Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in French Guiana
French Guiana: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 3.34 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.34 children per women
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
45th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.81 children per women
in 1964
All-time low
3.19 children per women
in 1980
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in French Guiana, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 3.34 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in French Guiana peaked at 4.81 children per women in 1964 and was at its lowest, 3.19 children per women, in 1980.
French Guiana ranks 45th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.05 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 4.09 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 4.12 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 4.23 children per women | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 4.38 children per women | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 4.5 children per women | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 4.55 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 4.58 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 4.56 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 4.61 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 4.64 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 4.58 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 4.59 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 4.68 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 4.81 children per women | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 4.74 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 4.64 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 4.56 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 4.5 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 4.45 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 4.4 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 4.31 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 4.15 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 3.83 children per women | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 3.56 children per women | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 3.37 children per women | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 3.23 children per women | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 3.21 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 3.2 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.19 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 3.19 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.23 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 3.28 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 3.32 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 3.27 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 3.25 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 3.26 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 3.29 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 3.34 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 3.46 children per women | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 3.62 children per women | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 3.75 children per women | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 3.77 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.73 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.7 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.64 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 3.6 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.56 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.64 children per women | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 3.7 children per women | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.86 children per women | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 3.69 children per women | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 3.63 children per women | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.68 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.39 children per women | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 3.7 children per women | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 3.74 children per women | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.7 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.5 children per women | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 3.42 children per women | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.36 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.41 children per women | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.55 children per women | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 3.41 children per women | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.41 children per women | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.48 children per women | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.57 children per women | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.82 children per women | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 3.72 children per women | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.67 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.61 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.65 children per women | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.38 children per women | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 3.34 children per women | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.37 children per women | 4.05 children per women | 4.61 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.62 children per women | 4.45 children per women | 4.81 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.64 children per women | 3.19 children per women | 4.4 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.29 children per women | 3.19 children per women | 3.46 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.67 children per women | 3.56 children per women | 3.77 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.63 children per women | 3.39 children per women | 3.86 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.54 children per women | 3.36 children per women | 3.82 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.49 children per women | 3.34 children per women | 3.65 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 42 Solomon Islands 3.43 children per women compare
- 43 Uzbekistan 3.41 children per women compare
- 44 Pakistan 3.35 children per women compare
- 46 Sierra Leone 3.31 children per women compare
- 47 Palestine, State of 3.23 children per women compare
- 48 South Sudan 3.22 children per women compare
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6765 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in French Guiana?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in French Guiana was 3.34 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.81 children per women in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.19 children per women in 1980.
- How does French Guiana rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- French Guiana ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).