Indicator	Value
Total population	831,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 831,100 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 831,100 people
Median age	25.9 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	70.2–70.3 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 70.32 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 70.18 years
Ethnic groups	East Indian 39.8%, African descent 29.3%, mixed 19.9%, Indigenous 10.5%, other 0.5% (includes Portuguese, Chinese, White) (2012 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	English (official), Guyanese Creole, Amerindian languages (including Caribbean and Arawak languages), Indian languages (including Caribbean Hindustani, a dialect of Hindi), Chinese (2014 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Protestant 34.8% (Pentecostal 22.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 5.2%, Methodist 1.4%), Hindu 24.8%, other Christian 20.8%, Roman Catholic 7.1%, Muslim 6.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, Rastafarian 0.5%, other 0.9%, none 3.1% (2012 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	27.2% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	0.571 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	19.9 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	7.48 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	26.5 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Akawaio-Ingariko / Atorada / Berbice Creole Dutch / Caribbean Hindustani / Chaima / Dutch / English / Galibi Carib / Guyana Sign Language / Guyanese Creole English / Lokono / Macushi / Mapidian-Mawayana / Mawayana / Patamona / Pemon / Pidgin Carib / Portuguese / Shebayo / Skepi Creole Dutch / South Rupununi Sign / Spanish / Taruma / Waiwai / Wapishana / WaraoGlottolog [2026]