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Life expectancy at birth in French Guiana

Life expectancy at birth in French Guiana was 76.98 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.18 from 2022.

2023, years76.98 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.18
Series high77.512020
Series low47.741950
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Life expectancy at birth in French Guiana, 1950 to 2023

405060708019501961197219831994200520231950: 47.74 years1951: 48.42 years1952: 48.99 years1953: 49.54 years1954: 50.1 years1955: 50.74 years1956: 51.55 years1957: 52.55 years1958: 53.64 years1959: 54.74 years1960: 55.82 years1961: 56.89 years1962: 57.92 years1963: 58.86 years1964: 59.74 years1965: 60.55 years1966: 61.27 years1967: 61.89 years1968: 62.41 years1969: 62.88 years1970: 63.27 years1971: 63.65 years1972: 64.04 years1973: 64.41 years1974: 64.74 years1975: 65.02 years1976: 65.25 years1977: 65.55 years1978: 66.01 years1979: 66.56 years1980: 67.14 years1981: 67.65 years1982: 68.13 years1983: 68.59 years1984: 69.02 years1985: 69.39 years1986: 69.72 years1987: 70.04 years1988: 70.36 years1989: 70.63 years1990: 70.85 years1991: 71.04 years1992: 71.24 years1993: 71.46 years1994: 71.69 years1995: 71.92 years1996: 72.13 years1997: 72.22 years1998: 72.49 years1999: 72.72 years2000: 72.97 years2001: 73.32 years2002: 73.49 years2003: 73.58 years2004: 73.8 years2005: 74.13 years2006: 74.57 years2007: 74.95 years2008: 75.37 years2009: 75.64 years2010: 75.85 years2011: 76.02 years2012: 76.22 years2013: 76.46 years2014: 76.68 years2015: 76.63 years2016: 76.65 years2017: 76.8 years2018: 77.24 years2019: 76.57 years2020: 77.51 years2021: 74.2 years2022: 76.79 years2023: 76.98 years405060708019501975200020231950: 47.74 years1951: 48.42 years1952: 48.99 years1953: 49.54 years1954: 50.1 years1955: 50.74 years1956: 51.55 years1957: 52.55 years1958: 53.64 years1959: 54.74 years1960: 55.82 years1961: 56.89 years1962: 57.92 years1963: 58.86 years1964: 59.74 years1965: 60.55 years1966: 61.27 years1967: 61.89 years1968: 62.41 years1969: 62.88 years1970: 63.27 years1971: 63.65 years1972: 64.04 years1973: 64.41 years1974: 64.74 years1975: 65.02 years1976: 65.25 years1977: 65.55 years1978: 66.01 years1979: 66.56 years1980: 67.14 years1981: 67.65 years1982: 68.13 years1983: 68.59 years1984: 69.02 years1985: 69.39 years1986: 69.72 years1987: 70.04 years1988: 70.36 years1989: 70.63 years1990: 70.85 years1991: 71.04 years1992: 71.24 years1993: 71.46 years1994: 71.69 years1995: 71.92 years1996: 72.13 years1997: 72.22 years1998: 72.49 years1999: 72.72 years2000: 72.97 years2001: 73.32 years2002: 73.49 years2003: 73.58 years2004: 73.8 years2005: 74.13 years2006: 74.57 years2007: 74.95 years2008: 75.37 years2009: 75.64 years2010: 75.85 years2011: 76.02 years2012: 76.22 years2013: 76.46 years2014: 76.68 years2015: 76.63 years2016: 76.65 years2017: 76.8 years2018: 77.24 years2019: 76.57 years2020: 77.51 years2021: 74.2 years2022: 76.79 years2023: 76.98 years
years. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodyears
202376.98 Estimated
202276.79 Estimated
202174.2 Estimated
202077.51 Estimated
201976.57 Estimated
201877.24 Estimated
201776.8 Estimated
201676.65 Estimated
201576.63 Estimated
201476.68 Estimated
201376.46 Estimated
201276.22 Estimated
201176.02 Estimated
201075.85 Estimated
200975.64 Estimated
200875.37 Estimated
200774.95 Estimated
200674.57 Estimated
200574.13 Estimated
200473.8 Estimated
200373.58 Estimated
200273.49 Estimated
200173.32 Estimated
200072.97 Estimated
199972.72 Estimated
199872.49 Estimated
199772.22 Estimated
199672.13 Estimated
199571.92 Estimated
199471.69 Estimated
199371.46 Estimated
199271.24 Estimated
199171.04 Estimated
199070.85 Estimated
198970.63 Estimated
198870.36 Estimated
198770.04 Estimated
198669.72 Estimated
198569.39 Estimated
198469.02 Estimated
198368.59 Estimated
198268.13 Estimated
198167.65 Estimated
198067.14 Estimated
197966.56 Estimated
197866.01 Estimated
197765.55 Estimated
197665.25 Estimated
197565.02 Estimated
197464.74 Estimated
197364.41 Estimated
197264.04 Estimated
197163.65 Estimated
197063.27 Estimated
196962.88 Estimated
196862.41 Estimated
196761.89 Estimated
196661.27 Estimated
196560.55 Estimated
196459.74 Estimated
196358.86 Estimated
196257.92 Estimated
196156.89 Estimated
196055.82 Estimated
195954.74 Estimated
195853.64 Estimated
195752.55 Estimated
195651.55 Estimated
195550.74 Estimated
195450.1 Estimated
195349.54 Estimated
195248.99 Estimated
195148.42 Estimated
195047.74 Estimated

