French Guiana
Population 2026
318,881
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.66%
- Density
- — per km²
- Land area
- — km²
- Capital
- Cayenne
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Official languages
- FR-GF
- Urban population
- —
- Continent
- SA
Demographics
- Births
- 7,5602026
- Deaths
- 1,5472026
- Birth rate
- —per 1,000
- Death rate
- —per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- —
- Life expectancy
- —At birth, years
- Median age
- 24.9
- Net migration
- —
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- —
- GDP per capita
- —
- GDP growth
- —
- Inflation
- —
- Unemployment
- —
- Exports
- —
- Imports
- —
- Tourism receipts
- —% of exports
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CayenneGuyane | 61,5502024 |
| 2 | MatouryGuyane | 26,3502018 |
| 3 | Saint-Laurent-du-MaroniGuyane | 24,2872018 |
| 4 | KourouGuyane | 24,0292019 |
| 5 | Rémire-MontjolyGuyane | 19,0292011 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 318,881 | 7.6K | 1.5K |
| 2020 | 289,063 | 8.0K | 1.3K |
| 2010 | 234,578 | 6.1K | 916 |
| 2000 | 160,633 | 4.9K | 711 |
| 1990 | 112,699 | 3.4K | 565 |
| 1980 | 66,366 | 1.8K | 455 |
| 1970 | 46,298 | 1.4K | 427 |
| 1960 | 31,105 | 1.0K | 450 |
| 1950 | 23,418 | 812 | 525 |