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, Tamil, Bojpoori, Hakka.
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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