Demographics of Guadeloupe

Summary

Guadeloupe has a population of 375,693 (2021).[1]

Guadeloupe's population, 1961-2003.

Population edit

According to INSEE Guadeloupe had an estimated population of 403,977 on January 1, 2012.[1] Life expectancy at birth is 77.0 years for males, and 83.5 for females (figures for 2011).[1]

Languages edit

French is the official language, taught in the school system. Antillean Creole French is spoken by a large part of the population, understood by nearly all, and taught in some schools. A 2007 document issued by the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie estimated the population to be 80.2% "francophone" and 14.9% "partially francophone".[2]

Vital statistics edit

The following vital statistics include Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.[1][3]

Census population[1] and average annual growth rate
YearPop.±% p.a.
166411,437—    
1789106,593+1.80%
1879174,231+0.55%
1961276,545+0.56%
1967305,312+1.66%
1974315,848+0.49%
1982317,269+0.06%
1990353,431+1.36%
1999386,256+0.99%
2009401,554+0.39%
The results do not include Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy
Population(01.01) (x1000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Total fertility rate
1950 210 7 702 2 912 4 790 37.3 13.7 23.7
1951 213 8 319 2 893 5 426 38.8 14.2 24.6
1952 217 8 463 3 221 5 242 38.3 14.3 24.0
1953 223 8 720 2 879 5 841 39.6 11.6 27.9
1954 229 8 941 2 648 6 293 39.4 11.0 28.5
1955 236 9 506 2 769 6 737 39.8 11.2 28.6
1956 244 9 648 2 449 7 199 39.8 10.0 29.8
1957 252 9 401 2 852 6 549 39.1 10.6 28.5
1958 260 9 864 2 469 7 395 38.4 9.9 28.4
1959 268 9 815 2 359 7 456 37.5 8.7 28.8
1960 275 10 479 2 657 7 822 38.4 9.7 28.7
1961 281 10 047 2 367 7 680 36.5 8.2 28.3
1962 287 10 890 2 348 8 542 37.3 8.5 28.8
1963 291 10 712 2 400 8 312 35.4 8.3 27.1
1964 296 10 424 2 345 8 079 34.4 8.1 26.4
1965 300 10 605 2 558 8 047 34.8 8.1 26.8
1966 304 10 879 2 497 8 382 33.7 7.9 25.7
1967 309 10 116 2 581 7 535 31.7 7.9 23.8
1968 313 10 476 2 564 7 912 31.9 7.6 24.3
1969 316 9 724 2 442 7 282 29.0 7.7 21.3
1970 319 9 397 2 499 6 898 28.9 7.8 21.1
1971 322 10 060 2 337 7 723 29.7 7.0 22.6
1972 324 9 912 2 458 7 454 28.4 7.3 21.2
1973 326 9 578 2 548 7 030 26.3 7.4 18.9
1974 327 8 846 2 459 6 387 24.6 7.4 17.2
1975 328 8 257 2 351 5 906 22.9 7.1 15.8
1976 327 6 926 2 395 4 531 19.5 7.2 12.3
1977 326 6 321 2 297 4 024 17.9 6.8 11.1
1978 325 5 640 2 163 3 477 16.4 6.7 9.7
1979 324 5 818 2 154 3 664 17.2 6.5 10.7
1980 326 6 425 2 143 4 282 18.1 6.6 11.5
1981 329 6 486 2 141 4 345 18.2 6.4 11.8
1982 334 6 616 2 099 4 517 18.2 6.4 11.8
1983 340 6 722 2 206 4 516 18.5 6.6 11.9
1984 347 6 671 2 235 4 436 18.3 6.4 11.9
1985 354 6 750 2 309 4 441 18.2 6.5 11.7
1986 360 6 374 2 238 4 136 17.7 6.2 11.5
1987 367 6 855 2 244 4 611 18.6 6.2 12.4
1988 374 7 126 2 228 4 898 18.7 6.0 12.7
1989 380 7 645 2 315 5 330 19.3 6.1 13.2
1990 385 7 569 2 334 5 235 19.7 6.1 13.6
1991 389 7 547 2 242 5 305 19.4 5.8 13.6
1992 393 7 310 2 360 4 950 18.6 6.0 12.6
1993 396 7 056 2 406 4 650 17.8 6.1 11.7
1994 399 7 249 2 328 4 921 18.1 5.8 12.3
1995 403 7 086 2 470 4 616 17.6 6.1 11.5
1996 407 7 256 2 459 4 797 17.8 6.0 11.8
1997 412 7 554 2 441 5 113 18.3 5.9 12.4
1998 416 7 208 2 517 4 691 17.3 6.0 11.3 1.83
1999 385.609* 7 452 2 664 4 788 17.7 6.3 11.4 2.10
2000 425 7 601 2 634 4 967 17.9 6.2 11.7 2.19
2001 430 7 658 2 608 5 050 17.8 6.1 11.8 2.23
2002 433 7 032 2 765 4 267 16.2 6.4 9.8 2.07
2003 437 7 047 2 662 4 385 16.1 6.1 10.0 2.11
2004 441 7 273 2 676 4 597 16.5 6.1 10.4 2.26
2005 444 7 551 2 904 4 647 17.0 6.5 10.5 2.37
2006 447 7 193 2 902 4 291 16.1 6.5 9.6 2.33
2007 400.584 6 862 2 769 4 093 15.2 6.2 9.1 2.27
2008 401.784 6 758 2 916 3 842 14.9 6.4 8.5 2.20
2009 401.554 6 387 2 987 3 400 14.0 6.6 7.5 2.13
2010 403.355 6 242 3 095 3 147 13.6 6.7 6.9 2.12
2011 404.635 6 284 2 965 3 319 13.6 6.4 7.2 2.19
2012 403.314 6 133 3 003 3 130 13.2 6.5 6.8 2.20
2013 402.119 5 069 2 951 2 118 12.6 7.3 5.3 2.17
2014 400.186 5 001 3 290 1 711 12.5 8.2 4.3 2.19
2015 397.990 4 714 2 906 1 808 11.9 7.3 4.6 2.10
2016 394.110 4 653 3 227 1 426 11.8 8.2 3.6 2.14
2017 390.253 4 126 3 121 1 005 10.6 8.0 2.6 1.94
2018 387.629 4 249 3 258 991 11.0 8.4 2.6 2.04
2019 384.239 4 601 3 469 1 132 12.0 9.0 3.0 2.23
2020 380.905 4 678 3 742 936 12.2 9.8 2.4 2.29
2021 377.856 4 344 4 589 -245 11.4 12.1 -0.7 2.15
2022 372.939 4 218 4,041 177 10.8 10.0 0.8 2.04
2023 4 043
  • Excluding data for Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin

