Editing Saint Pierre and Miquelon (section)

==Demographics==
{{main|Demographics of Saint Pierre and Miquelon|Saint Pierre and Miquelon Islanders}}
{{Historical populations
|title = Historical populations
|footnote = INSEE (1847–1962;<ref name="hist-1847-1962">{{cite web |url=http://www.bdm.insee.fr/bdm2/affichageSeries.action?000067664=on&codeGroupe=64 |title=Population totale au recensement: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (serie historique 1847–1962) |publisher=Bdm.insee.fr |access-date=8 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923182950/http://www.bdm.insee.fr/bdm2/affichageSeries.action?000067664=on&codeGroupe=64 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> 1967–2011;<ref name="hist-1967-2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.bdm.insee.fr/bdm2/affichageSeries.action?000067669=on&codeGroupe=64 |title=Population totale au recensement: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon |publisher=Bdm.insee.fr |date=31 December 2012 |access-date=8 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707182051/http://www.bdm.insee.fr/bdm2/affichageSeries.action?000067669=on&codeGroupe=64 |archive-date=7 July 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> 2016;<ref name="hist-2016">{{cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/3677820?sommaire=3677855 |title=Populations légales des collectivités d'outre-mer en 2016  |publisher=[[INSEE]] |access-date=2024-12-20 |language=fr }}</ref> 2022<ref name=population />)
|percentages =
|1847 |1665
|1860 |2916
|1870 |4750
|1897 |6352
|1902 |6842
|1907 |4760
|1911 |4209
|1921 |3918
|1926 |4030
|1931 |4321
|1936 |4175
|1945 |4354
|1951 |4606
|1957 |4879
|1962 |5025
|1967 |5235
|1974 |5840
|1982 |6041
|1990 |6277
|1999 |6316
|2006 |6125
|2011 |6080
|2016 |6008
|2022 |5819
}}
The total population of the islands at the March 2022 census was 5,819,<ref name=population /> of which 5,223 lived in [[Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon|Saint-Pierre]] and 596 in [[Miquelon-Langlade]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8290593/dep975.xlsx |title=Populations de référence des communes en vigueur au 1er janvier 2025 - Date de référence statistique : 1er janvier 2022 |publisher=[[Cabinet of France|Government of France]] |website=[[INSEE]] |access-date=2024-12-20 |language=fr }}</ref> At the time of the 1999 census, 76% of the population was born on the archipelago, while 16.1% were born in metropolitan France, a sharp increase from the 10.2% in 1990. In the same census, less than 1% of the population reported being a foreign national.<ref name="1999-insee-731"/>

The archipelago has a high emigration rate, especially among young adults, who often leave for their studies without returning afterwards.<ref name="1999-insee-731">{{cite web |url=http://www.insee.fr/fr/ffc/docs_ffc/ip731.pdf |title=Le recensement de la population à Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon |publisher=INSEE |date=August 2000 |access-date=8 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019161650/http://www.insee.fr/fr/ffc/docs_ffc/IP731.PDF |archive-date=19 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Even at the time of the great prosperity of the cod fishery, the population growth had always been constrained by the geographic remoteness, harsh climate and infertile soils.<ref name="1999-insee-731"/>

===Ethnography===
Ruins show that [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous American]] people visited the archipelago on fishing and hunting expeditions before it was colonized by Europeans.<ref name="om-pres"/> The current population is the result of inflows of settlers from the French ports, mostly [[Normans]], [[Basque people|Basques]], [[Breton people|Bretons]] and [[Saintonge (region)|Saintonge]]ais, and also from the historic area of [[Acadia]] in Canada ([[Gaspé Peninsula]], parts of [[New Brunswick]], Prince Edward Island and [[Cape Breton]]) as well as [[Newfoundland French|Francophones]] who settled on the [[Port au Port Peninsula]] on Newfoundland.<ref name="om-pres"/>

===Languages===
{{Main articles|Saint Pierre and Miquelon French}}
The inhabitants speak French; their customs and traditions are similar to the ones found in [[metropolitan France]].<ref name="brit-1" /> The [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon French|French spoken on the archipelago]] is closer to [[Metropolitan French]] than to [[Canadian French]] and maintains a number of unique features.<ref name="frpm">{{cite web |url=http://www.grandcolombier.com/culture/1969-le-francais-parle-aux-iles-saint-pierre-et-miquelon-e-aubert-de-la-rue |title=Le français parlé aux îles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon |publisher=Le GrandColombier.com |date=29 April 2010 |access-date=8 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405060354/http://www.grandcolombier.com/culture/1969-le-francais-parle-aux-iles-saint-pierre-et-miquelon-e-aubert-de-la-rue/ |archive-date=5 April 2012 }}</ref> [[Basque language|Basque]], formerly spoken in private settings by people of Basque ancestry, had disappeared from the islands by the late 1950s.<ref name="bq-l">{{cite web |url=http://www.marccormier.com/_english/2009/10/the-basque-colony-of-saint-pierre-et-miquelon/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602160836/http://www.marccormier.com/_english/2009/10/the-basque-colony-of-saint-pierre-et-miquelon/ |archive-date=2 June 2012 |title=The Basque colony of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon |author=Marc Cormier |access-date=8 February 2013 }}</ref>

===Religion===
The population is overwhelmingly Christian,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.religion-facts.com/en/233 |title=Religions In St. Pierre And Miquelon |publisher=Religion-facts.com |access-date=19 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908020425/http://www.religion-facts.com/en/233 |archive-date=8 September 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> with the majority being Catholic.<ref name="brit-1"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-07 |title=Saint-Pierre and Miquelon {{!}} Map, History, Population, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> The [[Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre and Miquelon|Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre and Miquelon]] managed the local church until it was merged into the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes|Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/03/01/0162/00337.html#vi |title=Rinuncia del Vicario Apostolico di Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon e accorpamento del Vicariato nella Diocesi di La Rochelle (Francia) |language=it |work=Official Website of the Holy See |access-date=1 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301164640/http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/03/01/0162/00337.html#vi |archive-date=1 March 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>