French Guiana

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Current Country Profile

French Guiana

ContinentSouth America
RegionBrazilian Highlands
Formation1946
Age80 years
Land Area82,710 sq km
Population
303.4K
Latest 2023
Terra Firma
Population
303.4K
Latest 2023
Land Area
82,710 sq km
South America
Current System
Democracy

Benchmark Shelf

Population
303.4K World 8.1B South America 433.0M
Life Expectancy
77.0 World 73.3 South America 76.2

Trend Wall

Population
1999-2023
303.4K
Latest 2023+50.2K / 10y
Life Expectancy
1999-2023
77.0
Latest 2023+0.5 / 10yContinent 76.2
Fertility Rate
1999-2023
3.39
Latest 2023-0.08 / 10y

Current Structure

Electricity Mix
% of total electricity output
Fossil electricity 34.0%
Nuclear electricity 0.0%
Hydroelectricity 54.0%
Other renewables 12.0%
Energy Use Mix
% of total energy use
Fossil fuel energy 87.9%
Alternative and nuclear energy 0.0%
Combustible renewables and waste 12.1%

Milestone Timeline

Formation
1946
Modern state established
The modern sovereign-state footing used here begins in 1946.
Regime
External

Historical Footing

Before the modern state
Until 1945
Modeled as the modern overseas department/collectivity-era entity for the current roster.
State formation
1946
The modern state took its current footing in 1946, which anchors the annual country timeline.
Current footing
1946 to present
Today French Guiana sits in Brazilian Highlands, with a current system of Democracy.

Annual Explorer

Demography
Population Growth
1.7%
2023
-1.5 pts / 10y
W 0.9%
C 0.6%
Density
3.7
2023
+0.6 / 10y
W n/a
C n/a
Median Age
25.2
2023
+2.4 / 10y
W 30.8
C 32.3
Net Migration
-1,091
2023
-3,658 / 10y
W n/a
C n/a
Education
Secondary Enrollment
90.5%
1997
W 53.8%
C 71.0%
Adult Literacy
82.9%
1982
W 65.2%
C 86.6%

Deep Data

Demography

Demography summary
MetricLatestLatest YearStartPeakLow10y25yWorldContinentSourceTrend
Median Age25.2202325.8195025.8195020.51974+2.4 / 10y+1.7 / 25y25y30.832.3UNWorldPopulationProspects
Fertility Rate3.3920234.9119505.2919643.351980-0.08 / 10y-0.35 / 25y25y2.181.70UNWorldPopulationProspects
Net Migration-1,0912023619504,3472004-4,3692020-3,658 / 10y-2,190 / 25y25yn/an/aUNWorldPopulationProspects
Population303.4K202323.4K1950303.4K202323.4K1950+50.2K / 10y+155.0K / 25y25y8.1B433.0MUNWorldPopulationProspects
Population Growth1.7%20231.3%19506.0%19830.8%2020-1.5 pts / 10y-1.5 pts / 25y25y0.9%0.6%UNWorldPopulationProspects
Density3.720230.319503.720230.31950+0.6 / 10y+1.9 / 25y25yn/an/aUNWorldPopulationProspects
Demography year by year 1946–2023 · 78 years · 6 metrics
Year Median AgeFertility RateNet MigrationPopulationPopulation GrowthDensity
1946
1947
1948
1949
195025.84.91623.4K1.3%0.3
195125.54.91023.7K1.3%0.3
195225.24.91024.0K1.3%0.3
195324.85.00724.3K1.4%0.3
195424.45.136924.7K1.8%0.3
195524.05.2359625.4K3.9%0.3
195623.95.2661826.5K4.0%0.3
195723.75.2564527.5K4.0%0.3
195823.55.2066128.7K4.0%0.3
195923.45.2267729.9K4.0%0.4
196023.25.2268631.1K4.1%0.4
196123.05.1272032.4K4.1%0.4
196222.65.1085433.8K4.4%0.4
196321.95.1789435.3K4.5%0.4
196421.35.2993736.9K4.6%0.4
196520.95.1897938.7K4.6%0.5
196620.75.041,00940.5K4.5%0.5
196720.74.9385742.2K4.0%0.5
196820.84.8630943.7K2.7%0.5
196920.84.7835444.9K2.9%0.5
197020.84.7239646.3K3.0%0.6
197120.84.6041847.7K3.1%0.6
197220.84.4243549.2K3.1%0.6
197320.74.0744650.7K3.0%0.6
197420.53.7881052.4K3.5%0.6
197520.63.571,18954.5K4.1%0.7
197620.93.421,20156.7K4.0%0.7
197721.33.381,20259.0K4.0%0.7
197821.63.371,19861.4K3.9%0.7
197921.93.361,19663.8K3.9%0.8
198022.23.351,20266.3K3.8%0.8
198122.53.391,20768.9K3.8%0.8
198222.83.432,49372.3K5.6%0.9
198323.03.462,89876.6K6.0%0.9
198423.13.413,00181.2K5.9%1.0
198523.13.383,08186.1K5.8%1.0
198623.23.383,15291.2K5.7%1.1
198723.23.413,19096.4K5.6%1.2
198823.33.463,218101.9K5.5%1.2
198923.33.583,235107.6K5.4%1.3
199023.33.741,547112.7K3.9%1.4
199123.33.871,138117.0K3.6%1.4
199223.43.891,166121.2K3.6%1.5
199323.43.861,177125.6K3.5%1.5
199423.43.821,179130.1K3.5%1.6
199523.53.761,167134.6K3.4%1.6
199623.53.711,139139.2K3.3%1.7
199723.63.661,123143.7K3.2%1.7
199823.63.741,099148.4K3.2%1.8
199923.53.802,193153.7K3.9%1.9
200023.33.963,600160.6K4.8%2.0
200123.03.783,882168.5K4.8%2.1
200222.73.724,032176.7K4.7%2.2
200322.63.773,923185.1K4.6%2.3
200422.43.474,347193.6K4.5%2.4
200522.33.783,961202.4K4.4%2.5
200622.13.822,814211.0K3.8%2.6
200721.93.782,756219.1K3.7%2.7
200821.83.57581226.1K2.6%2.8
200922.03.49-1,785230.7K1.5%2.8
201022.23.43-826234.6K1.8%2.9
201122.63.48284239.5K2.3%2.9
201222.83.621,281245.8K2.8%3.0
201322.83.472,567253.2K3.2%3.1
201422.83.47981260.6K2.5%3.2
201523.13.55-824266.4K1.9%3.2
201623.63.64-1,398271.3K1.8%3.3
201724.13.88-1,807276.1K1.8%3.4
201824.63.79-2,083281.0K1.7%3.4
201925.03.73-2,098285.6K1.6%3.5
202025.23.66-4,369289.1K0.8%3.5
202125.23.71-832293.0K1.9%3.6
202225.23.44-1,121298.3K1.7%3.6
202325.23.39-1,091303.4K1.7%3.7

