Regions
The population of the regions of Guyana by census years.
| Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1980-05-12 | Population Census (C) 1991-05-12 | Population Census (C) 2002-09-15 | Population Census (Cf) 2012-09-15 | Population Census (Cp) 2022-09-15 | Population Estimate (E) 2024-12-31 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barima-Waini | 1 | Mabaruma | 20,339 | 18,329 | 18,428 | 24,275 | 27,643 | 38,956 | ... | 2033900 | |
| Cuyuni-Mazaruni | 7 | Bartica | 47,213 | 14,390 | 14,790 | 17,597 | 18,375 | 30,324 | ... | 4721300 | |
| Demerara-Mahaica | 4 | Paradise | 2,232 | 317,475 | 296,924 | 310,320 | 311,563 | 347,759 | ... | 223200 | |
| East Berbice-Corentyne | 6 | New Amsterdam | 36,234 | 152,386 | 142,541 | 123,695 | 109,652 | 114,574 | ... | 3623400 | |
| Essequibo Islands-West Demerara | 3 | Vreed en Hoop | 3,755 | 104,750 | 95,975 | 103,061 | 107,785 | 143,884 | ... | 375500 | |
| Mahaica-Berbice | 5 | Fort Wellington | 4,190 | 53,898 | 51,280 | 52,428 | 49,820 | 57,667 | ... | 419000 | |
| Pomeroon-Supenaam | 2 | Anna Regina | 6,195 | 42,341 | 43,455 | 49,253 | 46,810 | 56,469 | ... | 619500 | |
| Potaro-Siparuni | 8 | Mahdia | 20,051 | 4,485 | 5,615 | 10,095 | 11,077 | 13,598 | ... | 2005100 | |
| Upper Demerara-Berbice | 10 | Linden | 17,040 | 38,641 | 39,608 | 41,112 | 39,992 | 45,499 | ... | 1704000 | |
| Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo | 9 | Lethem | 57,750 | 12,873 | 15,057 | 19,387 | 24,238 | 29,944 | ... | 5775000 | |
| Guyana | GUY | Georgetown | 214,999 | 759,567 | 723,673 | 751,223 | 746,955 | 878,674 | 956,044 |
- The 2022 population total includes 102,466 non-contacted persons and an institutional population of 13,535.
- Bureau of Statistics Guyana.
Major Towns
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2022-09-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgetown | 4 | 125,683 |
| 2 | Linden | 10 | 33,183 |
| 3 | New Amsterdam | 6 | 14,762 |
| 4 | Anna Regina | 2 | 11,846 |
| 5 | Corriverton | 6 | 11,488 |
| 6 | Bartica | 7 | 11,486 |
Contents: Towns & Rural Localities
The population of all cities, towns and rural localities in Guyana with at least 1,500 inhabitants according to census results.
| Name | Status | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1991-05-12 | Population Census (C) 2002-09-15 | Population Census (C) 2012-09-15 | Population Census (C) 2022-09-15 | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelphi (incl. Little Bleyendaal, Reliance) | Neighb | 6 | ... | 4,682 | 4,036 | ... | 0 |
| Adventure | Vill | 2 | ... | 1,661 | 1,334 | ... | 0 |
| Alness | Neighb | 6 | ... | 4,406 | 4,139 | ... | 0 |
| Anna Catherina (incl. Cornelia Ida) | Neighb | 3 | ... | 5,388 | 5,983 | ... | 0 |
| Anna Regina | Town | 2 | 12,197 | 12,391 | 11,602 | 11,846 | 0 |
| Bartica | Town | 7 | ... | 7,423 | 8,004 | 11,486 | 0 |
