Demographics of Martinique
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Demographics
of Martinique
.
Population:
436 131 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0–14 years:
22,1% (male 48 988; female 47 525)
15–64 years:
67.3% (male 147 082; female 146 470)
65 years and over:
10.6% (male 20 791; female 25 275) (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.72% (2006 estimate)
Birth rate:
12.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
6.48 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15–64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.82 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
6,95 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
79.18 years
male:
79.5 years
female:
78.85 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.79 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
Nationality:
noun:
Martiniquais (singular and plural)
adjective:
Martiniquais
Ethnic groups:
African
and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white
5%, Indian Tamil
or East Indian, Chinese
less than 5%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%
Languages: French
, Creole
patois
(by this CIA Factbook means Antillean Creole
)
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97,7%
male:
97,3%
female:
98,1% (2003 est.)
Demographics
Demographics are the most recent statistical characteristics of a population. These types of data are used widely in sociology , public policy, and marketing. Commonly examined demographics include gender, race, age, disabilities, mobility, home ownership, employment status, and even location...
of Martinique
Martinique
Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...
.
Population:
436 131 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0–14 years:
22,1% (male 48 988; female 47 525)
15–64 years:
67.3% (male 147 082; female 146 470)
65 years and over:
10.6% (male 20 791; female 25 275) (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.72% (2006 estimate)
Birth rate:
12.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
6.48 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15–64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.82 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
6,95 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
79.18 years
male:
79.5 years
female:
78.85 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.79 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
Nationality:
noun:
Martiniquais (singular and plural)
adjective:
Martiniquais
Ethnic groups:
African
African diaspora
The African diaspora was the movement of Africans and their descendants to places throughout the world—predominantly to the Americas also to Europe, the Middle East and other places around the globe...
and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
5%, Indian Tamil
Tamil people
Tamil people , also called Tamils or Tamilians, are an ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, India and the north-eastern region of Sri Lanka. Historic and post 15th century emigrant communities are also found across the world, notably Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, Canada,...
or East Indian, Chinese
Overseas Chinese
Overseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside the Greater China Area . People of partial Chinese ancestry living outside the Greater China Area may also consider themselves Overseas Chinese....
less than 5%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%
Languages: French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Creole
Creole language
A creole language, or simply a creole, is a stable natural language developed from the mixing of parent languages; creoles differ from pidgins in that they have been nativized by children as their primary language, making them have features of natural languages that are normally missing from...
patois
Patois
Patois is any language that is considered nonstandard, although the term is not formally defined in linguistics. It can refer to pidgins, creoles, dialects, and other forms of native or local speech, but not commonly to jargon or slang, which are vocabulary-based forms of cant...
(by this CIA Factbook means Antillean Creole
Antillean Creole
Antillean Creole is a creole language with a vocabulary based on French. It is spoken primarily in the Lesser Antilles. Its grammar and vocabulary also include elements of Carib and African languages. Antillean Creole is related to Haitian Creole, but has a number of distinctive features; they are...
)
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97,7%
male:
97,3%
female:
98,1% (2003 est.)