The number of Guyanese over 40 years of age has increased from 2002 to 2012 and now comprise 29.1 percent of the population or 217,498 persons, according to the last census done in 2012.
After a lengthy delay, some of the results of the census have been released and it reveals that there is a higher number of people over 40 years of age, increasing from 176,445 in 2002 to 217,498 persons in 2012. In contrast, the population below 40 years dropped from 574,779 people or 76.5 percent in 2002 to 529,457 people or 70.9 percent in 2012, reflecting a decrease of 7.9 percent.