| People | Guadeloupe |
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Population:
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452,776 (July 2006 est.) |
Population density:
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266 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 23.6% (male 54,725/female 52,348)
15-64 years: 67.1% (male 150,934/female 153,094)
65 years and over: 9.2% (male 17,353/female 24,322) (2006 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 32.2 years
male: 31.3 years
female: 33.2 years (2006 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.88% (2006 est.) |
Birth rate:
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15.05 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.09 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 8.41 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 78.06 years
male: 74.91 years
female: 81.37 years (2006 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.9 children born/woman (2006 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: Guadeloupian(s)
adjective: Guadeloupe |
Ethnic groups:
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black or mulatto 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese less than 5% |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1% |
Languages:
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French (official) 99%, Creole patois |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90%
male: 90%
female: 90% (1982 est.) |
People - note:
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void |
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