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French Guiana People 1996

Population:

145,270 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

32% (female 22,511; male 23,535)

15-64 years:

63% (female 41,995; male 50,064)

65 years and over:

5% (female 3,608; male 3,557) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

4.13% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

25.23 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

4.61 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

20.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

75.52 years

male:

72.27 years

female:

78.94 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.46 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

French Guianese (singular and plural)

adjective:

French Guianese

Ethnic divisions:

black or mulatto 66%, Caucasian 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10%

Religions:

Roman Catholic

Languages:

French

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1982)

total population:

83%

male:

84%

female:

82%

Labor force:

23,265

by occupation:

services, government, and commerce 60.6%, industry 21.2%, agriculture 18.2% (1980)

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