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Latin America & Caribbean · Country statistics

Guyana

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population835.99K2025 · peopleGross domestic product$27.1B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$32.41K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth70.32024 · yearsInternet use83%2024 · % of populationForest area87.1%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
70.3

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Guyana2024 · 70.3
017.5835.1652.7470.321960199320251960: 57.51961: 57.91962: 58.31963: 58.61964: 591965: 59.11966: 59.31967: 59.51968: 59.71969: 59.81970: 601971: 60.11972: 60.11973: 60.21974: 60.31975: 60.41976: 60.41977: 60.61978: 60.61979: 60.71980: 60.81981: 60.91982: 611983: 61.21984: 61.31985: 61.41986: 61.51987: 61.71988: 61.81989: 62.11990: 62.31991: 62.51992: 62.81993: 631994: 631995: 62.71996: 62.71997: 62.91998: 63.41999: 63.82000: 64.12001: 64.42002: 64.22003: 64.12004: 64.22005: 64.42006: 64.82007: 65.52008: 65.72009: 662010: 66.22011: 66.52012: 66.42013: 66.72014: 67.32015: 67.72016: 68.12017: 68.52018: 68.82019: 69.12020: 67.82021: 64.32022: 69.92023: 70.22024: 70.3

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Guyana in perspective

Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Capital
Georgetown
Country code
GUY

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