Population growth rate in French Guiana
French Guiana: Population growth rate was 0.586 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.586
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
17th
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.98
in 1983
All-time low
0.0874
in 1700
Years of data
158
1700–2100
Population growth rate in French Guiana, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 0.586 for population growth rate in 2100.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in French Guiana peaked at 5.98 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0874, in 1700.
French Guiana ranks 17th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0874 | — |
| 1800 | 1.05 | +1106.1% |
| 1900 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1920 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1950 | 1.26 | +20.0% |
| 1951 | 1.29 | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 1.29 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.43 | +10.8% |
| 1954 | 1.75 | +22.7% |
| 1955 | 3.89 | +121.8% |
| 1956 | 3.99 | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 4.02 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 4.04 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 4.01 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 4.08 | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 4.06 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 4.42 | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 4.47 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 4.58 | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 4.59 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 4.5 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 4.03 | -10.4% |
| 1968 | 2.72 | -32.4% |
| 1969 | 2.89 | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 3.03 | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 3.1 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 3.09 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 2.97 | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 3.53 | +19.0% |
| 1975 | 4.14 | +17.4% |
| 1976 | 4.02 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 3.95 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 3.9 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 3.88 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 3.84 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 3.83 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 5.56 | +45.2% |
| 1983 | 5.98 | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 5.87 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 5.75 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 5.66 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 5.55 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 5.47 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 5.42 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 3.92 | -27.7% |
| 1991 | 3.57 | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 3.59 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.53 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 3.46 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.36 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 3.27 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 3.17 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 3.19 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 3.9 | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 4.84 | +24.1% |
| 2001 | 4.78 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.7 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.57 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 4.47 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.42 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.85 | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 3.73 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.57 | -31.0% |
| 2009 | 1.48 | -42.6% |
| 2010 | 1.84 | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 2.34 | +27.0% |
| 2012 | 2.81 | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 3.17 | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 2.53 | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 1.89 | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 1.76 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 1.8 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.66 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.6 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.835 | -47.7% |
| 2021 | 1.88 | +125.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7 | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 1.69 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.66 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 1.65 | -0.9% |
| 2026 | 1.65 | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 1.68 | +2.2% |
| 2028 | 1.72 | +2.4% |
| 2029 | 1.77 | +3.0% |
| 2030 | 1.84 | +3.9% |
| 2031 | 1.82 | -1.4% |
| 2032 | 1.8 | -0.9% |
| 2033 | 1.77 | -1.8% |
| 2034 | 1.75 | -0.9% |
| 2035 | 1.72 | -1.9% |
| 2036 | 1.7 | -0.9% |
| 2037 | 1.69 | -0.8% |
| 2038 | 1.66 | -2.0% |
| 2039 | 1.64 | -1.3% |
| 2040 | 1.62 | -0.7% |
| 2041 | 1.58 | -2.5% |
| 2042 | 1.56 | -1.6% |
| 2043 | 1.55 | -0.6% |
| 2044 | 1.53 | -1.0% |
| 2045 | 1.5 | -2.3% |
| 2046 | 1.49 | -0.8% |
| 2047 | 1.45 | -2.2% |
| 2048 | 1.43 | -1.7% |
| 2049 | 1.42 | -1.0% |
| 2050 | 1.39 | -1.8% |
| 2051 | 1.36 | -2.1% |
| 2052 | 1.34 | -1.8% |
| 2053 | 1.34 | +0.1% |
| 2054 | 1.32 | -1.1% |
| 2055 | 1.29 | -2.1% |
| 2056 | 1.29 | -0.6% |
| 2057 | 1.26 | -1.8% |
| 2058 | 1.26 | -0.4% |
| 2059 | 1.24 | -1.8% |
| 2060 | 1.22 | -1.7% |
| 2061 | 1.22 | +0.1% |
| 2062 | 1.19 | -2.0% |
| 2063 | 1.18 | -1.0% |
| 2064 | 1.16 | -1.9% |
| 2065 | 1.15 | -1.0% |
| 2066 | 1.13 | -1.2% |
| 2067 | 1.11 | -1.9% |
| 2068 | 1.09 | -1.7% |
| 2069 | 1.1 | +1.1% |
| 2070 | 1.07 | -2.6% |
| 2071 | 1.05 | -2.4% |
| 2072 | 1.04 | -0.7% |
| 2073 | 1.03 | -1.1% |
| 2074 | 1 | -2.4% |
| 2075 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 0.994 | -1.2% |
| 2077 | 0.964 | -3.0% |
| 2078 | 0.945 | -2.0% |
| 2079 | 0.94 | -0.5% |
| 2080 | 0.933 | -0.7% |
| 2081 | 0.91 | -2.5% |
| 2082 | 0.901 | -1.0% |
| 2083 | 0.891 | -1.1% |
| 2084 | 0.86 | -3.5% |
| 2085 | 0.855 | -0.6% |
| 2086 | 0.834 | -2.5% |
| 2087 | 0.811 | -2.8% |
| 2088 | 0.807 | -0.5% |
| 2089 | 0.79 | -2.1% |
| 2090 | 0.768 | -2.8% |
| 2091 | 0.738 | -3.9% |
| 2092 | 0.729 | -1.2% |
| 2093 | 0.686 | -5.9% |
| 2094 | 0.677 | -1.3% |
| 2095 | 0.657 | -3.0% |
| 2096 | 0.671 | +2.1% |
| 2097 | 0.637 | -5.1% |
| 2098 | 0.616 | -3.3% |
| 2099 | 0.592 | -3.9% |
| 2100 | 0.586 | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in French Guiana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +1106.1% | 0.0874 | 1.05 |
| 2021 | +125.0% | 0.835 | 1.88 |
| 1955 | +121.8% | 1.75 | 3.89 |
| 2020 | -47.7% | 1.6 | 0.835 |
| 1982 | +45.2% | 3.83 | 5.56 |
| 2009 | -42.6% | 2.57 | 1.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0874 | 0.0874 | 0.0874 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.7 | 1.26 | 4.04 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.03 | 2.72 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.56 | 2.97 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.29 | 3.83 | 5.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5 | 3.17 | 3.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.94 | 1.48 | 4.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 | 1.6 | 3.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 | 0.835 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.74 | 1.64 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.51 | 1.42 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.31 | 1.24 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.15 | 1.09 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2070s | 1 | 0.94 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.8592 | 0.79 | 0.933 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.6771 | 0.592 | 0.768 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.586 | 0.586 | 0.586 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in French Guiana?
- Population growth rate in French Guiana was 0.586 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 in 1983.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0874 in 1700.
- How does French Guiana rank for population growth rate?
- French Guiana ranks 17th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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