Annual growth rate of urban population share in French Guiana
French Guiana: Annual growth rate of urban population share was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1%
Change on year
up 22.1%
World rank
176th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 2008
All-time low
-0.7%
in 2014
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Annual growth rate of urban population share in French Guiana, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 0.1% for annual growth rate of urban population share in 2025.
That represents a change of up 22.1% on the previous year and up 28,650.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of urban population share in French Guiana peaked at 2.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 2014.
French Guiana ranks 176th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of urban population share in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1% | — |
| 1951 | 0.2% | +8.5% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.4% | +119.6% |
| 1955 | 1.0% | +187.5% |
| 1956 | 1.7% | +65.7% |
| 1957 | 2.0% | +19.6% |
| 1958 | 2.1% | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 1.9% | -7.6% |
| 1960 | 1.5% | -23.0% |
| 1961 | 1.0% | -33.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6% | -37.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | -15.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | -13.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +30.5% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +29.7% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +20.3% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -17.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -30.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -55.9% |
| 1999 | -0.0% | -105.1% |
| 2000 | -0.1% | +387.3% |
| 2001 | -0.1% | +57.5% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | -0.1% | -26.9% |
| 2005 | -0.0% | -60.7% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -3770.9% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +81.3% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -56.2% |
| 2010 | -0.0% | -101.7% |
| 2011 | -0.1% | +289.3% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | +205.5% |
| 2013 | -0.5% | +95.0% |
| 2014 | -0.7% | +64.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +500.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +175.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +93.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +65.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +49.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +39.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +33.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +28.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +24.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | -0.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | -0.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.7% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.5908 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -6.19 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.5908 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6765 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0063 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 9.36 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 47,997 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of urban population share in French Guiana?
- Annual growth rate of urban population share in French Guiana was 0.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2014.
- How does French Guiana rank for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- French Guiana ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of urban population share rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28,650.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.