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Martinique Demographics Profile 2006

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Population

436,131 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 22.1% (male 48,988/female 47,525)
15-64 years: 67.3% (male 147,082/female 146,470)
65 years and over: 10.6% (male 20,791/female 25,275) (2006 est.)

Median age

total: 34.1 years
male: 33.4 years
female: 34.8 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate

0.72% (2006 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 6.95 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.18 years
male: 79.5 years
female: 78.85 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.79 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: Martiniquais (singular and plural)
adjective: Martiniquais

Ethnic groups

African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian and Chinese less than 5%

Religions

Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 10.5%, Muslim 0.5%, Hindu 0.5%, other 3.5% (1997)

Languages

French, Creole patois

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.7%
male: 97.4%
female: 98.1% (2003 est.)


Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2006


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