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Guadeloupe People 1996

Population:

402,815 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

26% (female 51,069; male 52,922)

15-64 years:

66% (female 134,328; male 130,875)

65 years and over:

8% (female 19,318; male 14,303) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.24% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

18.15 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

5.58 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

8.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

77.2 years

male:

74.16 years

female:

80.38 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.95 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Guadeloupian(s)

adjective:

Guadeloupe

Ethnic divisions:

black or mulatto 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese less than 5%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%

Languages:

French, creole patois

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1982)

total population:

90%

male:

90%

female:

90%

Labor force:

120,000

by occupation:

services, government, and commerce 53.0%, industry 25.8%, agriculture 21.2%

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