Demographics of Martinique

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

Population According to INSEE Martinique has an estimated population of 390,371 on 1 January 2012. Life expectancy at birth is 78.9 years for males and 84.8 for females (figures for 2011).

Structure of the population

Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 182 644 213 664 396 308 100 0-4 12 113 11 573 23 686 5.98 5-9 13 174 13 236 26 410 6.66 10-14 14 074 13 562 27 636 6.97 15-19 14 763 14 658 29 421 7.42 20-24 11 099 11 488 22 587 5.70 25-29 7 989 10 199 18 188 4.59 30-34 8 326 11 584 19 910 5.02 35-39 11 585 15 995 27 580 6.96 40-44 14 036 18 055 32 091 8.10 45-49 15 044 18 076 33 120 8.36 50-54 13 186 15 504 28 690 7.24 55-59 11 376 13 554 24 930 6.29 60-64 10 057 11 596 21 653 5.46 65-69 7 816 9 145 16 961 4.28 70-74 7 038 8 377 15 415 3.89 75-79 4 898 6 525 11 423 2.88 80-84 3 461 5 003 8 464 2.14 85-89 1 785 3 308 5 093 1.29 90-94 593 1 532 2 125 0.54 95+ 231 694 925 0.23Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent 0-14 39 361 38 371 77 732 19.61 15-64 117 461 140 709 258 170 65.14 65+ 25 822 34 584 60 406 15.24

Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 176 328 204 549 380 877 100 0–4 9 968 9 545 19 514 5.12 5–9 11 841 11 338 23 179 6.09 10–14 12 616 12 229 24 846 6.52 15–19 12 913 12 152 25 065 6.58 20–24 9 758 9 157 18 914 4.97 25–29 8 092 9 886 17 978 4.72 30–34 7 651 10 233 17 884 4.70 35–39 8 508 11 474 19 983 5.25 40–44 11 391 14 984 26 375 6.92 45–49 13 979 17 073 31 052 8.15 50–54 14 886 17 891 32 777 8.61 55–59 13 462 15 101 28 564 7.50 60–64 11 229 13 609 24 838 6.52 65-69 9 408 11 084 20 492 5.38 70-74 7 148 8 638 15 786 4.14 75-79 6 019 7 582 13 601 3.57 80-84 4 090 5 710 9 800 2.57 85-89 2 174 3 836 6 010 1.58 90-94 895 2 067 2 962 0.78 95-99 241 731 971 0.25 100+ 59 228 287 0.08Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 34 425 33 112 67 537 17.73 15–64 111 869 131 561 243 430 63.91 65+ 30 034 39 876 69 910 18.36

Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 162 310 193 719 356 029 100 0–4 8 196 7 868 16 064 4.51 5–9 8 896 9 008 17 904 5.03 10–14 10 595 10 353 20 948 5.88 15–19 10 819 10 682 21 501 6.04 20–24 8 965 8 519 17 484 4.91 25–29 6 985 8 407 15 392 4.32 30–34 7 420 9 856 17 276 4.85 35–39 7 381 10 175 17 556 4.93 40–44 7 153 10 212 17 365 4.88 45–49 10 044 13 700 23 744 6.67 50–54 12 864 16 287 29 151 8.19 55–59 14 470 17 451 31 921 8.97 60–64 13 510 15 187 28 697 8.06 65-69 11 067 13 016 24 083 6.76 70-74 8 892 10 594 19 486 5.47 75-79 6 193 7 905 14 098 3.96 80-84 4 612 6 607 11 219 3.15 85-89 2 789 4 366 7 155 2.01 90-94 1 107 2 355 3 462 0.97 95-99 327 897 1 224 0.34 100-104 25 197 222 0.06 105-109 0 73 73 0.02 110+ 0 4 4 <0.01Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 27 687 27 229 54 916 15.42 15–64 99 611 120 476 220 087 61.82 65+ 35 012 46 014 81 026 22.76

