Guyana

Population estimates and projections 826,353 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 25.6 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 2.41 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.55% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 835,986 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 0.59% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 7.0% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 28.9% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 2.40 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 19.9 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 7.5 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 26.5% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 68.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 56.0 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 3.9 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 0.64% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -7.5 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -5,092 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 6.5% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 3.2% 2023 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 12.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 24.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 55.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 47.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 48.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 12.2% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 31.1% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 56.7% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$27.1 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$32,414 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$83,659 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$28,470 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 19.3% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 14.8% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 32.3% 2005 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 17.5% 2005 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 3.3% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 142.2 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator -7.9% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 208.500 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 11.3% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 43.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 98.2% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 83.0% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 61.8% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 18.0% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 26.7% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 36.6% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 82.0% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 99.1% 2020 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 82.2% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 7.2% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 4.5% 2018 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 97.6% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 26.4% 2024 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 85.6% 2020 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 104.3% 2012 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 91.4% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 70.2 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 15.3 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 52.6 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 73 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 7.16 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 30.1% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 40.0% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 54.8 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 45.2% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 34.3% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 99% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 37.5% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.3 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 48.4 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 0.68 per 10,000 people 2020 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 70.3 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 74.1 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 66.6 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 2.5% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 25.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 23.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 75 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 1.39 per 1,000 people 2020 · World Bank Hospital beds 3.2 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Measles immunisation 99% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 11.7% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 26.3% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$505 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 16.4% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 15.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 9.5% 2019 · World Bank Malaria incidence 38.7 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 67 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 1.20 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 83.0% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 113 per 100 people 2022 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 12.9 per 100 people 2022 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 75.1% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 1,546 companies 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 1.9% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 84.6% 2005 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 109.7% 2005 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 194.4% 2005 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 33.1% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance 13.9% 2023 · World Bank High-technology exports 13.3% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 22.3 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 7,512 passengers 2021 · World Bank

Access to electricity 93.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 73.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 12.1% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 92.9% 2021 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.49e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 19.46e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 8.7 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 10.5 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 4.56 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 4.5 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.48 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 10.0 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 87.1% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 5.1% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 16.9 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 8.4% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 95.6% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 67.2% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 91.3% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 3.3% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 293,317 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 43.4% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$7.02e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 9.3%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 5.54e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 127.1e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 7.7% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 6,563 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 3.4% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 36,920 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 126.7 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 252.0 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 211,140 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 45.1 (0 to 100) 1998 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 34.4% 1998 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 13.0% 1998 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 21.5% 1998 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 54.2% 1998 · World Bank

Scientific and technical journal articles 50 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 19.1 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 36.1% 2025 · World Bank