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How many babies are born in French Guiana?

7.56 thousand babies born in French Guiana in 2026. That is 0.01% of all births worldwide, and the 171st largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in French Guiana: history and projections

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Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside French Guiana’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1 CE ~17 ~420 40.9 Modelled estimate
1000 ~41 ~990 40.9 Modelled estimate
1500 ~63 ~1.5K 40.9 Modelled estimate
1800 ~228 ~5.25K 43.5 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~654 ~15K 43.5 Historical reconstruction
1950 812 23.4K 34.7 UN estimate
2000 4.89K 161K 30.4 UN estimate
2023 7.71K 303K 25.4 UN estimate
2026 7.56K 319K 23.7 UN projection
2050 8.74K 472K 18.5 UN projection
2075 9.53K 635K 15.0 UN projection
2100 9.57K 775K 12.4 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in French Guiana among estimates through 2023 were in 2021, at about 8.17K. That is roughly 480 times the estimated ~17 births a year in 1 CE.

At 3.25 children per woman, fertility in French Guiana is above the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in French Guiana each year?

An estimated 7.56 thousand babies are born in French Guiana in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 21 a day and 0.01% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in French Guiana?

French Guiana has an estimated 23.7 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 3.25 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.