Vital statistics

YearPopulation (x1000) (01.01)Live birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Total fertility rate 1950 2228 4202 9875 43337.313.723.7 1951 2248 7503 3565 39438.814.224.6 1952 2288 7123 1935 51938.314.324.0 1953 2339 4092 4556 95439.611.627.9 1954 2399 5582 4997 05939.411.028.5 1955 2469 7702 6607 11039.811.228.6 1956 25310 1462 5297 61739.810.029.8 1957 26010 5022 5337 96939.110.628.5 1958 26710 2952 7547 54138.49.928.4 1959 27410 4352 3478 08837.58.728.8 1960 28210 6612 6787 98338.49.728.7 1961 28810 5732 2898 28436.58.228.3 1962 29510 6632 5468 11737.38.528.8 1963 30110 2172 5147 70335.48.327.1 1964 30610 3372 5237 81434.48.126.4 1965 31110 7472 3898 35834.88.126.8 1966 31510 0942 4357 65933.77.925.7 1967 3199 8772 3777 50031.77.923.8 1968 3219 8482 2907 55831.97.624.3 1969 3238 8932 4936 40029.07.721.3 1970 3259 2752 5596 71628.97.821.1 1971 3269 2142 2306 98429.77.022.6 1972 3278 6572 2806 37728.47.321.2 1973 3287 6832 3825 30126.37.418.9 1974 3287 3172 4274 89024.67.417.2 1975 3286 7412 3004 44122.97.115.8 1976 3275 8732 3443 52919.57.212.3 1977 3265 4092 1733 23617.96.811.1 1978 3255 0652 1882 87716.46.79.7 1979 3255 4392 1203 31917.26.510.7 1980 3255 3632 1643 19918.16.611.5 1981 3275 4062 0413 36518.26.411.8 1982 3295 3762 1133 26318.26.411.8 1983 3335 6412 2073 43418.56.611.9 1984 3365 7122 0723 64018.36.411.9 1985 3405 7112 1323 57918.26.511.7 1986 3445 9692 1123 85717.76.211.5 1987 3486 3282 1494 17918.66.212.4 1988 3526 3862 0924 29418.76.012.7 1989 3556 5652 1624 40319.36.113.2 1990 358.4066 4372 2284 20918.06.211.7 1991 359.7746 3162 1814 13517.56.011.5 1992 361.4206 3152 1824 13317.46.011.4 1993 363.3445 9012 2263 67516.26.110.1 1994 365.5545 6982 2163 48215.56.09.5 1995 368.0455 6442 3383 30615.36.39.0 1996 370.8185 6692 2903 37915.36.29.1 1997 373.8735 7352 4033 33215.36.48.9 1998 377.2215 7932 5303 26315.36.78.61.90 1999 380.8635 7662 5513 21515.16.78.41.91 2000 383.5755 8902 6393 25115.36.98.52.00 2001 386.5425 7742 7343 04014.97.17.91.98 2002 389.3025 4462 6492 79714.06.87.21.89 2003 391.6765 4302 7272 70313.87.06.91.92 2004 393.8525 2552 6452 61013.36.76.61.91 2005 395.9825 0322 6102 42212.76.66.11.86 2006 397.7325 3702 6632 70713.56.76.82.04 2007 397.7305 3172 8302 48713.37.16.22.05 2008 397.6935 3332 7932 54013.47.06.42.10 2009 396.4045 1742 7712 40312.96.96.02.07 2010 394.1734 8882 8432 04512.47.25.22.02 2011 392.2914 4752 7411 73411.57.04.51.91 2012 388.3644 4582 8161 64211.57.34.21.99 2013 385.5514 1282 9021 22610.77.53.21.91 2014 383.9114 3673 3191 04811.48.72.72.08 2015 380.8773 9723 05791510.58.12.41.94 2016 376.4803 7823 28449810.08.71.31.90 2017 372.5943 6403 2174239.88.71.11.87 2018 368.7833 6703 29237810.09.01.01.90 2019 364.5083 7493 55919010.39.80.51.97 2020 361.2253 5293 586–579.89.9–0.11.85 2021 360.7493 6274 642–1 01510.112.9–2.81.89 2022 361.019 3 4934 188–6959.711.6–1.91.85 2023 359.202 3 3353 820–4859.310.6–1.31.79 2024 357.5902 8983 793–8958.110.5–2.41.52 2025 355.4592 9213 732-8118.110.6–2.5

Ethnic groups African Martinicans and African-White-Indian mixture 80%; Indo-Martinicans 10%; White Martinicans 5%; Lebanese, Jewish, 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, is also spoken by most of the population.

Religion Martinique's population is predominantly Christian, 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. Hinduism, Judaism, and Islam 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.

See also Demographics of France

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