Georgetown

Capital City of Guyana

Area of Georgetown	33.1 km²
Population	140,150
Male Population	68,459 (48.8%)
Female Population	71,691 (51.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+12.2%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+5.4%
Median Age	26.5 years
Male Median Age	25.7 years
Female Median Age	27.3 years
Timezone	Guyana Time

Map of Georgetown

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	124,925	126,613	133,008	140,150
Population Density	3,769 / km²	3,820 / km²	4,013 / km²	4,229 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 5.4% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Georgetown	+12.2%	+10.7%	+5.4%
IV-1 Moblissa/la Reconnai	+12.5%	+11%	+5.5%
Demerara-Mahaica	+12.5%	+11%	+5.4%
Guyana	+3.4%	+6.2%	+3%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Median Age

Median Age: 26.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Georgetown	26.5 years	25.7 years	27.3 years
IV-1 Moblissa/la Reconnai	26.5 years	25.7 years	27.3 years
Demerara-Mahaica	26.5 years	25.7 years	27.3 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population By Age and Gender

Georgetown Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	6,276	6,099	12,375
5-9	6,265	6,146	12,411
10-14	7,276	7,154	14,430
15-19	7,628	7,671	15,299
20-24	6,032	6,327	12,359
25-29	5,059	5,431	10,490
30-34	5,035	5,431	10,466
35-39	4,924	5,264	10,188
40-44	4,541	4,655	9,197
45-49	3,880	4,157	8,037
50-54	3,504	3,739	7,244
55-59	2,681	3,067	5,748
60-64	2,071	2,288	4,360
65-69	1,272	1,436	2,708
70-74	893	1,072	1,965
75-79	564	788	1,352
80-84	326	494	821
85 Plus	231	474	705

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 4,229 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Georgetown	140,150	33.1 km²	4,229 / km²
IV-1 Moblissa/la Reconnai	255,553	934 km²	273.6 / km²
Demerara-Mahaica	318,777	2,056.9 km²	155.0 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1700 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1700	2,857	n/a	n/a
1800	11,937	15.4%	908
1900	39,361	12.7%	2,742
1910	44,310	12.6%	4,949
1920	49,195	11%	4,885
1930	54,477	10.7%	5,282
1940	60,178	10.5%	5,701
1950	66,324	10.2%	6,146
1960	91,516	38%	25,192
1970	118,855	29.9%	27,339
1990	126,613	3.2%	3,879
2000	133,008	5.1%	6,395
2020	143,933	4%	5,462
2030	150,529	4.6%	6,596
2040	154,290	2.5%	3,761
2050	155,326	0.7%	1,036
2060	154,072	-0.8%	-1,254
2070	151,338	-1.8%	-2,734
2080	147,694	-2.4%	-3,644
2090	143,674	-2.7%	-4,020
2100	140,330	-2.3%	-3,344

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Other Cities in IV-1 Moblissa/la Reconnai, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Georgetown	33.1 km²	140,150	10,953 / mi²

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