<page_title> Demographics of Guyana </page_title> <section_title> Ethnic groups </section_title> <table> <cell> African / Black <col_header> Ethnic group </col_header> <col_header> Number </col_header> </cell> <cell> 30.8 <col_header> Census 1980 </col_header> <col_header> Number </col_header> </cell> <cell> 32.3 <col_header> Census 1991 </col_header> <col_header> Number </col_header> </cell> <cell> 30.2 <col_header> Census 2002 </col_header> <col_header> Number </col_header> </cell> </table>
The African descent in Guyana increased slightly from 30.8% to 32.3% during the first period (1980 and 1991) before falling to 30.2% in the 2002 census.