| Population: |
191,309 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 29.6% (male 28,959; female 27,657)
15-64 years: 64.5% (male 66,388; female 57,020)
65 years and over: 5.9% (male 5,736; female 5,549) (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
2.25% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
21 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate: |
4.82 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
6.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 1.03 male(s)/female
total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 12.46 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 13.3 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 76.89 years
male: 73.57 years
female: 80.38 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
3.05 children born/woman (2004 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.) |
