How many people live in Martinique right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
336,877
| Today | In 2026 | |
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| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Net migration | · | · |
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2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 183 of 237
- Share of world population
- 0.0040%
- Median age
- 50.2 years
- Children per woman
- 1.95
- Life expectancy
- 83.0 years
- People per km²
- 319
According to UN estimates, about 336,877 people live in Martinique right now. It ranks 183rd out of 237 countries and territories by population, between Vanuatu and French Guiana, and it is home to one in every 24,700 people on the planet.
Every day, about 9 people are born there and about 10 die. More people leave than arrive: net migration reduces the population by about 2,300 people a year. Overall, the population shrinks by about 7 people a day (0.80% a year).
In 1950, about 232,070 people lived there. Since then, the population has grown by 45%. It peaked in 1999, at about 423,889, and has been falling since. By 2050 it is projected to have about 282,070 people (16% fewer than today), and by 2100 about 209,808.
Half of its people are younger than 50 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 1.95 children each, below the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 83 years (worldwide, 74). There are 319 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Martinique in 2026?
- Martinique has about 336,877 people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 337,711.
- How many people are born each day in Martinique?
- About 9 a day (3,200 a year). About 10 people die each day (3,700 a year).
- Is the population of Martinique growing?
- No: it shrinks by 0.80% a year, or about 2,700 people.
- What will the population of Martinique be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 282,070.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Guadeloupe 372,014
- Mayotte 350,861
- Vanuatu 344,892
- French Guiana 320,557
- New Caledonia 298,674
- French Polynesia 283,264
More countries in the Americas
- United States 349,570,800
- Brazil 213,783,615
- Mexico 133,319,903
- Colombia 54,089,701
- Argentina 46,051,068
- Canada 40,567,080
- Peru 35,027,449
- Venezuela 28,673,199
- Chile 19,971,250
- Guatemala 19,055,603
- Ecuador 18,493,716
- Bolivia 12,801,731
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.