Demographics of Martinique

Demographics of Martinique.

Population: 436 131 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure:
0–14 years: 22,1% (male 48 988; female 47 525)
15–64 years: 67.3% (male 147 082; female 146 470)
65 years and over: 10.6% (male 20 791; female 25 275) (2006 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.72% (2006 estimate)

Birth rate: 12.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate: 6.48 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15–64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 6,95 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.18 years
male: 79.5 years
female: 78.85 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.79 children born/woman (2006 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%, Indian Tamil or East Indian, Chinese less than 5%

Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%

Languages: French, Creole patois (by this CIA Factbook means Antillean Creole)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97,7%
male: 97,3%
female: 98,1% (2003 est.)