Age structure:
0-14 years:
31% (male 27,116; female 25,902)
15-64 years:
64% (male 59,690; female 50,621)
65 years and over:
5% (male 4,694; female 4,582) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.93% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 22.44 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 4.76 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 11.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.18 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.02 male(s)/female
total population:
1.13 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 13.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
76.1 years
male:
72.77 years
female:
79.6 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.21 children born/woman (2000 est.)
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%
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
83%
male:
84%
female:
82% (1982 est.)