Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Guyana
Guyana: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 53,508 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Guyana, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Guyana stood at 53,508 people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Guyana peaked at 53,508 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,830 people, in 1952.
Guyana ranks 168th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16,583 people | 15,830 people | 18,323 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 22,299 people | 19,528 people | 24,852 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 27,184 people | 25,431 people | 29,140 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,596 people | 29,486 people | 29,709 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,404 people | 29,119 people | 29,642 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,134 people | 29,396 people | 33,671 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,040 people | 34,554 people | 46,804 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,648 people | 48,427 people | 53,508 people | 4 |
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More population data for Guyana
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 45,520 people (2100)
- Population density 4.52 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.4 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 27 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.4 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.4 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.41 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Guyana?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Guyana was 53,508 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 53,508 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,830 people in 1952.
- How does Guyana rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Guyana ranks 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.