Demographics of Mauritius
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Population: 1,179,368 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
26% (male 153,385; female 149,451)
15-64 years:
68% (male 401,032; female 403,295)
65 years and over:
6% (male 28,981; female 43,224) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.89% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 16.66 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 6.83 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.67 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 17.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
70.98 years
male:
66.98 years
female:
75.04 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.02 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Mauritian(s)
adjective:
Mauritian
Ethnic groups: Indian/South Asian 68%, Creole 27%, Chinese 3%, French 2%
Religions: Hinduism 52%, Christianity 28.3% (Roman Catholicism 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Islam 16.6%, other 3.1%
Languages: English (Official), French, Mauritian Creole, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bojpoori, Tamil
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
82.9%
male:
87.1%
female:
78.8% (1995 est.)
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Dependencies and other territories
British Indian Ocean Territory •
Canary Islands •
Ceuta •
Melilla •
Madeira Islands •
Mayotte •
Réunion •
St. Helena
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