Martinique People:
Population:
432,900 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 22.4% (male:49,112; female:47,697)
15-64 years: 67.2% (male:145,531; female:145,250)
65 years and over: 10.5% (male:20,423; female:24,887) (2005)
Median age:
total: 33.61 years
male: 32.95 years
female: 34.28 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
0.76% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
14.14 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
6.44 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.04 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 7.09 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 4.73 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 9.51 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 79.04 years (2005 est.)
male: 79.43 years
female: 78.64 years
Total fertility rate:
1.79 children born/woman (2005 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%, East Indian , Chinese less than 5%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 10.5%, Muslim 0.5%, Hindu 0.5%, other 3.5% (1997)
Languages:
French, Creole patois
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.7%
male: 97.4%
female: 98.1% (2003)
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