Demography

Demography

Source: CIA World Fact Book

Population: 1,230,602 (July 2005 est.)
Age Structure: 0-14yrs 25.4% ; 15-64yrs 68.3% ; 65yrs and over 6.3%
Population growth rate: 0.84% (2005 est.)
Birth rate: 15.62 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate: 6.83 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Life expectancy: 72.38 years (2005 est.)
Nationality: Mauritian
Ethnic Groups: 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), French (official), Creole, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bhojpuri
Literacy: total population 82.9% ; male 87.1% ; female 78.8%