Rural population, per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: Rural population, per square kilometre was 2.88 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Guyana, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per square kilometre in Guyana is 2.88 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 3.02 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.1 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Guyana ranks 187th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.27 units per square kilometre | 2.1 units per square kilometre | 2.45 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.64 units per square kilometre | 2.5 units per square kilometre | 2.76 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.76 units per square kilometre | 2.7 units per square kilometre | 2.78 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.72 units per square kilometre | 2.68 units per square kilometre | 2.76 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.79 units per square kilometre | 2.77 units per square kilometre | 2.8 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 units per square kilometre | 2.79 units per square kilometre | 3.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 units per square kilometre | 2.81 units per square kilometre | 2.88 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 184 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.95 units per square kilometre compare
- 185 Sweden 2.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 186 Kazakhstan, Republic of 2.88 units per square kilometre compare
- 188 Norway 2.57 units per square kilometre compare
- 189 Saudi Arabia 2.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 190 Russia 2.2 units per square kilometre 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7351 units per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Guyana?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Guyana was 2.88 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Guyana rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 187th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.