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Blue numbers are estimated
% population in urban areas
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Total | 28.0 | 27.9 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.3 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.1 | 27.1 | |||||||||||||
| Urban | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||||||||||
| Rural | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| Poor | 20.1 | 17.7 | 15.3 | 12.9 | 10.5 | 8.12 | 5.72 | 6.01 | 6.30 | 6.59 | 6.88 | 7.17 | 7.46 | 7.75 | 8.04 | |||||||||||||
| Nonpoor | 33.8 | 33.6 | 33.4 | 33.2 | 32.9 | 32.7 | 32.5 | 31.9 | 31.3 | 30.7 | 30.1 | 29.5 | 28.9 | 28.3 | 27.7 | |||||||||||||
| Lowest 25% | 13.2 | 12.4 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 9.96 | 9.15 | 8.34 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 15.0 | 17.3 | 19.5 | 21.8 | 24.0 | 26.2 | |||||||||||||
| Second 25% | 28.2 | 26.8 | 25.5 | 24.1 | 22.8 | 21.4 | 20.1 | 21.0 | 21.8 | 22.7 | 23.6 | 24.5 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 27.1 | |||||||||||||
| Third 25% | 30.8 | 30.3 | 29.9 | 29.4 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 28.1 | 28.3 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 29.1 | 29.4 | 29.6 | 29.9 | 30.1 | |||||||||||||
| Highest 25% | 48.0 | 48.8 | 49.7 | 50.5 | 51.4 | 52.2 | 53.1 | 49.6 | 46.1 | 42.7 | 39.2 | 35.7 | 32.3 | 28.8 | 25.4 | |||||||||||||
| Barima-Waini | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| Cuyuni-Mazaruni | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| Demerara-Mahaica | 44.8 | 44.6 | 44.4 | 44.1 | 43.9 | 43.7 | 43.4 | 42.6 | 41.8 | 40.9 | 40.1 | 39.3 | 38.4 | 37.6 | 36.8 | |||||||||||||
| East Berbice-Corentyne | 26.5 | 26.3 | 26.1 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 25.5 | 26.7 | 27.9 | 29.0 | 30.2 | 31.4 | 32.6 | 33.7 | 34.9 | |||||||||||||
| Essequibo Islands-West Demerara | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| Mahaica-Berbice | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| Pomeroon-Supenaam | 16.8 | 18.4 | 20.1 | 21.7 | 23.3 | 25.0 | 26.6 | 27.0 | 27.4 | 27.8 | 28.2 | 28.6 | 29.0 | 29.4 | 29.8 | |||||||||||||
| Potaro-Siparuni | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| Upper Demerara-Berbice | 54.2 | 57.4 | 60.6 | 63.8 | 67.0 | 70.1 | 73.3 | 73.2 | 73.1 | 73.0 | 72.9 | 72.8 | 72.7 | 72.6 | 72.4 | |||||||||||||
| Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||