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Guyana
Last update: 2025-08-04
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Guyanese Dollar (GYD)
Inflation rate
2.82%
Unemployment rate
12.43%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
5.11
Beer
2.75
Wine
0.04
Spirits
2.3
Other alcohol
0.02
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
794099
Male population
405244
Female population
388855
Population growth rate
0.32%
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
16.7
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
7
Urbanization
27.2%
Current as of
2024
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
81.86%
iOS
17.79%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+592
Internet domain
.gy
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
106 (2021)
Internet user penetration
85% (2021)
Fixed internet penetration
12% (2020)
General information
Сontinent
South America
Region
Latin America
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
GY
Capital
Georgetown
Official language
English
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
12.1%
Smoking men
21.7%
Smoking women
2.4%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
214969
Land area
196849
Water area
18120
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Age structure
0-14 years
23.5%
15-64 years
68.4%
65+ years
8.1%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Christianity
Non-religious
3.1%
Current as of
2012
Last update: 2025-08-04