Fertility Rate: Guyana
Guyana's fertility rate is currently 2.395 births per woman as of 2024. # Guyana Fertility Rate Guyana's fertility rate stands at 2.
Current (2024)
2.395 births per woman
-0.7% y/y
Peak (1961)
6.339 births per woman
Low (2024)
2.395 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Guyana
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Guyana
Analysis# Guyana Fertility Rate
Guyana's fertility rate stands at 2.395 births per woman in 2024, marking a dramatic 62.2% decline from the 1961 peak of 6.339. The country has experienced a steady descent from the high fertility rates characteristic of mid-20th century Latin America, with the current rate now matching its all-time low recorded this year.
The consistent downward trajectory accelerated noticeably after 2015, when the rate was 2.667. Each subsequent year through 2024 registered declines, dropping roughly 0.03 births per woman annually on average. This sustained contraction reflects broader demographic shifts driven by increased female education, wider access to contraception, and changing family planning preferences across Guyana's population. If current trends persist, the fertility rate appears positioned to stabilize or continue declining in coming years.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.395 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 2023 | 2.412 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 2022 | 2.437 births per woman | -1.02% |
| 2021 | 2.462 births per woman | -1.16% |
| 2020 | 2.491 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 2019 | 2.521 births per woman | -1.25% |
| 2018 | 2.553 births per woman | -1.54% |
| 2017 | 2.593 births per woman | -1.56% |
| 2016 | 2.634 births per woman | -1.24% |
| 2015 | 2.667 births per woman | -1.04% |
| 2014 | 2.695 births per woman | -0.59% |
| 2013 | 2.711 births per woman | +0.37% |
| 2012 | 2.701 births per woman | +0.26% |
| 2011 | 2.694 births per woman | +0.37% |
| 2010 | 2.684 births per woman | -0.37% |
| 2009 | 2.694 births per woman | -0.11% |
| 2008 | 2.697 births per woman | +0.60% |
| 2007 | 2.681 births per woman | +0.83% |
| 2006 | 2.659 births per woman | +0.42% |
| 2005 | 2.648 births per woman | -1.23% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.681 births per woman | -2.51% |
| 2003 | 2.75 births per woman | -3.31% |
| 2002 | 2.844 births per woman | -3.85% |
| 2001 | 2.958 births per woman | -3.24% |
| 2000 | 3.057 births per woman | -2.18% |
| 1999 | 3.125 births per woman | -1.79% |
| 1998 | 3.182 births per woman | -1.21% |
| 1997 | 3.221 births per woman | -0.28% |
| 1996 | 3.23 births per woman | -0.25% |
| 1995 | 3.238 births per woman | +0.37% |
| 1994 | 3.226 births per woman | +0.84% |
| 1993 | 3.199 births per woman | +0.35% |
| 1992 | 3.188 births per woman | +0.16% |
| 1991 | 3.183 births per woman | +0.06% |
| 1990 | 3.181 births per woman | -0.16% |
| 1989 | 3.186 births per woman | -1.30% |
| 1988 | 3.228 births per woman | -2.33% |
| 1987 | 3.305 births per woman | -2.25% |
| 1986 | 3.381 births per woman | -2.56% |
| 1985 | 3.47 births per woman | -2.01% |
| 1984 | 3.541 births per woman | -2.64% |
| 1983 | 3.637 births per woman | -1.11% |
| 1982 | 3.678 births per woman | -1.10% |
| 1981 | 3.719 births per woman | -1.35% |
| 1980 | 3.77 births per woman | -2.33% |
| 1979 | 3.86 births per woman | -2.70% |
| 1978 | 3.967 births per woman | -3.62% |
| 1977 | 4.116 births per woman | -3.83% |
| 1976 | 4.28 births per woman | -3.82% |
| 1975 | 4.45 births per woman | -4.05% |
| 1974 | 4.638 births per woman | -4.69% |
| 1973 | 4.866 births per woman | -4.16% |
| 1972 | 5.077 births per woman | -3.42% |
| 1971 | 5.257 births per woman | -2.85% |
| 1970 | 5.411 births per woman | -3.05% |
| 1969 | 5.581 births per woman | -2.96% |
| 1968 | 5.751 births per woman | -2.33% |
| 1967 | 5.888 births per woman | -2.21% |
| 1966 | 6.021 births per woman | -1.86% |
| 1965 | 6.135 births per woman | -1.56% |
| 1964 | 6.232 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 1963 | 6.307 births per woman | -0.41% |
| 1962 | 6.333 births per woman | -0.09% |
| 1961 | 6.339 births per woman | +0.13% |
| 1960 | 6.331 births per woman | — |
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