| Belvidere (incl. Albion, Nigg) | Neighb | 6 | ... | 10,208 | 9,431 | ... | 0 |
| Better Hope (incl. Success) | Neighb | 4 | ... | 17,153 | 15,243 | ... | 0 |
| Bush Lot | Neighb | 5 | ... | 3,276 | 2,709 | ... | 0 |
| Bush Lot | Neighb | 6 | ... | 3,059 | 2,644 | ... | 0 |
| Buxton (incl. Vigilance) | Neighb | 4 | ... | 9,566 | 8,591 | ... | 0 |
| Canefield | Vill | 6 | ... | 3,477 | 3,266 | ... | 0 |
| Cane Grove | Neighb | 4 | ... | 2,410 | 2,422 | ... | 0 |
| Charity | Vill | 2 | ... | 1,295 | 1,485 | ... | 0 |
| Clonbrook (incl. Anns Grove) | Neighb | 4 | ... | 5,585 | 5,891 | ... | 0 |
| Corriverton (incl. Springlands, Skeldon) | Town | 6 | 13,429 | 11,494 | 11,996 | 11,488 | 0 |
| Corriverton North | Neighb | 6 | ... | 5,553 | 5,014 | ... | 0 |
| Crabwood Creek | Vill | 6 | ... | 5,599 | 4,459 | ... | 0 |
| Cumberland (incl. Sheet Anchor) | Neighb | 6 | ... | 5,843 | 5,752 | ... | 0 |
| Den Amstel (incl. Blankenburg, Hague) | Neighb | 3 | ... | 3,553 | 3,249 | ... | 0 |
| Eccles (incl. Bagotstown, Providence) | Neighb | 4 | ... | 8,400 | 7,064 | ... | 0 |
| Enmore/Hope | Neighb | 4 | ... | 5,791 | 4,876 | ... | 0 |
| Fort Wellington (incl. Hopetown) | Neighb | 5 | ... | 1,816 | 1,810 | ... | 0 |
| Friendship | Vill | 4 | ... | 2,304 | 2,257 | ... | 0 |
| Fyrish (incl. Courtland) | Neighb | 6 | ... | 3,613 | 3,120 | ... | 0 |
| Georgetown | City | 4 | 151,679 | 134,497 | 120,142 | 125,683 | 0 |
| Goed Fortuin | Neighb | 3 | ... | 3,914 | 3,104 | ... | 0 |
| Golden Grove (incl. Great Diamond) | Neighb | 4 | ... | 12,440 | 23,129 | ... | 0 |
| Good Hope | Vill | 2 | ... | 1,278 | 1,384 | ... | 0 |
| Good Success (incl. Craig) | Neighb | 4 | ... | 3,265 | 2,529 | ... | 0 |
| Haslington (incl. Golden Grove, Nabaclis) | Neighb | 4 | ... | 6,617 | 7,308 | ... | 0 |
| Herstelling (incl. Covent Garden, Prospect) | Neighb | 4 | ... | 6,571 | 6,391 | ... | 0 |
| Kuru Kururu | Vill | 4 | ... | 3,080 | 4,491 | ... | 0 |
| Kwakwani | Vill | 10 | ... | 2,330 | 2,504 | ... | 0 |
| La Grange (incl. Bagotville) | Neighb | 3 | ... | 6,291 | 5,670 | ... | 0 |
| Lethem | Town | 9 | ... | 1,158 | 1,702 | 3,893 | 0 |
| Linden (Mackenzie) | Town | 10 | 30,366 | 29,232 | 29,929 | 33,183 | 0 |
| Lusignan (incl. Good Hope, Mon Repos) | Neighb | 4 | ... | 17,279 | 18,928 | ... | 0 |
| Mabaruma | Town | 1 | ... | ... | 1,254 | 6,366 | 0 |
| Mahaica | Neighb | 4 | ... | 6,344 | 6,153 | ... | 0 |
| Mahaicony | Neighb | 5 | ... | 1,545 | 1,579 | ... | 0 |
| Mahdia | Town | 8 | ... | 1,617 | 2,563 | 2,575 | 0 |
| Met en Meerzorg | Neighb | 3 | ... | 8,236 | 6,915 | ... | 0 |
| Mibikuri | Vill | 6 | ... | 1,712 | 1,458 | ... | 0 |
| Mocha/Arcadia | Neighb | 4 | ... | 3,119 | 3,022 | ... | 0 |
| Mosquito Hall (incl. Lancaster) | Neighb | 4 | ... | 2,611 | 2,259 | ... | 0 |
| New Amsterdam | Town | 6 | 18,480 | 17,033 | 13,994 | 14,762 | 0 |