French Guiana compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 82.91 yearsAfghanistan: 66.03 yearsAntigua and Barbuda: 77.6 yearsAlbania: 79.6 yearsArmenia: 75.68 yearsAngola: 64.62 yearsArgentina: 77.39 yearsAustria: 81.96 yearsAustralia: 83.92 yearsAzerbaijan: 74.43 yearsBosnia and Herzegovina: 77.85 yearsBangladesh: 74.67 yearsBelgium: 82.12 yearsBurkina Faso: 61.09 yearsBulgaria: 75.64 yearsBurundi: 63.65 yearsBenin: 60.77 yearsBrunei: 75.33 yearsBolivia: 68.58 yearsBrazil: 75.85 yearsBahamas: 74.55 yearsBhutan: 72.98 yearsBotswana: 69.16 yearsBelarus: 74.43 yearsBelize: 73.57 yearsCanada: 82.63 yearsDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 61.9 yearsCentral African Republic: 57.41 yearsRepublic of the Congo: 65.77 yearsSwitzerland: 83.95 yearsCôte d’Ivoire: 61.94 yearsChile: 81.17 yearsCameroon: 63.7 yearsChina: 77.95 yearsColombia: 77.72 yearsCosta Rica: 80.8 yearsCuba: 78.09 yearsCape Verde: 76.06 yearsCyprus: 81.65 yearsCzechia: 79.83 yearsGermany: 81.38 yearsDjibouti: 65.99 yearsDenmark: 81.93 yearsDominican Republic: 73.72 yearsAlgeria: 76.26 yearsEcuador: 77.39 yearsEstonia: 79.15 yearsEgypt: 71.63 yearsWestern Sahara: 71.39 yearsEritrea: 68.62 yearsSpain: 83.67 yearsEthiopia: 67.32 yearsFinland: 81.91 yearsFiji: 67.32 yearsFalkland Islands: 79.21 yearsFaroe Islands: 80.18 yearsFrance: 83.33 yearsGabon: 68.34 yearsUnited Kingdom: 81.3 yearsGeorgia: 74.5 yearsGhana: 65.5 yearsGreenland: 70.06 yearsGambia: 65.86 yearsGuinea: 60.74 yearsEquatorial Guinea: 63.71 yearsGreece: 81.86 yearsGuatemala: 72.6 yearsGuinea-Bissau: 64.08 yearsGuyana: 70.18 yearsHong Kong: 85.51 yearsHonduras: 72.88 yearsCroatia: 78.58 yearsHaiti: 64.94 yearsHungary: 77.02 yearsIndonesia: 71.15 yearsIreland: 82.41 yearsIsrael: 82.41 yearsIsle of Man: 81 yearsIndia: 72 yearsIraq: 72.32 yearsIran: 77.65 yearsIceland: 82.69 yearsItaly: 83.72 yearsJamaica: 71.48 yearsJordan: 77.81 yearsJapan: 84.71 yearsKenya: 63.65 yearsKyrgyzstan: 71.68 yearsCambodia: 70.67 yearsKiribati: 66.47 yearsNorth Korea: 73.64 yearsSouth Korea: 84.33 yearsKuwait: 80.4 yearsCayman Islands: 80.36 yearsKazakhstan: 74.4 yearsLaos: 68.96 yearsLebanon: 77.82 yearsSri Lanka: 77.48 yearsLiberia: 62.16 yearsLesotho: 57.37 yearsLithuania: 76.03 yearsLuxembourg: 82.23 yearsLatvia: 76.19 yearsLibya: 69.34 yearsMorocco: 75.31 yearsMoldova: 71.2 yearsMontenegro: 77.09 yearsMadagascar: 63.63 yearsNorth Macedonia: 77.39 yearsMali: 60.44 yearsMyanmar: 66.89 yearsMongolia: 71.73 yearsMauritania: 68.48 yearsMauritius: 74.93 yearsMalawi: 67.35 yearsMexico: 75.07 yearsMalaysia: 76.66 