# Demographics of Guadeloupe

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

## Population

According to INSEE Guadeloupe had an estimated population of 403,977 on 1 January 2012. Life expectancy at birth is 77.0 years for males, and 83.5 for females (figures for 2011).

### Structure of the population

| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
| Total | 186 946 | 214 838 | 401 784 | 100 |
| 0–4 | 13 809 | 12 996 | 26 805 | 6.67 |
| 5–9 | 15 175 | 14 109 | 29 284 | 7.29 |
| 10–14 | 16 306 | 15 377 | 31 683 | 7.89 |
| 15–19 | 15 755 | 15 037 | 30 792 | 7.66 |
| 20–24 | 10 649 | 10 440 | 21 089 | 5.25 |
| 25–29 | 7 826 | 10 264 | 18 090 | 4.50 |
| 30–34 | 8 654 | 12 726 | 21 380 | 5.32 |
| 35–39 | 12 372 | 17 029 | 29 401 | 7.32 |
| 40–44 | 13 848 | 18 229 | 32 077 | 7.98 |
| 45–49 | 15 179 | 17 619 | 32 798 | 8.16 |
| 50–54 | 13 007 | 14 572 | 27 579 | 6.86 |
| 55–59 | 10 979 | 13 036 | 24 015 | 5.98 |
| 60–64 | 9 991 | 11 635 | 21 626 | 5.38 |
| 65–69 | 7 342 | 9 028 | 16 370 | 4.07 |
| 70–74 | 5 914 | 7 384 | 13 298 | 3.31 |
| 75–79 | 4 505 | 6 073 | 10 578 | 2.63 |
| 80–84 | 2 931 | 4 424 | 7 355 | 1.83 |
| 85–89 | 1 844 | 2 913 | 4 757 | 1.18 |
| 90–94 | 605 | 1 335 | 1 940 | 0.48 |
| 95+ | 255 | 612 | 867 | 0.22 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
| 0–14 | 45 290 | 42 482 | 87 772 | 21.85 |
| 15–64 | 118 260 | 140 587 | 258 847 | 64.42 |
| 65+ | 23 396 | 31 769 | 55 165 | 13.73 |
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
| Total | 183 479 | 214 511 | 397 990 | 100 |
| 0–4 | 11 292 | 11 118 | 22 410 | 5.63 |
| 5–9 | 13 707 | 13 062 | 26 769 | 6.73 |
| 10–14 | 15 004 | 14 790 | 29 794 | 7.49 |
| 15–19 | 14 731 | 14 269 | 29 000 | 7.29 |
| 20–24 | 10 153 | 9 731 | 19 884 | 5.00 |
| 25–29 | 8 227 | 10 039 | 18 266 | 4.59 |
| 30–34 | 7 926 | 11 600 | 19 526 | 4.91 |
| 35–39 | 9 201 | 13 111 | 22 312 | 5.61 |
| 40–44 | 12 518 | 16 630 | 29 148 | 7.32 |
| 45–49 | 13 926 | 17 434 | 31 360 | 7.88 |
| 50–54 | 14 748 | 17 227 | 31 975 | 8.03 |
| 55–59 | 12 884 | 14 790 | 27 674 | 6.95 |
| 60–64 | 11 204 | 13 431 | 24 635 | 6.19 |
| 65–69 | 9 336 | 10 991 | 20 327 | 5.11 |
| 70–74 | 6 850 | 8 503 | 15 353 | 3.86 |
| 75–79 | 5 315 | 6 642 | 11 957 | 3.00 |
| 80–84 | 3 359 | 5 193 | 8 552 | 2.15 |
| 85–89 | 1 891 | 3 472 | 5 364 | 1.35 |
| 90–94 | 882 | 1 742 | 2 625 | 0.66 |
| 95–99 | 268 | 549 | 817 | 0.21 |
| 100+ | 56 | 184 | 240 | 0.06 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
| 0–14 | 40 003 | 38 970 | 78 973 | 19.84 |
| 15–64 | 115 519 | 138 265 | 253 784 | 63.77 |
| 65+ | 27 957 | 37 276 | 65 233 | 16.39 |

