Demographics & population — Guyana
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Guyana: 750,204
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Population overview
- Population
750,204
- Population - note
Note: Estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
- Population Growth Rate
-0.21%
- Urban Population
28.400000
- Population in Major Urban Areas
GEORGETOWN (capital) 127,000
Age & family
- Age Structure
27.120000
- Median Age
24.500000
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
16
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
7.18
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
2.21
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
42.5%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
42.5%
- Mean Age for Mother's First Birth (age 25-49)
18.8
- Mother's mean age at first birth
18.8
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
1.050000
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-11.21
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
East Indian 50%, black 36%, Amerindian 7%, white, Chinese, and mixed 7%
- Nationality Noun
Guyanese (singular and plural)
Education
- Literacy - total population
98.8%
- Literacy - male
99.1%
- Literacy - female
98.5%
- Literacy Definition
Age 15 and over has ever attended school
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
3.2%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
10.000000
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
67.680000
- Infant Mortality Rate
34.450000
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
34.450000
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
280
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
.21
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
2
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
5.9%
- Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk
Very high
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
17.2%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
96.600000
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
87.900000
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
11.1%