What is life expectancy in French Guiana?

Life expectancy in French Guiana was 76.98 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in French Guiana?

The highest recorded value was 77.51 years in 2020.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in French Guiana?

The lowest recorded value was 47.74 years in 1950.

How does French Guiana rank for life expectancy?

French Guiana ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in French Guiana

Name: Life expectancy in French Guiana
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

French Guiana: Life expectancy 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

1950–2023

Life expectancy in French Guiana, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in French Guiana stood at 76.98 years.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in French Guiana peaked at 77.51 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.74 years, in 1950.

French Guiana ranks 95th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

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	74.2 years	77.51 years	4

Countries ranked near French Guiana

92 Montenegro 77.09 years compare
93 Tokelau 77.05 years compare
94 Hungary 77.02 years compare
96 Curacao 76.8 years compare
97 Saint Helena 76.79 years compare
98 Serbia 76.77 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for French Guiana

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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index 76.98 years (2023)
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 76.98 years (2023)
Life expectancy 76.98 years (2023)
Life expectancy for people of different ages 76.98 years (2023)
Fertility rate vs. child mortality 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 2.0% (2023)
Life expectancy at age 15 88.37 years (2100)
Life expectancy at birth, projections 88.12 years (2100)

All data for French Guiana →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in French Guiana?: Life expectancy in French Guiana was 76.98 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in French Guiana?: The highest recorded value was 77.51 years in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in French Guiana?: The lowest recorded value was 47.74 years in 1950.
How does French Guiana rank for life expectancy?: French Guiana ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.