Guyana vs Venezuela
Guyana vs Venezuela: Median age
Median age in 2023: 25.6 years in Guyana and 29 years in Venezuela, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Venezuela, by 3.4 years, or 1.13 times that in Guyana.
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What the numbers say
- Venezuela has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Guyana.
- In 2023, Guyana ranked 154 and Venezuela ranked 134 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Guyana at 43.4 years and Venezuela at 46.4 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.
Every year
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| Year | Guyana | Venezuela | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25.6 | 29 | 30.4 |
| 2022 | 25.3 | 28.8 | 30.1 |
| 2021 | 25.1 | 28.6 | 29.8 |
| 2020 | 24.8 | 28.3 | 29.6 |
| 2019 | 24.6 | 27.9 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 24.3 | 27.4 | 29 |
| 2017 | 24 | 27 | 28.8 |
| 2016 | 23.8 | 26.7 | 28.5 |
| 2015 | 23.7 | 26.3 | 28.3 |
| 2014 | 23.6 | 26 | 28.1 |
| 2013 | 23.5 | 25.7 | 27.8 |
| 2012 | 23.5 | 25.4 | 27.6 |
| 2011 | 23.4 | 25.1 | 27.4 |
| 2010 | 23.2 | 24.8 | 27.2 |
| 2009 | 23 | 24.5 | 27 |
| 2008 | 22.8 | 24.2 | 26.7 |
| 2007 | 22.6 | 23.9 | 26.5 |
| 2006 | 22.4 | 23.7 | 26.3 |
| 2005 | 22.1 | 23.4 | 26.1 |
| 2004 | 21.9 | 23.1 | 25.9 |
| 2003 | 21.7 | 22.8 | 25.7 |
| 2002 | 21.5 | 22.6 | 25.5 |
| 2001 | 21.4 | 22.3 | 25.3 |
| 2000 | 21.2 | 22 | 25.1 |
| 1999 | 21.1 | 21.8 | 24.9 |
| 1998 | 21 | 21.5 | 24.7 |
| 1997 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 24.4 |
| 1996 | 20.7 | 21 | 24.2 |
| 1995 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 24 |
| 1994 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 23.8 |
| 1993 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 23.5 |
| 1992 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 23.3 |
| 1991 | 20.1 | 20 | 23.1 |
| 1990 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 22.9 |
| 1989 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 22.8 |
| 1988 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 22.6 |
| 1987 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 22.4 |
| 1986 | 18.9 | 19 | 22.2 |
| 1985 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 22 |
| 1984 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 21.9 |
| 1983 | 18 | 18.4 | 21.8 |
| 1982 | 17.7 | 18.2 | 21.7 |
| 1981 | 17.4 | 18 | 21.6 |
| 1980 | 17.1 | 17.8 | 21.5 |
| 1979 | 16.9 | 17.6 | 21.3 |
| 1978 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 21.1 |
| 1977 | 16.4 | 17.2 | 21 |
| 1976 | 16.2 | 17 | 20.8 |
| 1975 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 20.7 |
| 1974 | 15.9 | 16.6 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 20.4 |
| 1972 | 15.6 | 16.2 | 20.4 |
| 1971 | 15.5 | 16 | 20.3 |
| 1970 | 15.3 | 15.9 | 20.3 |
| 1969 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 20.3 |
| 1968 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 20.4 |
| 1967 | 15 | 15.5 | 20.5 |
| 1966 | 15 | 15.4 | 20.6 |
| 1965 | 15 | 15.4 | 20.8 |
| 1964 | 15 | 15.4 | 21 |
| 1963 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 21.2 |
| 1962 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 21.4 |
| 1961 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 21.4 |
| 1960 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 21.5 |
| 1959 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 21.5 |
| 1958 | 16 | 15.7 | 21.5 |
| 1957 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 21.6 |
| 1956 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 21.7 |
| 1955 | 16.9 | 16 | 21.8 |
| 1954 | 17.3 | 16.1 | 21.9 |
| 1953 | 17.6 | 16.2 | 22 |
| 1952 | 18 | 16.2 | 22.1 |
| 1951 | 18.3 | 16.2 | 22.1 |
| 1950 | 18.6 | 16.1 | 22.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Guyana | Venezuela | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.925.9–26 | 29.229.1–29.3 | 30.6 |
