Demographics of Guadeloupe

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date21 May 2025

As of 2025, the population of Guadeloupe is projected at 374k, compared to 375k in 2024. It ranks 180th in the world by population and 18th in North America. The population growth rate in 2025 is projected at -0.36 percent, the 195th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 169k males and 205k females in Guadeloupe. The percentage of the male population is 45.18%, compared to 54.82% of the female population. Guadeloupe has 36k more females than males. The sex ratio in Guadeloupe in 2025 will be 82.428 males per 100 females. Guadeloupe is in the 2th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Guadeloupe population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
1950104,736110,779215,5151.0294.545
1955119,488125,293244,7812.6195.367
1960136,494142,934279,4272.6995.494
1965149,147155,417304,5631.3095.966
1970155,691162,420318,1110.3695.857
1975157,371165,086322,4570.8995.327
1980161,776169,435331,2110.2195.480
1985173,262181,631354,8941.9795.392
1990189,744199,070388,8131.4095.315
1995198,804211,380410,1840.9294.051
2000199,192220,375419,567-0.3690.388
2005192,224215,853408,077-0.7189.053
2010190,179218,633408,8120.0086.985
2015186,227217,724403,950-0.8085.534
2020185,794221,600407,394-0.5983.842
2021181,645217,506399,151-3.5283.513
2022174,624210,074384,697-3.8683.125
2023170,470206,047376,517-0.4082.734
2024169,567205,538375,106-0.3582.499
2025168,893204,898373,791-0.3682.428
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195053.09919.7245.592
195557.27118.0395.773
196061.05817.3155.771
196563.16717.0645.593
197064.69217.8304.758
197567.15719.3033.752
198069.92421.5052.466
198572.23423.7782.432
199073.93226.1862.242
199575.53328.3712.121
200077.08032.2472.221
200578.18434.3522.301
201080.12036.9422.137
201581.26840.3142.179
202080.64844.3692.167
202178.21144.9552.131
202280.90545.8632.110
202382.05046.5742.089
202482.24146.9292.073
202582.40347.2002.054
  • Total
  • Crude

Guadeloupe death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19503,7088,60917.20439.945
19553,0179,54812.32639.005
19602,82710,42910.11637.325
19652,78110,7109.13035.165
19702,7589,9888.67131.399
19752,5788,6077.99426.692
19802,3856,5617.20119.810
19852,3567,1746.63920.214
19902,4807,4836.37719.245
19952,5817,3536.29117.925
20002,7377,3716.52217.568
20052,8496,5286.98115.998
20102,8335,4696.93013.377
20153,0565,0177.56612.420
20203,8274,9159.39412.063
20214,6224,75311.57911.908
20223,8804,49810.08611.692
20233,5604,2339.45511.242
20243,6404,1019.70410.932
20253,7023,9669.90310.611
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Guadeloupe

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
195075,181134,82235.800
1955112,074123,99047.476
1960163,550111,61159.438
1965211,23188,94070.370
1970253,48865,84679.380
1975281,80645,16086.188
1980300,47529,70291.004
1985335,69720,47494.252
1990371,88513,99396.374
1995393,7969,14197.731
2000417,8526,79498.400
2005432,5197,03398.400
2010443,5507,16898.410
2015443,4057,01398.443
2020441,6946,73398.499
2021441,4126,66798.512
2022441,1716,59898.526
2023441,0006,52798.542
2024440,9116,45498.557
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Guadeloupe population by Age Group (2025)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 9,648 9,335 18,983 5.08 103.353
05-09 9,822 9,463 19,286 5.16 103.794
10-14 10,895 10,905 21,799 5.83 99.908
15-19 12,401 11,713 24,114 6.45 105.874
20-24 11,027 10,233 21,260 5.69 107.759
25-29 7,147 8,209 15,357 4.11 87.063
30-34 7,162 9,133 16,294 4.36 78.419
35-39 7,364 10,559 17,922 4.79 69.741
40-44 7,742 11,743 19,485 5.21 65.929
45-49 8,313 12,004 20,317 5.44 69.252
50-54 11,405 15,684 27,089 7.25 72.717
55-59 12,367 16,625 28,991 7.76 74.388
60-64 14,177 16,328 30,505 8.16 86.826
65-69 12,722 14,230 26,952 7.21 89.403
70-74 10,121 12,725 22,846 6.11 79.536
75-79 8,060 10,678 18,738 5.01 75.482
80-84 4,622 6,779 11,402 3.05 68.181
85-89 2,415 4,410 6,825 1.83 54.762
90-94 1,112 2,642 3,754 1.00 42.089
95-99 321 1,145 1,466 0.39 28.035
100+ 51 353 405 0.11 14.448
Total 168,894 204,896 373,790 82.429