Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in French Guiana
French Guiana: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 3.34 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.34 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
48th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.29 live births per woman
in 1964
All-time low
3.34 live births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in French Guiana, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in French Guiana is 3.34 live births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in French Guiana peaked at 5.29 live births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 3.34 live births per woman, in 2024.
That places French Guiana 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.91 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 4.91 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 4.91 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 5 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 5.13 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 5.23 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 5.25 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 5.25 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 5.2 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 5.22 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 5.22 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 5.12 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 5.1 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 5.17 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 5.29 live births per woman | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 5.18 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 5.04 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 4.93 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 4.86 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 4.78 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 4.72 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 4.6 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 4.42 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 4.07 live births per woman | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 3.78 live births per woman | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 3.57 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 3.42 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 3.38 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 3.37 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 3.36 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 3.35 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 3.39 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 3.43 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 3.46 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.41 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 3.38 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 3.38 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.41 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 3.46 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 3.58 live births per woman | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 3.74 live births per woman | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 3.87 live births per woman | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 3.89 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.85 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.82 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.76 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 3.71 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 3.66 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 3.74 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.8 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.96 live births per woman | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 3.78 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 3.72 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.77 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.47 live births per woman | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 3.78 live births per woman | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 3.82 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.78 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.57 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 3.49 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.43 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.48 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.62 live births per woman | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.47 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.47 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.55 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.64 live births per woman | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.88 live births per woman | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 3.79 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.73 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.66 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.71 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.44 live births per woman | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 3.39 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 3.34 live births per woman | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.1 live births per woman | 4.91 live births per woman | 5.25 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.07 live births per woman | 4.78 live births per woman | 5.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.87 live births per woman | 3.36 live births per woman | 4.72 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.42 live births per woman | 3.35 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.79 live births per woman | 3.66 live births per woman | 3.89 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.71 live births per woman | 3.47 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 live births per woman | 3.43 live births per woman | 3.88 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.51 live births per woman | 3.34 live births per woman | 3.71 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More education data for French Guiana
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 802 (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6 % change on previous year (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,098 (1996)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (1997)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,150 (1997)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (1997)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,350 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (1984)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,006 (1996)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.39 % change on previous year (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in French Guiana?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in French Guiana was 3.34 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 live births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.34 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does French Guiana rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- French Guiana ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.