Geography - note:
a narrow channel, the Riviere Salee, divides Guadeloupe proper into
two islands: the larger, western Basse-Terre and the smaller,
eastern Grande-Terre
People Guadeloupe
Population:
440,189 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 24.7% (male 55,521; female 53,137)
15-64 years: 66.4% (male 144,764; female 147,449)
65 years and over: 8.9% (male 16,443; female 22,875) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 31 years
male: 30.2 years
female: 31.9 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
1% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
16.16 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
6.04 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2003 est.)