Population growth rate in Guyana
Guyana: Population growth rate was -0.413 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.413
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
143rd
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.2
in 2018
All-time low
-1.11
in 2019
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Guyana, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Guyana is -0.413, measured in 2100.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Guyana peaked at 5.2 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -1.11, in 2019.
That places Guyana 143rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1029 | — |
| 1800 | 0.2326 | +126.0% |
| 1900 | 0.5017 | +115.7% |
| 1905 | -0.1101 | -121.9% |
| 1910 | -0.084 | -23.7% |
| 1915 | -0.0447 | -46.8% |
| 1920 | 0.0911 | -303.8% |
| 1925 | 0.2274 | +149.7% |
| 1930 | 0.5779 | +154.2% |
| 1935 | 1.1 | +89.6% |
| 1940 | 1.51 | +37.4% |
| 1945 | 2.1 | +39.3% |
| 1950 | 2.53 | +20.6% |
| 1951 | 2.69 | +6.5% |
| 1952 | 2.89 | +7.2% |
| 1953 | 3.05 | +5.8% |
| 1954 | 3.19 | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 3.27 | +2.6% |
| 1956 | 3.31 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 3.34 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 3.34 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 3.28 | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 2.47 | -24.7% |
| 1961 | 2.2 | -10.8% |
| 1962 | 2.18 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 2.17 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 2.13 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 2.12 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 2.09 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 2.08 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 2.06 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 2.05 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.53 | -25.2% |
| 1971 | 1.28 | -16.5% |
| 1972 | 1.22 | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 1.13 | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 1.03 | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.951 | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.881 | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.814 | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.744 | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.683 | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.432 | -36.7% |
| 1981 | 0.106 | -75.5% |
| 1982 | -0.04 | -137.7% |
| 1983 | -0.172 | +330.0% |
| 1984 | -0.288 | +67.4% |
| 1985 | -0.394 | +36.8% |
| 1986 | -0.484 | +22.8% |
| 1987 | -0.554 | +14.5% |
| 1988 | -0.616 | +11.2% |
| 1989 | -0.652 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | -0.67 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.128 | -119.1% |
| 1992 | 0.419 | +227.3% |
| 1993 | 0.394 | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.364 | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.314 | -13.7% |
| 1996 | 0.249 | -20.7% |
| 1997 | 0.202 | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 0.149 | -26.2% |
| 1999 | 0.086 | -42.3% |
| 2000 | 0.005 | -94.2% |
| 2001 | -0.098 | -2060.0% |
| 2002 | -0.118 | +20.4% |
| 2003 | -0.026 | -78.0% |
| 2004 | -0.153 | +488.5% |
| 2005 | -0.242 | +58.2% |
| 2006 | -0.27 | +11.6% |
| 2007 | -0.285 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | -0.311 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | -0.356 | +14.5% |
| 2010 | -0.4 | +12.4% |
| 2011 | -0.43 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.466 | -208.4% |
| 2013 | 0.532 | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.587 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.616 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.636 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.651 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.2 | +698.8% |
| 2019 | -1.11 | -121.3% |
| 2020 | 1.06 | -195.9% |
| 2021 | 0.912 | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 0.593 | -35.0% |
| 2023 | 0.552 | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.591 | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 0.585 | -1.0% |
| 2026 | 0.585 | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 0.631 | +7.9% |
| 2028 | 0.58 | -8.1% |
| 2029 | 0.565 | -2.6% |
| 2030 | 0.598 | +5.8% |
| 2031 | 0.57 | -4.7% |
| 2032 | 0.617 | +8.2% |
| 2033 | 0.554 | -10.2% |
| 2034 | 0.557 | +0.5% |
| 2035 | 0.51 | -8.4% |
| 2036 | 0.479 | -6.1% |
| 2037 | 0.49 | +2.3% |
