Martinique

Martinique has 361,019 residents in 1 départements and 34 communes.

Region · 1 départements · 34 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

361,019residents2022 census

54%of households own their homemain home

61%housesof all homes

7%second homesof all homes

Martinique · 34 communes

0%30%+

Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 1 départements.

Colour shows where each département sits among the others in the region.

Département	Residents	Communes	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Second homes
Martinique (972)	361,019	34	€2,750/m²	–	54%	11%	19.6%	7%

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0)

People.

361,019 residents and 170,596 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

15%

aged under 15

15%

aged 15–29

31%

aged 60 and over

40%

of households are people living alone

16%

of households are couples with children

24%

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

220,301 homes, 78% of them main residences, with 3.7 rooms on average.

61%

of homes are houses

54%

of households own their home

17%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

second homes

16%

empty homes

75%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19191%

1919–19452%

1946–197016%

1971–199033%

1991–200531%

2006–201917%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

19.6%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

26%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

27%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Départements in the region.

Every département has its own page, with all of its communes.

Martinique