## Vital statistics

The following vital statistics include Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
| | Population(01.01) (x1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Total fertility rate |
| 1950 | 210 | 7 702 | 2 912 | 4 790 | 37.3 | 13.7 | 23.7 | |
| 1951 | 213 | 8 319 | 2 893 | 5 426 | 38.8 | 14.2 | 24.6 | |
| 1952 | 217 | 8 463 | 3 221 | 5 242 | 38.3 | 14.3 | 24.0 | |
| 1953 | 223 | 8 720 | 2 879 | 5 841 | 39.6 | 11.6 | 27.9 | |
| 1954 | 229 | 8 941 | 2 648 | 6 293 | 39.4 | 11.0 | 28.5 | |
| 1955 | 236 | 9 506 | 2 769 | 6 737 | 39.8 | 11.2 | 28.6 | |
| 1956 | 244 | 9 648 | 2 449 | 7 199 | 39.8 | 10.0 | 29.8 | |
| 1957 | 252 | 9 401 | 2 852 | 6 549 | 39.1 | 10.6 | 28.5 | |
| 1958 | 260 | 9 864 | 2 469 | 7 395 | 38.4 | 9.9 | 28.4 | |
| 1959 | 268 | 9 815 | 2 359 | 7 456 | 37.5 | 8.7 | 28.8 | |
| 1960 | 275 | 10 479 | 2 657 | 7 822 | 38.4 | 9.7 | 28.7 | |
| 1961 | 281 | 10 047 | 2 367 | 7 680 | 36.5 | 8.2 | 28.3 | |
| 1962 | 287 | 10 890 | 2 348 | 8 542 | 37.3 | 8.5 | 28.8 | |
| 1963 | 291 | 10 712 | 2 400 | 8 312 | 35.4 | 8.3 | 27.1 | |
| 1964 | 296 | 10 424 | 2 345 | 8 079 | 34.4 | 8.1 | 26.4 | |
| 1965 | 300 | 10 605 | 2 558 | 8 047 | 34.8 | 8.1 | 26.8 | |
| 1966 | 304 | 10 879 | 2 497 | 8 382 | 33.7 | 7.9 | 25.7 | |
| 1967 | 309 | 10 116 | 2 581 | 7 535 | 31.7 | 7.9 | 23.8 | |
| 1968 | 313 | 10 476 | 2 564 | 7 912 | 31.9 | 7.6 | 24.3 | |
| 1969 | 316 | 9 724 | 2 442 | 7 282 | 29.0 | 7.7 | 21.3 | |
| 1970 | 319 | 9 397 | 2 499 | 6 898 | 28.9 | 7.8 | 21.1 | |
| 1971 | 322 | 10 060 | 2 337 | 7 723 | 29.7 | 7.0 | 22.6 | |
| 1972 | 324 | 9 912 | 2 458 | 7 454 | 28.4 | 7.3 | 21.2 | |
| 1973 | 326 | 9 578 | 2 548 | 7 030 | 26.3 | 7.4 | 18.9 | |
| 1974 | 327 | 8 846 | 2 459 | 6 387 | 24.6 | 7.4 | 17.2 | |
| 1975 | 328 | 8 257 | 2 351 | 5 906 | 22.9 | 7.1 | 15.8 | |
| 1976 | 327 | 6 926 | 2 395 | 4 531 | 19.5 | 7.2 | 12.3 | |
| 1977 | 326 | 6 321 | 2 297 | 4 024 | 17.9 | 6.8 | 11.1 | |
| 1978 | 325 | 5 640 | 2 163 | 3 477 | 16.4 | 6.7 | 9.7 | |
| 1979 | 324 | 5 818 | 2 154 | 3 664 | 17.2 | 6.5 | 10.7 | |
| 1980 | 326 | 6 425 | 2 143 | 4 282 | 18.1 | 6.6 | 11.5 | |
| 1981 | 329 | 6 486 | 2 141 | 4 345 | 18.2 | 6.4 | 11.8 | |
| 1982 | 334 | 6 616 | 2 099 | 4 517 | 18.2 | 6.4 | 11.8 | |
| 1983 | 340 | 6 722 | 2 206 | 4 516 | 18.5 | 6.6 | 11.9 | |
| 1984 | 347 | 6 671 | 2 235 | 4 436 | 18.3 | 6.4 | 11.9 | |
| 1985 | 354 | 6 750 | 2 309 | 4 441 | 18.2 | 6.5 | 11.7 | |
| 1986 | 360 | 6 374 | 2 238 | 4 136 | 17.7 | 6.2 | 11.5 | |
| 1987 | 367 | 6 855 | 2 244 | 4 611 | 18.6 | 6.2 | 12.4 | |
| 1988 | 374 | 7 126 | 2 228 | 4 898 | 18.7 | 6.0 | 12.7 | |
| 1989 | 380 | 7 645 | 2 315 | 5 330 | 19.3 | 6.1 | 13.2 | |
| 1990 | 385 | 7 569 | 2 334 | 5 235 | 19.7 | 6.1 | 13.6 | |
| 1991 | 389 | 7 547 | 2 242 | 5 305 | 19.4 | 5.8 | 13.6 | |
| 1992 | 393 | 7 310 | 2 360 | 4 950 | 18.6 | 6.0 | 12.6 | |
| 1993 | 396 | 7 056 | 2 406 | 4 650 | 17.8 | 6.1 | 11.7 | |
| 1994 | 399 | 7 249 | 2 328 | 4 921 | 18.1 | 5.8 | 12.3 | |
| 1995 | 403 | 7 086 | 2 470 | 4 616 | 17.6 | 6.1 | 11.5 | |
| 1996 | 407 | 7 256 | 2 459 | 4 797 | 17.8 | 6.0 | 11.8 | |
