Mauritius has a population estimated at 1,2M people,
with about 35 663 on Rodrigues island, a small dependency
which forms part of Mauritius.
The percentage rate of population growth is 1.1 per annum
and the density is approximately 578 per square kilometre.
Mauritius has a population estimated at 1,2M people,
with about 35 663 on Rodrigues island, a small dependency
which forms part of Mauritius.
The percentage rate of population growth is 1.1 per annum
and the density is approximately 578 per square kilometre.
Mauritius has a young educated population, which
is remarkable for its ethnic diversity with Mauritians of
Indian, African, European and Chinese origin.
This has produced a brew of languages, religions and customs.
English is the official language but almost everyone speaks
or understands French or reads it in the newspapers.
Oriental languages, especially Bhojpuri, Hindi and Hakka figure
prominently but Creole remains the "Lingua Franca".
Population 1,2M
Age structure 0-14 years:26% (male 153,385;
female 149,451) 15-64 years:68% (male 401,032; female 403,295)
65 years and over:6% (male 28,981; female 43,224) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate 1.1% (2000 est.)
Birth rate 16.66 births/1,000 population
(2000 est.)
Death rate 6.83 deaths/1,000 population
(2000 est.)
Net migration rate -0.93 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2000 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.)
Life expectancy at birth total population:70.98
years male:66.98 years female:75.04 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate 2.02 children born/woman
(2000 est.)
Nationality noun:Mauritian(s) adjective: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), Creole,
French, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bojpoori
Literacy definition:age 15 and over can
read and write total population:82.9% male:87.1% female:78.8%
(1995 est.)
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