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Guyana
The only English-speaking country in South America, Guyana sits on the northeastern coast between Venezuela and Suriname. The capital Georgetown is known for its distinctive wooden colonial architecture. Once one of the continent's poorest nations, Guyana's economy was transformed by massive offshore oil discoveries in 2015, making it one of the world's fastest-growing economies.
Major cities: Georgetown, Linden, New Amsterdam, Anna Regina
2024
831K
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2050
941K
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2100
889K
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~2200
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~2500
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Population831K
Fertility (TFR)2.39
Life expectancy70.3
Median age25.6
Infant mortality23.8 per 1,000
Pop. density4/km²
Urbanization26%
Youth share (0-14)29%
Land area211,140 km²
LanguageEnglish
ReligionChristian
HDI0.776 (#89)
RegionSouth America
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 418K | 5.83 | 49.2 | 43.4 | 18.6 | +0K | 2.5% |
| 1955 | 484K | 6.22 | 54.1 | 43.9 | 13.8 | +1K | 3.0% |
| 1960 | 569K | 6.33 | 57.5 | 42.7 | 11.3 | -4K | 3.1% |
| 1965 | 635K | 6.13 | 59.1 | 39.9 | 10.3 | -5K | 3.0% |
| 1970 | 703K | 5.41 | 60.0 | 37.0 | 9.6 | -8K | 2.7% |
| 1975 | 745K | 4.45 | 60.4 | 33.8 | 9.3 | -11K | 2.5% |
| 1980 | 774K | 3.77 | 60.8 | 31.4 | 9.0 | -14K | 2.2% |
| 1985 | 771K | 3.47 | 61.4 | 31.4 | 9.0 | -20K | 2.2% |
| 1990 | 750K | 3.18 | 62.3 | 29.8 | 8.6 | -21K | 2.1% |
| 1995 | 758K | 3.24 | 62.7 | 29.5 | 8.5 | -14K | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 765K | 3.06 | 64.1 | 26.2 | 7.8 | -14K | 1.8% |
| 2005 | 761K | 2.65 | 64.4 | 21.7 | 7.9 | -12K | 1.4% |
| 2010 | 749K | 2.68 | 66.2 | 22.1 | 7.8 | -14K | 1.4% |
| 2015 | 759K | 2.67 | 67.7 | 22.5 | 7.8 | -7K | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 807K | 2.49 | 67.8 | 21.3 | 8.5 | -2K | 1.3% |
| 2024Now | 831K | 2.39 | 70.3 | 19.9 | 7.5 | -5K | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 836K | 2.37 | 70.4 | 19.5 | 7.6 | -5K | 1.2% |
| 2030 | 861K | 2.26 | 71.1 | 17.9 | 7.9 | -3K | 1.0% |
| 2035 | 886K | 2.17 | 71.8 | 16.9 | 8.3 | -3K | 0.9% |
| 2040 | 908K | 2.10 | 72.4 | 16.3 | 8.7 | -3K | 0.8% |
| 2045 | 926K | 2.03 | 73.1 | 15.6 | 9.0 | -3K | 0.7% |
| 2050 | 941K | 1.98 | 73.7 | 14.7 | 9.3 | -3K | 0.5% |
| 2055 | 950K | 1.94 | 74.4 | 13.9 | 9.6 | -3K | 0.4% |
| 2060 | 957K | 1.90 | 75.1 | 13.1 | 9.8 | -2K | 0.3% |
| 2065 | 960K | 1.88 | 75.8 | 12.6 | 10.1 | -2K | 0.3% |
| 2070 | 959K | 1.85 | 76.4 | 12.2 | 10.5 | -2K | 0.2% |
| 2075 | 954K | 1.83 | 77.1 | 11.8 | 11.0 | -2K | 0.1% |
| 2080 | 946K | 1.81 | 77.8 | 11.3 | 11.5 | -2K | 0.0% |
| 2085 | 935K | 1.80 | 78.4 | 11.0 | 11.9 | -2K | -0.1% |
| 2090 | 921K | 1.79 | 79.1 | 10.7 | 12.3 | -1K | -0.2% |
| 2095 | 906K | 1.79 | 79.8 | 10.4 | 12.5 | -1K | -0.2% |
| 2100 | 889K | 1.78 | 80.4 | 10.2 | 12.8 | -1K | -0.3% |