Guadeloupe has a population of 375,693 (2021).

Population

According to INSEE Guadeloupe had an estimated population of 403,977 on January 1, 2012.

Life expectancy Life expectancy is a statistical measure of the average time an organism is expected to live, based on the year of its birth, current age, and other demographic factors like sex. The most commonly used measure is life expectancy at birth ...

at birth is 77.0 years for males, and 83.5 for females (figures for 2011).

Languages

French is the official language, taught in the school system.

Antillean Creole French Antillean Creole (Antillean French Creole, Kreyol, Kwéyòl, Patois) is a French-based creole languages, French-based creole that is primarily spoken in the Lesser Antilles. Its grammar and vocabulary include elements of Carib language, Carib, En ...

is spoken by a large part of the population, understood by nearly all, and taught in some schools. A 2007 document issued by the

Organisation internationale de la Francophonie The (OIF; sometimes shortened to the Francophonie, french: La Francophonie , but also called International Organisation of in English-language context) is an international organization representing countries and regions where French is a ...

estimated the population to be 80.2% "francophone" and 14.9% "partially francophone".

Vital statistics

The following vital statistics include Saint Martin and

Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy (french: Saint-Barthélemy, ), officially the Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy, is an overseas collectivity of France in the Caribbean. It is often abbreviated to St. Barth in French, and St. Barts in English ...

. * Excluding data for Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin

Structure of the population

Structure of the population (01.01.2010) (Provisional estimates) (Excluding data for Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin):

References

{{North America in topic, Demographics of Society of Guadeloupe