| 2038 | 0.483 | -1.4% |
| 2039 | 0.472 | -2.3% |
| 2040 | 0.453 | -4.0% |
| 2041 | 0.475 | +4.9% |
| 2042 | 0.419 | -11.8% |
| 2043 | 0.403 | -3.8% |
| 2044 | 0.365 | -9.4% |
| 2045 | 0.334 | -8.5% |
| 2046 | 0.34 | +1.8% |
| 2047 | 0.306 | -10.0% |
| 2048 | 0.304 | -0.7% |
| 2049 | 0.28 | -7.9% |
| 2050 | 0.262 | -6.4% |
| 2051 | 0.192 | -26.7% |
| 2052 | 0.225 | +17.2% |
| 2053 | 0.232 | +3.1% |
| 2054 | 0.181 | -22.0% |
| 2055 | 0.145 | -19.9% |
| 2056 | 0.102 | -29.7% |
| 2057 | 0.143 | +40.2% |
| 2058 | 0.133 | -7.0% |
| 2059 | 0.16 | +20.3% |
| 2060 | 0.131 | -18.1% |
| 2061 | 0.098 | -25.2% |
| 2062 | 0.091 | -7.1% |
| 2063 | 0.048 | -47.3% |
| 2064 | 0.026 | -45.8% |
| 2065 | 0.013 | -50.0% |
| 2066 | 0.014 | +7.7% |
| 2067 | -0.003 | -121.4% |
| 2068 | -0.012 | +300.0% |
| 2069 | -0.073 | +508.3% |
| 2070 | -0.056 | -23.3% |
| 2071 | -0.089 | +58.9% |
| 2072 | -0.116 | +30.3% |
| 2073 | -0.125 | +7.8% |
| 2074 | -0.109 | -12.8% |
| 2075 | -0.126 | +15.6% |
| 2076 | -0.153 | +21.4% |
| 2077 | -0.159 | +3.9% |
| 2078 | -0.185 | +16.4% |
| 2079 | -0.19 | +2.7% |
| 2080 | -0.225 | +18.4% |
| 2081 | -0.195 | -13.3% |
| 2082 | -0.242 | +24.1% |
| 2083 | -0.212 | -12.4% |
| 2084 | -0.251 | +18.4% |
| 2085 | -0.281 | +12.0% |
| 2086 | -0.295 | +5.0% |
| 2087 | -0.276 | -6.4% |
| 2088 | -0.299 | +8.3% |
| 2089 | -0.322 | +7.7% |
| 2090 | -0.302 | -6.2% |
| 2091 | -0.305 | +1.0% |
| 2092 | -0.331 | +8.5% |
| 2093 | -0.331 | -0.0% |
| 2094 | -0.359 | +8.5% |
| 2095 | -0.353 | -1.7% |
| 2096 | -0.371 | +5.1% |
| 2097 | -0.349 | -5.9% |
| 2098 | -0.407 | +16.6% |
| 2099 | -0.408 | +0.2% |
| 2100 | -0.413 | +1.2% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's -0.413 is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guyana's -0.413 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.711, 58% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -2060.0% | 0.005 | -0.098 |
| 2018 | +698.8% | 0.651 | 5.2 |
| 2069 | -508.3% | -0.012 | -0.073 |
| 2004 | -488.5% | -0.026 | -0.153 |
| 1983 | -330.0% | -0.04 | -0.172 |
| 1920 | +303.8% | -0.0447 | 0.0911 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1029 | 0.1029 | 0.1029 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2326 | 0.2326 | 0.2326 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.1958 | -0.1101 | 0.5017 | 2 |
| 1910s | -0.0644 | -0.084 | -0.0447 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.1592 | 0.0911 | 0.2274 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.8367 | 0.5779 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.8 | 1.51 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 1950s | 3.09 | 2.53 | 3.34 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.16 | 2.05 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.03 | 0.683 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2662 | -0.652 | 0.432 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1635 | -0.67 | 0.419 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1854 | -0.356 | 0.005 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6752 | -1.11 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6655 | 0.552 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.533 | 0.472 | 0.617 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.3679 | 0.28 | 0.475 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.1775 | 0.102 | 0.262 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.0333 | -0.073 | 0.131 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.1308 | -0.19 | -0.056 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.2598 | -0.322 | -0.195 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.3516 | -0.408 | -0.302 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.413 | -0.413 | -0.413 | 1 |
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- 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)
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- 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)
- Population density 4.52 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 45,520 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.413 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Guyana?
- Population growth rate in Guyana was -0.413 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 in 2018.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.11 in 2019.
- How does Guyana rank for population growth rate?
- Guyana ranks 143rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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