French Guiana

Guyane

TerritoryLatin America and the Caribbean, Americas

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Population

316,247

2026 · UN WPPProjection

Life expectancy

77.5 years

2026 · UN WPPProjection

UN WPP 2024 Revision (estimates through 2023; 2024–2100 medium-variant projections). World Bank WDI, 13 July 2026 release. UNDP HDR HDR 2025. UNESCO UIS UIS February 2026. ILOSTAT ILOSTAT December 2025. IMF WEO WEO April 2026. OWID CO₂ OWID CO₂ December 2025.

Overview

French Guiana is territory in Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas.

Overseas department of France.

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ISO alpha-2: GF
ISO alpha-3: GUF
UN M49: 254
Wikidata: Q3769

People

Population stocks and demographic rates are from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant unless another source is named. Years from 2024 onward are projections.

PopulationProjection: 316,247
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population (1 July)Projection: 318,872
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population growth rateProjection: 1.6 percent
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population densityProjection: 3.9 persons per km²
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
French Guiana’s density is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 102.3 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 90.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Median ageProjection: 24.9 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
French Guiana’s median age is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 35.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 29.8 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population sex ratioProjection: 92.9 males per 100 females
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Total fertility rateProjection: 3.2 live births per woman
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
French Guiana’s tfr is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 1.6 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 2 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude birth rateProjection: 23.7 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net number of migrantsProjection: −765
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net migration rateProjection: −2.4 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Population of French Guiana. Solid line: estimates (1950–2023). Dashed line: medium-variant projections (2024–2100). UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Population	Status
1950	23,248	estimate
1960	30,450	estimate
1970	45,578	estimate
1980	65,075	estimate
1990	110,479	estimate
2000	156,735	estimate
2010	232,406	estimate
2020	287,849	estimate
2030	338,583	projection
2040	402,873	projection
2050	468,639	projection
2060	534,167	projection
2070	599,512	projection
2080	662,875	projection
2090	722,353	projection
2100	772,966	projection
2101	777,511	projection

Development

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Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Inequality Index: No comparable data
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Multidimensional Poverty Index: No comparable data
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Health and education

Life expectancy and mortality are UN WPP series unless labelled otherwise. Education figures are UNESCO UIS (CC BY-SA, isolated) where a comparable series exists; otherwise they stay missing.

Life expectancy at birthProjection: 77.5 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
French Guiana’s life expectancy is close to Latin America and the Caribbean median of 76.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 74.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude death rateProjection: 4.8 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection: 74.7 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
French Guiana’s life exp. male is close to Latin America and the Caribbean median of 74.1 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 70.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Life expectancy at birth (female)Projection: 80.4 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
French Guiana’s life exp. female is close to Latin America and the Caribbean median of 79.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 77.4 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Infant mortality rateProjection: 8.3 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
French Guiana’s infant mortality is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 9.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 11.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Under-five mortality rateProjection: 10.4 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
French Guiana’s u5mr is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 11.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 12.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Prevalence of undernourishment: No comparable data
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Adult literacy rate: 82.9%
1982 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
French Guiana’s adult literacy is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 90.1% (3 profiles with 1982 data). Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Youth literacy rate: 91.3%
1982 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
Mean years of schooling: 6.3 years
1982 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
School life expectancy: No comparable data
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Life expectancy at birth in French Guiana. Dashed line marks medium-variant projections. UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Years	Status
1950	47.7	estimate
1960	55.8	estimate
1970	63.3	estimate
1980	67.1	estimate
1990	70.9	estimate
2000	73	estimate
2010	75.9	estimate
2020	77.5	estimate
2030	78.3	projection
2040	80	projection
2050	81.7	projection
2060	83.2	projection
2070	84.6	projection
2080	85.8	projection
2090	87	projection
2100	88.1	projection

Geography

Region: Americas
Subregion: Latin America and the Caribbean
Intermediate region: South America

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Government

Classification is descriptive and is not a recognition of legal claims.Map and status policy.

Status: Territory
Publication tier: Additional profile
Related ISO alpha-3: FRA

Overseas department of France.

Sources

United Nations World Population Prospects

WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium. Vintage 2024 Revision. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Population (2026, projection; series TPopulation1Jan)
Life expectancy at birth (2026, projection; series LEx)
Population (1 July) (2026, projection; series TPopulation1July)
Population growth rate (2026, projection; series PopGrowthRate)
Population density (2026, projection; series PopDensity)
Median age (2026, projection; series MedianAgePop)
Population sex ratio (2026, projection; series PopSexRatio)
Total fertility rate (2026, projection; series TFR)
Crude birth rate (2026, projection; series CBR)
Crude death rate (2026, projection; series CDR)
Life expectancy at birth (male) (2026, projection; series LExMale)
Life expectancy at birth (female) (2026, projection; series LExFemale)
Infant mortality rate (2026, projection; series IMR)
Under-five mortality rate (2026, projection; series Q5)
Net number of migrants (2026, projection; series NetMigrations)
Net migration rate (2026, projection; series CNMR)

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026). Vintage UIS February 2026. CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Adult literacy rate (1982, actual; series LR.AG15T99)
Youth literacy rate (1982, actual; series LR.AG15T24)
Mean years of schooling (1982, actual; series MYS.1T8.AG25T99)

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