🇬🇫 French Guiana Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of French Guiana is 318,872, ranking #184 in the world (0.00% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 1.65% per year. The biggest city is Cayenne with 61,550 inhabitants.
Live estimate
318,965
Growth rate
1.65%
Density
4
people / km² (10 / mi²)
Median age
24.9
Fertility rate
3.25
births per woman
Life expectancy
77.5
years
French Guiana population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of French Guiana is projected to reach 471,916, and 775,238 by 2100.
French Guiana population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 318,872 | 1.65% | 3.9 | 24.9 |
| 2025 | 313,666 | 1.65% | 3.8 | 25.0 |
| 2024 | 308,522 | 1.66% | 3.8 | 25.1 |
| 2023 | 303,402 | 1.69% | 3.7 | 25.2 |
| 2022 | 298,306 | 1.70% | 3.6 | 25.2 |
| 2021 | 293,015 | 1.88% | 3.6 | 25.2 |
| 2020 | 289,056 | 0.83% | 3.5 | 25.2 |
| 2019 | 285,568 | 1.60% | 3.5 | 25.0 |
| 2018 | 280,962 | 1.66% | 3.4 | 24.6 |
| 2017 | 276,144 | 1.80% | 3.4 | 24.1 |
| 2016 | 271,266 | 1.76% | 3.3 | 23.6 |
| 2015 | 266,362 | 1.89% | 3.2 | 23.1 |
| 2014 | 260,550 | 2.53% | 3.2 | 22.8 |
| 2013 | 253,241 | 3.17% | 3.1 | 22.8 |
| 2012 | 245,772 | 2.81% | 3.0 | 22.8 |
| 2011 | 239,520 | 2.34% | 2.9 | 22.6 |
| 2010 | 234,565 | 1.84% | 2.9 | 22.2 |
| 2009 | 230,704 | 1.48% | 2.8 | 22.0 |
| 2008 | 226,097 | 2.57% | 2.8 | 21.8 |
| 2007 | 219,109 | 3.73% | 2.7 | 21.9 |
| 2006 | 210,971 | 3.85% | 2.6 | 22.1 |
| 2005 | 202,447 | 4.42% | 2.5 | 22.3 |
| 2004 | 193,649 | 4.47% | 2.4 | 22.4 |
| 2003 | 185,091 | 4.57% | 2.3 | 22.6 |
| 2002 | 176,709 | 4.70% | 2.1 | 22.7 |
| 2001 | 168,530 | 4.78% | 2.1 | 23.0 |
| 2000 | 160,620 | 4.84% | 2.0 | 23.3 |
| 1999 | 153,738 | 3.90% | 1.9 | 23.5 |
| 1998 | 148,372 | 3.19% | 1.8 | 23.6 |
| 1997 | 143,723 | 3.17% | 1.7 | 23.6 |
| 1996 | 139,169 | 3.27% | 1.7 | 23.5 |
| 1995 | 134,633 | 3.36% | 1.6 | 23.5 |
| 1994 | 130,119 | 3.46% | 1.6 | 23.4 |
| 1993 | 125,646 | 3.53% | 1.5 | 23.4 |
| 1992 | 121,249 | 3.59% | 1.5 | 23.4 |
| 1991 | 116,981 | 3.57% | 1.4 | 23.3 |
| 1990 | 112,686 | 3.92% | 1.4 | 23.3 |
| 1989 | 107,565 | 5.42% | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| 1988 | 101,868 | 5.47% | 1.2 | 23.3 |
| 1987 | 96,409 | 5.55% | 1.2 | 23.2 |
| 1986 | 91,156 | 5.66% | 1.1 | 23.2 |
| 1985 | 86,102 | 5.75% | 1.0 | 23.1 |
| 1984 | 81,240 | 5.87% | 1.0 | 23.1 |
| 1983 | 76,568 | 5.98% | 0.9 | 23.0 |
| 1982 | 72,272 | 5.56% | 0.9 | 22.8 |
| 1981 | 68,942 | 3.83% | 0.8 | 22.5 |
