Population436,131 (July 2006 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 22.1% (male 48,988/female 47,525) Median agetotal: 34.1 years Population growth rate0.72% (2006 est.) Birth rate13.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) Death rate6.48 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) Net migration rate-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) Sex ratioat birth: 1.02 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 6.95 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 79.18 years Total fertility rate1.79 children born/woman (2006 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateNA HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSNA HIV/AIDS - deathsNA Nationalitynoun: Martiniquais (singular and plural) Ethnic groupsAfrican and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian and Chinese less than 5% ReligionsRoman Catholic 85%, Protestant 10.5%, Muslim 0.5%, Hindu 0.5%, other 3.5% (1997) LanguagesFrench, Creole patois Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write |
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Source: CIA World Factbook |