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Mauritius:
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Other pages in this profile of Mauritius:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 1,274,189 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 627.7 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 23% (male 148,573/female 143,859) 15-64 years: 70.1% (male 443,968/female 449,670) 65 years and over: 6.9% (male 35,269/female 52,850) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 31.5 years male: 30.6 years female: 32.3 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.8% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 14.64 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 6.55 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 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: 0.97 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 12.56 deaths/1,000 live births male: 14.94 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 73.75 years male: 70.28 years female: 77.4 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.83 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 700 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition fewer than 100 (2001 est.) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Mauritian(s) adjective: Mauritian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2% |
Religions |
Definition Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census) |
Languages |
Definition Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4%, English (official; spoken by less than 1% of the population), other 3.7%, unspecified 0.3% (2000 census) |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 84.4% male: 88.4% female: 80.5% (2000 census) |
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