French Guiana is as overseas department part of the French Republic and of the European Union.
Arrondissements
The area and population of the arrondissements of French Guiana according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1982-03-09 | Population Census (C) 1990-03-15 | Population Census (C) 1999-03-08 | Population Estimate (E) 2007-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2016-01-01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Guiana | GUF | Cayenne | 83,534 | 73,022 | 114,678 | 157,213 | 213,031 | 269,352 | ||
| Cayenne | CAY | Cayenne | 42,589 | 61,587 | 88,689 | 119,660 | 151,592 | 176,357 | 4258900 | |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | SLM | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | 40,945 | 11,435 | 25,989 | 37,553 | 61,439 | 92,995 | 4094500 |
- The total population is preliminarily estimated to be 296,711 in 2019.
- Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques, France (web).
Major Communes
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2016-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayenne | CAY | 60,580 |
| 2 | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | SLM | 43,799 |
| 3 | Matoury | CAY | 32,440 |
| 4 | Kourou | CAY | 26,522 |
| 5 | Remire-Montjoly | CAY | 25,711 |
Major Agglomeration
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2016-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayenne | CAY | 118,731 |
Contents: Communes
The population of all communes in French Guiana according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1982-03-09 | Population Census (C) 1990-03-15 | Population Census (C) 1999-03-08 | Population Estimate (E) 2007-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2016-01-01 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apatou | SLM | 618 | 2,451 | 3,628 | 6,357 | 8,826 | 202000 | |
| Awala-Yalimapo | SLM | 292 | 630 | 887 | 1,251 | 1,393 | 18700 | |
| Camopi | CAY | 554 | 748 | 1,032 | 1,469 | 1,787 | 1003000 | |
| Cayenne | CAY | 38,091 | 41,067 | 50,594 | 58,008 | 60,580 | 2400 | |
| Grand-Santi | SLM | 754 | 1,786 | 2,862 | 3,427 | 7,428 | 211200 | |
| Iracoubo | CAY | 938 | 1,578 | 1,430 | 1,975 | 1,825 | 276200 | |
| Kourou | CAY | 7,061 | 13,873 | 19,107 | 25,688 | 26,522 | 216000 | |
| Macouria | CAY | 446 | 2,069 | 5,050 | 8,191 | 12,804 | 37800 | |
| Mana | SLM | 1,429 | 4,945 | 5,445 | 8,256 | 10,566 | 633300 | |
| Maripasoula | SLM | 1,007 | 1,748 | 3,710 | 5,545 | 12,798 | 1836000 | |
| Matoury | CAY | 2,532 | 10,152 | 18,032 | 24,893 | 32,440 | 13700 | |
| Montsinéry-Tonnegrande | CAY | 333 | 500 | 1,037 | 1,958 | 2,530 | 60000 | |
| Ouanary | CAY | 89 | 82 | 92 | 85 | 182 | 108000 | |
| Papaïchton | SLM | 297 | 750 | 1,650 | 2,296 | 8,034 | 262800 | |
| Régina | CAY | 499 | 528 | 765 | 826 | 911 | 1213000 | |
| Remire-Montjoly | CAY | 6,773 | 11,701 | 15,555 | 18,511 | 25,711 | 4600 | |
| Roura | CAY | 943 | 1,314 | 1,791 | 2,823 | 3,899 | 390200 | |
| Saint-Élie | CAY | 138 | 123 | 239 | 450 | 147 | 568000 | |
| Saint-Georges | CAY | 1,199 | 1,523 | 2,153 | 3,605 | 4,076 | 232000 | |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | SLM | 6,971 | 13,616 | 19,211 | 34,149 | 43,799 | 483000 | |
| Saül | SLM | 67 | 63 | 160 | 158 | 151 | 447500 | |
| Sinnamary | CAY | 1,991 | 3,431 | 2,783 | 3,110 | 2,943 | 134000 |
- Since 2006, France computes the population using census results of different years. Agglomerations in the boundaries as defined in 2010.
- Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques, France (web).