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Mauritius People 1996

Population:

1,127,068 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

28% (female 152,892; male 158,891)

15-64 years:

66% (female 376,049; male 372,910)

65 years and over:

6% (female 39,088; male 27,238) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.89% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

18.91 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

6.38 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-3.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

17.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

70.84 years

male:

66.9 years

female:

74.95 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.2 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Mauritian(s)

adjective:

Mauritian

Ethnic divisions:

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:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990)

total population:

80%

male:

85%

female:

75%

Labor force:

335,000

by occupation:

government services 29%, agriculture and fishing 27%, manufacturing 22%, other 22%

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