Population: 607,086 (July 1991), growth rate 1.9% (1991)

Birth rate: 24 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 8 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 70 years male, 76 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 2.6 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Reunionese (sing. and pl.); adjective--Reunionese

Ethnic divisions: most of the population is of intermixed French, African, Malagasy, Chinese, Pakistani, and Indian ancestry

Religion: Roman Catholic 94%

Language: French (official); Creole widely used

Literacy: 69% (male 67%, female 74%) age 15 and over can read and write (1982)

Labor force: NA; agriculture 30%, industry 21%, services 49% (1981); 63% of population of working age (1983)

Organized labor: General Confederation of Workers of Reunion (CGTR)

NOTE: The information regarding Reunion on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Reunion People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Reunion People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.