This is a list of the demographics of Martinique, a Caribbean island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of

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Population

According to INSEE

Martinique Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ...

has an estimated population of 390,371 on 1 January 2012.

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at birth is 78.9 years for males and 84.8 for females (figures for 2011).

Structure of the population

Vital statistics

Ethnic groups

African Martinicans and African-White-Indian mixture 80%; Indo-Martiniquais 10%; White Martinicans 5%; Lebanese,

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, Syrian, and Chinese Martinicans comprise less than 5% of the population. Note that French government forbids ethnic censuses. Those numbers are not official and may be inaccurate.

Languages

French is the official language and is understood by the majority of the population. Martinican Creole, a form of

Antillean Creole Antillean French Creole (also known as Lesser Antillean Creole, Kreyol, or Patois) is a French-based creole languages, French-based creole language that is primarily spoken in the Lesser Antilles caribbean. Its grammar and vocabulary include ele ...

, is also spoken by most of the population.

Religion

Martinique's population is predominantly

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, with 96.5% of Martinicans identifying as such. A much smaller number of Martinicans identify as unaffiliated with any religion, accounting for 2.3% of the population.

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, and

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all have a presence on the island, each accounting for less than 1% of the population. Muslims account for 0.5% or 1751 person, out of population of 350,373.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Demographics Of Martinique Society of Martinique