Population ages 0-14 in Guyana
Guyana: Population ages 0-14 was 28.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Guyana, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Guyana is 28.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Guyana peaked at 47.8% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2025.
Guyana ranks 76th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.8% | — |
| 1961 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 47.6% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 47.5% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 47.3% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 46.9% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 46.6% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 46.3% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 46.0% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 45.7% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 45.3% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 44.9% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 44.4% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 43.9% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 43.4% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 42.9% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 42.5% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 41.9% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 41.2% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 40.5% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 39.9% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 39.2% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 38.6% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 38.0% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 37.5% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 37.2% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 36.9% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 36.7% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 36.5% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 36.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 36.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 36.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 36.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 36.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 36.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 29.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.4% | 46.8% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.9% | 42.9% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 37.2% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.5% | 36.4% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 32.9% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 29.3% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 28.9% | 29.5% | 6 |
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More education data for Guyana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Guyana?
- Population ages 0-14 in Guyana was 28.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 1965.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2025.
- How does Guyana rank for population ages 0-14?
- Guyana ranks 76th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.