Guadeloupe Population: 416 439 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 25% (male 53 239; female 51 148) 15-64 years: 66% (male 136 439; female 139 555) 65 years and over: 9% (male 15 243; female 20 815) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.1% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 16.73 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 5.61 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -0.16 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth : 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 8.79 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.8 years male: 74.78 years female: 80.97 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.84 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Guadeloupian(s) adjective: Guadeloupe Ethnic groups: black or mulatto 90% white 5% East Indian Lebanese Chinese less than 5% Religions: Roman Catholic 95% Hindu and pagan African 4% Protestant sects 1% Languages: French (official) 99% Creole patois Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90% male: 90% female: 90% (1982 est.)
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