Life expectancy in French Guiana
French Guiana: Life expectancy was 76.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in French Guiana, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in French Guiana stood at 76.98 years.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in French Guiana peaked at 77.51 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.74 years, in 1950.
French Guiana ranks 95th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.8 years | 47.74 years | 54.74 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 59.82 years | 55.82 years | 62.88 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.85 years | 63.27 years | 66.56 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.07 years | 67.14 years | 70.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.78 years | 70.85 years | 72.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.18 years | 72.97 years | 75.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.51 years | 75.85 years | 77.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.37 years | 74.2 years | 77.51 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More health data for French Guiana
- Life expectancy at age 15 88.37 years (2100)
- Life expectancy vs. health spending 76.98 years (2023)
- Lung cancer death rates 5.47 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in French Guiana?
- Life expectancy in French Guiana was 76.98 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 77.51 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.74 years in 1950.
- How does French Guiana rank for life expectancy?
- French Guiana ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.