Guyana: housing

How many house lots does Guyana allocate?

Guyana allocated over 13,000 house lots in 2025 for low-income, middle-income and young professional applicants, built over 570 houses and distributed over 5,500 land titles and transports, according to the Budget Speech 2026. For 2026, the budget allocates G$159.1 billion to housing and plans to allocate 15,000 house lots.

The Ministry of Finance says the government aims to build 40,000 homes over five years and move from allocating lots to providing finished homes. Applications are handled by the Central Housing and Planning Authority. No official house price index was found on the Bureau of Statistics or Bank of Guyana sites, checked on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: Ministry of Finance: Budget Speech 2026 (PDF) · Central Housing and Planning Authority

How much mortgage lending is there in Guyana?

Bank lending for real estate mortgages in Guyana was G$224,693 million at the end of June 2026, according to the monetary tables in the Bank of Guyana Half Year Report 2026. The report says real estate mortgage loans grew 21.2% in the first half of 2026, faster than total private sector credit, which grew 11.5%.

Mortgages are the largest single category of bank lending to the private sector in the table. The figures measure the amount lent, not house prices.

Official sources: Bank of Guyana: Half Year Report 2026 (PDF)

What is Guyana's urbanisation rate?

According to the UN Population Division, the share of people living in urban areas in Guyana was 26.5% in 2025. The peak was 27.8% in 2005 and the low 26.4% in 2011. It is 32nd highest of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 66.2%. Worldwide: 178th of 193.

How common are informal settlements in Guyana?

In 2022, the share of city dwellers living in slums in Guyana was 11.3%, according to UN-Habitat. That is the lowest since at least 2006. Latin America & Caribbean median: 14.7%; Guyana is 15th highest of 26. World rank, highest first: 92nd of 170.

What share of people in Guyana have electricity?

93.0%: that is the share of people with access to electricity in Guyana for 2024, according to the World Bank. Its high point since 2005 was 2023, at 98.9%; its low point was 2006, at 73.4%. Latin America & Caribbean median: 99.5%; Guyana is 30th highest of 33. World rank, highest first: 135th of 193.

What is access to safe water in Guyana?

In 2024, the share of people using safely managed drinking water in Guyana was 67.2%, according to WHO and UNICEF. That is the highest since at least 2005. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 66.3%, and Guyana placed 7th highest of 14. Worldwide: 78th of 134.

What is access to sanitation in Guyana?

The latest figure from WHO and UNICEF, for 2024, is 43.4%. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 9th highest of 16 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 44.7%. World rank, highest first: 88th of 134.

How many people in Guyana cook with wood or charcoal?

73.0%: that is the share of people using clean cooking fuels in Guyana for 2024, according to the WHO. Its high point since 2005 was 2020, at 81.0%; its low point was 2005, at 48.0%. Latin America & Caribbean median: 95.0%; Guyana is 29th highest of 33. World rank, highest first: 122nd of 192.