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French Guiana population 2026
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French Guiana has 297,455 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 1,304 more than a year earlier (+0.44%). It is 18th of France’s 18 regions by population, home to 0.4% of France’s people.
If last year’s change continues: about 299 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.
French Guiana in numbers
- Population
- 297 thousand 1 January 2025
- Change in a year
- +0.44% +1,304 people
- Change since 2020
- +4.32% from 285 thousand
- Share of France
- 0.4% 18th of 18 regions
- Population density
- 4per km² 83,534 km²
That is about as many people as New Caledonia (298 thousand).
Population of French Guiana by year
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| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 239,648 |
| 2013 | 244,118 |
| 2014 | 252,338 |
| 2015 | 259,865 |
| 2016 | 269,352 |
| 2017 | 268,700 |
| 2018 | 276,128 |
| 2019 | 281,678 |
| 2020 | 285,133 |
| 2021 | 286,618 |
| 2022 | 288,382 |
| 2023 | 290,110 |
| 2024 | 296,151 |
| 2025 | 297,455 |
| Year | Population | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 297,455 | +1,304 | +0.44% |
| 2024 | 296,151 | +6,041 | +2.08% |
| 2023 | 290,110 | +1,728 | +0.60% |
| 2022 | 288,382 | +1,764 | +0.62% |
| 2021 | 286,618 | +1,485 | +0.52% |
| 2020 | 285,133 | +3,455 | +1.23% |
| 2019 | 281,678 | +5,550 | +2.01% |
| 2018 | 276,128 | +7,428 | +2.76% |
| 2017 | 268,700 | −652 | −0.24% |
| 2016 | 269,352 | +9,487 | +3.65% |
| 2015 | 259,865 | +7,527 | +2.98% |
| 2014 | 252,338 | +8,220 | +3.37% |
| 2013 | 244,118 | +4,470 | +1.87% |
| 2012 | 239,648 | – | – |
French Guiana among France’s regions
Full ranking →| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Île-de-France | 12,549,288 | +0.33% | 18.2% | 1,045 |
| 2 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 8,270,088 | +0.39% | 12.0% | 119 |
| 3 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 6,210,839 | +0.47% | 9.0% | 74 |
| 4 | Occitanie | 6,205,575 | +0.64% | 9.0% | 85 |
| 5 | Hauts-de-France | 5,974,447 | −0.16% | 8.7% | 188 |
| 6 | Grand Est | 5,550,155 | −0.13% | 8.1% | 97 |
| 7 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 5,285,125 | +0.62% | 7.7% | 168 |
| 8 | Pays de la Loire | 3,945,359 | +0.47% | 5.7% | 123 |
| 9 | Brittany | 3,489,252 | +0.56% | 5.1% | 128 |
| 10 | Normandy | 3,350,982 | +0.06% | 4.9% | 112 |
| 11 | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 2,796,878 | −0.12% | 4.1% | 59 |
| 12 | Centre-Val de Loire | 2,588,306 | +0.01% | 3.8% | 66 |
| 13 | La Réunion | 904,180 | +0.73% | 1.3% | 360 |
| 14 | Guadeloupe | 413,791 | −0.25% | 0.6% | 254 |
| 15 | Corsica | 362,253 | +0.95% | 0.5% | 42 |
| 16 | Martinique | 359,419 | −0.22% | 0.5% | 319 |
| 17 | Mayotte | 329,208 | +2.67% | 0.5% | 880 |
| 18 | French Guiana | 297,455 | +0.44% | 0.4% | 4 |
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Source and method
Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS region (demo_r_d2jan). Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Total area, Wikidata. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for France, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.
Cite this page: French Guiana population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/france/french-guiana/
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