STATISTICS

Guadeloupe
Region Caribbean
Currency Euro (EUR)
Surface area (square kilometres) 1 705
Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 464 a
Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 271.9
Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Basse-Terre (13)
Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012
Exchange rates (national currency per US$) b 0.85 0.75 0.76
CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 112 122 128
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 103 89 110
Food production index (2004-2006=100) 103 89 110
Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) cd ... 13.8 13.5
Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) ... ... 3.3 cd
Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 48.6 51.4 50.1
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 56.1 57.5 57.3
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) ef 372 g 392 418 h
Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) i 22 24 ...
Social indicators
Population growth rate (average annual %) a 2010-2015 0.5
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) a 2010-2015 0.5
Rural population growth rate (average annual %) a 2010-2015 0.1
Urban population (%) a 2013 98.4
Population aged 0-14 years (%) a 2013 21.5
Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) a 2013 19.8/17.0
Sex ratio (males per 100 females) a 2013 89.1
Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) a 2010-2015 84.0/77.4
Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) a 2010-2015 5.6
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) a 2010-2015 2.1
Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) 2006-2012 29.4 j
International migrant stock (000 and % of total population) a mid-2013 97.1/20.8
Environmental indicators
Threatened species 2013 60
Forested area (% of land area) 2011 38.1
CO 2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2010 1 737/3.8
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2010 1 225.0 i
Precipitation in the capital city, total mean (millimetres) k
1 779 l
Temperature in the capital city, mean °C (minimum and maximum) k
22.1/30.5 l
a Includes Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin (French part). b Market rate. c March to June. d Excludes
the institutional population. e Air arrivals. f Excludes Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin (French part).
g Data based on a survey conducted at Guadeloupe airport. h 2011. i UNSD estimate. j 1976. k Le Raizet.
l Based on monthly averages for the period 1961-1990.
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