Demographics of French Guiana
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Historical population
| 1790 estimate | 1839 estimate | 1857 estimate | 1891 estimate | 1946 census | 1954 census | 1961 census | 1967 census | 1974 census | 1982 census | 1990 census | 1999 census | 2006 estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14,520 | 20,940 | 25,561 | 33,500 | 25,499 | 27,863 | 33,505 | 44,392 | 55,125 | 73,022 | 114,678 | 157,213 | 202,000 |
| Official figures from past censuses and INSEE INSEE INSEE is the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. It collects and publishes information on the French economy and society, carrying out the periodic national census. Located in Paris, it is the French branch of Eurostat, European Statistical System... estimates. |
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| 1946-1954 | 1954-1961 | 1961-1967 | 1967-1974 | 1974-1981 | 1981-1990 | 1990-1999 | 1999-2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1.1%/year | +2.7%/year | +4.8%/year | +3.1%/year | +3.9%/year | +5.8%/year | +3.6%/year | +3.8%/year |
| Official figures from past censuses and INSEE INSEE INSEE is the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. It collects and publishes information on the French economy and society, carrying out the periodic national census. Located in Paris, it is the French branch of Eurostat, European Statistical System... estimates. |
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CIA World Factbook data
PopulationPopulation
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:
172,605 (July 2000 est.), 202,000 (January 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0–14 years:
31% (male 27,116; female 25,902)
15–64 years:
64% (male 59,690; female 50,621)
65 years and over:
5% (male 4,694; female 4,582) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.96% (2006 est.)
Birth rate
Birth rate
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:
22.44 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death
Death
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rate:
4.76 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration
Human migration
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rate:
11.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15–64 years:
1.18 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.02 male(s)/female
total population:
1.13 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality
Infant mortality
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rate:
13.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy
Life expectancy
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at birth:
total population:
76.1 years
male:
72.77 years
female:
79.6 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility
Fertility
Fertility is the natural capability of producing offsprings. As a measure, "fertility rate" is the number of children born per couple, person or population. Fertility differs from fecundity, which is defined as the potential for reproduction...
rate:
3.21 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
Nationality
Nationality is membership of a nation or sovereign state, usually determined by their citizenship, but sometimes by ethnicity or place of residence, or based on their sense of national identity....
:
noun:
French Guianese (singular and plural)
adjective:
French Guianese
Ethnic groups:
blacks
Black people
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or mulatto
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66%, white or European
European ethnic groups
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s (mostly are French
French people
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with a large Portuguese
Portuguese people
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element) 12%, East India
East India
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n, Chinese
Han Chinese
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, Amerindian 12%, other 10% (including Hmong
Hmong people
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refugees from the former French Indochina
French Indochina
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who have been resettled in French Guiana).
Religion
Religion
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s:
Christianity
Christianity
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: Roman Catholicism, followed by Protestants and Eastern Orthodox
Eastern Orthodox Church
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s, estimated total at 80%. The rest belong to other religions: little Muslim
Muslim
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community, and some adherents of Hinduism
Hinduism
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, Buddhism
Buddhism
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and Judaism
Judaism
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.
Language
Language
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s:
French
French language
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and Guianese Creole French are the most widely spoken languages. There are also several native languages such as Arawak and Carib and Hakka Chinese and Javanese
Javanese language
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.
The official language, like for all overseas departments and territories of France
Overseas departments and territories of France
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, is French.
Literacy
Literacy
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:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
83%
male:
84%
female:
82% (1982 est.)