Demographics of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

• 7,063 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

• 0-14 years: 22.4% (male 806; female 772)
• 15-64 years: 66.3% (male 2,370; female 2,301)
• 65 years and over: 11.3% (male 366; female 429) (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

• 0.114% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

• 12.92 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

• 6.81 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

• -4.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

• at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
• under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
• 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
• 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
• total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

• 7.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

• total population: 78.91 years
• male: 76.55 years
• female: 81.4 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

• 1.98 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Nationality

• noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)
• adjective: French

Ethnic groups

• Basques, Bretons, Normans (French fishermen), French Canadians, including descendants of Acadian refugees, and a number of descendants of Newfoundlanders.

Religions

• Roman Catholic 99%

Languages

• French - Resembling that spoken in Normandy
• English - Spoken by a minority (about a hundred or so)
• Basque - Became extinct during the 1950s

Literacy

• definition: age 15 and over can read and write
• total population: 99%
• male: 99%
• female: 99% (1982 est.)

See also : Saint Pierre and Miquelon