French Guiana Population (LIVE)

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French Guiana Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of French Guiana is 310,423 as of Thursday, November 14, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • French Guiana 2024 population is estimated at 308,522 people at mid year.
  • French Guiana population is equivalent to 0% of the total world population.
  • French Guiana ranks number 183 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in French Guiana is 4 per Km2 (10 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 82,200 Km2 (31,738 sq. miles).
  • 93.7 % of the population is urban (289,079 people in 2024).
  • The median age in French Guiana is 25.1 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of French Guiana (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationFrench Guiana
Global Rank
2024 308,522 1.69 % 5,120 -1,018 25.1 3.34 4 93.7 % 289,079 0.00 % 8,161,972,572 183
2023 303,402 1.71 % 5,096 -1,091 25.2 3.39 4 92.9 % 281,920 0.00 % 8,091,734,930 183
2022 298,306 1.81 % 5,291 -1,121 25.2 3.44 4 92.1 % 274,839 0.00 % 8,021,407,192 183
2020 289,055 1.22 % 3,487 -4,369 25.2 3.66 4 90.3 % 260,877 0.00 % 7,887,001,292 182
2015 266,363 2.58 % 6,360 -824 23.1 3.55 3 85.2 % 226,996 0.00 % 7,470,491,872 184
2010 234,565 2.99 % 6,424 -826 22.2 3.43 3 82.8 % 194,192 0.00 % 7,021,732,148 185
2005 202,447 4.74 % 8,365 3,961 22.3 3.78 2 81.7 % 165,336 0.00 % 6,586,970,132 185
2000 160,620 3.59 % 5,1973,600 23.3 3.96 2 80.4 % 129,081 0.00 % 6,171,702,993 186
1995 134,633 3.62 % 4,389 1,167 23.5 3.76 2 78.5 % 105,731 0.00 % 5,758,878,982 190
1990 112,686 5.53 % 5,317 1,547 23.3 3.74 1 76.7 % 86,423 0.00 % 5,327,803,110 190
1985 86,102 5.35 % 3,951 3,081 23.1 3.38 1 72.9 % 62,799 0.00 % 4,868,943,465 195
1980 66,349 4.03 % 2,377 1,202 22.2 3.35 1 71.4 % 47,392 0.00 % 4,447,606,236 196
1975 54,463 3.31 % 1,637 1,189 20.6 3.57 1 71.4 % 38,862 0.00 % 4,070,735,277 201
1970 46,279 3.65 % 1,520 396 20.8 4.72 1 69.8 % 32,321 0.00 % 3,694,683,794 202
1965 38,681 4.47 % 1,519 979 20.9 5.18 0 66.1 % 25,569 0.00 % 3,334,533,703 204
1960 31,084 4.09 % 1,129 686 23.2 5.22 0 65.3 % 20,285 0.00 % 3,015,470,894 204
1955 25,437 1.69 % 408 596 24.0 5.23 0 65.6 % 16,687 0.00 % 2,740,213,792 204
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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French Guiana Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationFrench Guiana
Global Rank
2025 313,666 1.65 % 4,922 -909 25.0 3.29 4 94.5 % 296,315 0.00 % 8,231,613,070 183
2030 341,732 1.73 % 5,613 338 25.2 3.09 4 97.6 % 333,689 0.00 % 8,569,124,911 182
2035 373,616 1.80 % 6,377 328 26.2 2.93 5 99.8 % 372,724 0.00 % 8,885,210,181 181
2040 406,168 1.68 % 6,510 465 27.1 2.79 5 N.A. N.A. 0.00 % 9,177,190,203 181
2045 439,026 1.57 % 6,572 451 27.9 2.67 5 N.A. N.A. 0.00 % 9,439,639,668 179
2050 471,916 1.46 % 6,578   28.6 2.57 6 N.A. N.A. 0.00 % 9,664,378,587 179
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

French Guiana Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of French Guiana
Life Expectancy
77.18 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
View by sex and historical chart
Infant Mortality
8.9
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
11.1
(per 1,000 live births)
View historical chart

Main Cities by Population in French Guiana

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Cayenne 61,550
2 Matoury 26,350
3 Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 24,287
4 Kourou 24,029
5 Remire-Montjoly 19,029

See also

Notes

The French Guiana Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of French Guiana delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of French Guiana (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by French Guiana in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.