Age structure: 0-14 years: 29.9% (male 28,565; female 27,280)
15-64 years: 64.4% (male 64,836; female 55,498)
65 years and over: 5.7% (male 5,455; female 5,283) (2003 est.)

Median age: total: 28.2 years
male: 29.2 years
female: 27.1 years (2002)

Population growth rate: 2.4% (2003 est.)

Birth rate: 21.33 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death rate: 4.8 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Net migration rate: 7.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.17 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female
total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 12.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 13.68 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.69 years
male: 73.36 years
female: 80.18 years (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.09 children born/woman (2003 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding French Guiana on this page is re-published from the 2003 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea Geography 2003 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about French Guiana People 2003 should be addressed to the CIA.