Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Latin America and the Caribbean · South America
Guyana is recorded at 831.1k people in 2024, with total annual change of +4,909 under the WPP medium variant.
Guyana observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 16,525 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -6,214 |
| Natural change | +10,311 |
| Net migration | -5,407 |
| Total change | +4,909 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +4,909 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -129,135 since 2067 |
| Projected 2100 | 889.0k |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Guyana 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 242.3k, ages 15-64 530.5k, ages 65+ 53.5k.
Guyana 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 209.0k, ages 15-64 626.4k, ages 65+ 105.2k.
Guyana 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 140.5k, ages 15-64 534.0k, ages 65+ 214.5k.
Stage since 2024.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2056.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 831.1k | 4,909 | 16.5k | 6.2k | 2.40 |
| 2030 | 861.0k | 5,149 | 15.4k | 6.8k | 2.25 |
| 2050 | 940.6k | 2,461 | 13.8k | 8.8k | 1.98 |
| 2080 | 945.9k | -2,128 | 10.7k | 10.9k | 1.81 |
| 2100 | 889.0k | -3,671 | 9.1k | 11.4k | 1.78 |