Rural population, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Rural population, per capita was 0.7351 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Rural population, per capita in Guyana, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.7351 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.736 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6988 units per person, in 1970.
That places Guyana 16th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7039 units per person | 0.699 units per person | 0.7098 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7017 units per person | 0.6988 units per person | 0.7049 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7047 units per person | 0.7044 units per person | 0.705 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7066 units per person | 0.7043 units per person | 0.711 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7219 units per person | 0.7124 units per person | 0.7338 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7359 units per person | 0.7354 units per person | 0.736 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7354 units per person | 0.7351 units per person | 0.7357 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 13 Burundi 0.7431 units per person compare
- 14 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0.7406 units per person compare
- 15 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.7384 units per person compare
- 17 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0.7328 units per person compare
- 18 Chad 0.7243 units per person compare
- 19 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 0.7121 units per person compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 7.73 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 7.73 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 73.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Guyana?
- Rural population, per capita in Guyana was 0.7351 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.736 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6988 units per person in 1970.
- How does Guyana rank for rural population, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 16th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.