Guyana Population Pyramid 1975
Guyana in 1975
As of 1975, Guyana counted 745,393 inhabitants. That is 17.4% more than in 1965, when the population stood at 635,128.
With a median age of 17.2 years, Guyana had a youth dependency ratio of 87.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.1 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Guyana was 2.41 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 70.2 years in 2023: 73.9 for women and 66.5 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
53,206 immigrants live in Guyana, 6.4% of the population.
| Venezuela | 40,545 |
| Suriname | 4,717 |
| Brazil | 2,190 |
| United States of America | 1,286 |
| China | 1,175 |
462,563 people born in Guyana live in other countries.
| United States of America | 314,783 |
| Canada | 81,615 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 15,720 |
| Suriname | 14,720 |
| Venezuela | 8,227 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guyana | 745,393 | 17.2 | |
| Suriname | 391,170 | 17.0 | |
| French Guiana | 54,463 | 21.7 | |
| Paraguay | 2,691,648 | 17.9 | |
| Uruguay | 2,872,320 | 30.1 |





