Guadeloupe

TerritoryLatin America and the Caribbean, Americas

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Population

373,126

2026 · UN WPPProjection

Life expectancy

82.6 years

2026 · UN WPPProjection

UN WPP 2024 Revision (estimates through 2023; 2024–2100 medium-variant projections). World Bank WDI, 13 July 2026 release. UNDP HDR HDR 2025. UNESCO UIS UIS February 2026. ILOSTAT ILOSTAT December 2025. IMF WEO WEO April 2026. OWID CO₂ OWID CO₂ December 2025.

Overview

Guadeloupe is territory in Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas.

Overseas department of France.

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ISO alpha-2: GP
ISO alpha-3: GLP
UN M49: 312
Wikidata: Q17012

People

Population stocks and demographic rates are from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant unless another source is named. Years from 2024 onward are projections.

PopulationProjection: 373,126
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population (1 July)Projection: 372,453
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population growth rateProjection: −0.4 percent
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population densityProjection: 228.8 persons per km²
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Guadeloupe’s density is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 102.3 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 90.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Median ageProjection: 47.4 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Guadeloupe’s median age is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 35.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 29.8 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population sex ratioProjection: 82.4 males per 100 females
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Total fertility rateProjection: 2 live births per woman
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Guadeloupe’s tfr is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 1.6 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and close to median of 2 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude birth rateProjection: 10.3 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net number of migrantsProjection: −1,442
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net migration rateProjection: −3.9 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Population of Guadeloupe. Solid line: estimates (1950–2023). Dashed line: medium-variant projections (2024–2100). UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Population	Status
1950	214,420	estimate
1960	275,675	estimate
1970	317,533	estimate
1980	330,862	estimate
1990	386,097	estimate
2000	420,333	estimate
2010	408,812	estimate
2020	408,604	estimate
2030	367,175	projection
2040	349,960	projection
2050	327,594	projection
2060	302,285	projection
2070	281,728	projection
2080	268,719	projection
2090	257,510	projection
2100	245,112	projection
2101	243,801	projection

Development

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Multidimensional Poverty Index: No comparable data
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Health and education

Life expectancy and mortality are UN WPP series unless labelled otherwise. Education figures are UNESCO UIS (CC BY-SA, isolated) where a comparable series exists; otherwise they stay missing.

Life expectancy at birthProjection: 82.6 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Guadeloupe’s life expectancy is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 76.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 74.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude death rateProjection: 10.1 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection: 78.7 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Guadeloupe’s life exp. male is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 74.1 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 70.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Life expectancy at birth (female)Projection: 85.9 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Guadeloupe’s life exp. female is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 79.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 77.4 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Infant mortality rateProjection: 6.2 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Guadeloupe’s infant mortality is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 9.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 11.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Under-five mortality rateProjection: 7.6 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Guadeloupe’s u5mr is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 11.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 12.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Prevalence of undernourishment: No comparable data
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Adult literacy rate: 90.1%
1982 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
Guadeloupe’s adult literacy is close to Latin America and the Caribbean median of 90.1% (3 profiles with 1982 data). Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Youth literacy rate: 98.5%
1982 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
Mean years of schooling: 5.7 years
1982 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
School life expectancy: No comparable data
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Life expectancy at birth in Guadeloupe. Dashed line marks medium-variant projections. UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Years	Status
1950	53.1	estimate
1960	61.1	estimate
1970	64.7	estimate
1980	69.9	estimate
1990	73.9	estimate
2000	77.1	estimate
2010	80.1	estimate
2020	80.6	estimate
2030	83.1	projection
2040	84.4	projection
2050	85.6	projection
2060	86.8	projection
2070	87.9	projection
2080	88.8	projection
2090	89.7	projection
2100	90.7	projection

Geography

Region: Americas
Subregion: Latin America and the Caribbean
Intermediate region: Caribbean

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Government

Classification is descriptive and is not a recognition of legal claims.Map and status policy.

Status: Territory
Publication tier: Additional profile
Related ISO alpha-3: FRA

Overseas department of France.

Sources

United Nations World Population Prospects

WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium. Vintage 2024 Revision. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Population (2026, projection; series TPopulation1Jan)
Life expectancy at birth (2026, projection; series LEx)
Population (1 July) (2026, projection; series TPopulation1July)
Population growth rate (2026, projection; series PopGrowthRate)
Population density (2026, projection; series PopDensity)
Median age (2026, projection; series MedianAgePop)
Population sex ratio (2026, projection; series PopSexRatio)
Total fertility rate (2026, projection; series TFR)
Crude birth rate (2026, projection; series CBR)
Crude death rate (2026, projection; series CDR)
Life expectancy at birth (male) (2026, projection; series LExMale)
Life expectancy at birth (female) (2026, projection; series LExFemale)
Infant mortality rate (2026, projection; series IMR)
Under-five mortality rate (2026, projection; series Q5)
Net number of migrants (2026, projection; series NetMigrations)
Net migration rate (2026, projection; series CNMR)

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026). Vintage UIS February 2026. CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Adult literacy rate (1982, actual; series LR.AG15T99)
Youth literacy rate (1982, actual; series LR.AG15T24)
Mean years of schooling (1982, actual; series MYS.1T8.AG25T99)

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