| 1997 | 412 | 7 554 | 2 441 | 5 113 | 18.3 | 5.9 | 12.4 | |
| 1998 | 416 | 7 208 | 2 517 | 4 691 | 17.3 | 6.0 | 11.3 | 1.83 |
| 1999 | 385.609* | 7 452 | 2 664 | 4 788 | 17.7 | 6.3 | 11.4 | 2.10 |
| 2000 | 425 | 7 601 | 2 634 | 4 967 | 17.9 | 6.2 | 11.7 | 2.19 |
| 2001 | 430 | 7 658 | 2 608 | 5 050 | 17.8 | 6.1 | 11.8 | 2.23 |
| 2002 | 433 | 7 032 | 2 765 | 4 267 | 16.2 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 2.07 |
| 2003 | 437 | 7 047 | 2 662 | 4 385 | 16.1 | 6.1 | 10.0 | 2.11 |
| 2004 | 441 | 7 273 | 2 676 | 4 597 | 16.5 | 6.1 | 10.4 | 2.26 |
| 2005 | 444 | 7 551 | 2 904 | 4 647 | 17.0 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 2.37 |
| 2006 | 447 | 7 193 | 2 902 | 4 291 | 16.1 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 2.33 |
| 2007 | 400.584 | 6 862 | 2 769 | 4 093 | 15.2 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 2.27 |
| 2008 | 401.784 | 6 758 | 2 916 | 3 842 | 14.9 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 2.20 |
| 2009 | 401.554 | 6 387 | 2 987 | 3 400 | 14.0 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 2.13 |
| 2010 | 403.355 | 6 242 | 3 095 | 3 147 | 13.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 2.12 |
| 2011 | 404.635 | 6 284 | 2 965 | 3 319 | 13.6 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 2.19 |
| 2012 | 403.314 | 6 133 | 3 003 | 3 130 | 13.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 2.20 |
| 2013 | 402.119 | 5 069 | 2 951 | 2 118 | 12.6 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 2.17 |
| 2014 | 400.186 | 5 001 | 3 290 | 1 711 | 12.5 | 8.2 | 4.3 | 2.19 |
| 2015 | 397.990 | 4 714 | 2 906 | 1 808 | 11.9 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 2.10 |
| 2016 | 394.110 | 4 653 | 3 227 | 1 426 | 11.8 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 2.14 |
| 2017 | 390.253 | 4 126 | 3 121 | 1 005 | 10.6 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 1.94 |
| 2018 | 387.629 | 4 249 | 3 258 | 991 | 11.0 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 2.04 |
| 2019 | 384.239 | 4 601 | 3 469 | 1 132 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 2.23 |
| 2020 | 383.559 | 4 678 | 3 742 | 936 | 12.2 | 9.7 | 2.5 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 384.315 | 4 344 | 4 589 | -245 | 11.3 | 12.0 | -0.7 | 2.11 |
| 2022 | 382.176 | 4 218 | 4 041 | 177 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 0.5 | 2.07 |
| 2023 | 380.469 | 4 061 | 3 866 | 195 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1.88 |
| 2024 | 378.561 | | | | | | | |
* Excluding data for Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin

## Languages

French is the official language, taught in the school system. Antillean Creole French 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 estimated the population to be 80.2% "francophone" and 14.9% "partially francophone".

## Religion

Figures in 2020 state that 96% of the population is Christian (of these, approximately 86% are Roman Catholic, 8% Protestant and 6% other Christian); of the other 4%, most have no religion, although there is a small number of Hindus, Baháʼís and Muslims.