Guyana Demographics Profile 2008

Population

770,794
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 25.9% (male 101,712/female 97,907)
15-64 years: 68.7% (male 267,239/female 262,188)
65 years and over: 5.4% (male 17,610/female 24,138) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 28.2 years
male: 27.7 years
female: 28.7 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.211% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

17.85 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

8.29 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-7.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 30.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 33.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 26.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 66.43 years
male: 63.81 years
female: 69.18 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.03 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

2.5% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

11,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

1,100 (2003 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)

Nationality

noun: Guyanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Guyanese

Ethnic groups

East Indian 50%, black 36%, Amerindian 7%, white, Chinese, and mixed 7%

Religions

Christian 50%, Hindu 35%, Muslim 10%, other 5%

Languages

English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.1%
female: 98.5% (2003 est.)