Age structure:
0-14 years:
25% (male 54,603; female 52,339)
15-64 years:
66% (male 139,640; female 142,706)
65 years and over:
9% (male 15,647; female 21,558) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.11% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 17.25 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 6.01 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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:
0.73 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 9.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
76.99 years
male:
73.82 years
female:
80.3 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.93 children born/woman (2000 est.)
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.)