Guyana — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Guyana, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Guyana was 0.59% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.96% in 2018. The lowest was -0.66% in 1990 (about -1.1× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.13% per year.
Guyana ranks 131 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 60%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Guyana sits above it. It peaked in 2018 and has fallen 80% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 2%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 20 of 42 economies; Chile (0.48%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 4427% in 2021. That is 37% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 106th of 216 in 1961 → 134th of 216 in 1970 → 177th of 216 in 1980 → 207th of 216 in 1990 → 189th of 217 in 2000 → 198th of 217 in 2010 → 174th of 217 in 2020 → 131st of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.57% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 0.75% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 0.99% | +1.0 pp |
| 2020 | -0.02% | -2.0 pp |
| 2019 | 2.01% | -0.9 pp |
| 2018 | 2.96% | +2.3 pp |
| 2017 | 0.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 0.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 0.02% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | -0.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | -0.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | -0.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | -0.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | -0.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | -0.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | -0.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | -0.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | -0.07% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | -0.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | -0.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 0.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 0.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 0.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 0.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 0.27% | +0.5 pp |
| 1991 | -0.27% | +0.4 pp |
| 1990 | -0.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | -0.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | -0.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | -0.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | -0.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | -0.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | -0.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | -0.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 0.03% | -0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 0.27% | -0.3 pp |
| 1980 | 0.56% | -0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 0.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 0.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 0.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 0.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 0.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 1.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 1.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 1.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 1.41% | -0.4 pp |
| 1970 | 1.79% | -0.3 pp |
| 1969 | 2.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 2.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.08% | -0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 2.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 2.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 2.33% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guyana’s Population growth in 1962?
2.19% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guyana’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -74.8% in total — about 2.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.59%; 2024: 0.57%; 2023: 0.57%; 2022: 0.75%; 2021: 0.99%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.