What is urban population in Guyana?

Urban population in Guyana was 221,464 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest urban population recorded in Guyana?

The highest recorded value was 229,184 in 1982.

What is the lowest urban population recorded in Guyana?

The lowest recorded value was 165,144 in 1960.

How does Guyana rank for urban population?

Guyana ranks 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population rising or falling in Guyana?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Guyana data come from?

The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population in Guyana

Name: Urban population in Guyana
Creator: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Guyana: Urban population was 221,464 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

221,464

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

174th

of 215 countries

All-time high

229,184

in 1982

All-time low

165,144

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population in Guyana, 1960–2025

Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

In 2025, urban population in Guyana stood at 221,464.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population in Guyana peaked at 229,184 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 165,144, in 1960.

Guyana ranks 174th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	186,399	165,144	207,781	10
1970s	220,565	211,621	227,267	10
1980s	227,247	223,173	229,184	10
1990s	221,943	220,930	222,712	10
2000s	211,436	200,208	219,974	10
2010s	201,691	196,984	213,433	10
2020s	217,776	213,450	221,464	6

Countries ranked near Guyana

171 Comoros 299,652 compare
172 Solomon Islands 262,574 compare
173 Maldives 225,145 compare
175 New Caledonia 201,334 compare
176 Belize 175,776 compare
177 French Polynesia 174,446 compare

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More climate change data for Guyana

Population growth 0.6% (2025)
Population, total 835,986 (2025)
Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
Urban population 26.5% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.44 billion cubic meters (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.6% (2022)
Terrestrial protected areas 8.4% (2025)
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 5.1% (2025)
Marine protected areas 0.0% (2025)
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.2 1=low to 6=high (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population in Guyana?: Urban population in Guyana was 221,464 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest urban population recorded in Guyana?: The highest recorded value was 229,184 in 1982.
What is the lowest urban population recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 165,144 in 1960.
How does Guyana rank for urban population?: Guyana ranks 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guyana data come from?: The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.