People French Guiana
Population:
199,509 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 28.9% (male 29,540/female 28,210)
15-64 years: 64.8% (male 69,302/female 59,980)
65 years and over: 6.3% (male 6,350/female 6,127) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 28.6 years
male: 29.6 years
female: 27.4 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.96% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
20.46 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
4.88 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.16 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female
total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 11.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)