Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in French Guiana
French Guiana: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 76.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
76.98 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
95th
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.51 years
in 2020
All-time low
47.74 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in French Guiana, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in French Guiana is 76.98 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in French Guiana peaked at 77.51 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.74 years, in 1950.
That places French Guiana 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47.74 years | — |
| 1951 | 48.42 years | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 48.99 years | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 49.54 years | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 50.1 years | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 50.74 years | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 51.55 years | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 52.55 years | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 53.64 years | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 54.74 years | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 55.82 years | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 56.89 years | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 57.92 years | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 58.86 years | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 59.74 years | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 60.55 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 61.27 years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 61.89 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 62.41 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 62.88 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 63.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 63.66 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 64.04 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 64.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 64.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 65.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 65.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 65.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 66.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 66.56 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 67.14 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 67.65 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 68.13 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 68.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 69.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 69.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 69.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 70.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 70.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 70.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 70.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 71.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 71.24 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 71.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 71.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 71.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 72.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 72.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 72.49 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 72.72 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 72.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 73.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 73.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 73.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 73.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 74.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 74.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 74.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 75.36 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 75.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 75.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 76.22 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 76.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.68 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.63 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 76.65 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.24 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 76.57 years | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 77.51 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 74.19 years | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 76.79 years | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 76.98 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.8 years | 47.74 years | 54.74 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 59.82 years | 55.82 years | 62.88 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.85 years | 63.27 years | 66.56 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.07 years | 67.14 years | 70.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.78 years | 70.85 years | 72.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.18 years | 72.97 years | 75.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.51 years | 75.85 years | 77.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.37 years | 74.19 years | 77.51 years | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 639.8 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19 deaths (2100)
- Life expectancy 76.98 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 76.98 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 76.98 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 76.98 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 2.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in French Guiana?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in French Guiana was 76.98 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 77.51 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.74 years in 1950.
- How does French Guiana rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- French Guiana ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.