Demographics of French Guiana

Historical population estimates and average annual growth rate
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1790	14,520	—
1839	20,940	+0.75%
1857	25,561	+1.11%
1891	33,500	+0.80%
Source: INSEE estimates

Census population and average annual growth rate

Year

Pop.

±% p.a.

1936

37,005

—

1946

25,499

−3.66%

1954

27,863

+1.11%

1961

33,505

+2.67%

1967

44,392

+4.80%

1974

55,125

+3.14%

1982

73,022

+3.58%

1990

114,678

+5.80%

1999

156,790

+3.54%

2007

213,031

+3.91%

2012

239,648

+2.38%

2017

268,700

+2.31%

Source: SPLAF (1954-1961)^[1] and INSEE (1967-2017)^[2]

The Demographics of French Guiana are characterized by a young population with 44% below the age of 20 as of 2017. The total population stood at 268,700 as of 1 January 2017. The demographic profile is a reflection of the territory's high fertility rates. Regarding nationality, as of 2010, 64.5% of the population had French nationality, while 35.5% were of foreign nationality with significant communities from Suriname, Haiti, and Brazil among others.

^ Historique de la Guyane, SPLAF
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

[splaf-1] Historique de la Guyane, SPLAF

[pophist-2] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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