Guyana — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Guyana, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Guyana was 26.49% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 30.12% in 1970. The lowest was 26.40% in 2011 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.14% per year.
Guyana ranks 202 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 93%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 72.52%, so Guyana sits below it. It peaked in 1970 and has fallen 12% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 0%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 41 of 42 economies; Antigua and Barbuda (24.33%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 128th of 217 in 1960 → 141st of 217 in 1970 → 156th of 217 in 1980 → 171st of 217 in 1990 → 180th of 217 in 2000 → 194th of 217 in 2010 → 197th of 217 in 2020 → 202nd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 26.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 26.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 26.45% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 26.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 26.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 26.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 26.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 26.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 26.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 26.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 26.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 26.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 26.86% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 27.15% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 27.46% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 27.78% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 28.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 28.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 28.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 28.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 28.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 28.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 29.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 29.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 29.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 29.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 29.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 29.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 29.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 29.57% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 29.57% | +0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 29.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 29.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 29.55% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 29.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 29.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 29.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 29.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 29.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 29.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 29.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 29.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 29.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 29.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 29.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 29.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 29.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 29.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 30.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 30.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 30.12% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 30.1% | +0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 30.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 29.96% | +0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 29.85% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 29.72% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 29.57% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 29.43% | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 29.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 29.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 1960 | 29.02% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guyana’s Urban population in 1961?
29.14% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guyana’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -8.7% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 26.49%; 2024: 26.48%; 2023: 26.47%; 2022: 26.45%; 2021: 26.44%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.