Guadeloupe — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Guadeloupe had an estimated population of 449,524 in 2005, with 28 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Guadeloupe today — population now 372,453, against 449,524 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 449,524 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 408,077 | 372,453 | -9% |
The two sources differ by 10% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Abymes | Grande-Terre | 63,058 | 53,514 now |
| 2 | Baie-Mahault | Basse-Terre | 30,551 | 30,837 now |
| 3 | Le Gosier | Grande-Terre | 28,698 | 28,698 now |
| 4 | Petit-Bourg | Basse-Terre | 24,994 | 24,994 now |
| 5 | Sainte-Anne | Grande-Terre | 22,859 | 22,859 now |
| 6 | Le Moule | Grande-Terre | 22,692 | 22,692 now |
| 7 | Sainte-Rose | Basse-Terre | 20,192 | 20,192 now |
| 8 | Capesterre-Belle-Eau | Basse-Terre | 19,821 | 19,821 now |
| 9 | Point-à-Pitre | Grande-Terre | 18,264 | — |
| 10 | Morne-à-lʿEau | Grande-Terre | 17,811 | — |
| 11 | Lamentin | Basse-Terre | 14,891 | 14,891 now |
| 12 | Saint-François | Grande-Terre | 12,732 | 12,732 now |
| 13 | Basse-Terre | Basse-Terre | 11,472 | 11,472 now |
| 14 | Saint-Claude | Basse-Terre | 10,134 | 10,134 now |
| 15 | Trois-Rivières | Basse-Terre | 8,812 | 8,812 now |
| 16 | Gourbeyre | Basse-Terre | 8,571 | 8,571 now |
| 17 | Petit-Canal | Grande-Terre | 8,554 | 8,554 now |
| 18 | Pointe-Noire | Basse-Terre | 7,749 | 7,749 now |
| 19 | Vieux-Habitants | Basse-Terre | 7,728 | 7,728 now |
| 20 | Bouillante | Basse-Terre | 7,540 | — |
| 21 | Saint-Barthélemy | Saint Barthélemy | 5,988 | — |
| 22 | Grand-Bourg | Marie-Galante | 5,867 | 5,867 now |
| 23 | Baillif | Basse-Terre | 5,705 | 5,705 now |
| 24 | Port-Louis | Grande-Terre | 5,515 | 5,515 now |
| 25 | Anse-Bertrand | Grande-Terre | 5,146 | 5,146 now |
| 26 | Marigot | Saint Martin | 3,368 | — |
| 27 | La Désirade | La Désirade | 1,716 | — |
| 28 | Terre-de-Bas | Îles des Saintes | 1,314 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grande-Terre | 211,070 |
| 2 | Basse-Terre | 178,231 |
| 3 | Saint Martin | 33,898 |
| 4 | Marie-Galante | 16,003 |
| 5 | Saint Barthélemy | 5,988 |
| 6 | Îles des Saintes | 2,420 |
| 7 | La Désirade | 1,914 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.