79 people per km² +1.0%
1976 3.82 people per km² +0.9%
1977 3.85 people per km² +0.9%
1978 3.88 people per km² +0.8%
1979 3.91 people per km² +0.7%
1980 3.93 people per km² +0.6%
1981 3.94 people per km² +0.3%
1982 3.95 people per km² +0.0%
1983 3.94 people per km² -0.1%
1984 3.93 people per km² -0.2%
1985 3.92 people per km² -0.3%
1986 3.9 people per km² -0.4%
1987 3.88 people per km² -0.5%
1988 3.86 people per km² -0.6%
1989 3.83 people per km² -0.6%
1990 3.81 people per km² -0.7%
1991 3.8 people per km² -0.3%
1992 3.81 people per km² +0.3%
1993 3.83 people per km² +0.4%
1994 3.84 people per km² +0.4%
1995 3.85 people per km² +0.3%
1996 3.86 people per km² +0.3%
1997 3.87 people per km² +0.2%
1998 3.88 people per km² +0.2%
1999 3.88 people per km² +0.1%
2000 3.89 people per km² +0.0%
2001 3.88 people per km² -0.0%
2002 3.88 people per km² -0.1%
2003 3.88 people per km² -0.1%
2004 3.87 people per km² -0.1%
2005 3.87 people per km² -0.2%
2006 3.86 people per km² -0.3%
2007 3.84 people per km² -0.3%
2008 3.83 people per km² -0.3%
2009 3.82 people per km² -0.3%
2010 3.81 people per km² -0.4%
2011 3.79 people per km² -0.4%
2012 3.79 people per km² +0.0%
2013 3.81 people per km² +0.5%
2014 3.83 people per km² +0.6%
2015 3.85 people per km² +0.6%
2016 3.88 people per km² +0.6%
2017 3.9 people per km² +0.6%
2018 4.02 people per km² +3.0%
2019 4.1 people per km² +2.0%
2020 4.1 people per km² -0.0%
2021 4.14 people per km² +1.0%
2022 4.17 people per km² +0.8%
2023 4.2 people per km² +0.6%
2024 4.22 people per km² +0.6%
2025 4.25 people per km² +0.6%
2026 4.27 people per km² +0.6%
2027 4.3 people per km² +0.6%
2028 4.32 people per km² +0.6%
2029 4.35 people per km² +0.6%
2030 4.37 people per km² +0.6%
2031 4.4 people per km² +0.6%
2032 4.43 people per km² +0.6%
2033 4.45 people per km² +0.6%
2034 4.48 people per km² +0.6%
2035 4.5 people per km² +0.5%
2036 4.52 people per km² +0.5%
2037 4.54 people per km² +0.5%
2038 4.57 people per km² +0.5%
2039 4.59 people per km² +0.5%
2040 4.61 people per km² +0.5%
2041 4.63 people per km² +0.5%
2042 4.65 people per km² +0.4%
2043 4.67 people per km² +0.4%
2044 4.69 people per km² +0.4%
2045 4.71 people per km² +0.4%
2046 4.72 people per km² +0.3%
2047 4.74 people per km² +0.3%
2048 4.75 people per km² +0.3%
2049 4.77 people per km² +0.3%
2050 4.78 people per km² +0.3%
2051 4.79 people per km² +0.2%
2052 4.8 people per km² +0.2%
2053 4.81 people per km² +0.2%
2054 4.82 people per km² +0.2%
2055 4.83 people per km² +0.2%
2056 4.83 people per km² +0.1%
2057 4.84 people per km² +0.1%
2058 4.85 people per km² +0.1%
2059 4.85 people per km² +0.1%
2060 4.86 people per km² +0.1%
2061 4.87 people per km² +0.1%
2062 4.87 people per km² +0.1%
2063 4.87 people per km² +0.1%
2064 4.88 people per km² +0.0%
2065 4.88 people per km² +0.0%
2066 4.88 people per km² +0.0%
2067 4.88 people per km² +0.0%
2068 4.88 people per km² -0.0%
2069 4.88 people per km² -0.0%
2070 4.87 people per km² -0.1%
2071 4.87 people per km² -0.1%
2072 4.86 people per km² -0.1%
2073 4.86 people per km² -0.1%
2074 4.85 people per km² -0.1%
2075 4.85 people per km² -0.1%
2076 4.84 people per km² -0.1%
2077 4.83 people per km² -0.2%
2078 4.82 people per km² -0.2%
2079 4.82 people per km² -0.2%
2080 4.81 people per km² -0.2%
2081 4.8 people per km² -0.2%
2082 4.78 people per km² -0.2%
2083 4.77 people per km² -0.2%
2084 4.76 people per km² -0.2%
2085 4.75 people per km² -0.3%
2086 4.74 people per km² -0.3%
2087 4.72 people per km² -0.3%
2088 4.71 people per km² -0.3%
2089 4.69 people per km² -0.3%
2090 4.68 people per km² -0.3%
2091 4.67 people per km² -0.3%
2092 4.65 people per km² -0.3%
2093 4.64 people per km² -0.3%
2094 4.62 people per km² -0.3%
2095 4.6 people per km² -0.4%
2096 4.59 people per km² -0.4%
2097 4.57 people per km² -0.4%
2098 4.55 people per km² -0.4%
2099 4.53 people per km² -0.4%
2100 4.52 people per km² -0.4%

