Guyana vs Venezuela
Guyana vs Venezuela: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 2.41 births per woman in Guyana and 2.08 births per woman in Venezuela, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guyana, by 0.33 births per woman, or 1.16 times that in Venezuela.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Guyana has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Venezuela.
- In 2023, Guyana ranked 83 and Venezuela ranked 105 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Guyana at 1.78 births per woman and Venezuela at 1.72 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Guyana | Venezuela | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.41 | 2.08 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 2.44 | 2.09 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 2.46 | 2.11 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 2.49 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 2.52 | 2.13 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 2.55 | 2.15 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 2.59 | 2.18 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2.63 | 2.22 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 2.67 | 2.25 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 2.71 | 2.33 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 2.7 | 2.38 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.68 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 2.69 | 2.42 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 2.7 | 2.48 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 2.68 | 2.52 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 2.66 | 2.6 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 2.65 | 2.63 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 2.68 | 2.64 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 2.75 | 2.7 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 2.84 | 2.74 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 2.96 | 2.78 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 3.06 | 2.79 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 3.13 | 2.86 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 3.18 | 2.91 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 3.22 | 2.97 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 3.23 | 3.02 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 3.24 | 3.08 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 3.23 | 3.15 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 3.2 | 3.22 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 3.19 | 3.29 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 3.18 | 3.37 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 3.18 | 3.45 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 3.19 | 3.52 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 3.23 | 3.6 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 3.31 | 3.67 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 3.38 | 3.73 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 3.47 | 3.79 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 3.54 | 3.86 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 3.64 | 3.93 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 3.68 | 4.01 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 3.72 | 4.1 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 3.77 | 4.2 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 3.86 | 4.3 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 3.97 | 4.4 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 4.12 | 4.49 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 4.28 | 4.59 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 4.45 | 4.69 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 4.64 | 4.79 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 4.87 | 4.91 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 5.08 | 5.04 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 5.26 | 5.17 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 5.41 | 5.32 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 5.58 | 5.47 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 5.75 | 5.61 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 5.89 | 5.75 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 6.02 | 5.87 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.14 | 5.98 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.23 | 6.07 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.31 | 6.16 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.33 | 6.23 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.34 | 6.3 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.33 | 6.38 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.31 | 6.45 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.31 | 6.57 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.31 | 6.59 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.27 | 6.6 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.22 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.15 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.07 | 6.61 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 5.99 | 6.61 | 5 |
| 1951 | 5.92 | 6.62 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 5.83 | 6.64 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Guyana | Venezuela | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.41.87–2.97 | 2.081.6–2.54 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 2.371.79–2.98 | 2.061.57–2.56 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 2.351.75–2.98 | 2.041.54–2.59 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 2.331.71–2.99 | 2.031.5–2.6 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 2.31.67–3 | 2.011.46–2.6 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 2.281.61–3.03 | 21.43–2.61 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 2.261.59–3.03 | 1.991.41–2.64 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 2.231.55–3.03 | 1.981.39–2.66 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 2.221.54–3 | 1.971.36–2.68 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 2.21.51–3.01 | 1.961.34–2.65 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 2.181.48–2.99 | 1.951.32–2.64 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 2.171.46–2.99 | 1.941.32–2.65 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 2.151.43–3.01 | 1.931.32–2.64 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 2.131.41–2.97 | 1.921.3–2.66 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 2.121.42–2.97 | 1.911.29–2.65 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 2.111.41–2.96 | 1.911.29–2.69 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 2.11.4–2.94 | 1.91.28–2.67 