Guyana Population Pyramid 2027
Guyana in 2027
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Guyana at 846,020 in 2027. Ten years before, in 2017, the projected population is 768,478 — 10.1% lower.
With a projected median age of 27.8 years, Guyana would have a youth dependency ratio of 44.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 11.6 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 846,020 | 27.8 | |
| Suriname | 650,566 | 30.2 | |
| French Guiana | 324,223 | 26.0 | |
| Uruguay | 3,380,241 | 38.1 | |
| Paraguay | 7,175,674 | 28.5 |





