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French Guiana Demographics Profile 2006

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Population

199,509 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 28.9% (male 29,540/female 28,210)
15-64 years: 64.8% (male 69,302/female 59,980)
65 years and over: 6.3% (male 6,350/female 6,127) (2006 est.)

Median age

total: 28.6 years
male: 29.6 years
female: 27.4 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate

1.96% (2006 est.)

Birth rate

20.46 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate

4.88 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate

4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.16 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female
total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 11.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.27 years
male: 73.95 years
female: 80.75 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.98 children born/woman (2006 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.)


Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2006


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