Demographics of Guadeloupe
      
Guadeloupe's population, 1961-2003.
 
Guadeloupe has a population of 403,977 (2012).[1]
Population
According to INSEE Guadeloupe has 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 International Organization of 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]
| Census population[1] and average annual growth rate | 
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | 
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| 1664 | 11,437 | —     | 
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| 1789 | 106,593 | +1.80% | 
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| 1879 | 174,231 | +0.55% | 
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| 1961 | 276,545 | +0.56% | 
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| 1967 | 305,312 | +1.66% | 
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| 1974 | 315,848 | +0.49% | 
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| 1982 | 317,269 | +0.06% | 
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| 1990 | 353,431 | +1.36% | 
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| 1999 | 386,256 | +0.99% | 
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| 2009 | 401,554 | +0.39% | 
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| The results do not include Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy | 
 | 
Population(01.01) | 
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 | 
|  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 | 
2.18 | 
|  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 | 
 450 | 
6 862 | 2 769 | 4 093 | 
15.2 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 
2.27 | 
|  2008 | 
 453 | 
6 758 | 2 916 | 3 842 | 
14.9 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 
2.20 | 
|  2009 | 
 456 | 
6 387 | 2 987 | 3 400 | 
14.0 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 
2.13 | 
|  2010 | 
 459 | 
6 242 | 3 095 | 3 147 | 
13.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 
2.11 | 
|  2011 | 
 461 | 
6 284 | 2 965 | 3 319 | 
13.6 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 
2.17 | 
|  2012 | 
 403 314* | 
6 133 | 3 003 | 3 130 | 
13.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 
 | 
|  2013 | 
 403 645* | 
5 069 | 2 951 | 2 118 | 
12.6 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 
2.17 | 
|  2014 | 
 403 750* | 
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-  Excluding data for Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin
 
 Structure of the population [4] 
Structure of the population (01.01.2010) (Provisional estimates) (Excluding data for Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin) :
| 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 | 
See also
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