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 2.091.41–2.94 | 1.891.27–2.67 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 2.071.39–2.91 | 1.881.25–2.67 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 2.061.37–2.91 | 1.871.23–2.65 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 2.051.37–2.9 | 1.861.22–2.62 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 2.031.34–2.87 | 1.861.21–2.65 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 2.021.33–2.87 | 1.851.21–2.62 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 2.011.32–2.87 | 1.841.2–2.61 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 21.31–2.85 | 1.841.2–2.62 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.991.29–2.84 | 1.831.19–2.61 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.981.29–2.83 | 1.831.16–2.58 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.971.29–2.87 | 1.821.17–2.57 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.961.28–2.84 | 1.821.15–2.57 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.951.3–2.81 | 1.811.15–2.55 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.941.27–2.78 | 1.811.14–2.55 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.941.25–2.8 | 1.811.12–2.54 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.931.24–2.8 | 1.81.11–2.55 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.921.23–2.81 | 1.81.11–2.56 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.921.22–2.78 | 1.81.12–2.55 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.911.21–2.78 | 1.791.11–2.52 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.91.2–2.75 | 1.791.13–2.52 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.91.21–2.75 | 1.781.13–2.52 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.891.22–2.73 | 1.781.12–2.49 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.891.2–2.74 | 1.781.12–2.5 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.881.21–2.74 | 1.781.11–2.47 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.881.19–2.74 | 1.771.1–2.48 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.871.18–2.75 | 1.771.11–2.5 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.871.2–2.74 | 1.771.11–2.52 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.861.21–2.73 | 1.771.1–2.52 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.861.21–2.7 | 1.771.1–2.52 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.851.2–2.71 | 1.761.11–2.51 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.851.19–2.69 | 1.761.1–2.51 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.851.18–2.67 | 1.761.07–2.52 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.841.18–2.68 | 1.761.08–2.51 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.841.19–2.7 | 1.751.08–2.5 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.831.18–2.68 | 1.751.07–2.5 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.831.17–2.68 | 1.751.07–2.51 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.831.17–2.65 | 1.751.07–2.5 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.821.16–2.65 | 1.751.08–2.49 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.821.16–2.66 | 1.741.08–2.51 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.821.15–2.63 | 1.741.07–2.5 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.811.14–2.63 | 1.741.09–2.51 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.811.13–2.62 | 1.741.1–2.52 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.811.14–2.61 | 1.741.09–2.52 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.811.13–2.6 | 1.731.08–2.5 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.81.13–2.57 | 1.741.07–2.51 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.81.14–2.58 | 1.741.08–2.51 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.81.13–2.59 | 1.731.06–2.5 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.791.12–2.59 | 1.731.07–2.49 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.791.12–2.59 | 1.731.07–2.5 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.791.12–2.59 | 1.731.05–2.5 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.791.11–2.59 | 1.731.06–2.51 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.791.12–2.57 | 1.731.07–2.51 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.791.11–2.61 | 1.731.08–2.5 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.791.11–2.62 | 1.731.08–2.5 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.791.11–2.62 | 1.721.06–2.49 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.781.11–2.63 | 1.721.07–2.5 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.781.12–2.62 | 1.721.05–2.5 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.781.12–2.59 | 1.721.05–2.51 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.781.13–2.59 | 1.721.05–2.51 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.781.11–2.61 | 1.721.05–2.49 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guyana vs Venezuela
Health
- Life expectancyGuyana: 70.2 years in 2023Venezuela: 72.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuyana: 2.5 per 100 live births in 2024Venezuela: 2.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuyana: 21.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Venezuela: 15.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuyana: 4.14% in 2017Venezuela: 2.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuyana: 26.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Venezuela: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuyana: 826,400 people in 2023Venezuela: 28.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuyana: 0.55% a year in 2023Venezuela: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Urban populationGuyana: 26.5% in 2025Venezuela: 89.3% in 2025
- Median ageGuyana: 25.6 years in 2023Venezuela: 29 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuyana: 6.5% in 2023Venezuela: 9.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuyana: -7.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Venezuela: -4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuyana: 0.99% of GDP in 2025Venezuela: 2.23% of GDP in 2017
- Military spending per personGuyana: $297 in 2025Venezuela: $69 in 2017
- Armed forces personnelGuyana: 3,000 people in 2020Venezuela: 343,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuyana: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Venezuela: 0.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuyana: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Venezuela: 3.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuyana: 5 million TIV in 2025Venezuela: 98 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsGuyana: 2 million TIV in 1976Venezuela: 40 million TIV in 2009