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Total fertility rate in French Guiana

Total fertility rate in French Guiana was 3.39 children per woman in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.05 from 2022.

2023, children per woman3.39 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.05
Series high5.291964
Series low3.351980
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Total fertility rate in French Guiana, 1950 to 2023

33.544.555.519501961197219831994200520231950: 4.91 children per woman1951: 4.91 children per woman1952: 4.91 children per woman1953: 5 children per woman1954: 5.13 children per woman1955: 5.23 children per woman1956: 5.26 children per woman1957: 5.25 children per woman1958: 5.2 children per woman1959: 5.22 children per woman1960: 5.22 children per woman1961: 5.12 children per woman1962: 5.1 children per woman1963: 5.17 children per woman1964: 5.29 children per woman1965: 5.18 children per woman1966: 5.04 children per woman1967: 4.93 children per woman1968: 4.86 children per woman1969: 4.78 children per woman1970: 4.72 children per woman1971: 4.6 children per woman1972: 4.42 children per woman1973: 4.07 children per woman1974: 3.78 children per woman1975: 3.57 children per woman1976: 3.42 children per woman1977: 3.38 children per woman1978: 3.37 children per woman1979: 3.36 children per woman1980: 3.35 children per woman1981: 3.39 children per woman1982: 3.43 children per woman1983: 3.46 children per woman1984: 3.41 children per woman1985: 3.37 children per woman1986: 3.38 children per woman1987: 3.41 children per woman1988: 3.46 children per woman1989: 3.58 children per woman1990: 3.74 children per woman1991: 3.87 children per woman1992: 3.89 children per woman1993: 3.86 children per woman1994: 3.82 children per woman1995: 3.76 children per woman1996: 3.71 children per woman1997: 3.66 children per woman1998: 3.74 children per woman1999: 3.8 children per woman2000: 3.96 children per woman2001: 3.78 children per woman2002: 3.72 children per woman2003: 3.77 children per woman2004: 3.47 children per woman2005: 3.78 children per woman2006: 3.82 children per woman2007: 3.78 children per woman2008: 3.57 children per woman2009: 3.49 children per woman2010: 3.43 children per woman2011: 3.48 children per woman2012: 3.62 children per woman2013: 3.47 children per woman2014: 3.47 children per woman2015: 3.55 children per woman2016: 3.64 children per woman2017: 3.88 children per woman2018: 3.78 children per woman2019: 3.73 children per woman2020: 3.66 children per woman2021: 3.71 children per woman2022: 3.44 children per woman2023: 3.39 children per woman
children per woman. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodchildren per woman
20233.39 Estimated
20223.44 Estimated
20213.71 Estimated
20203.66 Estimated
20193.73 Estimated
20183.78 Estimated
20173.88 Estimated
20163.64 Estimated
20153.55 Estimated
20143.47 Estimated
20133.47 Estimated
20123.62 Estimated
20113.48 Estimated
20103.43 Estimated
20093.49 Estimated
20083.57 Estimated
20073.78 Estimated
20063.82 Estimated
20053.78 Estimated
20043.47 Estimated
20033.77 Estimated
20023.72 Estimated
20013.78 Estimated
20003.96 Estimated
19993.8 Estimated
19983.74 Estimated
19973.66 Estimated
19963.71 Estimated
19953.76 Estimated
19943.82 Estimated
19933.86 Estimated
19923.89 Estimated
19913.87 Estimated
19903.74 Estimated
19893.58 Estimated
19883.46 Estimated
19873.41 Estimated
19863.38 Estimated
19853.37 Estimated
19843.41 Estimated
19833.46 Estimated
19823.43 Estimated
19813.39 Estimated
19803.35 Estimated
19793.36 Estimated
19783.37 Estimated
19773.38 Estimated
19763.42 Estimated
19753.57 Estimated
19743.78 Estimated
19734.07 Estimated
19724.42 Estimated
19714.6 Estimated
19704.72 Estimated
19694.78 Estimated
19684.86 Estimated
19674.93 Estimated
19665.04 Estimated
19655.18 Estimated
19645.29 Estimated
19635.17 Estimated
19625.1 Estimated
19615.12 Estimated
19605.22 Estimated
19595.22 Estimated
19585.2 Estimated
19575.25 Estimated
19565.26 Estimated
19555.23 Estimated
19545.13 Estimated
19535 Estimated
19524.91 Estimated
19514.91 Estimated
19504.91 Estimated

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Definition

Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current age-specific fertility rates.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR) (Total fertility rate, French Guiana, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR), Total fertility rate, French Guiana, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fertility-rate/french-guiana. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR). Total fertility rate, French Guiana, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fertility-rate/french-guiana.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR), Total fertility rate, French Guiana, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/fertility-rate/french-guiana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fertility-rate/french-guiana. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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Questions

What is the fertility rate in French Guiana?

Total fertility rate in French Guiana was 3.39 children per woman in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.05 from 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fertility rate in French Guiana?

5.29 children per woman in 1964, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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