Country profile · South America · GUY
Guyana: area, population and density
Guyana has 211,140 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 835,986; calculated population density is 4 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Guyana ranks 82nd of 196 by land area, 162nd by population and 192nd by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 211,140 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 835,986World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 4 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Guyana in the country comparison set
Guyana has 211,140 sq km of land area and a population value of 835,986 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 82nd by land area, 162nd by population, and 192nd by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
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