| 2025 | 26.226–26.4 | 29.429.1–29.7 | 30.9 |
| 2026 | 26.526.2–26.9 | 29.529.1–30.1 | 31.1 |
| 2027 | 26.826.4–27.3 | 29.729.1–30.4 | 31.3 |
| 2028 | 27.126.6–27.8 | 29.829.1–30.8 | 31.6 |
| 2029 | 27.426.7–28.2 | 3029.1–31.2 | 31.8 |
| 2030 | 27.626.8–28.7 | 30.229.2–31.5 | 32 |
| 2031 | 27.827–29.1 | 30.429.3–31.9 | 32.2 |
| 2032 | 2827.1–29.5 | 30.629.4–32.3 | 32.4 |
| 2033 | 28.227.2–29.9 | 30.829.5–32.6 | 32.6 |
| 2034 | 28.427.3–30.2 | 3129.7–33 | 32.8 |
| 2035 | 28.627.5–30.5 | 31.329.9–33.4 | 33 |
| 2036 | 28.727.6–30.8 | 31.630.1–33.8 | 33.2 |
| 2037 | 28.927.8–31.1 | 31.930.4–34.3 | 33.4 |
| 2038 | 29.227.9–31.3 | 32.230.7–34.7 | 33.6 |
| 2039 | 29.428.1–31.6 | 32.630.9–35.2 | 33.8 |
| 2040 | 29.628.3–31.9 | 32.931.2–35.6 | 34 |
| 2041 | 29.928.5–32.4 | 33.331.4–36.1 | 34.2 |
| 2042 | 30.128.7–32.8 | 33.631.6–36.6 | 34.4 |
| 2043 | 30.428.9–33.1 | 3431.9–37.1 | 34.6 |
| 2044 | 30.629.1–33.5 | 34.332.1–37.5 | 34.8 |
| 2045 | 30.929.3–34 | 34.732.3–38 | 35 |
| 2046 | 31.229.5–34.4 | 35.132.6–38.6 | 35.2 |
| 2047 | 31.529.7–34.8 | 35.432.8–39.1 | 35.4 |
| 2048 | 31.829.9–35.1 | 35.833–39.6 | 35.6 |
| 2049 | 3230.1–35.6 | 36.133.2–40.2 | 35.9 |
| 2050 | 32.330.3–36.1 | 36.533.4–40.7 | 36.1 |
| 2051 | 32.630.5–36.5 | 36.933.7–41.2 | 36.3 |
| 2052 | 32.930.7–36.9 | 37.233.9–41.8 | 36.5 |
| 2053 | 33.231–37.3 | 37.534–42.3 | 36.7 |
| 2054 | 33.531.2–37.8 | 37.834.2–42.8 | 36.9 |
| 2055 | 33.831.4–38.4 | 38.134.3–43.3 | 37.1 |
| 2056 | 34.131.6–38.9 | 38.434.4–43.8 | 37.3 |
| 2057 | 34.431.8–39.4 | 38.734.5–44.3 | 37.5 |
| 2058 | 34.732–39.8 | 38.934.5–44.9 | 37.6 |
| 2059 | 34.932.2–40.2 | 39.134.6–45.5 | 37.8 |
| 2060 | 35.232.4–40.6 | 39.334.7–46.1 | 37.9 |
| 2061 | 35.532.5–41.1 | 39.534.8–46.7 | 38 |
| 2062 | 35.732.7–41.6 | 39.634.9–47.2 | 38.1 |
| 2063 | 3632.9–42 | 39.735–47.7 | 38.3 |
| 2064 | 36.233.1–42.5 | 39.835.1–48.2 | 38.4 |
| 2065 | 36.533.2–43 | 4035.3–48.7 | 38.5 |
| 2066 | 36.733.4–43.5 | 40.235.5–49.3 | 38.6 |
| 2067 | 3733.6–43.9 | 40.335.7–49.9 | 38.7 |
| 2068 | 37.233.7–44.3 | 40.535.8–50.5 | 38.8 |
| 2069 | 37.433.9–44.8 | 40.736–51.1 | 38.9 |
| 2070 | 37.734–45.2 | 40.936.1–51.7 | 39 |
| 2071 | 37.934.1–45.5 | 41.136.2–52.2 | 39.1 |
| 2072 | 38.134.3–45.8 | 41.436.4–52.7 | 39.2 |
| 2073 | 38.434.5–46.1 | 41.636.5–53.1 | 39.3 |
| 2074 | 38.634.6–46.3 | 41.836.6–53.5 | 39.4 |
| 2075 | 38.834.7–46.4 | 42.136.8–53.9 | 39.5 |
| 2076 | 3934.8–46.6 | 42.336.9–54.3 | 39.6 |
| 2077 | 39.235–46.7 | 42.637.1–54.7 | 39.7 |
| 2078 | 39.435–46.8 | 42.837.3–55 | 39.8 |
| 2079 | 39.635.1–46.8 | 43.137.4–55.4 | 40 |
| 2080 | 39.835.2–46.8 | 43.337.6–55.7 | 40.1 |
| 2081 | 4035.4–46.9 | 43.637.7–56 | 40.2 |
| 2082 | 40.235.5–47 | 43.837.7–56.2 | 40.3 |
| 2083 | 40.435.7–47 | 44.137.9–56.5 | 40.4 |
| 2084 | 40.635.8–46.9 | 44.338–56.8 | 40.5 |
| 2085 | 40.836–46.7 | 44.538–57.2 | 40.6 |
| 2086 | 4136.2–46.5 | 44.738.1–57.6 | 40.7 |
| 2087 | 41.236.3–46.5 | 44.938.2–58 | 40.9 |
| 2088 | 41.436.5–46.6 | 45.138.4–58.2 | 41 |
| 2089 | 41.536.6–46.9 | 45.338.4–58.5 | 41.1 |
| 2090 | 41.736.9–47.1 | 45.438.5–58.7 | 41.2 |
| 2091 | 41.937.1–47.2 | 45.538.5–58.8 | 41.3 |
| 2092 | 42.137.4–47.2 | 45.738.6–58.9 | 41.4 |
| 2093 | 42.237.6–47.4 | 45.838.7–59 | 41.5 |
| 2094 | 42.437.7–47.7 | 45.938.9–59.2 | 41.6 |
| 2095 | 42.637.8–47.9 | 4639–59.4 | 41.7 |
| 2096 | 42.737.8–47.9 | 4639.2–59.6 | 41.8 |
| 2097 | 42.937.9–47.9 | 46.139.2–59.7 | 41.9 |
| 2098 | 43.138–47.7 | 46.239.3–59.8 | 42 |
| 2099 | 43.238.1–47.3 | 46.339.3–59.8 | 42 |
| 2100 | 43.438.2–46.7 | 46.439.3–59.9 | 42.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Half the people are older than this age and half are younger.
- 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
- Fertility rateGuyana: 2.41 births per woman in 2023Venezuela: 2.08 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuyana: 26.5% in 2025Venezuela: 89.3% in 2025
- 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