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🇬🇾 Guyana

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3GUY
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2GY
UN M49 numeric328
IOC codeGUY
Official nameCo-operative Republic of Guyana
Native name(s)eng: official: Co-operative Republic of Guyana; common: Guyana
Alt spellingsGY, Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionAmericas
SubregionSouth America
UN regional groupLatin American and Caribbean Group
CapitalGeorgetown
Area (km²)214,969
Lat / Lng5.0000, -59.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)BRA, SUR, VEN
Top-level domain.gy
Calling coderoot: +5; suffixes: 92

Demographics

Population (World Bank)835,986 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)70.319 (2024)
Languageseng: English
Demonymseng: f: Guyanese; m: Guyanese; fra: f: Guyanienne; m: Guyanien
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)27,097,477,218.225 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)32,413.793 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)11.962 (2025)
CurrenciesGYD: name: Guyanese dollar; symbol: $

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
1950418,038
1951429,101
1952441,245
1953454,555
1954468,971
1955484,363
1956500,575
1957517,501
1958535,071
1959553,067
1960569,143
1961582,568
1962595,461
1963608,537
1964621,764
1965635,128
1966648,646
1967662,311
1968676,160
1969690,223
1970702,705
1971712,662
1972721,617
1973730,138
1974738,057
1975745,393
1976752,253
1977758,654
1978764,586
1979770,062
1980774,367
1981776,453
1982776,712
1983775,891
1984774,111
1985771,477
1986768,098
1987764,120
1988759,663
1989754,865
1990749,894
1991747,861
1992749,911
1993752,965
1994755,822
1995758,388
1996760,526
1997762,245
1998763,586
1999764,483
2000764,832
2001764,477
2002763,652
2003763,101
2004762,418
2005760,914
2006758,966
2007756,861
2008754,606
2009752,094
2010749,256
2011746,153
2012746,288
2013750,021
2014754,229
2015758,781
2016763,548
2017768,479
2018791,556
2019807,665
2020807,481
2021815,482
2022821,637
2023826,353

Full raw record (JSON)

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