| Population: |
429,510 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 22.6% (male 49,245; female 47,845)
15-64 years: 67% (male 143,893; female 143,963)
65 years and over: 10.4% (male 20,043; female 24,521) (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
0.81% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
14.56 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate: |
6.43 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
-0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 7.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 4.79 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 78.88 years
male: 79.35 years
female: 78.4 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
1.79 children born/woman (2004 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 est.) |
