Population: 729,425 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.75% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 19.95 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 7.36 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -20.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 48.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 64.9 years
male: 61.66 years
female: 68.3 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.29 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Guyanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Guyanese

Ethnic divisions: East Indian 51%, black and mixed 43%, Amerindian 4%, European and Chinese 2%

Religions: Christian 57%, Hindu 33%, Muslim 9%, other 1%

Languages: English, Amerindian dialects

Literacy: age 15 and over having ever attended school (1990 est.)
total population: 95%
male: 98%
female: 96%
Labor force: 268,000
by occupation: industry and commerce 44.5%, agriculture 33.8%, services 21.7%
note: public-sector employment amounts to 60-80% of the total labor force (1985)

NOTE: The information regarding Guyana on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guyana People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guyana People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.