| 1980 | 66,348 | 3.84% | 0.8 | 22.2 |
| 1979 | 63,838 | 3.88% | 0.8 | 21.9 |
| 1978 | 61,403 | 3.90% | 0.7 | 21.6 |
| 1977 | 59,038 | 3.95% | 0.7 | 21.3 |
| 1976 | 56,731 | 4.02% | 0.7 | 20.9 |
| 1975 | 54,463 | 4.14% | 0.7 | 20.6 |
| 1974 | 52,410 | 3.53% | 0.6 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 50,733 | 2.97% | 0.6 | 20.7 |
| 1972 | 49,219 | 3.09% | 0.6 | 20.8 |
| 1971 | 47,719 | 3.10% | 0.6 | 20.8 |
| 1970 | 46,279 | 3.03% | 0.6 | 20.8 |
| 1969 | 44,928 | 2.89% | 0.5 | 20.8 |
| 1968 | 43,683 | 2.72% | 0.5 | 20.8 |
| 1967 | 42,237 | 4.03% | 0.5 | 20.7 |
| 1966 | 40,478 | 4.50% | 0.5 | 20.7 |
| 1965 | 38,681 | 4.59% | 0.5 | 20.9 |
| 1964 | 36,948 | 4.58% | 0.4 | 21.3 |
| 1963 | 35,313 | 4.47% | 0.4 | 21.9 |
| 1962 | 33,778 | 4.42% | 0.4 | 22.6 |
| 1961 | 32,374 | 4.06% | 0.4 | 23.0 |
| 1960 | 31,084 | 4.08% | 0.4 | 23.2 |
| 1959 | 29,852 | 4.01% | 0.4 | 23.4 |
| 1958 | 28,674 | 4.04% | 0.3 | 23.5 |
| 1957 | 27,541 | 4.02% | 0.3 | 23.7 |
| 1956 | 26,459 | 3.99% | 0.3 | 23.9 |
| 1955 | 25,437 | 3.89% | 0.3 | 24.0 |
| 1954 | 24,725 | 1.75% | 0.3 | 24.4 |
| 1953 | 24,334 | 1.43% | 0.3 | 24.8 |
| 1952 | 24,005 | 1.29% | 0.3 | 25.1 |
| 1951 | 23,697 | 1.29% | 0.3 | 25.5 |
| 1950 | 23,396 | 1.26% | 0.3 | 25.8 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 324,223 | 1.68% | 3.9 | 24.9 |
| 2028 | 329,790 | 1.72% | 4.0 | 25.0 |
| 2029 | 335,606 | 1.77% | 4.1 | 25.0 |
| 2030 | 341,732 | 1.84% | 4.2 | 25.2 |
| 2031 | 348,043 | 1.82% | 4.2 | 25.3 |
| 2032 | 354,396 | 1.80% | 4.3 | 25.5 |
| 2033 | 360,778 | 1.77% | 4.4 | 25.7 |
| 2034 | 367,187 | 1.75% | 4.5 | 25.9 |
| 2035 | 373,616 | 1.72% | 4.5 | 26.2 |
| 2036 | 380,064 | 1.70% | 4.6 | 26.4 |
| 2037 | 386,564 | 1.69% | 4.7 | 26.6 |
| 2038 | 393,084 | 1.66% | 4.8 | 26.8 |
| 2039 | 399,606 | 1.64% | 4.9 | 26.9 |
| 2040 | 406,168 | 1.62% | 4.9 | 27.1 |
| 2041 | 412,728 | 1.58% | 5.0 | 27.3 |
| 2042 | 419,256 | 1.56% | 5.1 | 27.5 |
| 2043 | 425,815 | 1.55% | 5.2 | 27.6 |
| 2044 | 432,425 | 1.53% | 5.3 | 27.7 |
| 2045 | 439,026 | 1.50% | 5.3 | 27.9 |
| 2046 | 445,620 | 1.49% | 5.4 | 28.0 |
| 2047 | 452,213 | 1.45% | 5.5 | 28.2 |
| 2048 | 458,776 | 1.43% | 5.6 | 28.3 |
| 2049 | 465,347 | 1.42% | 5.7 | 28.5 |
| 2050 | 471,916 | 1.39% | 5.7 | 28.6 |
| 2051 | 478,449 | 1.36% | 5.8 | 28.7 |
| 2052 | 484,942 | 1.34% | 5.9 | 28.8 |
| 2053 | 491,467 | 1.34% | 6.0 | 29.0 |
| 2054 | 498,050 | 1.32% | 6.1 | 29.3 |
| 2055 | 504,613 | 1.29% | 6.1 | 29.5 |
| 2056 | 511,170 | 1.29% | 6.2 | 29.7 |
| 2057 | 517,733 | 1.26% | 6.3 | 29.9 |
