To make cross-time comparisons using the March CPS data more feasible, variables in IPUMS-CPS are coded identically or harmonized across time. This harmonized dataset is also compatible with the data from the U.S. decennial censuses that are part of the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS-USA).
Martinique has a population of 386,486 (January 2013). There are an estimated 260,000 people of Martiniquan origin living in mainland France, most of them in the Paris region. Emigration was highest in the 1970s, causing population growth to almost stop, but it is comparatively light today.
France has an estimated 2015 population of 64.9 million, which does not include overseas territories. Combined, the territories add an additional 3 million. Metropolitan France has a population density of 116 people per square kilometer (301/square mile), which ranks 89th in the world.oulouse (449,000) This is the fourth largest metropolitan area of France with a population of 1.2 million. Metropolitan France is expected to see a population that grows by another 9 million people over the next 40 years, placing the country's population around 72 million by 2050.