| New Market/Babylon | Neighb | 6 | ... | 3,139 | 2,500 | ... | 0 |
| Ogle (incl. Plaisance) | Neighb | 4 | ... | 10,902 | 10,029 | ... | 0 |
| Paradise (incl. Foulis, Non Pariel) | Neighb | 4 | ... | 15,002 | 16,332 | ... | 0 |
| Paramakatoi | Vill | 8 | ... | 1,611 | 1,423 | ... | 0 |
| Parika | Vill | 3 | ... | 4,081 | 4,385 | ... | 0 |
| Port Mourant (incl. Ankerville, Tain) | Neighb | 6 | ... | 7,550 | 6,400 | ... | 0 |
| Queenstown | Neighb | 2 | ... | 1,661 | 1,485 | ... | 0 |
| Rose Hall | Town | 6 | 6,796 | 5,345 | 5,198 | 4,532 | 0 |
| Rosignol (incl. Cotton Tree, D'Edward) | Neighb | 5 | ... | 7,585 | 6,764 | ... | 0 |
| Soesdyke | Vill | 4 | ... | 4,282 | 4,114 | ... | 0 |
| Stanleytown | Neighb | 3 | ... | 2,606 | 2,259 | ... | 0 |
| Stewartville (incl. Leonora) | Neighb | 3 | ... | 6,386 | 5,462 | ... | 0 |
| Suddie (incl. Johanna Cecilia, Maria's Lodge) | Neighb | 3 | ... | 1,805 | 1,750 | ... | 0 |
| The Bell | Vill | 3 | ... | 413 | 2,472 | ... | 0 |
| Timehri | Vill | 4 | ... | 3,744 | 4,433 | ... | 0 |
| Triumph (incl. Beterverwagting) | Neighb | 4 | ... | 7,117 | 5,951 | ... | 0 |
| Tuchen (incl. Zeelugt) | Neighb | 3 | ... | 6,274 | 12,219 | ... | 0 |
| Uitvlugt | Vill | 3 | ... | 3,556 | 2,980 | ... | 0 |
| Vergenoegen | Neighb | 3 | ... | 2,672 | 2,371 | ... | 0 |
| Victoria (incl. Belfield, Nooten Zuil) | Neighb | 4 | ... | 3,851 | 3,987 | ... | 0 |
| Vreed en Hoop (incl. The Best, Klien Pouderoyen) | Neighb | 3 | ... | 12,193 | 11,590 | ... | 0 |
| Wakapau | Vill | 2 | ... | 1,698 | 1,807 | ... | 0 |
| Wales (incl. De Gesusters, Good Intent) | Neighb | 3 | ... | 7,418 | 6,628 | ... | 0 |
| Waterloo (incl. Woodley Park) | Neighb | 5 | ... | 5,929 | 6,392 | ... | 0 |
| Westminster (incl. La Parafaite Harmonie, Onderneeming) | Neighb | 3 | ... | ... | 6,324 | ... | 0 |
| Whim/Bloomfield (incl. Letter Kenny) | Neighb | 6 | ... | 3,284 | 2,876 | ... | 0 |
| Windsor Forest | Neighb | 3 | ... | 3,358 | 2,965 | ... | 0 |
| Zorg en Hoop | Neighb | 5 | ... | 3,215 | 2,806 | ... | 0 |
- The tabulated population figures for places refer to the enumerated household population and exclude institutional population and (before 2022) non-contacted persons.
- Neighborhoods are adjacent villages composed by »City Population« observing built-up areas and the boundaries of »Neighbourhood Democratic Councils«. Representative components are listed.
- According to the Municipal and District Councils Act of 2014, the City of Georgetown consists of the former city area (pop. 33,366 in 2002 and 24,234 in 2012) and its suburbs (pop. 101,372 in 2002 and 94,135 in 2012).
- Bureau of Statistics Guyana.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
| Gender (C 2022) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 440,882 |
| Females | 437,792 |
| Urbanization (C 2022) | |
|---|---|
| Rural | 652,860 |
| Urban | 225,814 |