GUYANA
Population

Population

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794,000 people live in Guyana (2024). The population density is about 3.8 inhabitants per square kilometer.

• Natural population growth is 0.32%. (2024)
• Birth rate per 1,000 population is 16.7 (2024)
• Mortality rate per 1,000 population is 7 (2024)
• Life expectancy is 72.4 years. (men 70.6 and women 74.3 years (2024)

Of the population, 39.8% are of Indian and 29.3% of Afro-Caribbean descent. The other population groups are: mulattos and mestizos (together 19.9%), Indians (10.5%), others (0.5%).

Language

The official language in Guyana is English. Furthermore, creole, Hindi, Urdu, Portuguese and Indian languages (including Arawak) are spoken.

Religion

Half of the inhabitants of Guyana adhere to a Christian religion. 35% of the population are Hindu and 10% Muslim.

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Sources

Elmar Landeninformatie
CIA - World Factbook
BBC - Country Profiles

Last updated February 2025
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