Median age estimates and projections in Guyana

The median age in Guyana was 25.6 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Guyana, 2023 (latest estimate) 25.6 Years
Change from 2022 +1.2% 2022: 25.3 years
Projection for 2030 27.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 32.3 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 43.4 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 141st of 216 See the full ranking

Median age estimates and projections in Guyana over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Median age, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Guyana
2100 43.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 42.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 41.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 40.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 39.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 38.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 37.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 36.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 35.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 33.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 32.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 30.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 29.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 28.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 27.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 26.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 25.6 years
2022 25.3 years
2021 25.1 years
2020 24.8 years
2019 24.6 years
2018 24.3 years
2017 24.0 years
2016 23.8 years
2015 23.7 years
2014 23.6 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2% from 25.3 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 23.5 years, the figure has changed by +8.9%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Guyana has the 141st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Guyana
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024