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Guyana

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population835,986 people2025164 of 217 · 2025+10.17%
Life expectancy at birth70.32 years2024151 of 217 · 2024+4.43%
Total fertility rate2.4 births per woman202482 of 217 · 2024−11.13%
Population growth+0.59%2025131 of 217 · 2025−0.01 pp
Infant mortality23.2 per 1,000 live births2024135 of 196 · 2024−25.88%
Urban population26.49%2025202 of 217 · 2025+0.09 pp
Population ages 65 and above6.98%2025125 of 217 · 2025+1.67 pp
Population density3.91 people per km²2023210 of 215 · 2023+2.72%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP97,899.01 current international dollars (PPP)20258 of 185 · 2025+758.13%
Annual GDP growth+19.34%20251 of 186 · 2025+18.65 pp
Consumer price inflation+3.33%202593 of 165 · 2025+4.2 pp
Employment
Total unemployment11.96%2025159 of 182 · 2025−1.05 pp
Youth unemployment24.9%2025154 of 182 · 2025+0.69 pp
Labor force participation54.99%2025139 of 182 · 2025−0.78 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet83%202488 of 182 · 2024+51 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions12.94 per 100 people2022No data+221.99%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption12.1%2022128 of 212 · 2021−16.6 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita4.56 t CO₂e per person2024145 of 203 · 2024+66.49%
Access to electricity93%2024157 of 215 · 2024+6.1 pp
Forest area87.09%20236 of 213 · 2023−6.81 pp
Society
Current health expenditure2.47%2023188 of 192 · 2023−1.34 pp
Maternal mortality75 per 100,000 live births2023118 of 194 · 2023−41.41%

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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