Guadeloupe Demographics Profile 2006

Population

452,776 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 23.6% (male 54,725/female 52,348)
15-64 years: 67.1% (male 150,934/female 153,094)
65 years and over: 9.2% (male 17,353/female 24,322) (2006 est.)

Median age

total: 32.2 years
male: 31.3 years
female: 33.2 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate

0.88% (2006 est.)

Birth rate

15.05 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate

6.09 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 8.41 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.06 years
male: 74.91 years
female: 81.37 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.9 children born/woman (2006 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Guadeloupian(s)
adjective: Guadeloupe

Ethnic groups

black or mulatto 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese less than 5%

Religions

Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1%

Languages

French (official) 99%, Creole patois

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90%
male: 90%
female: 90% (1982 est.)