Share of women who are married or in a union, by age in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Share of women who are married or in a union, by age was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of women who are married or in a union, by age in Guadeloupe, 1970–2020
Source: United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of women who are married or in a union, by age in Guadeloupe stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are married or in a union, by age in Guadeloupe peaked at 2.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
That places Guadeloupe 208th out of 223 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Share of women who are married or in a union, by age in Guadeloupe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.9% | — |
| 1971 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guadeloupe
- 207 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.6% compare
- 208 Macao 0.5% compare
- 208 Malta 0.5% compare
- 211 Ireland 0.4% compare
- 211 Switzerland 0.4% compare
More gender data for Guadeloupe
- Sex ratio at birth 103.27 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio by age 14.24 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 5 104.37 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.27 males per 100 females (2023)
- Probability of dying that year, among females 0.6% (2023)
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman 35.3% (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 60 88.96 males per 100 females (2023)
- Male population by age group 9,747 people (2023)
- Female population by age group 9,311 people (2023)
- Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 42.1% (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are married or in a union, by age in Guadeloupe?
- Share of women who are married or in a union, by age in Guadeloupe was 0.5% in 2020, according to United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are married or in a union, by age recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of women who are married or in a union, by age recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for share of women who are married or in a union, by age?
- Guadeloupe ranks 208th out of 223 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of women who are married or in a union, by age rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guadeloupe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are married or in a union, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of women aged 15–19 who are married, or who live with a partner without being married.