|
| Population: |
431,170 (July 2001 est.)
|
| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
24.99% (male 55,030; female 52,722)
15-64 years:
66.22% (male 141,294; female 144,232)
65 years and over:
8.79% (male 15,901; female 21,991) (2001 est.)
|
| Population growth rate: |
1.07% (2001 est.)
|
| Birth rate: |
16.91 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
|
| Death rate: |
6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
|
| Net migration rate: |
-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
|
| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.72 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
|
| Infant mortality rate: |
9.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
|
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
77.16 years
male:
74.01 years
female:
80.48 years (2001 est.)
|
| Total fertility rate: |
1.93 children born/woman (2001 est.)
|
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA%
|
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
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.)
|
|
|
|
