Demographic profile
Guadeloupe is the 177th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.0% of everyone alive. Within Caribbean, it ranks 7 of 22.
Each day brings roughly 15 births and 9 deaths, adding about 2,191 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.55% annually, the population would double in roughly 127 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Literacy stands near 90.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 13.0%, with life expectancy at about 77.0 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Guadeloupe in 2026? Approximately 413,674 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Guadeloupe growing? About 0.55% per year — roughly 15 births and 9 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Guadeloupe? Around 0.0% — ranked 177 worldwide by population.