Guadeloupe People 1997

Population 411,823 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years : 25% (male 52,974; female 51,051)
15-64 years: 66% (male 134,686; female 137,828)
65 years and over: 9% (male 14,948; female 20,336) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 1.13% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 17.09 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 5.6 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate -0.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 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: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 9 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.6 years
male : 74.57 years
female: 80.77 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.86 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Guadeloupian(s)
adjective: Guadeloupe

Ethnic groups black or mulatto 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese lessthan 5%

Religions Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant sects 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Guadeloupe on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guadeloupe People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guadeloupe People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.