Guyana
Urban population in Guyana
Urban population in Guyana: 28.1% in 1950 and 26.5% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 26.5%
- Since 1950
- −1.6 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 212 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 27.2%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 27.2% in 2050.
- The highest was 30.1% in 1970, the lowest 26.4% in 2011.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Guyana |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.5 |
| 2024 | 26.5 |
| 2023 | 26.5 |
| 2022 | 26.5 |
| 2021 | 26.4 |
| 2020 | 26.4 |
| 2019 | 26.4 |
| 2018 | 26.4 |
| 2017 | 26.4 |
| 2016 | 26.4 |
| 2015 | 26.4 |
| 2014 | 26.4 |
| 2013 | 26.4 |
| 2012 | 26.4 |
| 2011 | 26.4 |
| 2010 | 26.5 |
| 2009 | 26.6 |
| 2008 | 26.9 |
| 2007 | 27.2 |
| 2006 | 27.5 |
| 2005 | 27.8 |
| 2004 | 28.1 |
| 2003 | 28.3 |
| 2002 | 28.5 |
| 2001 | 28.6 |
| 2000 | 28.8 |
| 1999 | 28.9 |
| 1998 | 29 |
| 1997 | 29.2 |
| 1996 | 29.3 |
| 1995 | 29.4 |
| 1994 | 29.5 |
| 1993 | 29.5 |
| 1992 | 29.6 |
| 1991 | 29.6 |
| 1990 | 29.6 |
| 1989 | 29.6 |
| 1988 | 29.6 |
| 1987 | 29.6 |
| 1986 | 29.5 |
| 1985 | 29.5 |
| 1984 | 29.5 |
| 1983 | 29.5 |
| 1982 | 29.5 |
| 1981 | 29.5 |
| 1980 | 29.5 |
| 1979 | 29.5 |
| 1978 | 29.6 |
| 1977 | 29.6 |
| 1976 | 29.7 |
| 1975 | 29.8 |
| 1974 | 29.9 |
| 1973 | 30 |
| 1972 | 30 |
| 1971 | 30.1 |
| 1970 | 30.1 |
| 1969 | 30.1 |
| 1968 | 30.1 |
| 1967 | 30 |
| 1966 | 29.9 |
| 1965 | 29.7 |
| 1964 | 29.6 |
| 1963 | 29.4 |
| 1962 | 29.3 |
| 1961 | 29.1 |
| 1960 | 29 |
| 1959 | 28.9 |
| 1958 | 28.8 |
| 1957 | 28.7 |
| 1956 | 28.6 |
| 1955 | 28.5 |
| 1954 | 28.4 |
| 1953 | 28.4 |
| 1952 | 28.3 |
| 1951 | 28.2 |
| 1950 | 28.1 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Guyana |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 26.5 |
| 2027 | 26.5 |
| 2028 | 26.5 |
| 2029 | 26.6 |
| 2030 | 26.6 |
| 2031 | 26.6 |
| 2032 | 26.6 |
| 2033 | 26.6 |
| 2034 | 26.7 |
| 2035 | 26.7 |
| 2036 | 26.7 |
| 2037 | 26.7 |
| 2038 | 26.8 |
| 2039 | 26.8 |
| 2040 | 26.8 |
| 2041 | 26.9 |
| 2042 | 26.9 |
| 2043 | 26.9 |
| 2044 | 27 |
| 2045 | 27 |
| 2046 | 27 |
| 2047 | 27.1 |
| 2048 | 27.1 |
| 2049 | 27.1 |
| 2050 | 27.2 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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Military
- Military spending0.99% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$240M in 2025
- Military spending per person$297 in 2025
- Military share of state spending4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel3,000 people in 2020
- National power0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports5 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports2 million TIV in 1976