Latin America & Caribbean
Guyana in numbers Guyana is in Latin America & Caribbean and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Georgetown. Its population was 835,986 in 2025, ranking 164 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$32,414 in 2025.
Population 835,986 2025
GDP US$27.1 billion 2025
GDP per person US$32,414 2025
Life expectancy 70.3 2024
Area 214,970 2024
Urban share 26.5% 2025
People 835,986
2025 · +9% since 2000 · Rank 164 of 217
0.59%
2025 · 0.05% in 2000 · Rank 131 of 217
3.9
2024 · +1% since 2000 · Rank 211 of 216
26.5%
2025 · 28.8% in 2000 · Rank 202 of 217
28.9%
2025 · 36.6% in 2000 · Rank 76 of 217
7.0%
2025 · 3.8% in 2000 · Rank 125 of 217
2.40
2024 · -22% since 2000 · Rank 82 of 217
Health and living standards 70.3
2024 · +10% since 2000 · Rank 151 of 217
25.2
2024 · -46% since 2000 · Rank 65 of 196
US$505
2023 · +710% since 2000 · Rank 91 of 193
93.0%
2024 · 74.6% in 2000 · Rank 157 of 215
83.0%
2024 · 0.6% in 2000 · Rank 91 of 186
97.6%
2024 · 98.3% in 2000 · Rank 121 of 190
Economy US$27.1 billion
2025 · +3,702% since 2000 · Rank 120 of 210
US$32,414
2025 · +3,379% since 2000 · Rank 53 of 210
Int$97,899
2025 · +1,571% since 2000 · Rank 9 of 199
19.34%
2025 · -1.36% in 2000 · Rank 1 of 210
3.33%
2025 · 6.15% in 2000 · Rank 83 of 180
12.0%
2025 · 11.9% in 2000 · Rank 26 of 187
84.6%
2005 · 96.1% in 2000
3.2%
2023 · 3.8% in 2000 · Rank 74 of 176
Land and environment 214,970
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 84 of 216
87.1%
2024 · 94.3% in 2000 · Rank 6 of 214
4.56
2024 · +110% since 2000 · Rank 59 of 203
Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Guyana. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.