yearsMozambique: 63.61 yearsNamibia: 67.38 yearsNew Caledonia: 78.77 yearsNiger: 61.18 yearsNigeria: 54.46 yearsNicaragua: 74.95 yearsNetherlands: 82.16 yearsNorway: 83.31 yearsNepal: 70.35 yearsNew Zealand: 82.09 yearsOman: 80.03 yearsPanama: 79.59 yearsPeru: 77.74 yearsFrench Polynesia: 84.07 yearsPapua New Guinea: 66.13 yearsPhilippines: 69.83 yearsPakistan: 67.65 yearsPoland: 78.63 yearsPuerto Rico: 81.69 yearsPalestine: 65.17 yearsPortugal: 82.36 yearsPalau: 69.27 yearsParaguay: 73.84 yearsQatar: 82.37 yearsRomania: 75.94 yearsSerbia: 76.77 yearsRussia: 73.15 yearsRwanda: 67.79 yearsSaudi Arabia: 78.73 yearsSolomon Islands: 70.53 yearsSudan: 66.33 yearsSweden: 83.26 yearsSingapore: 83.74 yearsSlovenia: 81.6 yearsSlovakia: 78.34 yearsSierra Leone: 61.79 yearsSenegal: 68.68 yearsSomalia: 58.82 yearsSuriname: 73.63 yearsSouth Sudan: 57.62 yearsEl Salvador: 72.1 yearsSyria: 72.12 yearsEswatini: 64.12 yearsChad: 55.07 yearsTogo: 62.74 yearsThailand: 76.41 yearsTajikistan: 71.79 yearsTimor-Leste: 67.69 yearsTurkmenistan: 70.07 yearsTunisia: 76.51 yearsTürkiye: 77.16 yearsTrinidad and Tobago: 73.49 yearsTaiwan: 80.56 yearsTanzania: 67 yearsUkraine: 73.42 yearsUganda: 68.25 yearsUnited States: 79.3 yearsUruguay: 78.14 yearsUzbekistan: 72.39 yearsVenezuela: 72.51 yearsVietnam: 74.59 yearsVanuatu: 71.48 yearsSamoa: 71.7 yearsYemen: 69.3 yearsSouth Africa: 66.14 yearsZambia: 66.35 yearsZimbabwe: 62.77 years
  • Under 66
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  • 81 and over
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Life expectancy at birth, 2023, years. French Guiana is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx). 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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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx), Life expectancy at birth, 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/life-expectancy/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. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx), Life expectancy at birth, 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/life-expectancy/french-guiana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the life expectancy in French Guiana?

Life expectancy at birth in French Guiana was 76.98 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.18 from 2022.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest life expectancy in French Guiana?

77.51 years in 2020, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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