Mauritian People, Mauritius People
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Population: 1,230,602 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 24.4% (male 151,043/female 148,847) 15-64 years: 69.1% (male 424,472/female 425,974) 65 years and over: 6.5% (male 31,506/female 48,760) (2005 est.)
Median age: Total: 30.5 years male: 29.65 years female: 31.46 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.84% (2005 est.)
Death rate: 6.83 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio: At birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate: Total: 15.03 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.74 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 72.38 years male: 68.4 years female: 76.41 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.96 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 700 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 100 (2001 est.)
Nationality: Noun: Mauritian(s) adjective: Mauritian
Ethnic groups: Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%
Religions: Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, other Christian 8.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census)
Languages: Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4% (official), other 3.7%, unspecified 0.3% (2000 census)
Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85.6% male: 88.6% female: 82.7% (2003 est.)
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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