French-guiana Population: 162 547 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 31% (male 26 003; female 24 840) 15-64 years: 64% (male 56 034; female 47 250) 65 years and over: 5% (male 4 245; female 4 175) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 3.4% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 23.73 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 4.53 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 14.76 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.19 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 13.48 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.34 years male: 73.12 years female: 79.71 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.35 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: French Guianese (singular and plural) adjective: French Guianese Ethnic groups: black or mulatto 66% white 12% East Indian Chinese Amerindian 12% other 10% Religions: Roman Catholic Languages: French Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83% male: 84% female: 82% (1982 est.)
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