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Guyana

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Capital
Georgetown
Currency
Guyanese dollar
Continent
South America
Area
214,970 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q734 · Official languages: English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
835.99K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
27.1B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
32.41K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
3.33 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
11.96 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
2.4 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
70.32 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Guyana: 835.99K
Guyana · Population737.17K764.12K791.07K818.02K844.97K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guyana · Population · people
YearGuyana
2025835,986
2024831,087
2023826,353
2022821,637
2021815,482
2020807,481
2019807,665
2018791,556
2017768,479
2016763,548
2015758,781
2014754,229
2013750,021
2012746,288
2011746,153
2010749,256
2009752,094
2008754,606
2007756,861
2006758,966
current US$ · 20062025
2025Guyana: 27.1B
Guyana · GDP-91.95M7.32B14.74B22.15B29.57B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guyana · GDP · current US$
YearGuyana
202527,097,477,218.23
202424,662,714,628.3
202316,918,503,597.12
202214,718,388,489.21
20218,041,362,110.31
20205,471,256,594.72
20195,173,760,191.85
20184,787,636,997.85
20174,748,174,334.14
20164,482,697,336.56
20154,279,840,193.7
20144,127,660,151.81
20134,167,800,928.84
20124,063,088,535.76
20113,691,384,317.52
20103,432,912,516.92
20093,165,663,152.73
20083,025,187,433.34
20072,730,971,595.4
20062,379,817,990.69

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Guyana: 32.41K
Guyana · GDP per capita207.798,991.2417.77K26.56K35.34K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guyana · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearGuyana
202532,413.79
202429,675.25
202320,473.7
202217,913.49
20219,860.87
20206,775.71
20196,405.82
20186,048.39
20176,178.67
20165,870.88
20155,640.42
20145,472.69
20135,556.91
20125,444.4
20114,947.22
20104,581.76
20094,209.13
20084,008.96
20073,608.29
20063,135.61
% · 20062025
2025Guyana: 3.33
Guyana · Inflation-2.171.755.679.5913.512006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guyana · Inflation · %
YearGuyana
20253.33
20242.9
20232.82
20226.93
20214.51
20200.72
20192.11
20181.25
20171.95
20160.83
2015-0.87
20140.68
20131.91
20122.39
20114.41
20104.3
20092.95
20088.1
200712.2
20066.68

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Guyana: 11.96
Guyana · Unemployment10.2411.621314.3915.772006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guyana · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearGuyana
202511.96
202411.87
202311.92
202211.91
202114.58
202015.31
201913.17
201813.63
201713.47
201613.26
201513.01
201412.64
201312.3
201212.03
201111.81
201011.63
200911.31
200811.02
200710.84
200610.7

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Guyana:
Guyana · Fertility rate2.362.462.552.652.742006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guyana · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearGuyana
2025No data available
20242.4
20232.41
20222.44
20212.46
20202.49
20192.52
20182.55
20172.59
20162.63
20152.67
20142.7
20132.71
20122.7
20112.69
20102.68
20092.69
20082.7
20072.68
20062.66

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Guyana:
Guyana · Life expectancy63.7265.5267.3269.1270.922006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Guyana · Life expectancy · years
YearGuyana
2025No data available
202470.32
202370.18
202269.89
202164.32
202067.75
201969.07
201868.83
201768.54
201668.07
201567.72
201467.33
201366.71
201266.44
201166.47
201066.2
200966.03
200865.72
200765.46
200664.85
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology