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of the

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Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon (), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (french: link=no, Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon ), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in t ...

including

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, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Structure of the population

Structure of the population (2006-01-19, census):

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the

CIA World Factbook ''The World Factbook'', also known as the ''CIA World Factbook'', is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official print version is available ...

, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

* 7,063 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

*''0-14 years:'' 22.4% (male 806; female 772) *''15-64 years:'' 66.3% (male 2,370; female 2,301) *''65 years and over:'' 11.3% (male 366, female 429; 2008 est.)

Population growth rate

* 0.114% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

* 12.92 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

* 6.81 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

* -4.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

*''at birth:'' 1.07 male(s)/female *''under 15 years:'' 1.04 male(s)/female *''15-64 years:'' 1.03 male(s)/female *''65 years and over:'' 0.85 male(s)/female *''total population:'' 1.01 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

* 7.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

*''total population:'' 78.91 years *''male:'' 76.55 years *''female:'' 81.4 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

*1.98 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Nationality

*''noun:'' Frenchman, Frenchmen, Frenchwoman, Frenchwomen *''adjective:'' French

Ethnic groups

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

s, Bretons, Normans (French fishermen),

French Canadians French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the twentieth century; french: Canadiens français, ; feminine form: , ), or Franco-Canadians (french: Franco-Canadiens), refers to either an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to Fren ...

, including descendants of

Acadia Acadia (french: link=no, Acadie) was a colony of New France in northeastern North America which included parts of what are now the Maritime provinces, the Gaspé Peninsula and Maine to the Kennebec River. During much of the 17th and earl ...

n refugees, and a number of descendants of

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

ers.

Religions

Languages

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

(official)

Literacy

*''definition:'' age 15 and over can read and write *''total population:'' 99% *''male:'' 99% *''female:'' 99% (1982 est.)

References

{{Reflist Geography of Saint Pierre and Miquelon