Photo: LPLT · CC BY-SA 3.0Single-parent households: 33%, a higher share than 99% of compared French towns
Households headed by a retired person make up 23%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. Goyave counted 7,565 residents and 3,370 households at the 2023 Census. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 13%. 25% of households have no car, more than in 92% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Guadeloupe median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Goyave
Fewer residents than in 2012
Goyave had 8,079 residents at the 2012 census and 7,565 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Social housing
30% of households rent from a social landlord (HLM), 16% rent privately and 51% own their home. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Goyave changed by −6% from 2012 to 2023, behind 92% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Over those years, the median Guadeloupe town changed ±0% and the median compared French town +5%.
19% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 74% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Goyave 43.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Goyave is 43.1, lower than in 57% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 16%, a lower share than 89% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Guadeloupe median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.3 people share a household. Across the comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Compared with 35% in the typical compared French town, 36% of households are one person living alone here.
Goyave sits above 92% of compared French towns for households in social housing (30%)
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Long tenure is the mark of 18% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 6.9% (under two years). More empty homes than in 78% of compared French towns: 9.9%. As a yardstick, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. The share of second homes tops 71% of compared French towns: 4%.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 6.4% in Goyave, less than in 73% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Goyave comes in at 12%. On average, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals: 6.8%, a higher share than 68% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
That is lower than in half of compared French towns. To put it in context, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. 6.5% of residents are immigrants, or about one in 15.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
More single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 51%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Married residents: 28%, below 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Goyave: 26% of adults out of school have no qualification, above 83% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Locally, 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. For comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (7,450 to 7,682 people), the 11th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Saint-Maixent-l'École (35.5), the oldest Crozon (57.1).
Goyave sits below 3 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goyave | 43.1 | 19% | 4% | 6.5% |
| Petit-Bourg 24,665 · 4.2 mi | 44.3 | 19% | 6.7% | 3.5% |
| Capesterre-Belle-Eau 17,684 · 6.3 mi | 49.8 | 26% | 2.6% | 8.8% |
| Le Gosier 27,757 · 7.5 mi | 45.8 | 21% | 19% | 7.2% |
| Pointe-à-Pitre 15,040 · 8 mi | 37.5 | 18% | 15% | 11% |
| Baie-Mahault 30,924 · 9.4 mi | 40.8 | 16% | 1.4% | 4.8% |
| Lamentin 18,628 · 10.3 mi | 40.1 | 16% | 1.4% | 4.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Goyave
What is the population of Goyave?
7,565 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (8,079).
How old are Goyave’s residents?
The median age is 43.1, younger than 57% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Goyave?
160, with occasional dwellings: 4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Goyave?
INSEE counts 490 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.5% of residents, and 510 foreign nationals (6.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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