French Guiana vs French Polynesia: Population

French Guiana

303,408 people

in 2023

French Polynesia

281,125 people

in 2023

French Guiana rank

183rd

French Polynesia rank

186th

Population over time

French Guiana currently reports 303,408 people against 281,125 people in French Polynesia, a difference of 22,283 people.

That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.1 times French Polynesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 78 shared years of data; in 1700 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Guiana ranks 183rd and French Polynesia ranks 186th of 238 countries.

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.