Education

Education summary
MetricLatestLatest YearStartPeakLow10y25yWorldContinentSourceTrend
Adult Literacy82.9%198282.9%198282.9%198282.9%1982start65.2%86.6%UNESCOUIS
Secondary Enrollment90.5%199775.9%198990.8%199670.9%1990+14.6 pts / 8y8y53.8%71.0%UNESCOUIS
Education year by year 1946–1997 · 52 years · 2 metrics
Year Adult LiteracySecondary Enrollment
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
198282.9%
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
198975.9%
199070.9%
199173.0%
199282.9%
199384.6%
199483.1%
199588.8%
199690.8%
199790.5%

Health

Health summary
MetricLatestLatest YearStartPeakLow10y25yWorldContinentSourceTrend
Life Expectancy77.0202347.7195077.5202047.71950+0.5 / 10y+4.5 / 25y25y73.376.2UNWorldPopulationProspects
Health year by year 1946–2023 · 78 years · 1 metric
Year Life Expectancy
1946
1947
1948
1949
195047.7
195148.4
195249.0
195349.5
195450.1
195550.7
195651.6
195752.6
195853.6
195954.7
196055.8
196156.9
196257.9
196358.9
196459.7
196560.5
196661.3
196761.9
196862.4
196962.9
197063.3
197163.7
197264.0
197364.4
197464.7
197565.0
197665.3
197765.5
197866.0
197966.6
198067.1
198167.6
198268.1
198368.6
198469.0
198569.4
198669.7
198770.0
198870.4
198970.6
199070.9
199171.0
199271.2
199371.5
199471.7
199571.9
199672.1
199772.2
199872.5
199972.7
200073.0
200173.3
200273.5
200373.6
200473.8
200574.1
200674.6
200775.0
200875.4
200975.6
201075.9
201176.0
201276.2
201376.5
201476.7
201576.6
201676.7
201776.8
201877.2
201976.6
202077.5
202174.2
202276.8
202377.0
Generated 2026-04-12T13:33:31.5567817Z
Sources: CountryPageNarrative | CowStateSystem | GeoBoundariesADM0 | Roster | SiteModernCountryData | UNESCOUIS | UNWorldPopulationProspects | WorldBankWdi