Guyana Urban Population 1960-2024
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Guyana urban population for 2023 was 221,054, a 1.15% increase from 2022.
- Guyana urban population for 2022 was 218,534, a 0.98% increase from 2021.
- Guyana urban population for 2021 was 216,404, a 1.34% increase from 2020.
- Guyana urban population for 2020 was 213,539, a 0.17% increase from 2019.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Urban Population |
| China |
910,895,447 |
| Brazil |
189,992,937 |
| Russia |
108,345,662 |
| Mexico |
104,796,621 |
| Iran |
68,892,205 |
| Turkey |
66,096,079 |
| Colombia |
42,894,219 |
| South Africa |
41,576,651 |
| Thailand |
38,491,230 |
| Algeria |
34,327,085 |
| Iraq |
32,580,810 |
| Peru |
27,111,853 |
| Malaysia |
27,006,299 |
| Venezuela |
25,504,192 |
| Ecuador |
11,785,978 |
| Kazakhstan |
11,577,724 |
| Jordan |
10,432,355 |
| Romania |
10,418,360 |
| Dominican Republic |
9,570,242 |
| Guatemala |
9,346,539 |
| Cuba |
8,678,273 |
| Belarus |
7,409,732 |
| Azerbaijan |
5,822,506 |
| Libya |
5,621,338 |
| Bulgaria |
4,932,158 |
| Lebanon |
4,788,127 |
| Paraguay |
4,332,984 |
| Costa Rica |
4,306,402 |
| Serbia |
3,779,753 |
| Turkmenistan |
3,518,889 |
| Gabon |
2,217,982 |
| Botswana |
1,949,449 |
| Albania |
1,773,980 |
| Armenia |
1,770,650 |
| Jamaica |
1,621,241 |
| Bosnia |
1,614,061 |
| Namibia |
1,429,326 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,276,538 |
| North Macedonia |
1,077,748 |
| Fiji |
549,774 |
| Mauritius |
515,350 |
| Montenegro |
422,094 |
| Suriname |
413,897 |
| Guyana |
221,054 |
| Maldives |
218,678 |
| Belize |
191,477 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
56,307 |
| Dominica |
52,593 |
| Grenada |
46,762 |
| Samoa |
39,512 |
| American Samoa |
38,308 |
| St. Lucia |
34,558 |
| Marshall Islands |
33,121 |
| Tonga |
24,960 |
| Nauru |
12,780 |
| Tuvalu |
7,549 |
| Guyana Urban Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2023 |
221,054 |
27.16 |
1.15% |
| 2022 |
218,534 |
27.02 |
0.98% |
| 2021 |
216,404 |
26.90 |
1.33% |
| 2020 |
213,539 |
26.79 |
0.17% |
| 2019 |
213,179 |
26.69 |
1.98% |
| 2018 |
208,994 |
26.61 |
3.13% |
| 2017 |
202,552 |
26.54 |
0.76% |
| 2016 |
201,021 |
26.48 |
0.69% |
| 2015 |
199,638 |
26.44 |
0.62% |
| 2014 |
198,400 |
26.41 |
0.55% |
| 2013 |
197,319 |
26.40 |
0.46% |
| 2012 |
196,407 |
26.40 |
-0.04% |
| 2011 |
196,477 |
26.40 |
-1.38% |
| 2010 |
199,204 |
26.63 |
-1.32% |
| 2009 |
201,856 |
26.87 |
-1.26% |
| 2008 |
204,412 |
27.11 |
-1.19% |
| 2007 |
206,856 |
27.34 |
-1.11% |
| 2006 |
209,173 |
27.58 |
-1.04% |
| 2005 |
211,366 |
27.82 |
-0.96% |
| 2004 |
213,405 |
28.06 |
-0.88% |
| 2003 |
215,292 |
28.31 |
-0.71% |
| 2002 |
216,829 |
28.52 |
-0.24% |
| 2001 |
217,351 |
28.61 |
-0.21% |
| 2000 |
217,802 |
28.69 |
-0.17% |
| 1999 |
218,172 |
28.78 |
-0.13% |
| 1998 |
218,466 |
28.87 |
-0.11% |
| 1997 |
218,702 |
28.96 |
-0.09% |
| 1996 |
218,897 |
29.05 |
-0.06% |
| 1995 |
219,020 |
29.14 |
-0.02% |
| 1994 |
219,062 |
29.23 |
0.01% |
| 1993 |
219,038 |
29.32 |
-0.01% |
| 1992 |
219,059 |
29.40 |
-0.18% |
| 1991 |
219,456 |
29.49 |
-0.71% |
| 1990 |
221,019 |
29.58 |
-1.07% |
| 1989 |
223,407 |
29.67 |
-1.04% |
| 1988 |
225,737 |
29.76 |
-0.99% |
| 1987 |
227,989 |
29.85 |
-0.93% |
| 1986 |
230,114 |
29.94 |
-0.84% |
| 1985 |
232,056 |
30.03 |
-0.73% |
| 1984 |
233,764 |
30.12 |
-0.61% |
| 1983 |
235,185 |
30.22 |
-0.46% |
| 1982 |
236,270 |
30.31 |
-0.31% |
| 1981 |
236,993 |
30.40 |
-0.11% |
| 1980 |
237,250 |
30.49 |
0.75% |
| 1979 |
235,481 |
30.41 |
1.12% |
| 1978 |
232,850 |
30.30 |
1.31% |
| 1977 |
229,830 |
30.19 |
1.40% |
| 1976 |
226,639 |
30.08 |
1.43% |
| 1975 |
223,431 |
29.97 |
1.43% |
| 1974 |
220,263 |
29.86 |
1.43% |
| 1973 |
217,135 |
29.75 |
1.45% |
| 1972 |
214,006 |
29.64 |
1.49% |
| 1971 |
210,837 |
29.53 |
1.58% |
| 1970 |
207,523 |
29.43 |
1.52% |
| 1969 |
204,384 |
29.37 |
1.59% |
| 1968 |
201,164 |
29.33 |
1.73% |
| 1967 |
197,719 |
29.29 |
1.90% |
| 1966 |
193,991 |
29.25 |
2.12% |
| 1965 |
189,919 |
29.21 |
2.35% |
| 1964 |
185,502 |
29.17 |
2.56% |
| 1963 |
180,805 |
29.13 |
2.73% |
| 1962 |
175,940 |
29.09 |
2.86% |
| 1961 |
170,982 |
29.05 |
3.00% |
| 1960 |
165,929 |
29.01 |
% |
