Migration trends in French Guiana

Latin America

Population

123.4K

Immigrants

4.5K

Emigrants

+119K

Inflow

Immigrants make up 0% of the population in French Guiana

The #127 largest immigrant destination worldwide

Top corridors

The largest migration routes in French Guiana

Where people come from

28.6K23.2%

28.3K22.9%

25.8K20.9%

Where people move to

2K44.4%

1.1K24.1%

87319.4%

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

60.4K immigrants · 3K emigrants

2010

Suriname overtook France as the largest source of new arrivals

2015

The foreign-born population passed 100K residents

Today

Since 1990: 63.1K more foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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