The weak point is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 53% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is weaker too: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 46.4% unemployment. Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 18% of residents.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Awala-Yalimapo has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Awala-Yalimapo with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Awala-Yalimapo.
Who lives here
A town of families: 32% of people in Awala-Yalimapo are under 15, more than in compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 6.1% of the town, below compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 8.6% of adults. The age that splits Awala-Yalimapo in two is 25.
25median age
Awala-YalimapoFrance median
Ages · share of residents
18%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma40%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education9%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (French Guiana has none of its own)
HealthHealth D−
Mortality in Awala-Yalimapo, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops compared French towns: 153 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In French Guiana, life expectancy at birth reaches 82.2 years for women and 77.1 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 44 deaths in Awala-Yalimapo from 2016 to 2025; there were 67, 53% more. The nearest emergency department to Awala-Yalimapo is Site de Saint Laurent du Maroni, 18.8 mi away.
+53%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw153
Adjusted153
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Awala-Yalimapo · 0.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
18.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site de Saint Laurent du Maroni
18.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Site de Saint Laurent du Maroni
82.2 · 77.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, French Guiana, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Awala-Yalimapo
Is Awala-Yalimapo safe?
Awala-Yalimapo has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 10.8 recorded violent incidents and 4.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
About Awala-Yalimapo
Commune in French Guiana
Awala-Yalimapo is a commune of 1,577 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Ouest Guyanais. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.