Mauritius Population: 1 168 256 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 26% (male 155 917; female 152 563) 15-64 years: 68% (male 393 330; female 397 285) 65 years and over: 6% (male 28 092; female 41 069) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.2% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 18.64 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 6.69 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 16.54 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 70.9 years male: 67.05 years female: 74.74 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.22 children born/woman (1998 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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