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Guyana

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
835,986 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 878,674in 2022[4]
Land area
211,140 km²[5]
Total area
214,970 km²[6] land and water
Official language
Currency
Land borders
Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname[10]
Coast
Yes[10]
Continent
Official names
  • Co-operative Republic of Guyana[11]
  • Guyana[12]
  • République coopérative du Guyana[13]
  • Gajanos Kooperacinė Respublika[14]

Parts of Guyana

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Through time

Population over time[3]
19602025836K

569,143 in 1960, 835,986 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
1960569,143
1961582,568
1962595,461
1963608,537
1964621,764
1965635,128
1966648,646
1967662,311
1968676,160
1969690,223
1970702,705
1971712,662
1972721,617
1973730,138
1974738,057
1975745,393
1976752,253
1977758,654
1978764,586
1979770,062
1980774,367
1981776,453
1982776,712
1983775,891
1984774,111
1985771,477
1986768,098
1987764,120
1988759,663
1989754,865
1990749,894
1991747,861
1992749,911
1993752,965
1994755,822
1995758,388
1996760,526
1997762,245
1998763,586
1999764,483
2000764,832
2001764,477
2002763,652
2003763,101
2004762,418
2005760,914
2006758,966
2007756,861
2008754,606
2009752,094
2010749,256
2011746,153
2012746,288
2013750,021
2014754,229
2015758,781
2016763,548
2017768,479
2018791,556
2019807,665
2020807,481
2021815,482
2022821,637
2023826,353
2024831,087
2025835,986

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
GY[15]
ISO alpha-3
GUY[16]
ISO numeric
328[17]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Guyana (Q734), capital: Georgetown (revision 2562959580) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online, retrieved 14 May 2025
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Guyana (Q734), population (revision 2562959580) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Guyana (Q734), area (revision 2562959580) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Guyana (Q734), official language: English (revision 2562959580) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: Guyana (Q734), currency: Guyanese dollar (revision 2562959580) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Guyana (Q734), continent: South America (revision 2562959580) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  10. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  11. Wikidata: Guyana (Q734), official name (revision 2562959580) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Wikidata: Guyana (Q734), official name (revision 2562959580) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Guyana (Q734), official name (revision 2562959580) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  14. Wikidata: Guyana (Q734), official name (revision 2562959580) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  15. Wikidata: Guyana (Q734), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2562959580) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Guyana (Q734), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2562959580) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: Guyana (Q734), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2562959580) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

Flag image: Flag of Guyana.svg, Public domain, Whitney Smith, via Wikimedia Commons.