Rural population growth in Guyana
Guyana: Rural population growth was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rural population growth in Guyana, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.6% for rural population growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Guyana peaked at 3.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 1990.
Guyana ranks 80th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2% | -0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | -0.7% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -0.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -0.0% | 1.0% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guyana
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 73.5% (2025)
- Rural population 614,522 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 165,725 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 6,028 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 999,000 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 201.44 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Guyana?
- Rural population growth in Guyana was 0.6% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for rural population growth?
- Guyana ranks 80th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.