Guyana Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Guyana rural population for 2021 was 588,163, a 0.77% increase from 2020.
  • Guyana rural population for 2020 was 583,663, a 0.33% decline from 2019.
  • Guyana rural population for 2019 was 585,574, a 1.57% increase from 2018.
  • Guyana rural population for 2018 was 576,520, a 2.82% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Guyana Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 588,163 73.10 0.77%
2020 583,663 73.21 -0.33%
2019 585,574 73.31 1.56%
2018 576,520 73.39 2.78%
2017 560,700 73.46 0.47%
2016 558,066 73.52 0.48%
2015 555,393 73.56 0.48%
2014 552,715 73.59 0.47%
2013 550,101 73.60 0.46%
2012 547,559 73.60 -0.04%
2011 547,753 73.60 -0.18%
2010 548,728 73.37 -0.12%
2009 549,402 73.13 -0.06%
2008 549,738 72.90 0.01%
2007 549,665 72.66 0.09%
2006 549,194 72.42 0.16%
2005 548,343 72.18 0.24%
2004 547,019 71.94 0.32%
2003 545,270 71.69 0.33%
2002 543,494 71.48 0.19%
2001 542,458 71.39 0.22%
2000 541,249 71.31 0.26%
1999 539,842 71.22 0.30%
1998 538,231 71.13 0.32%
1997 536,509 71.04 0.34%
1996 534,674 70.95 0.38%
1995 532,669 70.86 0.41%
1994 530,484 70.77 0.44%
1993 528,151 70.69 0.42%
1992 525,939 70.60 0.25%
1991 524,640 70.51 -0.28%
1990 526,097 70.42 -0.64%
1989 529,490 70.33 -0.61%
1988 532,713 70.24 -0.56%
1987 535,717 70.15 -0.50%
1986 538,394 70.06 -0.41%
1985 540,615 69.97 -0.30%
1984 542,243 69.88 -0.17%
1983 543,187 69.79 -0.03%
1982 543,369 69.70 0.12%
1981 542,693 69.60 0.33%
1980 540,926 69.51 0.36%
1979 539,001 69.60 0.60%
1978 535,759 69.71 0.79%
1977 531,548 69.81 0.88%
1976 526,914 69.92 0.91%
1975 522,159 70.03 0.91%
1974 517,438 70.14 0.91%
1973 512,730 70.25 0.93%
1972 507,988 70.36 0.97%
1971 503,067 70.47 1.07%
1970 497,738 70.58 1.25%
1969 491,535 70.63 1.40%
1968 484,723 70.67 1.53%
1967 477,345 70.71 1.71%
1966 469,250 70.75 1.93%
1965 460,288 70.79 2.16%
1964 450,455 70.83 2.37%
1963 439,898 70.87 2.53%
1962 428,893 70.91 2.66%
1961 417,615 70.95 2.81%
1960 406,061 70.99 %