French Guiana

French Guiana is an overseas department and region of France, on the north Atlantic coast of South America in the Guyanas. It borders Brazil to the east and south and Suriname to the west. Since 1981, when Belize became independent, French Guiana has been the only territory of the mainland Americas that is still part of a European country. Source: Wikipedia

Area of French Guiana	83,957.2 km²
Population	269,885
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+332.7%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+59%
Timezone	French Guiana Time

Map of French Guiana

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	62,369	122,698	169,775	269,885
Population Density	0.74 / km²	1.46 / km²	2.02 / km²	3.21 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1800 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1800	5,589	n/a	n/a
1900	15,946	11.1%	1,035
1910	17,728	11.2%	1,782
1920	19,721	11.2%	1,993
1930	21,942	11.3%	2,221
1940	24,397	11.2%	2,455
1950	27,155	11.3%	2,758
1960	34,683	27.7%	7,528
1970	52,080	50.2%	17,397
1990	122,698	53.5%	35,309
2000	169,775	38.4%	47,077
2020	298,238	32.5%	64,231
2030	349,045	17%	50,807
2040	390,314	11.8%	41,269
2050	423,102	8.4%	32,788
2060	447,099	5.7%	23,997
2070	462,219	3.4%	15,120
2080	470,315	1.8%	8,096
2090	470,262	0%	-53
2100	463,795	-1.4%	-6,467

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Cities in French Guiana

Cities in French Guiana

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Apatou, French Guiana	2,158.4 km²	8,455	10.1 / mi²
Awala-Yalimapo	204.7 km²	1,515	19.2 / mi²
Camopi, Guyane	10,435.9 km²	1,956	0.49 / mi²
Cayenne, Guyana, French Guiana	24.8 km²	57,006	5,950 / mi²
Grand-Santi	2,187.9 km²	6,096	7.22 / mi²
Iracoubo	2,623.6 km²	2,326	2.3 / mi²
Kourou, French Guiana	2,348.1 km²	28,594	31.5 / mi²
Macouria	314.4 km²	12,080	99.5 / mi²
Mana, French Guiana, France	6,588.5 km²	11,586	4.55 / mi²
Maripasoula, Guyane, Guyane-France	18,672.2 km²	12,918	1.79 / mi²
Matoury	145.2 km²	31,561	562.8 / mi²
Montsinéry-Tonnégrande	622.4 km²	2,759	11.5 / mi²
Ouanary, French Guiana, French Guiana	1,053 km²	71	0.17 / mi²
Papaichton, Guyane, French Guiana	2,647.2 km²	11,021	10.8 / mi²
Regina, French Guiana	11,591.4 km²	845	0.19 / mi²
Remire-Montjoly, Guyana, French Guiana	51.9 km²	20,410	1,018 / mi²
Roura, Guyane, French Guiana	3,652.8 km²	3,017	2.14 / mi²
Saint-Georges, Guyana, Guyane-France	2,839.2 km²	5,095	4.65 / mi²
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana	4,284.2 km²	52,388	31.7 / mi²
Saint-Élie	5,814.9 km²	767	0.34 / mi²
Saül, Guyane, French Guiana	4,429.7 km²	146	0.09 / mi²
Sinnamary	1,266.7 km²	3,235	6.61 / mi²

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