Population 402,984 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 23% (male 46,906; female 45,800)
15-64 years: 67% (male 133,500; female 136,773)
65 years and over : 10% (male 16,890; female 23,115) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 1.07% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 16.69 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 5.88 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate -0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years : 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 7 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.98 years
male: 76.21 years
female: 81.83 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.81 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Martiniquais (singular and plural)
adjective: Martiniquais

Ethnic groups African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian,Lebanese, Chinese less than 5%

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

Languages French, Creole patois

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 92%
female: 93% (1982 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Martinique on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Martinique People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Martinique People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.