Short facts about people of French Guiana

Population:

177,562 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  30.47% (male 27,669; female 26,428) 15-64 years:  64.05% (male 61,457; female 52,266) 65 years and over:  5.48% (male 4,937; female 4,805) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.74% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

22.02 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

4.77 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

10.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  1.03 male(s)/female total population:  1.13 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

13.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  76.3 years male:  72.97 years female:  79.79 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.17 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  French Guianese (singular and plural) adjective:  French Guianese

Ethnic groups:

black or mulatto 66%, white 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10%

Religions:

Roman Catholic

Languages:

French

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  83% male:  84% female:  82% (1982 est.)

Source: World Factbook