Rural population growth (annual %) in Guyana
Guyana: Rural population growth (annual %) 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 210 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.
Rural population growth (annual %) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.2% | — |
| 1962 | 2.0% | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -18.8% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -25.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -53.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -90.0% |
| 1983 | -0.1% | -536.1% |
| 1984 | -0.2% | +109.2% |
| 1985 | -0.4% | +46.5% |
| 1986 | -0.5% | +27.8% |
| 1987 | -0.5% | +17.7% |
| 1988 | -0.6% | +12.0% |
| 1989 | -0.6% | +7.8% |
| 1990 | -0.7% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | -0.3% | -59.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -209.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +56.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -36.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -42.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +91.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +47.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -37.4% |
| 2009 | -0.0% | -109.9% |
| 2010 | -0.2% | +1556.1% |
| 2011 | -0.3% | +110.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -105.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +2665.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +363.2% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -32.0% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | -101.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -2977.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -24.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%. (77 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.2%. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rural population growth (annual %) in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +2977.5% | -0.0% | 1.0% |
| 2013 | +2665.6% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| 2010 | -1556.1% | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | -536.1% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | +363.2% | 0.6% | 3.0% |
| 1992 | +209.2% | -0.3% | 0.3% |
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
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 2,507 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7351 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2025)
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 210 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.