Guyana Population Pyramid 2019
Guyana in 2019
In 2019, Guyana had a total population of 807,665 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 7.4%, up from 752,094 in 2009.
Half of the population was younger than 25.7 years; 29.3% were children under 15 and 5.8% were 65 or older. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 807,665 | 25.7 | |
| Suriname | 605,768 | 28.3 | |
| French Guiana | 285,568 | 25.9 | |
| Uruguay | 3,397,206 | 35.8 | |
| Paraguay | 6,515,058 | 26.2 |