| 2058 | 524,306 | 1.26% | 6.4 | 30.1 |
| 2059 | 530,886 | 1.24% | 6.5 | 30.3 |
| 2060 | 537,432 | 1.22% | 6.5 | 30.5 |
| 2061 | 544,004 | 1.22% | 6.6 | 30.7 |
| 2062 | 550,591 | 1.19% | 6.7 | 30.9 |
| 2063 | 557,160 | 1.18% | 6.8 | 31.1 |
| 2064 | 563,711 | 1.16% | 6.9 | 31.3 |
| 2065 | 570,236 | 1.15% | 6.9 | 31.5 |
| 2066 | 576,763 | 1.13% | 7.0 | 31.7 |
| 2067 | 583,262 | 1.11% | 7.1 | 31.9 |
| 2068 | 589,716 | 1.09% | 7.2 | 32.1 |
| 2069 | 596,222 | 1.10% | 7.3 | 32.3 |
| 2070 | 602,750 | 1.07% | 7.3 | 32.5 |
| 2071 | 609,180 | 1.05% | 7.4 | 32.7 |
| 2072 | 615,575 | 1.04% | 7.5 | 32.9 |
| 2073 | 621,981 | 1.03% | 7.6 | 33.2 |
| 2074 | 628,340 | 1.00% | 7.6 | 33.4 |
| 2075 | 634,688 | 1.01% | 7.7 | 33.6 |
| 2076 | 641,068 | 0.99% | 7.8 | 33.8 |
| 2077 | 647,376 | 0.96% | 7.9 | 34.0 |
| 2078 | 653,585 | 0.94% | 8.0 | 34.2 |
| 2079 | 659,774 | 0.94% | 8.0 | 34.4 |
| 2080 | 665,982 | 0.93% | 8.1 | 34.7 |
| 2081 | 672,146 | 0.91% | 8.2 | 34.9 |
| 2082 | 678,260 | 0.90% | 8.3 | 35.1 |
| 2083 | 684,364 | 0.89% | 8.3 | 35.3 |
| 2084 | 690,382 | 0.86% | 8.4 | 35.5 |
| 2085 | 696,328 | 0.85% | 8.5 | 35.8 |
| 2086 | 702,234 | 0.83% | 8.5 | 36.0 |
| 2087 | 708,034 | 0.81% | 8.6 | 36.2 |
| 2088 | 713,786 | 0.81% | 8.7 | 36.4 |
| 2089 | 719,510 | 0.79% | 8.8 | 36.6 |
| 2090 | 725,137 | 0.77% | 8.8 | 36.8 |
| 2091 | 730,618 | 0.74% | 8.9 | 37.1 |
| 2092 | 735,998 | 0.73% | 9.0 | 37.3 |
| 2093 | 741,224 | 0.69% | 9.0 | 37.5 |
| 2094 | 746,294 | 0.68% | 9.1 | 37.7 |
| 2095 | 751,289 | 0.66% | 9.1 | 37.9 |
| 2096 | 756,296 | 0.67% | 9.2 | 38.1 |
| 2097 | 761,258 | 0.64% | 9.3 | 38.3 |
| 2098 | 766,042 | 0.62% | 9.3 | 38.5 |
| 2099 | 770,684 | 0.59% | 9.4 | 38.7 |
| 2100 | 775,238 | 0.59% | 9.4 | 38.9 |
Biggest cities in French Guiana
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayenne capital | Guyane | 61,550 |
| 2 | Matoury | Guyane | 26,350 |
| 3 | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | Guyane | 24,287 |
| 4 | Kourou | Guyane | 24,029 |
| 5 | Rémire-Montjoly | Guyane | 19,029 |
FAQ
What is the population of French Guiana in 2026?
The population of French Guiana is 318,872 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in French Guiana?
Cayenne is the biggest city in French Guiana with 61,550 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of French Guiana growing or shrinking?
The population of French Guiana is growing at 1.65% per year.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
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