Number of people living in the capital city in French Guiana
French Guiana: Number of people living in the capital city was 260,048 people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in the capital city in French Guiana, 2020–2100
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in the capital city in French Guiana is 260,048 people, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in French Guiana peaked at 260,048 people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 69,364 people, in 2020.
That places French Guiana 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of people living in the capital city in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 69,364 people | — |
| 2025 | 74,720 people | +7.7% |
| 2030 | 87,174 people | +16.7% |
| 2035 | 95,565 people | +9.6% |
| 2040 | 102,665 people | +7.4% |
| 2045 | 108,507 people | +5.7% |
| 2050 | 161,585 people | +48.9% |
| 2055 | 169,603 people | +5.0% |
| 2060 | 177,661 people | +4.8% |
| 2065 | 184,546 people | +3.9% |
| 2070 | 194,223 people | +5.2% |
| 2075 | 213,282 people | +9.8% |
| 2080 | 228,823 people | +7.3% |
| 2085 | 235,033 people | +2.7% |
| 2090 | 242,347 people | +3.1% |
| 2095 | 247,178 people | +2.0% |
| 2100 | 260,048 people | +5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people living in the capital city 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2050 | +48.9% | 108,507 people | 161,585 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 72,042 people | 69,364 people | 74,720 people | 2 |
| 2030s | 91,369 people | 87,174 people | 95,565 people | 2 |
| 2040s | 105,586 people | 102,665 people | 108,507 people | 2 |
| 2050s | 165,594 people | 161,585 people | 169,603 people | 2 |
| 2060s | 181,104 people | 177,661 people | 184,546 people | 2 |
| 2070s | 203,752 people | 194,223 people | 213,282 people | 2 |
| 2080s | 231,928 people | 228,823 people | 235,033 people | 2 |
| 2090s | 244,762 people | 242,347 people | 247,178 people | 2 |
| 2100s | 260,048 people | 260,048 people | 260,048 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More reference data data for French Guiana
- Milk production 293 tonnes (2006)
- Milk production, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2006)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 595.3 Millimetres per year (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 16,435 hectares (2023)
- Land area in hectares 8.28 million hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 25,569 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.33 years (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate 17.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in the capital city in French Guiana?
- Number of people living in the capital city in French Guiana was 260,048 people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 260,048 people in 2100.
- What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,364 people in 2020.
- How does French Guiana rank for number of people living in the capital city?
- French Guiana ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
- Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.