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Reunion People 1996

Population:

666,067 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

32% (female 104,924; male 109,972)

15-64 years:

62% (female 210,762; male 203,774)

65 years and over:

6% (female 21,606; male 15,029) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.98% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

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

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

74.46 years

male:

71.39 years

female:

77.67 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.75 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Reunionese (singular and plural)

adjective:

Reunionese

Ethnic divisions:

French, African, Malagasy, Chinese, Pakistani, Indian

Religions:

Roman Catholic 94%

Languages:

French (official), Creole widely used

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1982)

total population:

79%

male:

76%

female:

80%

Labor force:

by occupation:

agriculture 30%, industry 21%, services 49% (1981)

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