Population, female in Guyana
Guyana: Population, female was 51.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
51.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
48th
of 217 countries
All-time high
51.3%
in 2025
All-time low
50.0%
in 1961
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female in Guyana, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 51.3% for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Guyana peaked at 51.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1961.
Guyana ranks 48th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Population, female in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.1% | — |
| 1961 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.2% | 50.2% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 50.2% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 50.2% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 51.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 45 Lebanon 51.3% compare
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- 49 Kazakhstan 51.3% compare
- 50 Lesotho 51.2% compare
- 51 Japan 51.2% compare
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Guyana?
- Population, female in Guyana was 51.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1961.
- How does Guyana rank for population, female?
- Guyana ranks 48th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.