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Martinique People 1996

Population:

394,787 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

23% (female 44,960; male 46,512)

15-64 years:

67% (female 134,439; male 130,642)

65 years and over:

10% (female 22,058; male 16,176) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.1% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

16.92 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

5.82 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

7.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

78.67 years

male:

75.94 years

female:

81.53 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.81 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Martiniquais (singular and plural)

adjective:

Martiniquais

Ethnic divisions:

African and African-Caucasian-Indian mixture 90%, Caucasian 5%, East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese less than 5%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%

Languages:

French, Creole patois

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1982)

total population:

93%

male:

92%

female:

93%

Labor force:

100,000

by occupation:

service industry 31.7%, construction and public works 29.4%, agriculture 13.1%, industry 7.3%, fisheries 2.2%, other 16.3%

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