Rural population as a share of total population fell 0.211% to 72.7% in Guyana in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Guyana reached an all time high of 73.6% in 2011 and an all time low of 69.5% in 1980. When compared to Guyana's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Brazil amounted to 12.0%, 33.5% in Suriname, 46.4% in Trinidad and Tobago and 11.5% in Venezuela in 2024.
Guyana has been ranked 15th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Bolivia | % | 30.6% | 30.2% | 29.9% | 29.5% | 29.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 13.4% | 13.2% | 12.9% | 12.7% | 12.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | 19.2% | 18.9% | 18.6% | 18.3% | 18.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | 73.4% | 73.3% | 73.2% | 73.1% | 73.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 22.1% | 21.9% | 21.7% | 21.5% | 21.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | 6.42% | 6.42% | 6.42% | 6.41% | 6.39% | ||||||||||||||||
| Suriname | % | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.8% | 33.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | % | 46.8% | 46.8% | 46.8% | 46.7% | 46.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
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