Gender in Guyana 222 indicators covering gender for Guyana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 236.01 2030 down 0.8% 161st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7051 % change on previous year 2030 down 200.2% 103rd Population 625.02 2030 up 9.7% 164th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 625.02 2030 up 9.7% 164th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year 2030 up 434.0% 99th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,888 2025 down 3.4% 158th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,132 2025 down 3.4% 160th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,912 2025 down 1.7% 158th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,158 2025 down 1.7% 160th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,973 2025 up 0.8% 159th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 8,221 2025 up 0.9% 160th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 8,027 2025 up 3.2% 161st Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 8,275 2025 up 3.2% 162nd Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 8,056 2025 up 4.7% 161st Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 8,302 2025 up 4.6% 162nd Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 8,153 2025 up 6.7% 161st Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 8,404 2025 up 6.6% 162nd Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 45.23 2027 up 1.9% 49th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.81 2025 down 6.6% 71st Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.66 2025 down 18.5% 101st Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.812 2025 down 4.4% 54th Women's Political Participation Index 0.984 2025 up 2.1% 54th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.81 2025 down 6.6% 71st Key features of women's political empowerment 0.81 2025 down 6.6% 71st Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -0.978 % change on previous year 2025 down 159.6% 109th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.81 2025 down 6.6% 71st Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 40.2% 2024 up 28.4% 43rd Prevalence of obesity, male 18.7% 2024 up 38.9% 109th Life expectancy at age 60, female 20.26 years 2024 up 5.9% 133rd Life expectancy at age 60, male 23.58 years 2024 up 53.2% 22nd Share of women who are obese 40.2% 2024 up 28.4% 46th Share of women who are overweight or obese 68.3% 2024 up 12.9% 57th Share of overweight men vs. women 46.3% 2024 up 11.4% 129th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 77.1% 2024 up 6.6% 157th Share of women who are married or in a union 15.8% 2020 down 2.8% 40th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 81.6% 150th Population, annual growth rate 0.5729 % change on previous year 2024 up 2.1% 124th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 85.2% 46th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 240.28 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 40.1% 55th Women, Business and the Law Index 86.88 index (0–100) 2023 unchanged 60th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 162nd Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 144th Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 4.4% 71st Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 3.91 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.7% 182nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0007 units per person 2025 up 1.9% 114th Labor force, female 146,798 2025 up 27.0% 163rd Labor force, female, per capita 0.1756 units per person 2025 up 15.3% 123rd Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2025 down 0.7% 76th Page 1 of 4 Next →