CIA World Factbook Demographic Statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population growth rate: 0.776% (2010 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 17.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.) - 12.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74 years
male: 70.53 years
female: 77.65 years (2010 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.02 children born/woman (2000 est.) 1.80 children born/woman (2010 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Mauritian(s)
adjective: Mauritian
Ethnic groups: Indian 68%, Creole 27%, Chinese 3%, French 2%
Religions: Hinduism 52%, Christianity 28.3% (Roman Catholicism 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Islam 16.6%, other 3.1%
Languages: English (Official), French, Mauritian Creole, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Bhojpuri, Hakka.
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.4%
male: 88.4%
female: 80.5% (2000 est.)
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Mauritius
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