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Demographics of Guadeloupe

Demographics of Guadeloupe

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

Guadeloupe's population, 1961-2003.

Population

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

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

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

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  • Excluding data for Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin

Structure of the population

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Structure of the population (01.01.2010) (Provisional estimates) (Excluding data for Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin):[4]
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Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 01.I.2015) (Excluding data for Saint Barthélémy and Saint Martin.): [5]

Religion

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


References

  1. La Francophonie dans le monde Archived 2012-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, Organisation internationale de la francophonie, p.17
  2. "United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics". Archived from the original on 2004-09-21.
  3. "UNSD - Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.

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