Décroissance démographique et vieillissement : une exception des Antilles françaises dans l’espace Caraïbes ?

• Main Authors: Didier Breton, Franck Temporal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Université des Antilles 2019-10-01
• Series: Études Caribéennes
• Subjects: Caraïbe; émigration; vieillissement de la population; baisse de la fécondité; sous-emploi; développement économique
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/16864

As for all the Caribbean territories, the departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique, which were once marked by very high population growth rates, have experienced a decrease in population growth and even a decline in recent years. Emigration, more than fertility decline, is the main cause of this phenomenon. More than the number of individuals leaving these territories, the problem is that of their profile: the most qualified have left the territory generally in a long-term perspective. This phenomenon is particularly worrying in territories with an unprecedented rythm of ageing in France. The challenge for these two departments will be to use this ageing as an opportunity.