Population in French Guiana

112 indicators covering population for French Guiana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of children under 15, by world region 94,660 people 2023 up 3.9% 178th
Population by age group 303,408 people 2023 up 19.8% 183rd
Life expectancy by sex 79.99 years 2023 up 0.7% 97th
Total dependency ratio 61.4% 2023 down 9.1% 73rd
Youth dependency ratio 50.4% 2023 down 16.5% 67th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 20,764 people 2023 up 88.7% 184th
Population by age group 20,764 people 2023 up 88.7% 184th
Population growth rate with and without migration 1.7% 2023 down 46.8% 68th
Median age vs. births per woman 25.22 years 2023 up 10.7% 163rd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 20,764 people 2023 up 88.7% 184th
The global population hockey stick 303,408 people 2023 up 19.8% 184th
Number of births 7,707 births 2023 up 19.8% 171st
Population 303,408 people 2023 up 19.8% 183rd
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 94,660 people 2023 up 3.9% 178th
Population 303,408 people 2023 up 19.8% 184th
Births, by age of mother 0 births 2023 132nd
Population by age group 32,909 people 2023 up 2.4% 175th
Share of births by age of mother 10.3% 2023 down 15.2% 85th
Birth rate 25.4 births per 1,000 people 2023 unchanged 54th
Birth rate by women's age group 53.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 22.9% 69th
Has the population peaked? 303,408 people 2023 up 19.8% 183rd
Total population by age 1.27 2023 up 94.8% 185th
Population density of the capital city 2,737 people per km² 2100 up 0.5% 168th
Sanitation facilities usage 76.2% 2024 up 4.6% 59th
Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with 13.15 2024 down 11.7% 8th
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services 76.23 2024 up 4.6% 57th
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services 17.9 2024 down 10.0% 70th
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 49.93 2024 up 15.8% 65th
Proportion of population using on-site sanitation facilities with 13.15 2024 down 11.7% 72nd
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 94.84 2024 up 1.2% 170th
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services 0 2024 131st
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 49.93 2024 up 15.8% 98th
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites 5.87 2024 down 18.7% 73rd
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services 0 2024 176th
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services 94.13 2024 up 1.5% 118th
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities 94.13 2024 up 1.5% 147th
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved 8.41 2024 down 15.1% 114th
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 35.8 2024 down 10.0% 65th
People using improved sanitation facilities 290,416 people 2024 up 20.1% 180th
Proportion of population practising open defecation 0 2024 134th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas 86,550 people 2020 up 7.1% 177th
Share of population living in cities, towns and rural areas 24.0% 2020 up 0.7% 162nd
Share of population living in cities 24.0% 2020 up 0.7% 162nd
Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita 70.1% 2020 up 6.9% 143rd
Share of population living in rural areas 29.9% 2020 down 13.1% 94th
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 50.48 per 1,000 population 2022 down 32.8% 61st
Prison population rate 321 prisoners per 100,000 people 2025 up 24.4% 28th
Birth rate among girls aged 10 to 14 1.56 per 1,000 population 2022 43rd
International migrants, by country of destination 130,924 2024 up 23.4% 129th
Total number of international immigrants 130,924 immigrants 2024 up 23.4% 129th
Share of the population born in another country 42.4% 2024 up 6.5% 28th
Replacement-level fertility rate 2.08 2010 down 0.5% 148th