Largest Cities in Martinique
Facts about Martinique
Official languages: French
Capital: Fort-de-France
Area: 1,100 km²
Population: 432,900 residents
Population density: 393.55 residents per km²
Currency: EUR
Internet TLD: .mq
ISO codes: MQ, MTQ, 474
The prefix for Martinique is +596
Martinique is an island in the Caribbean and belongs to the Lesser Antilles – more precisely to the Leeward Islands. It is a French overseas department and a French overseas region. In 1502 Columbus was the first European to discover Martinique on his fourth voyage. The island was colonized by France in 1635 and since then has remained in French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.
Population
| Total population | |
| Population growth rate | |
| Birth rate | |
| Life expectancy | |
| Overall | |
| Men | |
| Women | |
| Age structure | |
| 0-14 years | 22.40% |
| 15-64 years | |
| 65 years and above | 10.50% |
| Median age | 33.61 years |
| Gender ratio | 0.99 M / F |
| Population density | |
| Urbanization | 95.70% |
| Cities | |
| (Fort-de-France) [Capital] (Z 1999) 130616, (Le Lamentin) (Z 1999) 35460, (Le Robert) (Z 1999) 21240, (Schoelcher) (Z 1999) 20845, (Sainte-Marie) (Z 1999) 20098, (Le François) (Z 1999) 18559 | |
| Ethnicities | |
| About 80% of the population is of African origin. 15% of the residents are of Indian or Afro-Indian origin (called “coolies” in Martinique), mostly in the east of the island. About 5% of Martinique’s residents are of European descent. This group includes the whites born in Martinique, who descend from the colonial upper class and are called Béké. All people born in Martinique, both white and black, are called Creoles. | |
| Religions | |
| Roman Catholic 85% Protestants 10.5% Muslims 0.5% Hindus 0.5% Others 3.5% | |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | |
| HDI ranking | |
Biggest Cities of Martinique by Population
| # | City | Population | Latitude | Longitude |
| 1 | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 90,106 | 14.6037 | -61.0742 |
| 2 | Le Lamentin, Martinique | 39,340 | 14.6134 | -60.9996 |
| 3 | Le Robert, Martinique | 23,925 | 14.6775 | -60.9423 |
| 4 | Sainte-Marie, Martinique | 20,491 | 14.7835 | -60.9923 |
| 5 | Le Francois, Martinique | 19,793 | 14.6151 | -60.9031 |
| 6 | Ducos, Martinique | 17,505 | 14.5753 | -60.9745 |
| 7 | Saint-Joseph, Martinique | 17,085 | 14.671 | -61.0391 |
| 8 | La Trinite, Martinique | 15,151 | 14.7381 | -60.9632 |
| 9 | Riviere-Pilote, Martinique | 13,470 | 14.4874 | -60.9026 |
| 10 | Le Gros-Morne, Martinique | 11,136 | 14.7 | -61 |
| 11 | Sainte-Luce, Martinique | 9,307 | 14.4685 | -60.9214 |
| 12 | Saint-Esprit, Martinique | 8,619 | 14.55 | -60.9333 |
| 13 | Le Lorrain, Martinique | 8,452 | 14.8326 | -61.0555 |
| 14 | Le Marin, Martinique | 8,054 | 14.4716 | -60.8699 |
| 15 | Le Vauclin, Martinique | 7,923 | 14.5454 | -60.8383 |
| 16 | Les Trois-Ilets, Martinique | 5,768 | 14.5391 | -61.0335 |
| 17 | Le Morne-Rouge, Martinique | 5,580 | 14.7761 | -61.1356 |