Structure of the population edit

Structure of the population (01.01.2010) (Provisional estimates) (Excluding data for Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin):[4]
Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 186 946 214 838 401 784 100
0-4 13 809 12 996 26 805 6.67
5-9 15 175 14 109 29 284 7.29
10-14 16 306 15 377 31 683 7.89
15-19 15 755 15 037 30 792 7.66
20-24 10 649 10 440 21 089 5.25
25-29 7 826 10 264 18 090 4.50
30-34 8 654 12 726 21 380 5.32
35-39 12 372 17 029 29 401 7.32
40-44 13 848 18 229 32 077 7.98
45-49 15 179 17 619 32 798 8.16
50-54 13 007 14 572 27 579 6.86
55-59 10 979 13 036 24 015 5.98
60-64 9 991 11 635 21 626 5.38
65-69 7 342 9 028 16 370 4.07
70-74 5 914 7 384 13 298 3.31
75-79 4 505 6 073 10 578 2.63
80-84 2 931 4 424 7 355 1.83
85-89 1 844 2 913 4 757 1.18
90-94 605 1 335 1 940 0.48
95+ 255 612 867 0.22
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0-14 45 290 42 482 87 772 21.85
15-64 118 260 140 587 258 847 64.42
65+ 23 396 31 769 55 165 13.73
Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 01.I.2015) (Excluding data for Saint Barthélémy and Saint Martin.): [5]
Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 183 479 214 511 397 990 100
0–4 11 292 11 118 22 410 5.63
5–9 13 707 13 062 26 769 6.73
10–14 15 004 14 790 29 794 7.49
15–19 14 731 14 269 29 000 7.29
20–24 10 153 9 731 19 884 5.00
25–29 8 227 10 039 18 266 4.59
30–34 7 926 11 600 19 526 4.91
35–39 9 201 13 111 22 312 5.61
40–44 12 518 16 630 29 148 7.32
45–49 13 926 17 434 31 360 7.88
50–54 14 748 17 227 31 975 8.03
55–59 12 884 14 790 27 674 6.95
60–64 11 204 13 431 24 635 6.19
65-69 9 336 10 991 20 327 5.11
70-74 6 850 8 503 15 353 3.86
75-79 5 315 6 642 11 957 3.00
80-84 3 359 5 193 8 552 2.15
85-89 1 891 3 472 5 364 1.35
90-94 882 1 742 2 625 0.66
95-99 268 549 817 0.21
100+ 56 184 240 0.06
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0–14 40 003 38 970 78 973 19.84
15–64 115 519 138 265 253 784 63.77
65+ 27 957 37 276 65 233 16.39

Religion edit

Figures in 2020 state that 96% of the population is Christian (of these, approximately 86% are Roman Catholic, 8% Protestant and 6% other Christian); of the other 4%, most have no religion, although there is a small number of Hindus, Baha'is and Muslims.[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Institut national de la statistique et des études économique
  2. ^ La Francophonie dans le monde Archived 2012-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, Organisation internationale de la francophonie, p.17
  3. ^ United nations. Demographic Yearbooks
  4. ^ "United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics". Archived from the original on 2004-09-21.
  5. ^ "UNSD - Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  6. ^ The ARDA website, retrieved 2023-08-04