As of 2020, individuals under 14 years of age were the largest age group in La Réunion and in French Guiana, with 22.3 and 32.6 percent of the population, respectively. In Guadeloupe and Martinique, people between 45 and 59 years of age were the most numerous, with 23.2 and 24.3 percent of the population, respectively.
In these two regions, the population has been slightly increasing in recent years, while the population of French Guiana has increased sixfold in five decades, and that of La Réunion has doubled.
Population distribution of La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in 2020, by age groups
Characteristic
Under 14 years old
15 to 29 years old
30 to 44 years old
45 to 59 years old
60 to 74 years old
75 years old and over
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Insee. (February 2, 2024). Population distribution of La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in 2020, by age groups [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350475/population-breakdown-french-overseas-regions-age-group/
Insee. "Population distribution of La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in 2020, by age groups." Chart. February 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350475/population-breakdown-french-overseas-regions-age-group/
Insee. (2024). Population distribution of La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in 2020, by age groups. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350475/population-breakdown-french-overseas-regions-age-group/
Insee. "Population Distribution of La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in 2020, by Age Groups." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350475/population-breakdown-french-overseas-regions-age-group/
Insee, Population distribution of La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in 2020, by age groups Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350475/population-breakdown-french-overseas-regions-age-group/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Population distribution of La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in 2020, by age groups [Graph], Insee, February 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350475/population-breakdown-french-overseas-regions-age-group/