Birth rate, crude in Guyana
Guyana: Birth rate, crude was 19.88 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Birth rate, crude in Guyana, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate, crude in Guyana is 19.88 per 1,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Guyana peaked at 42.7 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 19.88 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Guyana ranks 75th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.18 per 1,000 people | 37.39 per 1,000 people | 42.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.3 per 1,000 people | 31.66 per 1,000 people | 36.96 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.1 per 1,000 people | 29.82 per 1,000 people | 31.89 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.13 per 1,000 people | 27.2 per 1,000 people | 29.84 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.91 per 1,000 people | 21.66 per 1,000 people | 26.23 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.19 per 1,000 people | 21.24 per 1,000 people | 22.61 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.63 per 1,000 people | 19.88 per 1,000 people | 21.25 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 72 Cambodia 20.31 per 1,000 people compare
- 73 Marshall Islands 20.09 per 1,000 people compare
- 74 Bangladesh 19.99 per 1,000 people compare
- 76 Paraguay 19.73 per 1,000 people compare
- 77 Kazakhstan 19.52 per 1,000 people compare
- 78 Kyrgyzstan 19.4 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Guyana
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 8,020 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 45.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 6,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 8,223 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 7,986 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 8,021 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 6,798 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Guyana?
- Birth rate, crude in Guyana was 19.88 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.88 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for birth rate, crude?
- Guyana ranks 75th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.