Guyana compared with similar countries

  • Guyana's 4.52 people per km² is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 4% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Guyana's 4.52 people per km² is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05 people per km², 5% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.254 people per km² 0.254 people per km² 0.254 people per km² 1
1100s 0.2794 people per km² 0.2794 people per km² 0.2794 people per km² 1
1200s 0.3048 people per km² 0.3048 people per km² 0.3048 people per km² 1
1300s 0.3556 people per km² 0.3556 people per km² 0.3556 people per km² 1
1400s 0.4064 people per km² 0.4064 people per km² 0.4064 people per km² 1
1500s 0.4572 people per km² 0.4572 people per km² 0.4572 people per km² 1
1600s 0.4572 people per km² 0.4572 people per km² 0.4572 people per km² 1
1700s 0.5068 people per km² 0.5068 people per km² 0.5068 people per km² 1
1710s 0.5309 people per km² 0.5309 people per km² 0.5309 people per km² 1
1720s 0.5562 people per km² 0.5562 people per km² 0.5562 people per km² 1
1730s 0.5827 people per km² 0.5827 people per km² 0.5827 people per km² 1
1740s 0.6104 people per km² 0.6104 people per km² 0.6104 people per km² 1
1750s 0.6395 people per km² 0.6395 people per km² 0.6395 people per km² 1
1760s 0.6699 people per km² 0.6699 people per km² 0.6699 people per km² 1
1770s 0.7018 people per km² 0.7018 people per km² 0.7018 people per km² 1
1780s 0.7353 people per km² 0.7353 people per km² 0.7353 people per km² 1
1790s 0.7703 people per km² 0.7703 people per km² 0.7703 people per km² 1
1800s 0.8435 people per km² 0.8435 people per km² 0.8435 people per km² 10
1810s 0.843 people per km² 0.8391 people per km² 0.8435 people per km² 10
1820s 0.75 people per km² 0.6658 people per km² 0.8304 people per km² 10
1830s 0.5781 people per km² 0.5168 people per km² 0.6485 people per km² 10
1840s 0.5654 people per km² 0.514 people per km² 0.6319 people per km² 10
1850s 0.6931 people per km² 0.6458 people per km² 0.7401 people per km² 10
1860s 0.8456 people per km² 0.7543 people per km² 0.9476 people per km² 10
1870s 1.1 people per km² 0.9727 people per km² 1.23 people per km² 10
1880s 1.32 people per km² 1.25 people per km² 1.37 people per km² 10
1890s 1.45 people per km² 1.39 people per km² 1.5 people per km² 10
1900s 1.51 people per km² 1.51 people per km² 1.52 people per km² 10
1910s 1.5 people per km² 1.5 people per km² 1.5 people per km² 10
1920s 1.52 people per km² 1.5 people per km² 1.53 people per km² 10
1930s 1.61 people per km² 1.54 people per km² 1.7 people per km² 10
1940s 1.89 people per km² 1.72 people per km² 2.07 people per km² 10
1950s 2.44 people per km² 2.12 people per km² 2.81 people per km² 10
1960s 3.2 people per km² 2.89 people per km² 3.51 people per km² 10
1970s 3.76 people per km² 3.57 people per km² 3.91 people per km² 10
1980s 3.91 people per km² 3.83 people per km² 3.95 people per km² 10
1990s 3.84 people per km² 3.8 people per km² 3.88 people per km² 10
2000s 3.86 people per km² 3.82 people per km² 3.89 people per km² 10
2010s 3.88 people per km² 3.79 people per km² 4.1 people per km² 10
2020s 4.23 people per km² 4.1 people per km² 4.35 people per km² 10
2030s 4.49 people per km² 4.37 people per km² 4.59 people per km² 10
2040s 4.69 people per km² 4.61 people per km² 4.77 people per km² 10
2050s 4.82 people per km² 4.78 people per km² 4.85 people per km² 10
2060s 4.87 people per km² 4.86 people per km² 4.88 people per km² 10
2070s 4.85 people per km² 4.82 people per km² 4.87 people per km² 10
2080s 4.75 people per km² 4.69 people per km² 4.81 people per km² 10
2090s 4.61 people per km² 4.53 people per km² 4.68 people per km² 10
2100s 4.52 people per km² 4.52 people per km² 4.52 people per km² 1

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  3. 229 Suriname 4.54 people per km² compare
  4. 231 Iceland 3.6 people per km² compare
  5. 232 Mongolia 3.54 people per km² compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Guyana?
Population density in Guyana was 4.52 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 4.88 people per km² in 2067.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.254 people per km² in 1000.
How does Guyana rank for population density?
Guyana ranks 230th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guyana data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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