Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Guyana

Population aged 65 and over in Guyana in 2025 — 58,358 people. Ranked 165 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 198.9%.

2025 58,358 people +4.26% vs 2024
World rank 165of 217
Period maximum 58,358 people2025
Period minimum 19,523 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Guyana, 1960–2025020,00040,00060,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 19,523 people1962: 20,996 people1964: 21,960 people1966: 23,098 people1968: 24,292 people1970: 25,430 people1972: 26,195 people1974: 26,843 people1976: 27,716 people1978: 28,708 people1980: 29,494 people1982: 29,671 people1984: 29,543 people1986: 29,524 people1988: 29,681 people1990: 29,622 people1992: 29,648 people1994: 29,523 people1996: 29,225 people1998: 29,130 people2000: 29,402 people2002: 29,833 people2004: 30,682 people2006: 31,671 people2008: 32,921 people2010: 34,566 people2012: 36,656 people2014: 38,979 people2016: 41,720 people2018: 44,989 people2020: 48,458 people2022: 51,126 people2024: 55,973 people2025: 58,358 people
Change over the period: +38,835 (+198.92%) Average annual rate: 1.7 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guyana

Guyana 58,358 people
World 855M people
South America computed 48.13M people
High-income countries computed 278M people
Population aged 65 and over — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 58,358 +2,385 +4.26%
2024 55,973 +2,429 +4.54%
2023 53,544 +2,418 +4.73%
2022 51,126 +1,534 +3.09%
2021 49,592 +1,134 +2.34%
2020 48,458 +1,623 +3.47%
2019 46,835 +1,846 +4.1%
2018 44,989 +1,771 +4.1%
2017 43,218 +1,498 +3.59%
2016 41,720 +1,411 +3.5%
2015 40,309 +1,330 +3.41%
2014 38,979 +1,223 +3.24%
2013 37,756 +1,100 +3%
2012 36,656 +1,068 +3%
2011 35,588 +1,022 +2.96%
2010 34,566 +882 +2.62%
2009 33,684 +763 +2.32%
2008 32,921 +670 +2.08%
2007 32,251 +580 +1.83%
2006 31,671 +504 +1.62%
2005 31,167 +485 +1.58%
2004 30,682 +495 +1.64%
2003 30,187 +354 +1.19%
2002 29,833 +218 +0.74%
2001 29,615 +213 +0.72%
2000 29,402 +168 +0.57%
1999 29,234 +104 +0.36%
1998 29,130 +4 +0.01%
1997 29,126 −99 −0.34%
1996 29,225 −155 −0.53%
1995 29,380 −143 −0.48%
1994 29,523 −91 −0.31%
1993 29,614 −34 −0.11%
1992 29,648 +57 +0.19%
1991 29,591 −31 −0.1%
1990 29,622 −93 −0.31%
1989 29,715 +34 +0.11%
1988 29,681 +85 +0.29%
1987 29,596 +72 +0.24%
1986 29,524 +17 +0.06%
1985 29,507 −36 −0.12%
1984 29,543 −71 −0.24%
1983 29,614 −57 −0.19%
1982 29,671 +6 +0.02%
1981 29,665 +171 +0.58%
1980 29,494 +347 +1.19%
1979 29,147 +439 +1.53%
1978 28,708 +495 +1.75%
1977 28,213 +497 +1.79%
1976 27,716 +465 +1.71%
1975 27,251 +408 +1.52%
1974 26,843 +344 +1.3%
1973 26,499 +304 +1.16%
1972 26,195 +303 +1.17%
1971 25,892 +462 +1.82%
1970 25,430 +577 +2.32%
1969 24,853 +561 +2.31%
1968 24,292 +593 +2.5%
1967 23,699 +601 +2.6%
1966 23,098 +584 +2.59%
1965 22,514 +554 +2.52%
1964 21,960 +507 +2.36%
1963 21,453 +457 +2.18%
1962 20,996 +403 +1.96%
1961 20,593 +1,070 +5.48%
1960 19,523

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.