Short facts about people of Mauritius

Population:

1,189,825 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  25.53% (male 153,691; female 150,094) 15-64 years:  68.24% (male 404,940; female 407,056) 65 years and over:  6.23% (male 29,588; female 44,456) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.88% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

16.5 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

6.82 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.02 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 (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

17.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  71.25 years male:  67.26 years female:  75.31 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.01 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.08% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  Mauritian(s) adjective:  Mauritian

Ethnic groups:

Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%

Religions:

Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1%

Languages:

English (official), Creole, French, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bojpoori

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  82.9% male:  87.1% female:  78.8% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook